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Collingham Road

Collingham Road runs between Bolton Gardens and Courtfield Gardens.

It contains a mixture of architectural styles. In particular the terrace on the south west side contains some most attractive red-brick five-storey buildings all designed in a slightly different but very interesting style.

They overlook an attractive rear communal garden.

William Jackson, an experienced Kensington builder, constructed most of the houses in Collingham Road. He had already built houses on the Gunter Estate in Cromwell Road and Courtfield Gardens.

In 1871 Jackson constructed Nos. 1-9 (odd) Collingham Road on the east side of the road at the corner of Collingham Place. Nos. 2-12 (even) were built on the opposite side of the road in 1872-3. In 1873-4 he completed the existing east side with Nos. 11-13 and started a new range on the other side of Courtfield Gardens with Nos. 15-19.

This range was completed by William Radford who constructed Nos. 21-33 (odd) Collingham Road in 1873-5, and by Richard and Thomas Pargeter who built No. 35 in 1873. Radford’s large house at No. 33 Collingham Road is unusual in having a small glazed porch at the rear which serves as a miniature ground-floor conservatory.

 

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