London’s Alleys: Carmel Court, W8

This is a rather charming residential alleyway that can be found close to Kensington High Street and offers a mix of appearances as you walk along it.This part of Kensington was originally countryside with a modest manor house, Parsonage House that was bought/built in 1722 by John Jones. As he was a bricklayer, it’s not unlikely that he bought the land to develop the area into housing, which started fairly soon afterwards.
The alley first appears as part of developments around the 1730s, r