We then walked to Kensington Place, a alley that leads to a small row of houses. These houses use to be the workers homes of the Denison Family. I got interested with the Denisons so I did some research......
The Denisons were a rich and prominent Family in York. They were highly respected for there political changes and there military involvement throughout their family tree. The Market that we know today grew out of the Denison Estate.
George Denison(first image) came here from england and bought 100 acres of land in 1796. This land is now Kensington Market. Denison Avenue from Queen use to be the driveway for the estate which is the house seen above. Denison Square which is the park situated in kensington was the front lawn of the estate. The house was sold in 1889 by Robert Denison and demolished in 1890. A Synagogue was built in 1927 which is still there today. When we walked into the Kensington Place Alley we could feel the history and instantly we all favoured the place.
The last stop was Gaffers Cafe on 10 Kensington Ave., here a couple started a coffee shop which then turned into a story telling place.
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