Melbury Road
Looking northeast along Melbury Road from Addison Road | |
| Namesake | Dorset home of the Earl of Ilchester |
|---|---|
| Type | Street |
| Length | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Area | Holland Park |
| Location | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England |
| Postal code | W14 |
| Nearest metro station | High Street Kensington tube station |
| Coordinates | 51°29′58″N 0°12′14″W / 51.49936°N 0.20397°W |
| West end | Addison Road (A3220) |
| Major junctions | Abbotsbury Road Holland Park Road |
| South end | Kensington High Street |
| North | Abbotsbury Road |
| East | Addison Road (A3220) |
| South | Holland Park Road Kensington High Street |
| West | Design Museum |
| Construction | |
| Commissioned | 1874 |
| Construction start | 1875 |
| Other | |
| Known for | Holland Park Circle |
Melbury Road is a residential road in the Holland Park area of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England. It is known for houses owned by the Victorian Holland Park Circle, an informal group of 19th-century artists, including William Burges, Luke Fildes, Frederic Leighton, Valentine Prinsep, Hamo Thornycroft, and George Frederick Watts.
The road links Addison Road (A3220) to the west with Kensington High Street to the south. There is a junction with Holland Park Road, location of the Leighton House Museum.