About Shepherds Bush
Shepherd’s Bush is an area in west London within the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The town is located just 4.9 miles west of Charing Cross with excellent links to central London and all it has to offer. Shepherd’s Bush is mainly a residential area although it does have an outstanding shopping area in Shepherd’s Bush Green, namely Westfield shopping centre which is the largest urban shopping centre in Europe. As well as the Westfield Shopping centre there is a smaller centre called West 12 and along the main thoroughfares of Uxbridge Road, Goldhawk Road and Askew Road are numerous small and independent shops, pubs, restaurants and clubs. The Queen’s Park Rangers Football club have their grounds on Loftus Road in Shepherd’s Bush. If you are a resident in Shepherd’s Bush you will know that this town offers so much entertainment. Shepherd’s Bush is certainly the perfect place to meet with one of our gorgeous, stunning and sexy Shepherds Bush escorts who will make it her goal to entertain you with her wit and charm, to ensure that you have the perfect evening in Shepherd’s Bush, whether you are at home or in your hotel room or if you prefer take this luscious beauty out on the town, no matter what you choose to do you will have a memorable evening.Shepherds Bush Green which is also known as Shepherds Bush Common is a triangular area of approximately 8 acres of open grass which is surrounded on all sides by trees and roads full of shops, this green is a hub on the road network and has four main roads radiating from the western side of the green together with three roads leading to its eastern side, all meeting at the massive Holland Park Roundabout.
Most of the residential areas of Shepherds Bush are located to the west of the Green stretching along either side of Uxbridge Road and Goldhawk Road towards the southwest and down to Askew Road in the west. The majority of the housing in these areas are three or four storey terraced houses which date from the late 19th century, although catering for today’s trends in the housing market the majority of these houses have been divided into small flats. In close proximity to the White City Stadium can be found the White City Estate, this was originally developed in the 1930s and further extended in the early 1950s shortly after the Second World War. Some street names have been inspired by places and personalities from the Boer War.
There is a significant community of Australian and New Zealand travellers in Shepherds Bush. As well as the Australian and New Zealand communities you will find a diverse population of Polish, Somalian, West Indian, Lebanese, Syrian, Iranian, Irish, Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities, all have a strong association with the area.
The BBC did at one time have many offices in Shepherds Bush although many of these have now been closed down or re-located. The junkyard in the famous sitcom ‘Steptoe & Son’ was located at the fictional address of 24 Oil Drum Lane, Shepherds Bush. In 1903 the Shepherds Bush Empire was built and in 1953 it was purchased by the BBC who renamed it the Shepherds Bush Television Theatre and this was used as a television studio for many years producing many well known shows such as ‘That’s Life’, ‘The Old Grey Whistle Test’, ‘This is Your Life’, and ‘Wogan’ and many more until it ended its life as a TV studio in 1991. It is now the Shepherds Bush Empire once again and this music venue has played host to many well known acts such as David Bowie, Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones.
