King Street, Hammersmith

King Street, Hammersmith is the main shopping street in Hammersmith, London.

It runs west-east, and forms part of the A315, and is the eastern continuation of Chiswick High Road, where it meets Goldhawk Road (the A402), close to Stamford Brook tube station. At the eastern end it meets Hammersmith Broadway and continues east as Hammersmith Road where it forms a crossroads with the A219, the Shepherd's Bush Road running northwards, and the Fulham Palace Road running south.

The street is two-way along its western part, and one-way westbound along its eastern part. Eastbound traffic uses Studland Street, Glenthorne Road and Beadon Road.

Despite the name, and its proximity to Queen Caroline Street, the street is not named after any monarch of England or otherwise; it is named after John King, Bishop of London, who gave land to the poor of Fulham in 1620.

The street is about a mile and a half long, and formerly had several posting-houses, as it was the road to Windsor, which have now become pubs. It has long been the principal street of Hammersmith.

Several of the pubs are listed buildings, including The Salutation and The Hop Poles.

On the north side, there is the Kings Mall shopping centre with over 40 shops and eating places.

Also on the north side, at Nos. 238-246, is the Polish Social and Cultural Association, popularly known as the "Posk", which has been the centre of the Polish community in London since the 1960s. Further to the west is the main south entrance to Ravenscourt Park, which is a memorial gate to Sir William Bull, a former MP for Hammersmith.

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