Rotten Row

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Rotten Row is a wide line that runs along 1,384 meters (4,541 feet) along the south side of Hyde Park in London. This leads from Hyde Park Corner to Serpentine Road. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Rotten Row was a fashionable place for upscale Londoners who looked horseback riding. Today is preserved as a place for horseback riding in central London, but is little used. Rotten Row was founded by William III at the end of the 17th century. After moving to Kensington Palace, William wants a safer way to travel to St. George's Palace. James. He created a broad avenue through Hyde Park, illuminated with 300 oil lamps in 1690 - the first artificial highway in England. Lighting is a precaution against robbers, who lurked in Hyde Park at the time. The track was called Route du Roi , French for King's Road, eventually broken into "Rotten Row".

In the 18th century, Rotten Row became a popular meeting place for upscale Londoners. Especially on weekend nights and in the middle of the day, people wear their best clothes to ride along the line and look. The adjacent South Carriage Drive is used by people in carriages for the same purpose. In 1876, it was reconstructed as a horses, with a brick base covered by sand.

The Rotten Row sand-covered road is preserved as a suspension bridge and is part of South Ride Hyde Park. Very convenient for Cavalry House, adjacent to Hyde Park Barracks in Knightsbridge, to train their horses. Community members can also drive, although some people have a horse stables close enough to take advantage of it. The nearby commercial horseshoe, Hyde Park Stables and 'Ross Nye Stables, offer horse rentals and equestrian lessons for the public.

Michael Crichton's 1979 feature film, The Great Great Train Robbery, set in 1855 had a scene where the character Edward Pierce (played by Sean Connery) escorted Emily Trent (Pamela Salem) on a supposedly romantic trip with Rotten Row.

A Royal plaque commemorating 300 years of Rotten Row was founded in 1990.

"ROTTEN ROW - The King's Old Road, Selesai 1690

This trip was originally part of King William III's carriage from Whitehall to Kensington Palace. Its construction is supervised by Serveyor from their Majesties Road, Captain Michael Studholme and it is the first street lamp in the Kingdom. Designated as a public bridge in the 1730s, Rotten Row is one of the most famous horse riding spots in the world. "

Rotten Row is enshrined in light orchestra music, composed by Wally Stott in 1958.

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Other locations

"Rotten Row" is a location in at least 15 places in England and Scotland, such as in Lewes, East Sussex and Elie, Fife. It depicts a place where there is a row of fallen huts full of rats ( raton ) and dates to the 14th century or earlier, preceding the London derivation. Other historians have speculated that the name might be a corruption of (to collect), Ratten Row (revolving), or rotten (which soft) material with a closed path).

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See also

• Ladies Mile, Clifton, a similar social promenade in Bristol

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References

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External links

• Fashionable Hours at Hyde Park - 18th-century description showcased at Rotten Row.
• Poetry by Frederick Lampson at Rotten Row.
• Hyde Park and Kensington Stables and Ross Nye Stables - perhaps only two stables away near Hyde Park.

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