Castelnau

Castelnau is a road in Barnes, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest London, approximately 5.1 miles west from Charing Cross on the south side of the River Thames.

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Type: Locality
Description: road in Barnes, London, England
Also known as: “Castelnau, London”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hammersmith Bridge and Holy Trinity Barnes.

Hammersmith Bridge

Bridge

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Hammersmith Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the River Thames in west London. It links the southern part of Hammersmith in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, on the north side of the river, with Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, on the south side of the river.

Holy Trinity Barnes is a Church of England church in Castelnau, Barnes, London. Its vicar is David Cooke. The building dates from 1868. It was designed by Thomas Allom, an architect and artist who lived locally at 1 Barnes Villas, Barnes.

Hammersmith Apollo

Theater building

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The Hammersmith Apollo, called the Eventim Apollo for sponsorship reasons, previously and still commonly known as the Hammersmith Odeon, is a live entertainment performance venue opened in 1932 as a cinema named the Gaumont Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hammersmith and Brook Green.

Hammersmith

Suburb

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Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, 4.3 miles southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.