Just off High Street Kensington (almost directly behind the massive Whole Foods) is a small winding street called
Thackeray Street. Although it's literally a stone's throw from the shopping crowds, it's a whole other world -- and century -- away.
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The street is named for William Makepeace Thackeray, the 19th century English novelist, who lived nearby. You can almost picture him striding into
Riders & Squires for his equestrian gear, or pulling up a chair outside Montparnasse Café for a baguette.
Peer through the windows of the art galleries or sip a coffee at
Ottoemezzo and get a taste of
le vrai Kensington.
3 comments:
Beautiful picture. It sounds lovely. I'll have to keep in mind when I visit England again.
Thanks Theresa! It is such a lovely location!
*happy sigh* That is why I love London. I like the architecture of houses like that.
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