Location
Olaf Court is on the southern part of Kensington Church Street almost directly opposite Campden Grove.
It is minutes away from the open spaces of Kensington gardens. Kensington Gardens, once the private gardens of Kensington Palace, are among the Royal Parks of London. The gardens sit immediately to the west of Hyde Park, in western central London. The gardens cover an area of 107 hectares (265 acres). The open spaces of Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Green Park, and St. James’s Park together form an almost continuous 'green lung' in the heart of London. Kensington Gardens are Grade I listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The land surrounding Kensington Gardens was predominantly rural and remained largely undeveloped until the Great Exhibition in 1851. Many of the original features survive along with the Palace, and there are other public buildings such as the Albert Memorial (at the south-east corner of Kensington Gardens, opposite the Royal Albert Hall), the Serpentine Gallery, and Speke’s monument. Queen Victoria had commissioned the Italian Gardens and the Albert Memorial during a series of improvements.
Another feature is the bronze statue of Peter Pan by George Frampton standing on a pedestal covered with climbing squirrels, rabbits and mice. It is also home to the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground and a seven-mile Memorial Walk. A statue of Queen Victoria sculpted by her daughter, Princess Louise, to celebrate 50 years of her mother’s rule stands outside Kensington Palace. The park also contains the Elfin Oak, an elaborately carved 900-year-old tree stump. Kensington Church Street is a shopping street in Kensington, London, England, designated the A4204, and traditionally known for its art and antiques shops. Buildings at the southern end date back to the early 1700s. It is named after Kensington’s original church of St Mary Abbots. The south part was formerly called Church Lane, and the north part, Silver Street. Until 1864 there was a toll gate at Campden Street. The street runs north to south from Notting Hill Gate to Kensington High Street. There are several Grade II listed Georgian and Victorian buildings.
Time Out calls it “eccentrically posh”.
In August 1975 Roger Goad, an explosives officer with the Metropolitan Police, was killed attempting to defuse a bomb placed by the IRA’s Balcombe Street gang. Notable residents include the composer Muzio Clementi who lived at no 128 from 1820 to 1823 and is commemorated with a blue plaque.
The following links have been provided to give some idea of the facilities of Kensington Church Street and the neighbouring areas: [1] [2] [3]