Shepherd's Bush

{{Short description|Suburb of West London, England}} {{More citations needed|date=April 2009}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Use British English|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name = Shepherd's Bush | static_image_name = Shepherds Bush Common in London, spring 2013 (3).jpg | static_image_caption = [[Shepherd's Bush Green]] | map_type = Greater London | coordinates = {{coord|51.5042|-0.2307|display=inline,title}} | population = | os_grid_reference = TQ235798 | charingX_distance_mi = 5 | charingX_direction = E | london_borough = Hammersmith and Fulham | region = London | country = England | post_town = LONDON | postcode_area = W | postcode_district = W12 | dial_code = 020 | constituency_westminster = [[Hammersmith and Chiswick]] }} '''Shepherd's Bush''' is a suburb of [[West London]], England, within the [[London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham]] {{convert|4.9|mi|km|1}} west of [[Charing Cross]], and identified as a major metropolitan centre in the [[London Plan]].

Although primarily residential in character, its focus is the shopping area of [[Shepherd's Bush Green]], with the [[Westfield London]] shopping centre a short distance to the north. The main thoroughfares are [[Uxbridge Road]], [[Goldhawk Road]] and Askew Road, all with small and mostly independent shops, pubs and restaurants. [[Loftus Road]] football stadium in Shepherd's Bush is home to [[Queens Park Rangers]]. In 2011, the population of the area was 39,724.

The district is bounded by [[Hammersmith]] to the south, [[Holland Park]] and [[Notting Hill]] to the east, [[Harlesden]] and [[Kensal Green]] to the north and by [[Acton, London|Acton]] and [[Chiswick]] to the west. [[White City, London|White City]] forms the northern part of Shepherd's Bush. Shepherd's Bush comprises the Shepherd's Bush Green, Askew, College Park & Old Oak, and Wormholt and White City wards of the borough.

==History== {{Main|History of Shepherd's Bush}} [[File:Environs of London Davies map 1841.jpg|thumb|right|200px|1841 map of London showing a largely rural Shepherd's Bush (far left).]]

===Origins=== The name ''Shepherd's Bush'' is thought to have originated from the use of the [[common land]] here as a resting point for [[shepherd]]s on their way to [[Smithfield Market]] in the [[City of London]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} An alternative theory is that it could have been named after someone in the area, because in 1635 the area was recorded as "Sheppard's Bush Green".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20170208-how-tube-stations-got-their-hilarious-names|title=How Tube stations got their unusual names|first=Amanda|last=Ruggeri|date=11 June 2021 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

Evidence of human habitation can be traced back to the [[Iron Age]]. Shepherd's Bush enters the written record in the year 704 when it was bought by [[Waldhere (bishop)|Waldhere]], [[Bishop of London]] as a part of the "Fulanham" estate.<ref>[http://www.coursework.info/GCSE/History/History_Projects/Introduction_to_the_History_of_Shepherds_L56735.html GCSE History of Shepherd's Bush] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426142439/http://www.coursework.info/GCSE/History/History_Projects/Introduction_to_the_History_of_Shepherds_L56735.html|date=26 April 2012}} Retrieved July 2011</ref>

===19th century=== A map of London dated 1841 shows Shepherd's Bush to be largely undeveloped and chiefly rural in character, with much open farmland, compared with fast-developing [[Hammersmith]]. Residential development began in earnest in the late 19th century, as London's population expanded relentlessly. In 1904 the Catholic Church of Holy Ghost and St Stephen, built in the [[Gothic style]] with a triple-gabled facade of red brick and [[Portland stone]], was completed and opened to the public.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2gTN5BuRpZEC&dq=shepherds+bush&pg=PA128 Evinson, Denis, p.128, ''Catholic Churches of London''] Retrieved July 2011</ref>

===20th century=== [[File:Foundation stone in Shepherds Bush with shrapnel damage.jpg|thumb|left|Foundation stone of a building in Shepherd's Bush showing Second World War shrapnel damage.]] Like other parts of London, Shepherd's Bush suffered from bomb damage during [[World War II]], especially from [[V-1 flying bomb]] attacks (known as "doodlebugs" or "buzzbombs"), which struck randomly and with little warning.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=OvZOl56c7N8C&dq=shepherds+bush&pg=PA20 Bibe, p. 20, ''A Victim''] Retrieved July 2011</ref>

On 13 April 1963, [[the Beatles]] recorded their first-ever BBC Television broadcast at [[Lime Grove Studios]] in Shepherd's Bush. The group returned in 1964 for a further recording. Lime Grove Studios was demolished in 1994 to make way for residential accommodation.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2N53-a3FafQC&dq=shepherds+bush&pg=PA141 Schreuders, Piet, p.141, ''Beatles London''] Retrieved July 2011</ref>

More recently, the [[White City bus station]] is housed in the redeveloped [[Dimco Buildings]] (1898), Grade II listed red brick buildings which were originally built in 1898 as a shed for a London Underground power station.<ref name="dimco1">{{cite web|url=http://www.maps.lbhf.gov.uk/udp/text/udp_part2_chapter10.asp?section=4&subsection=3&subsection2=1&policy=0&c=k&userExtent=520135:175000:527750:183500|title=Site Proposals – Site 36 White City Centre Site|author=London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham|access-date=2 October 2007}} {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="dimco2">{{cite web|url=http://www.sharpfibre.co.uk/UK/CaseStudy-WhiteCity.html|title=Case study: White City|author=Sharpfibre Ltd|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101140734/http://www.sharpfibre.co.uk/UK/CaseStudy-WhiteCity.html|archive-date=1 January 2008|access-date=2 October 2007}}</ref> The Dimco buildings were used as a filming location for the 'Acme Factory' in the 1988 film ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'', and later served as the interior of the British Museum in ''[[The Mummy Returns]]''.<ref name="dimco3">{{cite web|url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/w/whoframed.html|title=Who Framed Roger Rabbit filming locations|author=The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations|access-date=2 October 2007}}</ref>

==Geography== {{Unreferenced section|date=April 2009}} [[File:ShpBushGreen1.jpg|thumb|left|[[Shepherd's Bush Green]], seen from a nearby tower block in September 2006.]]

The area's focal point is [[Shepherd's Bush Green]] (also known as Shepherds Bush Common), a triangular area of about {{convert|8|acre|ha|0}} of open grass surrounded by trees and roads with shops, with Westfield shopping centre to its north.

The Green is a hub on the local road network, with four main roads radiating from the western side of the green and three roads approaching its eastern apex, meeting at the large Holland Park Roundabout. This position makes it an important node of the [[Buses in London|bus network]], with eighteen bus routes arriving there. It is also served by five [[London Underground]] stations (see ''[[#Transport|Transport]]'' below): [[Shepherd's Bush tube station|Shepherd's Bush]] and [[White City tube station|White City]] both on the [[Central line (London Underground)|Central line]], and [[Shepherd's Bush Market tube station|Shepherd's Bush Market]], [[Goldhawk Road tube station|Goldhawk Road]] and [[Wood Lane tube station|Wood Lane]] all on the [[Hammersmith & City]] and [[Circle line (London Underground)|Circle]] lines.

To the east, Shepherd's Bush is bounded by the physical barrier of the [[West London line|West London railway line]] and the grade-separated [[West Cross Route]] (part of the aborted 1960s [[London Ringways#Ringway 1|London Motorway Box]] scheme); the Holland Park Roundabout and the small Addison Bridge to the south are the only ways to cross this barrier from Shepherds Bush.

Most of the areas to the east of the barrier differ significantly in character, being associated with the more affluent Holland Park and Notting Hill; although the Edward Woods Estate just to the north-east of the roundabout is part of and is managed by the [[London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}}

To the south, Shepherd's Bush neighbours [[Brook Green]] and [[Hammersmith]].

==Commerce== {{Unreferenced section|date=April 2009}} Commercial activity in Shepherd's Bush is now focused on the Westfield shopping centre next to Shepherd's Bush Central line station and on the many small shops which run along the northern side of the Green.

[[File:shepherd's bush.jpg|thumb|left|Shops on [[Uxbridge Road]] on the north side of the Green]]

Originally built in the 1970s with a rooftop car park and connecting bridge to the station, the older [[West 12 Shepherds Bush]] shopping centre was significantly redeveloped in the 1990s. The bridge was removed, and the centre now houses several chain stores, a 12-screen cinema, gym, pub, restaurants, a medical practice and a supermarket.<ref>[http://west12shopping.co.uk/ West 12 Official Site] Retrieved March 2012</ref>

The small shops continue along many of the most popular roads within Shepherd's Bush, such as Uxbridge Road. Many of these establishments cater for the local [[ethnic minority]] communities. For example, a relatively large proportion of the local shops on Goldhawk Road (south of the Green) are dedicated to Ethiopian culture, whether that be through food, clothing or barbershops. (see ''[[#Demographics|Demographics]]'').

Running parallel to, and partly under, an elevated section of the [[Hammersmith & City line]] there is a large permanent market, the [[Shepherd's Bush Market]], selling all types of foodstuffs, cooked food, household goods, clothing and bric-à-brac.

The [[Westfield Group]] (with Hausinvest Europa) opened a shopping centre in October 2008.

==Office buildings== As well as the offices within the [[Television Centre, London|Television Centre]] on [[Wood Lane]], opposite this is Network House, 1 Ariel Way, a {{convert|20000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|sigfig=1}} building that was let by [[Frost Meadowcroft]] on behalf of [[Westfield Group|Westfield]] to Zodiak Entertainment in September 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.propertyweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=36&storycode=3149009 |title=Shepherds Bush attracts Zodiak | News – print |publisher=Property Week |date=18 September 2009 |access-date=2 August 2010}}</ref> and in Rockley Road is the {{convert|160000|sqft|m2|abbr=on|sigfig=2}} Shepherds Building where [[Endemol]] another TV company are based and where Jellycat, a soft toy company, relocated their head office to in February 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.propertyweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=36&storycode=3158843 |title=Jellycat struts into Shepherds Bush | News – print |publisher=Property Week |date=26 February 2010 |access-date=2 August 2010}}</ref>

==Residential== The residential areas of Shepherd's Bush are primarily located to the west of the Green, either side of Uxbridge Road and Goldhawk Road to the southwest, and about as far as Askew Road in the west. Much of the housing in this area consists of three- or four-storey [[terraced house|terraces]] dating from the late 19th century, and subsequently divided up into small flats.<ref>Walks Around the Bush: Three Walks Looking at the Local History and Architecture of Shepherd's Bush (West London), Ivan Gibbons</ref>

Shepherd's Bush is also home to the White City Estate, a [[housing estate]] that was originally constructed in the 1930s and further extended after the war in the early 1950s. It was built on the site of the grounds of the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition and close to the [[White City Stadium]] and has given its name to the northern part of Shepherd's Bush known as White City.

The [[London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham]] has created the [[Shepherd's Bush Conservation Area]] in order to promote the protection of local buildings of historic interest, and improve the character of the neighbourhood.<ref>[http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/directory/environment_and_planning/planning/urban_design_and_conservation/conservation_areas/20155_shepherds_bush_profile.asp Shepherd's Bush Conservation Area] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211110738/http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/directory/environment_and_planning/planning/urban_design_and_conservation/conservation_areas/20155_shepherds_bush_profile.asp |date=11 December 2011 }} Retrieved December 2011</ref>

==Transport==

=== Rail and Tube === {{See also|Stations around Shepherd's Bush}}{{Shepherd's Bush stations|collapse=1}} Shepherd's Bush is a major transport interchange in west London. Five [[London Underground]] stations serve the area, including:

* [[Shepherd's Bush tube station|'''Shepherd's Bush''']] {{Rint|london|central}} – at the eastern apex of Shepherd's Bush Green, near the Westfield shopping centre * [[Shepherd's Bush Market tube station|'''Shepherd's Bush Market''']] {{Rint|london|circle}} {{Rint|london|h&c}} – to the north-west of the Green, on Uxbridge Road * [[Goldhawk Road tube station|'''Goldhawk Road''']] {{Rint|london|circle}} {{Rint|london|h&c}} – to the south-west of the Green, on Goldhawk Road * [[White City tube station|'''White City''']] {{Rint|london|central}} – to the north of the Westfield shopping centre * [[Wood Lane tube station|'''Wood Lane''']] {{Rint|london|circle}} {{Rint|london|h&c}} – to the north of the Westfield shopping centre

All stations are in [[London fare zone 2]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-rail-and-tube-services-map.pdf|title=London's Rail and Tube services|website=[[Transport for London]] and [[National Rail]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125210513/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-rail-and-tube-services-map.pdf|archive-date=25 January 2020|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref>

The [[Central line (London Underground)|Central line]] links the area to [[Ealing Broadway station|Ealing]] and areas of north-west London, such as [[Greenford station|Greenford]] and [[Ruislip]]. To the east, the line links Shepherd's Bush to London's [[West End of London|West End]], [[City of London|the City]], and [[Stratford, London|Stratford]]. [[File:Shepherd's Bush railway station MMB 06 377201.jpg|alt=A green Southern Railways train is stopped at a platform. In the background is a silver building. A sign on the building reads, "Westfield".|thumb|261x261px|Trains from [[Shepherd's Bush railway station|Shepherd's Bush station]] are operated by [[London Overground]] and [[Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)|Southern]]. Destinations include [[Croydon]], [[Milton Keynes]], [[Stratford, London|Stratford]], and [[Watford Junction railway station|Watford]].]] The [[Circle line (London Underground)|Circle]] and [[Hammersmith & City]] lines share the same route through the area, with direct services southbound to nearby [[Hammersmith tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines)|Hammersmith]]. To the north, the lines curve eastwards towards [[Latimer Road]] and [[Ladbroke Grove tube station|Ladbroke Grove]]. The lines then run directly to key destinations such as [[Paddington tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines)|Paddington]], [[King's Cross St Pancras tube station|King's Cross]], [[Moorgate station|Moorgate]] in the city, and the [[East End]].

'''[[Shepherd's Bush railway station]]''' is served by [[National Rail]] trains, operated by [[London Overground]] ({{Rint|london|overground|west}}) and [[Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)|Southern]]. There are direct services from Shepherd's Bush to [[Kensington (Olympia) station|Kensington]], and [[Clapham Junction railway station|Clapham Junction]] and [[Balham station|Balham]], both of which are based in the south-west of London, and [[East Croydon station|Croydon]] in the south east of London. Northbound Southern services link the area to [[Wembley Central station|Wembley]], [[Watford Junction railway station|Watford]], [[Hemel Hempstead]], and [[Milton Keynes]]. London Overground services running northbound travel towards [[Willesden Junction]], where services continue towards [[West Hampstead]], [[Camden Town|Camden]], [[Hackney Central|Hackney]], and [[Stratford station|Stratford]] in east London. The station is an [[out-of-station interchange]] with Shepherd's Bush tube station on the Central line, and is situated on the western side of Holland Park Roundabout.<ref name=":0" />

=== Bus === There are two main bus interchanges in Shepherd's Bush.

[[London Buses]] routes 31, 49, 72, 94, 95, 148, 207, 220, 228, 237, 260, 272, 283, 295, 316, SL8, N72, N207, and C1 serve Shepherd's Bush Green and the southern side of the Westfield shopping centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/shepherds-bush-a4-180519.pdf|title=Buses from Shepherd's Bush|website=[[Transport for London]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419153928/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/shepherds-bush-a4-180519.pdf|archive-date=19 April 2020|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref>

Most of these routes also serve [[White City bus station]] on the northern side of Westfield.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/white-city-a4-180519.pdf|title=Buses from White City|website=[[Transport for London]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419153756/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/white-city-a4-180519.pdf|archive-date=19 April 2020|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref>

Shepherd's Bush was also the proposed terminus of the [[West London Tram]], an on-street [[light rail]] line running to [[Uxbridge]] via [[Acton, London|Acton]], [[Ealing]] and [[Southall]]. This project was cancelled in 2007

<ref name="tramcancelled">{{cite web|url=http://www.london.gov.uk/view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=13158|title=Mayor of London and the leader of Ealing Council agree new solution to traffic congestion as deal on Crossrail approaches|date=2 August 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070811170203/http://www.london.gov.uk/view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=13158 |archive-date=11 August 2007|access-date=15 February 2026}}</ref> in favour of an enhanced bus service and the development of [[Crossrail]].

=== Cycling === [[Cycle lane]]s run around the southern rim of the Holland Park Roundabout on the eastern side of Shepherd's Bush. This provides cyclists with traffic-free access from [[Holland Park Avenue]] to [[Shepherd's Bush Green]].

[[Transport for London]] (TfL) proposes that a cycle spur will link the roundabout to [[List of cycle routes in London|Cycleway 9]], which is intended to run along [[Kensington High Street]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/cycle|title=Cycle|website=[[Transport for London]]|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref>

The [[Santander Cycles]] [[bicycle-sharing system]] operates around Shepherd's Bush, with docking stations near Westfield, Wood Lane station, and Shepherd's Bush Road.<ref name=":1" />

=== Road === [[File:A3220 Approaching the Holland Park Roundabout - geograph.org.uk - 425195.jpg|alt=Four lanes of traffic approach a set of traffic lights.|thumb|The end of the [[West Cross Route]], facing Holland Park Roundabout.]] The [[West Cross Route|A3220/West Cross Route]] runs along the eastern rim of the district. Until 2000, the route was the [[M41 motorway]], part of the abandoned [[London Ringways]] network of [[orbital road]]s in London. Despite not retaining motorway status, pedal cycles are prohibited from using the route northbound. The A3220 links Shepherd's Bush with the [[Westway (London)|A40/Westway]] to the north. This provides the area with a dual-carriageway link to [[Paddington]] and [[Marylebone]] to the east, and westbound to [[Acton, London|Acton]] and the [[M40 motorway]]. Southbound, the [[A3220]] is named [[Holland Road, London|Holland Road]] and links the area to [[Earl's Court]], [[A4 road (England)|the A4]], and [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]].

Other key routes through Shepherd's Bush include:

* the [[A219]] ([[Wood Lane]]/Shepherd's Bush Road) – northbound to [[White City, London|White City]], [[Wormwood Scrubs]], and [[Harlesden]], southbound to Hammersmith, Fulham, and Putney; * the [[A402 road|A402]] ([[Goldhawk Road]]/[[Holland Park Avenue]]) – westbound to [[Chiswick]], eastbound to [[Notting Hill Gate]], [[Marble Arch]], and [[Oxford Street]]; * the [[A4020 road|A4020]] ([[Uxbridge Road]]) – westbound to [[Acton, London|Acton]] and [[Ealing]].

==In popular culture== {{More citations needed section|date=July 2015}}

===Arts and entertainment=== The junkyard in the sitcom ''[[Steptoe & Son]]'' was situated at the fictional Oil Drum Lane, Shepherd's Bush.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hidden-london.com/gazetteer/shepherds-bush/|title=Shepherd's Bush | Hidden London|website=hidden-london.com}}</ref> It is often referred to in the BBC series ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]'' where the main character, Edina Monsoon, owns her home but prefers to say she lives in the more upmarket Holland Park, nearby.

The BBC used to have a number of offices in Shepherd's Bush; however, many have now been closed or moved. They included the [[Lime Grove Studios]] on the site of previous film studios [[Gaumont British|Gaumont]] and [[Gainsborough Pictures]]. Sulgrave House, Threshold and Union Houses and Kensington House—now a hotel. The BBC's presence in the Bush is now concentrated in two huge sites on Wood Lane, Television Centre and the White City building. The Media Village was built next to the White City building in the mid-1980s on the former site of the [[White City Stadium]]. It is used by the BBC and other media companies including [[Red Bee Media]] (formerly BBC Broadcast, now a private company). Television Centre was the national home of BBC Television, and it is from there that BBC TV and radio news, the BBC website and a host of TV drama and light entertainment were broadcast. The BBC moved all of its news operations from Television Centre to [[Broadcasting House]] in central London in 2012.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Plunkett |first=John |date=2013-03-22 |title=BBC Television Centre says final farewell with Madness and sadness |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/mar/22/bbc-television-centre-farewell-madness |access-date=2025-12-08 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

'''[[Shepherd's Bush Green]]''' The newly regenerated Green in 2012–13 was the site for the public sculptures Goaloids by Fine Artist Elliott Brook. This Inspire Mark (awarded by LOCOG ([[London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]]) making it part of the [[Cultural Olympiad]]) artwork was installed on Shepherd's Bush Green for the duration of London 2012 and the [[Paralympic Games]]. These large unique rotating football related sculptures commemorated the history of Shepherd's Bush and [[White City Stadium|White City]], which hosted the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] football.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222443/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1908/1908.pdf Official Report of 1908 Olympiad, p.204] Retrieved August 2012</ref> The [[London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham]] is the only Borough to have three football teams playing Premier League Football.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://digital-thisis.co.uk/somerset/WGPRIDEAWARDS2013/news.html|title=WG Pride Awards|work=digital-thisis.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/street-wise-coach-new-game/story-16635525-detail/story.html%23axzz2hEzz7Osh#axzz2hEzz7Osh |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131010042153/http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/street-wise-coach-new-game/story-16635525-detail/story.html%23axzz2hEzz7Osh |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 October 2013 |title=Sculpture is 'opening goal on journey' | This is Somerset |publisher=Archive.is |access-date=14 July 2018}}</ref>

'''[[Bush Theatre]]''' is a writing theatre, situated on the Green.

'''[[Shepherd's Bush Empire]]''' is a music venue and former television studio, and has played host to a number of acts and TV programmes, including [[David Bowie]], [[Rolling Stones]], [[Bob Dylan]], ''[[The Old Grey Whistle Test]]'', ''[[Wogan]]'', ''[[That's Life!]]'', ''[[Crackerjack (TV series)|Crackerjack]]'', and ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]''.

'''[[Bush Hall]]''' is a venue at 310 Uxbridge Road, built in 1904<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bushhallmusic.co.uk/about|title=Bush Hall Music {{!}} About|website=bushhallmusic|language=en|access-date=5 October 2019}}</ref> as a dance hall. It predominantly showcases smaller acoustic performers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/jan/06/the-gig-venue-guide-bush-hall-london|title=The gig venue guide: Bush Hall, London|last=Hann|first=Michael|date=6 January 2015|work=The Guardian|access-date=5 October 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

'''[[Walkabout (pub chain)|Shepherd's Bush Walkabout]]''' was a music and live sports venue located on the western end of the green, and home to the [[West London Wildcats]] and [[Shepherds Bush Raiders]] Aussie Rules teams. On Australian and New Zealand national holidays, big sporting events such as the [[NRL Grand Final|National Rugby League Grand Final]], [[The Rugby Championship|Rugby Championship]] and [[Bledisloe Cup]] Rugby Union test matches, [[Australian Football League]] [[AFL Grand Final|grand final]], memorial days such as [[Waitangi Day]], [[Australia Day]], and [[Anzac Day]], and on Sundays after The Church, the Shepherd's Bush Walkabout was the centre of Antipodean life in London. The live music was usually a mixture of up and coming local acts, and cover bands who played Australian and New Zealand classic songs and contemporary popular music. Shepherd's Bush Walkabout closed in early October 2013 and it was announced the site would be redeveloped into a hotel.

A number of influential music groups originate from in and around Shepherd's Bush. [[The Who]] infused much of their work with the youth culture of Shepherd's Bush during the 1960s and 1970s. [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]], guitarist of [[Punk rock|punk]] legends the [[Sex Pistols]], was born in Shepherd's Bush, and [[Sex Pistols|Pistols]] drummer [[Paul Cook]] grew up here. [[The Clash]]'s early work is infused with the culture of Shepherd's Bush and the [[Westway (London)|Westway]]. [[The Libertines|Libertines]] and [[Babyshambles]] frontman [[Pete Doherty]] moved to Shepherd's Bush at age 16. [[Tony Butler (musician)|Tony Butler]], bass-player with 1980s band [[Big Country]] and others, was born in Shepherd's Bush. Bands [[Bush (British band)|Bush]] and [[Symposium (band)|Symposium]] hail from Shepherd's Bush, the former taking their name from the area.

Classical musicians [[Evelyn Glennie]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/my-space-evelyn-glennie-at-her-huntingdon-music-studio-8dzdgf6sghb|title=My space: Evelyn Glennie at her Huntingdon music studio|date=25 June 2011|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=5 October 2019|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> and [[Robert Steadman]] have both lived in Shepherd's Bush.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

In the [[Westfield London|Westfield]] shopping centre area at White City, the grade II listed Dimco buildings (1898), now redeveloped as a bus station, were used as the location for the 'Acme Factory' in the 1988 film ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''.<ref name="dimco3" />

===Sports=== Shepherd's Bush is home to [[Queens Park Rangers]] football club, who play their home games in [[Loftus Road]]. Olympic gold medal winner [[Linford Christie]] also grew up in Shepherd's Bush and lived in Loftus Road as a child. A stadium on nearby [[Wormwood Scrubs]] is named the [[Linford Christie Stadium]] in his honour. Some of the football games in the [[1908 Olympics]] were hosted in Shepherd's Bush. [[Shepherds Bush F.C.]] were the local side until 1915.

Former [[England national rugby union team]] captain [[Lawrence Dallaglio]] was born in Shepherd's Bush.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

==Politics== At Westminster, Shepherd's Bush is represented by [[Andy Slaughter]], the Labour Party MP for the constituency of [[Hammersmith and Chiswick]], which includes Shepherd's Bush.<ref>{{cite web|title= Location of Hammersmith and Chiswick|url= https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/4079/location |website=parliament.uk |date=July 2024|access-date=15 February 2026}}</ref>

==Gallery== <gallery> File:Shepherd's Bush West12 Shopping Centre.jpg|Shepherds Bush's West 12 Shopping Centre, north entrance (2006) File:Shepherd's Bush Market.jpg|[[Shepherd's Bush Market]], early morning, from the Uxbridge Road end (2006) File:Shepherd's Bush Overground stn entrance.JPG|The new Shepherd's Bush Overground station, opened in 2008 File:Westfield London Main Atrium 2009.jpg|Westfield Shopping Centre File:GOALOIDS PEOPLE WALKING.JPG|Goaloids by Artist Elliott Brook [[Shepherd's Bush Green]] (installed 2012) </gallery>

==See also== *[[History of Shepherd's Bush]] *[[Shepherd's Bush Green]] *[[Little Australia]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Portal|London}} * [http://newshepherdsbushblog.blogspot.co.uk/ The Shepherd's Bush Blog] Retrieved October 2014 * [http://www.shepherdsbushw12.com Shepherd's Bush Local Information] Retrieved July 2011 * [http://www.bushtheatre.co.uk The Bush Theatre] Retrieved July 2011 * [http://www.shepherds-bush-empire.co.uk Shepherds Bush Empire] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107050712/http://www.shepherds-bush-empire.co.uk/ |date=7 January 2009 }} Retrieved July 2011 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170118170721/http://www.shepherdsbushfestival.co.uk/ Shepherds Bush Festival] Retrieved July 2011 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120426142439/http://www.coursework.info/GCSE/History/History_Projects/Introduction_to_the_History_of_Shepherds_L56735.html History of Shepherd's Bush] Retrieved July 2011 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090307233529/http://www.tvstudiohistory.co.uk/old%20bbc%20studios.htm#lime Unofficial history of Lime Grove Studios] Retrieved July 2011 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080614213117/http://www.gaumont-british.co.uk/ History of Gaumont-British and Lime Grove Studios] Retrieved July 2011

{{LB Hammersmith & Fulham}} {{London Districts}} {{Geographic location |Centre = Shepherd's Bush |North = [[White City, London|White City]] |Northeast = [[Notting Hill]] |East = [[Holland Park]] |Southeast = [[Brook Green]] |South = [[Hammersmith]] |Southwest = [[Turnham Green]] |West = [[Acton, London|Acton]] |Northwest = [[North Acton]] }} {{Authority control}}

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