Hyde Park Gate
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Hyde Park Gate is an address in London, England, which applies to two parallel roads in Kensington on the southern boundary of Kensington Gardens. It is probably most famous for being the death place of Sir Winston Churchill. It is in a picturesque part of London and a very expensive place to live.
[edit] Famous residents
- Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell - founder of the scouting movement (number 9)
- Enid Bagnold - novelist and playwright (number 29)
- Sir Winston Churchill - prime minister (number 28)
- Sir Leslie Stephen - scholar and writer (number 22)
- Virginia Woolf - writer (number 22)
- Vanessa Bell - painter (number 22)
[edit] External links
- Hyde Park Gate and Kensington Gate at the Survey of London online
