Commercial/education
Local business consists of small shops, offices and restaurants, with the Olympia Exhibition Centre nearby. Indeed, it is the mix of local shops that give the area its character.
West Kensington is within easy reach of Earl's Court, and the Broadways of Fulham, Hammersmith and Notting Hill.
There are several pubs and hotels, including The Albion public house which is reputedly haunted. The Baron's Court Theatre is also located in basement of "The Curtains Up" bar and restaurant.
The Carnival Store is a famous fancy dress and costume shop located in the same premises on Hammersmith Road and family owned for the past 40 years.
Avonmore Road has become home to Kensington Village. Kensington Village was built in the 1880s as Whiteleys Furniture Depositories, laundry and stables. Whiteleys was London's first department store, based in Westbourne Grove. The Warwick Building, a vast high-ceilinged space, was used to store Whiteleys-sourced furnishings for wealthy folk that were spending time in the colonies, such as grand pianos, chaise longues, oriental room dividers and mahogany garderobes. Kensington Village now comprises a blend of modernised Victorian buildings, such as the Warwick Building and modern new buildings such as the Pembroke Building, built in a similar style to Warwick, with London stock brick and red lintels and full height glazing. There is a cafe gym and lawn in the centre of the complex. Occupiers in the complex include Publicis the French advertising company that are marketing their offices through Frost Meadowcroft, RDF Media and CACI. West Kensington is also home to the Cardinal Vaughan School, the St James Independent School for Junior Boys and Girls and St James Independent School for Senior Girls.
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