| Kynance Mews | |
|---|---|
 The two arches on Launceston Place from the western end of Kynance Mews | |
| Built | 1862–1879 |
| Architect | Thomas Cundy III |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Entrance arch from Gloucester Road |
| Designated | 6 August 1973[1] |
| Reference no. | 1266548 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | East entrance arch from Launceston Place |
| Designated | 6 August 1973[2] |
| Reference no. | 1225050 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | West entrance arch from Launceston Place |
| Designated | 6 August 1973[3] |
| Reference no. | 1225051 |
  Location of Kynance Mews in Greater London | |
Kynance Mews is a mews street in South Kensington district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, SW7. The mews consists of 33 residential properties on a setted road that passes from Gloucester Road on the east, before being bisected by Launceston Place, with the western end of the mews ending in a cul-de-sac. The entrances to the mews pass through three arches, each listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England. The arches were built c. 1860 to a design by Thomas Cundy III.[1][2][3]
David Tucker in his 2009 book London Walks: London Stories wrote that Kensington is home to the "prettiest and most unusual" mews, and that Kynance Mews was the mews for those who want "sheer rustic rose-petal-perfect-pretty".[4] In their 1982 book The Mews of London, Barbara Rosen and Wolfgang Zuckermann wrote that upon entering the western end of the mews from Launceston Place, "one can easily forget London and imagine oneself in a village deep in the English countryside".[5] The mews is a popular place for Instagram photographs; having been described as "Insta-famous" and has been listed as one of the most "instagrammable" places to photograph wisteria in London by the Evening Standard.[6][7]
- ^ a b Historic England, "Entrance arch from Gloucester Road (1266548)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 May 2018
- ^ a b Historic England, "East entrance arch from Launceston Place (1225050)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 May 2018
- ^ a b Historic England, "West entrance arch from Launceston Place (1225051)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 May 2018
- ^ David Tucker (5 February 2009). London Walks: London Stories. Ebury Publishing. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-7535-2009-3.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
RosenZuckermann1982was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Luke Abrahams (13 December 2017). "Meet the influencer: Sara Santini of Pretty Little London shares the best spots to Instagram in the city". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Luke Abrahams (26 March 2018). "The most Instagrammable places to see flowers in London". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 27 May 2018.