Powis Square, London

Powis Square is a garden square and locality in Notting Hill, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. The closest London Underground station to the square is Westbourne Park tube station.

The Tabernacle, a local community arts centre with a long association with the Notting Hill Carnival, is located there.

Exterior scenes for Nicolas Roeg's 1970 film Performance, starring James Fox and Mick Jagger, were filmed in Powis Square.^[1] The square is also referenced in the 1985 song "E=MC²" by Big Audio Dynamite, which was partially inspired by the film.

References

↑ "Powis Square", It's Your Colville - Colville Community Forum.

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Districts	Albertopolis Bayswater Belgravia Brompton Chelsea Chelsea Harbour (including Imperial Wharf) Earls Court Holland Park Kensal Town Kensington Knightsbridge Ladbroke Grove North Kensington Notting Hill South Kensington West Brompton West Kensington World's End

Attractions	Albert Memorial Chelsea Physic Garden Holland House Kensal Green Cemetery Kensington Palace Leighton House Museum National Army Museum Natural History Museum Olympia Royal Albert Hall Saatchi Gallery Science Museum Victoria and Albert Museum

Theatres	Chelsea Theatre Finborough Theatre Gate Theatre Royal Court Theatre

Royal Parks	Brompton Cemetery Kensington Gardens

Street markets	Portobello Road Market

Parliamentary constituencies	Kensington Westminster North

Squares and streets	Belgrave Square Cadogan Square Chester Square Hans Place King's Road Lowndes Square Onslow Square Pavilion Road Pembroke Square Powis Square Redcliffe Square Sloane Square Sloane Street Thurloe Square Wilton Crescent

Bridges	Albert Bridge Battersea Bridge Chelsea Bridge

Tube and railway stations	Earl's Court Gloucester Road High Street Kensington Holland Park Kensington (Olympia) Knightsbridge Imperial Wharf Ladbroke Grove Latimer Road Notting Hill Gate Sloane Square South Kensington West Brompton Westbourne Park

Pubs	Coleherne Drayton Arms Elgin Hollywood Arms Prince of Teck The Shuckburgh Arms Windsor Castle The World's End

Other topics	Blue plaques Council Listed buildings Grade I Grade II* Parks and open spaces Parks Police People Public art Schools

Coordinates: 51°30′58″N 0°12′04″W / 51.5162°N 0.2012°W / 51.5162; -0.2012

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