Gloucester Road (B325) (pronounced [ˈglɒstə]) is a street in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea of London. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea ( (often abbreviated to RBKC) is a London borough in the west side of Central London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. It runs north-south between Kensington Road (at which point it is known as Palace Gate) and Old Brompton Road at the south end. Kensington Road is a short section of road in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea forming part of the A315 Old Brompton Road is a street in South Kensington, London. It starts from South Kensington tube station and runs south-west through a mainly residential At its intersection with Cromwell Road is Gloucester Road tube station, close to which there are several public houses, eating establishments, and a good many hotels. Cromwell Road is a major road in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, and is designated part of the A4. Gloucester Road is a London Underground station in South Kensington.
The area is one of the more affluent parts of London. It is also the residence (in the form of 25B Froxbury Court) of the fictional barrister Horace Rumpole of John Mortimer's Rumpole of the Bailey series of short stories. Rumpole of the Bailey is a British Television series created and written by British writer and barrister Sir John Mortimer,