 Looking northwards along Addison Avenue | |
| Namesake | Joseph Addison (1672–1719), essayist and statesman |
|---|---|
| Type | Street |
| Area | Holland Park |
| Location | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England |
| Postal code | W11 |
| Nearest metro station | Holland Park tube station |
| Coordinates | 51°30′09″N0°12′34″W / 51.50246°N 0.20932°W /51.50246; -0.20932 |
| North | St James's Gardens,St James' Church |
| East | Norland Square |
| South | Holland Park Avenue,Addison Road |
| West | Royal Crescent |
| Construction | |
| Construction start | 1840s |
Addison Avenue[1] is a street in theNotting Hill area of London.[2] Located in theRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, it runs northwards fromHolland Park Avenue to St James's Gardens andSt James' Church, crossing Queensdale Road about halfway along.Norland Square is located to its east whileRoyal Crescent is a little way to the west. A broad, tree-linedavenue, it is largely residential with some commercial properties at the southern end. The smallerAddison Placemews street runs off the western side of the road, looping northwards until it meets Queensdale Road. Addison Avenue is in the wealthy London area ofHolland Park.[3]
The street, like nearbyAddison Road to the south, is named after the early 18th-century writer and politicianJoseph Addison[2] who lived at nearbyHolland House.[4][5] The Holland Estate was gradually redeveloped for housing although Addison Avenue was actually built on the adjacentNorland Estate.[6][7] It was developed during the 1840s[1][8] by the architect andproperty developerRobert Cantwell. It was designed with a vista towardsSt James' Church at the northern end of the street, which was built at the same time.[9]
A number of buildings in the street are nowGrade II listed,[10][11][12] including all those north of Queensdale Road.[13] The houses in the northern part of the street are attributed to F.W. Stent.[2] The street is part of the NorlandConservation Area, designated in 1969.[13]
Among the notable former residents wasHugh Carleton Greene (1910–1987),Director-General of the BBC during the 1960s, who is now commemorated by ablue plaque.[14]
In 2023 the "Friends of Pauline Boty" unveiled their own blue plaque forPauline Boty.[15]