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West Brompton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about West Brompton

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West Brompton history

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The name refers to the older locality of Brompton to the east, linked to its western namesake through the areas of Earl’s Court and South Kensington by the Old Brompton Road. The most famous landmark in the area is the Grade I listed Brompton Cemetery, laid out between 1837 and 1839.

The advent of a canal and a road

The most notable landowners in ‘West Brompton’ at the start of the 19th century were James Gunter, Sir John Scott Lillie and the Edwardes. The first non-agrarian activity in the area was to the West of Counter’s Creek, which between 1828 and 1859 became the short-lived, six-mile long Kensington Canal. The earliest Brompton residential development was along the south side of Richmond Road.

The local railway boom

Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet, a civil engineer from Yorkshire took over as consulting engineer of the Metropolitan and District Railway following the early death of Brunel. He was active in the area laying down tracks and building bridges and leading to the establishment in 1872 of the Lillie Bridge Depot and Railway Engineering works.

The sports craze

West Brompton F.C. played in the defunct West London Cup. Middlesex County Cricket Club had its home on the Lillie Grounds, before moving to Lord’s in St John’s Wood.

The entertainment boom

John Robinson Whitley opened his Earl’s Court exhibition and fair grounds here in 1887. The American Wild West Show coincided with the Queen’s Golden Jubilee and featured William Cody, aka Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley. The show was not without tragedy, as three performers died during their tours. Two Oglala Sioux Native Americans, ‘Surrounded By the Enemy’ and ‘Red Penny’, were buried in Brompton Cemetery.

The suffragettes

In 1913 Mrs Pankhurst called one of her rallies in the local Empress Hall. The Empress Hall was knocked down in the late 1950s and replaced by the brutalist 30-storey Empress State Building.

You can visit West Brompton places with Walkfo West Brompton to hear history at West Brompton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo West Brompton has 1214 places to visit in our interactive West Brompton map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout West Brompton, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at West Brompton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to West Brompton & the surrounding areas.

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Best West Brompton places to visit

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West Brompton has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied West Brompton’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo West Brompton’s information audio spots:

Kronenburgerpark The Kronenburgerpark is a park in the center of Nijmegen . It is close to the Central Railway Station and the Lange Hezelstraat . It touches the Parkweg are the remains of the medieval walls with the Kruittoren (powder tower)

Great Pilgrimage The Great Pilgrimage of 1913 was a march in Britain by suffragists campaigning non-violently for women’s suffrage, organised by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). Women marched to London from all around England and Wales and 50,000 attended a rally in Hyde Park.

Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Walk The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Walk is a 7-mile (11 km) long circular walking trail in central London, England, dedicated to the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Royal Parks Half Marathon The Royal Parks Half Marathon, first held in 2008, takes place each October, starting and finishing in Hyde Park. It is the only half marathon that travels through central London and four of the Royal Parks and is one of London’s largest half marathons, with over 16,000 participants.

Great Exhibition The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition (in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held), was an international exhibition which took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World’s Fairs, exhibitions of culture and industry that became popular in the 19th century. The event was organised by Henry Cole and by Prince Albert, husband of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, Queen Victoria. Famous people of the time attended the Great Exhibition, including Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Michael Faraday (who assisted with the planning and judging of exhibits), Samuel Colt, members of the Orléanist Royal Family and the writers Charlotte Brontë, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, George Eliot, Alfred Tennyson and William Makepeace Thackeray. The opening music, under the superintendence of William Sterndale Bennett, was directed by Sir George Smart. The world’s first soft drink, Schweppes, was the official sponsor of the event.

Japanese Village, Knightsbridge The Japanese Village in Knightsbridge, London, was a late Victorian era exhibition of Japanese culture located in Humphreys’ Hall, which took place from January 1885 until June 1887. The exhibition employed around 100 Japanese men and women in a setting built to resemble a traditional Japanese village.

Bowater House Bowater House was a 17-floor office block at 68 Knightsbridge in London SW1, completed in 1958. The building occupied a site between Knightsbridge and South Carriage Road, at the southern edge of Hyde Park. It was demolished in 2006 and redeveloped by Candy & Candy to create One Hyde Park.

Knightsbridge Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End.

Bulgari Hotel and Residences The Bulgari Hotel and Residences is a luxury hotel in Knightsbridge, London. When it opened in 2012, it was the most expensive hotel in London.

Royal Cornwall Yacht Club Situated on the waterfront setting of the Greenbank area in Falmouth, the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club (RCYC) was formed in 1871, and is the 15th oldest “Royal” yacht club in England.

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