Earls Court

Earls Court is a built-up area in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England, it is situated 5 km (3.1 miles) west south-west of Charing Cross. According to the census taken in 2001 the Earls Court ward had a population of 9,659, it has one of the country’s biggest enclosed arenas and an admired concert venue.

When the construction of the Metropolitan District Railway station was introduced in 1865- 69 it meant development. Earls Court was transformed in 1867 into a compactly populated suburb which included 2 churches and 1,200 houses. Between 1867 and 1873 Kempsford Gardens and Eardley Crescent were built, building started in Longridge Road and Earls Court in 1873, in Nevern Square in 1880, in Nevern Place in 1874, in Trebovir Road and Philbeach Gardens in 1876.