Kensington High Street

Kensington High Street is a road (forming part of the A315) in Kensington, west London.

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Kensington - London

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Its western extremity is the eastern end of Hammersmith Road near Kensington (Olympia) station. From here, the road heads east-north-east, past the Commonwealth Institute and High Street Kensington tube station. It forms a junction which Kensington Church Street, which runs to the north, and then continues east to the south-west corner of Kensington Gardens, close by Kensington Palace. Eastward the road becomes Kensington Road.

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Hammersmith Road - Kensington (Olympia) station - Commonwealth Institute - High Street Kensington tube station - Kensington Church Street - Kensington Gardens - Kensington Palace - Kensington Road

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The stretch between the Commonwealth Institute and Kensington Gardens is a popular shopping area, with chainstores and upmarket shops serving a wealthy catchment area. In 2005 House of Fraser announced that it is closing the 135 year old Barkers department store in the street, meaning that it will have no department stores left after the earlier closures of Pontings and Derry & Toms. The 75,000 square foot premises will be taken over by Whole Foods Market, the American owner of organic supermarket chain Fresh & Wild to become the UK's first organic superstore http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9074-1742783,00.html

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House of Fraser - Department store - Whole Foods Market - Fresh & Wild

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