kensington pa Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/kensington-pa Sun, 13 Nov 2016 17:39:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 KENSINGTON http://travelsfinders.com/kensington.html http://travelsfinders.com/kensington.html#respond Sat, 24 Dec 2016 06:54:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=225715 KENSINGTON Nobody took much notice of Kensington before 1689, when the newly crowned William III and Mary II moved into Kensington Palace. Then, in 1851, the Great Exhibition brought in enough money to finance the museums and colleges of South Kensington. Now the neighborhood is home to London’s most expensive stores, including Harrods and Harvey Nichols, and it’s hard to imagine the days when the area was known for its taverns and its highwaymen. KENSINGTON PALACE. Remodeled by Christopher Wren for William III and Mary II, parts of the palace are still in use today as a royal residence. Princess

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