The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a London borough in West London and which also forms part of Inner London. The borough was formed in 1965 as the London Borough of Hammersmith from the merger of the former Metropolitan Boroughs of Fulham and Hammersmith. The name was changed to Hammersmith and Fulham in 1979. The borough borders Brent to the north, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to the east, Wandsworth to the south, Richmond upon Thames to the south west, and Hounslow and Ealing to the west.
Fulham is an ancient and historic settlement within the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, 3.6 miles (5.8 km) southwest of Charing Cross. It lies in a loop on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea, with which it shares the area known as West Brompton. Over the Thames Fulham faces Wandsworth, Putney, the London Wetland Centre in Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Janet Vera Street-Porter is an English broadcaster, journalist, writer, and media personality. She began her career as a fashion writer and columnist at the Daily Mail and was later appointed fashion editor of the Evening Standard in 1971. In 1973, she co-presented a mid-morning radio show with Paul Callan on LBC.
Parsons Green is a relatively small triangle of former common land in the Parsons Green area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It is named after the rectors of the parish of Fulham whose residence once adjoined this patch of land and subsequently the name was adopted for the district. From the late 17th-century onwards, the area surrounding the green became the focus for fine houses and grounds built by merchants and the gentry within easy distance of London, yet in a more salubrious setting than the urban environs. A number of Georgian houses have survived, some of them replacing earlier Tudor and Elizabethan buildings.
The Diocese of Westminster was a short-lived diocese of the Church of England, extant from 1540 to 1550. Westminster Abbey served as its cathedral.
The Bishop of Richborough is a suffragan bishop and provincial episcopal visitor for the whole of the Province of Canterbury in the Church of England.
Westwood is a residential area of the city of Peterborough, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. For electoral purposes it forms part of Ravensthorpe ward. Manufacturers of industrial machinery, Baker Perkins, relocated here from London in 1903. HMP Peterborough, the first purpose-built prison to house both men and women, opened on the site of the former engineering works in 2005.
The Boltons is a street and garden square of lens shape in the Brompton district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England. The opposing sides of the street face the communal gardens with large expansive houses and gardens, in what is considered the second most expensive street in the country with an average house price of £23.1m. The elliptical central gardens of the Boltons are Grade II listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
Redcliffe Gardens is a primary road, the A3220 located in the Chelsea area of southwest central London, England. It was a development dated from 1864 to 1878.
Flemings Mayfair is a luxury hotel located in the Mayfair area of London, England. It is home to Manetta's Bar, the original hangouts in the 1930s for famous artists and literati of the day; and Ormer Mayfair, a fine-dining restaurant under the direction of Sofian Msetfi. Ormer Mayfair was awarded its first Michelin star in 2024, four AA Rosettes, and is consistently voted one of the top restaurant for fine-dining in London.
The Temperance Billiard Hall, now a pub called The Temperance, is a Grade II listed building at 90 Fulham High Street, Fulham, London.
The King's Head is a Grade II listed public house at 4 Fulham High Street, Fulham, London.
The Cock is a Grade II listed public house at 360 North End Road, Fulham, London.
The Castle Club is a Grade II listed former school at Broomhouse Lane, Fulham, London.
Fulham War Memorial is a Grade II listed monument at Vicarage Garden, Fulham High Street, Fulham, London.
The Hand and Shears is a Grade I listed public house at 1 Middle Street, Smithfield, London.
The Sun and 13 Cantons is a Grade II listed public house at 20 Great Pulteney Street, Soho, London W1.
The Eight Bells is a pub in Fulham High Street, close to the northern end of Putney Bridge.
North End Road is an ancient thoroughfare linking the former hamlet of North End, renamed "West Kensington", with the former village of Walham Green, renamed "Fulham Broadway" in Fulham in London.
The Daily Telegraph Building, also known as Peterborough Court, is an Art Deco office building with Egyptian decorations and a monumental colonnade façade, located at 135–141 Fleet Street, London.
