Kensington Hippodrome
Buildings and structures in Notting HillDefunct horse racing venues in EnglandDefunct sports venues in LondonHistory of the Royal Borough of Kensington and ChelseaSports venues completed in 1837
The Kensington Hippodrome was a racecourse built in Notting Hill, London, in 1837, by entrepreneur John Whyte. Whyte leased 140 acres (0.57 km2) of land from James Weller Ladbroke, owner of the Ladbroke Estate, and proceeded to enclose "the slopes of Notting Hill and the meadows west of Westbourne Grove" with a 7-foot (2.1 m) high wooden paling. The race course was not a financial success and it closed in 1842, the land being developed soon afterwards, as Ladbroke began building crescents of houses on Whyte's former race course.
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Princes Place, London Notting Hill (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)
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W11 4NP London, Notting Hill (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)
England, United Kingdom
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