Addison Road, London

History and residents

The name of the road derives from the essayist and statesman Joseph Addison (1672–1719), as with Addison Avenue nearby.

The road was begun in the 1820s. The church of St Barnabas at No. 23 was built in 1829, designed by Lewis Vulliamy in a Tudor Gothic style, with later stained glass by Edward Burne-Jones (executed by Morris & Co.) and Byam Shaw. St James Norlands Church at the far end of Addison Avenue also designed by Vulliamy, was built in 1845.

Most houses on the west side of Addison Road were built by James Hall in the 1850s with similar proportions to those on Addison Crescent and Holland Villas Road.

Debenham House at 8 Addison Road was designed for Sir Ernest Debenham in 1905–6 by Halsey Ricardo. The Arts and Crafts-style house is an example of "structural polychromy". It includes Byzanto-Italianate grey bricks, Doulton Carrara ware, green-glazed bricks, and turquoise tiles. Inside, there is a dome and Arts and Crafts decoration. Today, the house is often used for filming purposes. Although no longer privately owned, it is estimated to be worth between £40–50 million.

Kensington Station, now Kensington (Olympia), was named 'Addison Road' station from 1869 to 1916 until the London & Southwestern Railway's Richmond to Waterloo service via Shepherd's Bush was discontinued.

Addison Road is home to the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, a Roman Catholic boys' school (which permits entry to girls in its Sixth Form).

Notable Residents

The novelist and playwright John Galsworthy lived at 14 Addison Road from 1905 to 1913, as did Joseph Conrad and Radclyffe Hall at other times. Other notable inhabitants have included: Chaim Weizmann, the first President of the State of Israel, who lived at No. 67 between 1916 and 1919; David Lloyd George, who resided at No. 2 between 1928 and 1936; James Locke, who is credited with giving Tweed its name, and the architect Eustace Balfour.

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