Barkers of Kensington

Barkers of Kensington was a department store in Kensington High Street, Kensington, London. It began as a small drapery business, John Barker & Company, founded by John Barker and James Whitehead in 1870.

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Type: Retail building
Description: former department store in London
Also known as: “Messers Barkers‘ Store” and “The Barkers Building”
Address: London

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Japan House London and Royal Albert Hall.

Japan House London

Community center

Japan House London is a Japanese cultural center on Kensington High Street in London, United Kingdom. It is includes workshops, exhibitions, a restaurant, and retail.

Royal Albert Hall

Theater building

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The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England. It has a seating capacity of 5,272. Since the hall's opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage. Royal Albert Hall is situated 3,000 feet east of Barkers of Kensington.

Natural History Museum

Museum

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The Natural History Museum in London, England, is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Natural History Museum is situated 3,800 feet southeast of Barkers of Kensington.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kensington and South Kensington.

Kensington

Suburb

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Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, centred around 2.9 miles west of Charing Cross. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, which runs east–west.