[1] The church of St John the Evangelist was constructed in 1845 on the site of the Hippodrome on the Ladbroke Estate, which had closed four years earlier.

The Anglican church of St Michael and All Angels in the road was designed by James Edmeston and built in the Romanesque style in 1871.

The area was blacklisted for development following 1958 Notting Hill race riots, and consequently found favour with individuals who distrusted authority, moving into unmodernised Victorian properties along the road.

The space rock band Hawkwind were formed here in 1969, and eventually bonded and worked with fantasy author Michael Moorcock who was then a resident.

[6] Moorcock's work often contain references to Ladbroke Grove, the location being the headquarters of his fictional characters Jerry Cornelius and Colonel Pyat.

Ladbroke Grove features as the scene of Van Morrison's 1968 song "Slim Slow Slider" from Astral Weeks, and is mentioned in the 1970s pop hit "One Man Band" by Leo Sayer.

Killing Joke have released an EP (In Excelsis) that features two mixes of a song called "Ghost Of Ladbroke Grove".

The posthumous music video of the Lil Peep release "4 Gold Chains" is set at 121 Ladbroke Grove.

[citation needed] In 1977, a brief encounter between musicians Phil Collins and Steve Hackett on Ladbroke Grove finalised the latter's departure from the progressive rock band Genesis.

The road also has bridges over the Great Western Main Line from London Paddington station, and the Grand Union Canal.

[13] TfL is conducting a feasibility study on the station and the project is backed by National Grid, retailers Sainsbury's and Cath Kidston, and Jenny Jones (Green Party member of the London Assembly).

The crash, combined with further major incidents at Hatfield and Potters Bar, shook confidence in the British rail network.