# Elgin Crescent
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{{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](/source/Sir_Osbert_Lancaster)]]
'''Elgin Crescent''' is a street in [Notting Hill](/source/Notting_Hill), London, England.
It runs west from [Portobello Road](/source/Portobello_Road), crosses [Ladbroke Grove](/source/Ladbroke_Grove) and at its south-western end joins [Clarendon Road](/source/Clarendon_Road). The section between Portobello Road and [Kensington Park Road](/source/Kensington_Park_Road) is formed of shops, cafes and restaurants, whilst the remainder is residential.[{{cite web|title=Elgin Crescent|url=http://www.ladbrokeassociation.info/ELGINCRESCENT.htm|website=ladbrokeassociation|accessdate=6 January 2016}}]
The houses were built in the 1850s and 1860s, and most share communal gardens. Many are now [listed building](/source/listed_building)s. East of Ladbroke Grove, it was originally called Elgin Road.[{{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}}]
* 95 – [Katherine Mansfield](/source/Katherine_Mansfield), New Zealand born short-story writer[{{cite web|url=http://arundelandelgingardens.org/history/ |title=History |publisher=Arundel And Elgin Gardens |date= |accessdate=9 March 2016}}]
* 98 - [Margaret Fairchild](/source/Margaret_Fairchild) (1911–1989), aka Miss Shepherd - [The Lady in the Van](/source/The_Lady_in_the_Van) - lived here in the 1950s with her mother[[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](/source/Ancestry.com) {{subscription required}}]
* 106 – [John Alexander Fladgate](/source/John_Alexander_Fladgate) (1809–1901), a [port wine](/source/port_wine) merchant, lived and died there
* 121 – [Amy Clarke](/source/Amy_Clarke) (1892–1980), mystical poet and writer, born there
* [Boris Johnson](/source/Boris_Johnson), prime minister of the United Kingdom (former resident)[{{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}}]
* [Rachel Johnson](/source/Rachel_Johnson), journalist and author[{{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}}]
* [Sax Rohmer](/source/Sax_Rohmer), author, creator of [Dr Fu Manchu](/source/Dr_Fu_Manchu)