The known history of Askew Road, in Shepherd’s Bush, West London, starts with a hamlet called Starch Green. It was located between what is now Becklow Road and the junction between Askew Road and Goldhawk Road. Starch Green is mentioned in various leases, mortgages and trusts dating back to the
Imre Kiralfy, the man behind the Great White City exhibition site in west London, was keen to hold an exhibition celebrating Britain and Japan. He approached the Japanese authorities who, after initial reticence, became enthusiastic. The event was organized jointly by Japan and Kiralfy’s company for the 1910 season.
In 1900 the northern part of Shepherd’s Bush in west London was farmland and brick fields. The driving force behind the development of this area, now known as White City, was Imre Kiralfy, a Hungarian impresario and entrepeneur. Kiralfy was already in his sixties when he led the construction of
The U.K. hosted the Olympics in 1908 at White City in West London. Announcements were made by a toastmaster with a huge loudhailer; the stadium swimming pool was unheated; and the judges were all British! That said, this was the first-ever Olympics with a purpose-built stadium and there were