▁point ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁turn pi ke ▁gate ▁stood ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁Gate . ▁The ▁gate ▁was ▁there ▁to ▁stop ▁people ▁passing ▁along ▁the ▁road ▁without ▁pay ing . ▁The ▁proceed s ▁were ▁applied ▁towards ▁the ▁maintenance ▁of ▁this ▁important ▁road . ▁The ▁gate ▁was ▁removed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁the ▁high ▁road ▁was ▁w iden ed ▁and ▁straight ened ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁involving ▁the ▁demol ition ▁of ▁many ▁buildings , ▁the ▁linking ▁of ▁two ▁separate ▁t ube ▁stations ▁and ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁two ▁tower ▁blocks . ▁ ▁Port ob ello ▁Road ▁ ▁Port ob ello ▁Road ▁runs ▁almost ▁the ▁entire ▁length ▁of ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁from ▁north ▁to ▁south . ▁It ▁runs ▁parallel ▁to ▁Lad bro ke ▁Gro ve . ▁It ▁contains ▁Port ob ello ▁Road ▁Market , ▁one ▁of ▁London ' s ▁best ▁known ▁mark ets , ▁containing ▁an ▁ant ique ▁section ▁and ▁second - hand , ▁fruit ▁and ▁veg ▁and ▁cl othing ▁st alls . ▁The ▁road ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁l ane ▁leading ▁to ▁Port ob ello ▁Farm ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Not ting ▁Hill . ▁ ▁West bourne ▁Gro ve ▁ ▁West bourne ▁Gro ve ▁is ▁a ▁ret ail ▁road ▁running ▁across ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁from ▁K ens ington ▁Park ▁Road ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁to ▁Queens way ▁in ▁the ▁east , ▁crossing ▁over ▁Port ob ello ▁Road . ▁It ▁was ▁noted ▁as ▁" f ashion able " ▁and ▁" up - and - coming " ▁from