Ladbroke Grove
Ladbroke Grove is a street in West London. It is located in North Kensington and straddles the W10 and W11 postal districts. Ladbroke Grove tube station is located on the road, at the point where it is crossed by the Westway. It is also the nearest tube station to Portobello Road Market.
Ladbroke Grove is on the route of the annual Notting Hill Carnival in August.
The Psychedelic UK rock band Hawkwind formed here in 1969.
It is mentioned in the 1970s pop hit "One Man Band" by Leo Sayer, and was home to the UK Underground movement. In the Pulp song I Spy of off Different Class they sing the line "your Ladbroke Grove looks turn me on."
In 1999, 31 people died in the Ladbroke Grove rail crash.
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Also featured in the song "Slim Slow Slider," by Van Morrison, from the "Astral Weeks" album.