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- In the 1800s, Notting Hill began to transform. It became a hub for brick and pottery manufacturing, which brought an influx of residents and workers. The rapid urbanization, however, led to crowded living conditions and issues of poverty.
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Oct 22, 2018 · With the continued influx of migrants from the West Indies, inter-racial tensions grew, part fuelled by the increased competition for scarce affordable housing, and came to a head with the infamous Notting Hill riots in 1958.
A Storied Past. In the 1800s, Notting Hill began to transform. It became a hub for brick and pottery manufacturing, which brought an influx of residents and workers. The rapid urbanization, however, led to crowded living conditions and issues of poverty.
Oct 13, 2018 · How did it come to be this way? Penny Churchill explains all. Notting Hill was a rural hamlet in the county of Middlesex until the westward expansion of London reached Bayswater in the early 19th century.
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Cheap, attractive houses encouraged young professionals and families to move to Notting Hill in the 1980s. Former multi-occupancy dwellings were restored to single-family homes or turned into flats, and as the income of the inhabitants rose, shops, restaurants and bars became upmarket.
- Pre-19Th Century
- Development in The 19th Century
- Post-War London
- Afro-Caribbean Immigration
- Race Riots
- Notting Hill Carnival
- Gentrification
The Notting Hill area can be found in records dating as far back as the 13th Century, albeit under an earlier version of the name; Knottynghull. The Knott section of the name may have been derived from the Viking king Cnut. If this is the case, then it is likely that a settlement at Notting Hill has existed in some form for over 1000 years. In the ...
In the early 19th century, wealthy landowner James Well Ladbrokebegan to develop his Notting Hill estate into a carefully planned suburb. He aimed to attract wealthy Londoners to move to the area. His development mainly consisted of large terraced houses with communal garden areas or “pleasure grounds”. These houses were largely used by upper middl...
During the Blitz, a large number of the townhouses in Notting Hill were damaged or destroyed by bombs. In response to the changing demographics of the area, many of these houses were rebuilt as Homes of Multiple Occupancy (HMOs). HMOs normally contained private bedroom areas for occupants, but communal areas such as the kitchen and bathroom would b...
The cultural heritage of Notting Hill also began to change in the post-war period as an Afro-Caribbean community began to develop in the area. Many of these residents had come to Britain following the 1948 British Nationality Act, which allowed all Commonwealth citizens to have the full right to settle in the UK. Many of the new residents in Nottin...
Tensions in the Notting Hill area came to a head in 1958, following an attack on a white woman of Swedish descent. She was attacked by a small group of white youths because she was known to be married to a black Jamaican immigrant. Following the initial attack, the group grew larger and began to target homes where there were known to be West Indian...
Following the rioting in Notting Hill, local residents and activists decided to hold a Caribbean Carnival to celebrate Afro-Caribbean culture in the United Kingdom. The carnival was held in St Pancras town hall and was televised on the BBC as a way to improve race relations. Within a few years, the Notting Hill carnivalhad become an annual event wh...
In the late 20th Century, Notting Hill started to regain popularity amongst upper middle class Londoners. Many of the former HMOs have been converted back into large, single occupancy houses. The area has once again become a home to cultural elites and wealthy politicians. Notting Hill has some of the highest house prices in the country. The area i...
Feb 4, 2013 · A brief history of Notting Hill, an area in West London, from its early beginnings in the 19th century, through to its multicultural 20th century and today.
The Notting Hill houses were large, but they did not immediately succeed in enticing the very richest Londoners, who tended to live closer to the centre of London in Mayfair or Belgravia. The houses appealed to the upper middle class, who could live there in Belgravia style at lower prices.
