page_title: London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham / Culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Fulham Palace courtyard The palace was built in 1495. The palace was the country home of bishops of London from the 11th century. It is grade one listed, and is now in the care of Hammersmith and Fulham Council and the Fulham Palace Trust . In the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors London Awards 2008 recent lottery-funded restoration work was Winner in the Building Conservation Category and Runner Up in the Overall Category.
context_page_description: The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a London borough partly in West London and partly in Southwest London; it forms part of Inner London.
  Traversed by the east–west main roads of the A4 Great West Road and the A40 Westway, many international corporations have offices in the borough. The local council is Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council. The borough is amongst the four most expensive boroughs for residential properties in the United Kingdom, along with Kensington and Chelsea, the City of Westminster and Camden.
  The borough is unique in London in having three professional football clubs: Chelsea, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers.
context_section_description: The See of London has occupied the Fulham Palace riverside grounds for close on 900 years. The Palace is leased to the borough since 1977 and is now a museum.
  The borough has four theatres (Riverside Studios, Bush Theatre, the Lyric Hammersmith and Curtains Up). LAMDA is based in the borough. There are several cinema complexes. Studio 106 Art Gallery holds regular exhibitions and workshops.
  The Lyric Hammersmith, on Lyric Square off King Street, is considered one of the most notable theatres outside the West End in London.
  The borough is also home to the Hammersmith Apollo and O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, which play hosts to major concerts and stand up comedy performances.
caption: Fulham Palace courtyard
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