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What is available at the library?

This section was put together using illustrative materials held in the Local Studies and Archives Department at Kensington Central Library. These include: original paintings and drawings; 2000 picture postcards mainly early 20th century; photographs dating from 1860s to present day; slides and maps. The contact details for the library can be found at www.rbkc.gov.uk/libraries.

Further reading

Many books on the history of Kensington and Chelsea have been written, most of which are now out of print. A list of books with a high pictorial content can be found below. For a more comprehensive list available from the Library please contact Kensington and Chelsea Libraries or search online at: www.rbkc.gov.uk/librarycatalogue.

• Kensington in Old Photographs by Barbara Denny (1974)
• Kensington and Chelsea by Annabel Walker and Peter Jackson (1987)
• Kensington and Chelsea in Old Picture Postcards by Pamela Edwards (1992)
• Notting Hill and Holland Park Past by Barbara Denny (1993)
• Notting Hill and Paddington in Old Picture Postcards by Pamela Edwards (1994)
• Kensington and Chelsea in Old Photographs by Barbara Denny and Carolyn Starren (1995)
• Chelsea Past by Barbara Denny (1996)
• Kensington by Brian Girling (1996)
• Kensington Past by Barbara Denny and Carolyn Starren (1998)
• Earls Court and Brompton Past by Richard Tames (2000)
• Chelsea Book by John Richardson (2003)
• Notting Hill and Holland Park Book by Richard Tames (2004)

Then and Now

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