Lansdowne Crescent, London

For other places with the same name, see Lansdown Crescent.

Lansdowne Crescent is a crescent in Notting Hill, Holland Park, London W11, England.[1] It lies west off Ladbroke Grove (designated the B450).

St John's Notting Hill

Main article: St John's Notting Hill

St John's Notting Hill, a 19th century church that is the parish church of Notting Hill, is located here.[2] The church hosts the annual Notting Hill Mayfest.[3][4]

People

The leading rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix died at the Samarkand Hotel, 22 Lansdowne Crescent, early on September 18, 1970.[5] He had spent the latter part of the previous evening at a party, was picked up by his girlfriend Monika Dannemann, and driven to her flat at the Samarkand Hotel. According to the estimated time of death, from autopsy data and statements by friends about the evening of September 17, he died within a few hours after midnight, though no precise estimate was made at the original inquest.[6]

References

  1. ^ Lansdowne Crescent Guide — Notting Hill London W11, LondonTown.com.
  2. ^ St John's Notting Hill.
  3. ^ Notting Hill Mayfest.
  4. ^ St John's Church Notting Hill, LondonTown.com.
  5. ^ Jimi Hendrix — Lansdowne Crescent — London.
  6. ^ Tony Brown, The Final Days of Jimi Hendrix. Omnibus Press, 1997. ISBN 978-0711952386.