{{short description|Street in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Use British English|date=January 2017}} [[File:Sir OSBERT LANCASTER - 79 Elgin Crescent W11 2JE (retouched).jpg|thumbnail|79 Elgin Crescent, home of Sir Osbert Lancaster]] '''Elgin Crescent''' is a street in Notting Hill, London, England.
It runs west from Portobello Road, crosses Ladbroke Grove and at its south-western end joins Clarendon Road. The section between Portobello Road and Kensington Park Road is formed of shops, cafes and restaurants, whilst the remainder is residential.<ref name=ladbrokeassociation>{{cite web|title=Elgin Crescent|url=http://www.ladbrokeassociation.info/ELGINCRESCENT.htm|website=ladbrokeassociation|accessdate=6 January 2016}}</ref>
The houses were built in the 1850s and 1860s, and most share communal gardens. Many are now listed buildings. East of Ladbroke Grove, it was originally called Elgin Road.<ref name=ladbrokeassociation /> It is named after the town of Elgin in Scotland.
==Notable residents== * 60 – Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964), First Prime Minister of India, lived there 1910–12 * 79 – Sir Osbert Lancaster (1908–1986), cartoonist, born there * 86 – Sir Laurence Olivier (1907–1989), actor and director, lived there 1910–14<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.notableabodes.com/person-abode-details/10333/laurence-olivier-actor_86-elgin-crescent-ladbroke-grove-london |title=Elgin Crescent, Ladbroke Grove, London |publisher=Notable Abodes |date= |accessdate=6 January 2016}}</ref> * 95 – Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand born short-story writer<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=http://arundelandelgingardens.org/history/ |title=History |publisher=Arundel And Elgin Gardens |date= |accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref> * 98 - Margaret Fairchild (1911–1989), aka Miss Shepherd - The Lady in the Van - lived here in the 1950s with her mother<ref>[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1795/40020_213986-00416?pid=62304043&treeid=&personid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=djv1791&_phstart=successSource London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 for Margaret M Fairchild - Kensington and Chelsea -Kensington North] - Ancestry.com {{subscription required}}</ref> * 106 – John Alexander Fladgate (1809–1901), a port wine merchant, lived and died there * 121 – Amy Clarke (1892–1980), mystical poet and writer, born there * Boris Johnson, prime minister of the United Kingdom (former resident)<ref>{{cite web|author=Compton Miller |url=http://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/boriss-property-ladder-29304.html |title=Boris's property ladder | Property news |publisher=Homes and Property |date=1 May 2008 |accessdate=6 January 2016}}</ref> * Rachel Johnson, journalist and author<ref>{{cite web|author=Sophia Sleigh |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/rachel-johnson-s-row-with-neighbours-over-plans-for-wildly-unsuitable-basement-a3148816.html |title=Rachel Johnson's row with neighbours over plans for 'wildly unsuitable' basement; ''London Evening Standard'' |website=Standard.co.uk |date=13 August 2015 |accessdate=6 January 2016}}</ref> * Sax Rohmer, author, creator of Dr Fu Manchu<ref name="History"/> * General Sir Hugh Stockwell lived there{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
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