Berners Place, W1T

Berners Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Scott Hatton Blackmoor Street, WC2B Added: 11 Sep 2020 19:47 GMT	Millions Of Rats In Busy London The Daily Mail on 14 April 1903 reported "MILLIONS OF RATS IN BUSY LONDON" A rat plague, unprecedented in the annals of London, has broken out on the north side of the Strand. The streets principally infested are Catherine street, Drury lane, Blackmore street, Clare Market and Russell street. Something akin to a reign of terror prevails among the inhabitants after nightfall. Women refuse to pass along Blackmore street and the lower parts of Stanhope street after dusk, for droves of rats perambulate the roadways and pavements, and may be seen running along the window ledges of the empty houses awaiting demolition by the County Council in the Strand to Holborn improvement scheme. The rats, indeed, have appeared in almost-incredible numbers. "There are millions of them," said one shopkeeper, and his statement was supported by other residents. The unwelcome visitors have been evicted from their old haunts by the County Council housebreakers, and are now busily in search of new homes. The Gaiety Restaurant has been the greatest sufferer. Rats have invaded the premises in such force that the managers have had to close the large dining room on the first floor and the grill rooms on the ground floor and in the basement. Those three spacious halls which have witnessed many as semblages of theatre-goers are now qui:e deserted. Behind the wainscot of the bandstand in the grillroom is a large mound of linen shreds. This represents 1728 serviettes carried theee by the rats. In the bar the removal of a panel disclosed the astonishing fact that the rats have dragged for a distance of seven or eight yards some thirty or forty beer and wine bottles and stacked them in such a fashion as to make comfortable sleeping places. Mr Williams. the manager of the restaurant, estimates that the rats have destroyed L200 worth of linen. Formerly the Gaiety Restaurant dined 2000 persons daily; no business whatever is now done in this direction. Reply
Richard Roques Hungerford Stairs Added: 21 Jan 2021 16:53 GMT	Buckingham Street residents Here in Buckingham Street lived Samuel Pepys the diarist, Charles Dickens and Rudyard Kipling Reply
Justin Russ Binney Street, W1K Added: 15 Feb 2021 20:25 GMT	Binney Street, W1K Binney St was previously named Thomas Street before the 1950’s. Before the 1840’s (approx.) it was named Bird St both above and below Oxford St. Reply
Julian Collingwood House, W1W Added: 23 Mar 2021 10:11 GMT	Dennis Potter Author Dennis Potter lived in Collingwood House in the 1970’s Reply
Jessie Doring Tisbury Court, W1D Added: 22 Feb 2021 04:33 GMT	Tisbury Court Jazz Bar Jazz Bar opened in Tisbury Court by 2 Australians. Situated in underground basement. Can not remember how long it opened for. Reply
The Underground Map Whitehall, SW1A Added: 8 Dec 2020 00:24 GMT	Othello takes a bow On 1 November 1604, William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello was presented for the first time, at The Palace of Whitehall. The palace was the main residence of the English monarchs in London from 1530 until 1698. Seven years to the day, Shakespeare’s romantic comedy The Tempest was also presented for the first time, and also at the Palace of Whitehall. Reply
Reg Carr Elstree Street, N1C Added: 10 Feb 2021 12:11 GMT	Campbellite Meeting In 1848 the Campbellites (Disciples of Christ) met in Elstree Street, where their congregation was presided over by a pastor named John Black. Their appointed evangelist at the time was called David King, who later became the Editor of the British Millennial Harbinger. The meeting room was visited in July 1848 by Dr John Thomas, who spoke there twice on his two-year ’mission’ to Britain. Reply

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

PETER FAIRCLOUGH Brindley Street, W2 Added: 10 May 2021 14:46 GMT	We once lived here My family resided at number 53 Brindley Street Paddington. My grandparents George and Elizabeth Jenkinson (ne Fowler) had four children with my Mother Olive Fairclough (ne Jenkinson) being born in the house on 30/09/1935. She died on 29/04/2021 aged 85 being the last surviving of the four siblings Reply
Carol Gifford Street, N1 Added: 7 May 2021 18:44 GMT	Nan My nan lily,her sister Elizabeth and their parents Elizabeth and William lived here in1911 Reply
Elmscott Road, BR1 Added: 4 May 2021 19:45 GMT	V1 Attack The site of a V1 incident in 1944 Reply
David Gibbs Stoke Newington LB Added: 3 May 2021 16:48 GMT	73 Bus Crash in Albion Rd 1961 From a Newspaper cutting of which I have a copy with photo. On Tuesday August 15th 1961 a 73 bus destined for Mortlake at 8.10am. The bus had just turned into Albion Road when the driver passed out, apparently due to a heart attack, and crashed into a wall on the western side of Albion Road outside No 207. The bus driver, George Jefferies aged 56 of Observatory Road, East Sheen, died after being trapped in his cab when he collided with a parked car. Passengers on the bus were thrown from their seats as it swerved. Several fainted, and ambulances were called. The bus crashed into a front garden and became jammed against a wall. The car driver, who had just parked, suffered shock. Reply
Richard Eades Downsell Primary School Added: 3 May 2021 11:42 GMT	Downsell Primary School (1955 - 1958) I was a pupil at Downsell road from I think 1955 age 7 until I left in 1958 age 10 having passed my "11plus" and won a scholarship to Parmiters school in bethnal green. I remember my class teacher was miss Lynn and the deputy head was mrs Kirby. At the time we had an annual sports day for the whole school in july at drapers field, and trolley buses ran along the high street and there was a turning point for them just above the junction with downsell road. I used to go swimming at cathall road baths, and also at the bakers arms baths where we had our school swimming galas. I nm y last year, my class was taken on a trip to the tower of london just before the end of term. I would love to hear from any pupils who remember me. Reply
Cheyne Place, SW3 Added: 1 May 2021 16:46 GMT	Cheyne Place, SW3 Frances Faviell, author of the Blitz memoir, "A Chelsea Concerto", lived at 33, Cheyne Place, which was destroyed by a bomb. She survived, with her husband and unborn baby. Reply
James Preston Rosslyn House Added: 28 Apr 2021 09:06 GMT	School Was this the location of Rosslyn House prep school? I have a photograph of the Rosslyn House cricket team dated 1910 which features my grandfather (Alan Westbury Preston). He would have been 12 years old at the time. All the boys on the photo have been named. If this is the location of the school then it appears that the date of demolition is incorrect. Reply
Tricia Shadwell Added: 27 Apr 2021 12:05 GMT	St George in the East Church This Church was opened in 1729, designed by Hawksmore. Inside destroyed by incendrie bomb 16th April 1941. Rebuilt inside and finished in 1964. The building remained open most of the time in a temporary prefab. Reply

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Adam and Eve Inn

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Admiral Duncan

All Souls Church All Souls Church is an evangelical Anglican church situated at the north end of Regent Street.

All Souls Church

L’Escargot L’Escargot is one of London’s oldest restaurants.

L’Escargot

Oxford Circus Oxford Circus, designed by John Nash in 1811.

Oxford Circus

Scala Theatre Scala Theatre was a theatre in London, sited on Charlotte Street, off Tottenham Court Road. The first theatre on the site opened in 1772, and was demolished in 1969, after being destroyed by fire.

Scala Theatre

NEARBY STREETS

Adam and Eve Court, W1D The court was named for the nearby Adam and Eve tavern.

Adam and Eve Court, W1D

Adeline Place, WC1B Adeline Place was named after Adeline Marie Russell.

Adeline Place, WC1B

Alfred Place, WC1E Alfred Place was built in 1806 by a Marylebone stonemason called John Waddilove who named it after his son Alfred.

Alfred Place, WC1E

All Souls Place, W1B All Souls Place is a short cul-de-sac in the shadow of All Souls Church, originating in the eighteenth century as a mews off Edward Street.

All Souls Place, W1B

Argyll Street, W1F Argyll Street was named after John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, owner of the land in the 18th century.

Argyll Street, W1F

Bainbridge Street, WC1A Bainbridge Street is a road in the WC1A postcode area

Bainbridge Street, WC1A

Bateman Street, W1D Bateman Street was named for Sir James Bateman, local landowner and Lord Mayor of London in the 1670s.

Bateman Street, W1D

Batemans Buildings, W1D Batemans Buildings is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Batemans Buildings, W1D

Bayley Street, WC1B Bayley Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1B postal area.

Bayley Street, WC1B

Bedford Avenue, WC1B Bedford Avenue is one of the streets of London in the WC1B postal area.

Bedford Avenue, WC1B

Bedford Square, WC1B Bedford Square was designed as a unified architectural composition in 1775-6 by Thomas Leverton.

Bedford Square, WC1B

Berners Mews, W1T Berners Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Berners Mews, W1T

Berners Street, W1D William Berners completed building in 1763 what is today Berners Street.

Berners Street, W1D

Berners Street, W1T Berners Street runs from the junction of Oxford Street and Wardour Street to join up with Mortimer Street and the former Middlesex Hospital.

Berners Street, W1T

Berwick Road, W1F Berwick Road is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Berwick Road, W1F

Berwick Street, W1F Berwick Street commemorates the Duke of Berwick, an illegitimate son of James II.

Berwick Street, W1F

Bird Street, W1T Bird Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Bird Street, W1T

Bourchier Street, W1D Bourchier Street is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Bourchier Street, W1D

Bourlet Close, W1W Bourlet Close is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

Bourlet Close, W1W

Broadwick Street, W1F Broadwick Street runs west-east between Marshall Street and Wardour Street, crossing Berwick Street.

Broadwick Street, W1F

Bromley Place, W1T Bromley Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Bromley Place, W1T

Bucknall Street, WC2H Bucknall Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Bucknall Street, WC2H

Bywell Place, W1W Bywell Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Bywell Place, W1W

Cambridge Circus, WC2H Cambridge Circus is the intersection of Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road.

Cambridge Circus, WC2H

Candover Street, W1W Candover Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

Candover Street, W1W

Carlisle Street, W1D Carlisle Street is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Carlisle Street, W1D

Carlisle Walk, W1D Carlisle Walk is a road in the E8 postcode area

Carlisle Walk, W1D

Carnaby Street, W1F Carnaby Street became the heart of Swinging London.

Carnaby Street, W1F

Castlewood House, WC1A Residential block

Castlewood House, WC1A

Central Saint Giles Piazza, WC2H Central Saint Giles Piazza is a location in London.

Central Saint Giles Piazza, WC2H

Centre Point House, WC2H Residential block

Centre Point House, WC2H

Chapone Place, W1D Chapone Place is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Chapone Place, W1D

Charlotte Mews, W1T Charlotte Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Charlotte Mews, W1T

Charlotte Place, W1T Charlotte Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Charlotte Place, W1T

Charlotte Street, W1T Charlotte Street was laid out in the mid 18th century on open fields.

Charlotte Street, W1T

Cleveland Street, W1T Cleveland Street is a location in London.

Cleveland Street, W1T

Collingwood House, W1W Residential block

Collingwood House, W1W

Colville Place, W1T Colville Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Colville Place, W1T

D’Arblay Street, W1F D’Arblay Street is a location in London.

D’Arblay Street, W1F

De Walden Court, W1W De Walden Court is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

De Walden Court, W1W

Dean Street, W1D Dean Street is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Dean Street, W1D

Denmark Place, WC2H Denmark Place is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Denmark Place, WC2H

Denmark Street, WC2H Denmark Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Denmark Street, WC2H

Duchess Street, W1W Duchess Street runs from Mansfield Street to Hallam Street, across Portland Place.

Duchess Street, W1W

Duck Lane, W1F Duck Lane is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Duck Lane, W1F

Dufours Place, W1F Dufours Place is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Dufours Place, W1F

Earnshaw Street, WC2H Earnshaw Street was at first called Arthur Street.

Earnshaw Street, WC2H

East Street, W1T East Street is one of the streets in the Twickenham postal district.

East Street, W1T

Eastcastle Street, W1D Eastcastle Street was originally called Castle Street East.

Eastcastle Street, W1D

Eastcastle Street, W1T The portion of Eastcastle Street to the east of Wells Street originally belonged to the Berners Estate.

Eastcastle Street, W1T

Evelyn Yard, W1T Evelyn Yard is a road in the W1T postcode area

Evelyn Yard, W1T

Excel Court, WC2H Excel Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Excel Court, WC2H

Falconberg Court, W1D Falconberg Court is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Falconberg Court, W1D

Falconberg Mews, W1D Falconberg Mews runs off of Sutton Row.

Falconberg Mews, W1D

First Floor, W1T First Floor is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

First Floor, W1T

Flaxman Court, W1F Flaxman Court is a road in the W1F postcode area

Flaxman Court, W1F

Flichcroft Street, WC2H Flichcroft Street is a road in the WC2H postcode area

Flichcroft Street, WC2H

Flitcroft Street, WC2H Flitcroft Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Flitcroft Street, WC2H

Foley Street, W1W Foley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

Foley Street, W1W

Foubert’s Place, W1F This is a street in the W1F postcode area

Foubert’s Place, W1F

Fouberts Place, W1F Fouberts Place is named after a Frenchman who had a riding school here in the reign of Charles II.

Fouberts Place, W1F

Frith Street, W1D Frith Street is named after Richard Frith, a local builder.

Frith Street, W1D

Ganton Street, W1F Ganton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Ganton Street, W1F

Goodge Place, W1T Goodge Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Goodge Place, W1T

Goodge Street, W1T Goodge Street was named after John Goodge a carpenter who along with his two nephews developed Crab Tree Fields to form Goodge Street in 1740.

Goodge Street, W1T

Gosfield Street, W1W Gosfield Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

Gosfield Street, W1W

Goslett Yard, W1D Goslett Yard is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Goslett Yard, W1D

Goslett Yard, W1D Goslett Yard is a road in the W1D postcode area

Goslett Yard, W1D

Great Castle Street, W1B Great Castle Street was begun in 1722.

Great Castle Street, W1B

Great Castle Street, W1W Great Castle Street was one of the main streets of the Harley Estate.

Great Castle Street, W1W

Great Chapel Street, W1D Great Chapel Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Great Chapel Street, W1D

Great Marlborough Street, W1B Great Marlborough Street runs east of Regent Street past Carnaby Street towards Noel Street.

Great Marlborough Street, W1B

Great Marlborough Street, W1F Great Marlborough Street was named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.

Great Marlborough Street, W1F

Great Titchfield Street, W1W Great Titchfield Street is one of the streets of London in the W1 postal area.

Great Titchfield Street, W1W

Great Titchfield Street, W1W Great Titchfield Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

Great Titchfield Street, W1W

Greek Court, W1D Greek Court is a road in the WC2H postcode area

Greek Court, W1D

Greek Street, W1D Greek Street leads south from Soho Square to Shaftesbury Avenue.

Greek Street, W1D

Gresse Street, W1T Gresse Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Gresse Street, W1T

Hanover Street, W1S Hanover Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

Hanover Street, W1S

Hanson Street, W1W Hanson Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

Hanson Street, W1W

Hanway Place, W1T Hanway Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Hanway Place, W1T

Hanway Street, W1D Hanway Street was named after Major John Hanway.

Hanway Street, W1D

Hanway Street, W1T Hanway Street is a location in London.

Hanway Street, W1T

Hills Place, W1F Hills Place is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Hills Place, W1F

Hog Lane, WC2H Hog Lane was a lane that went from St Giles’ leper hospital (set up in the 12th century) to the monument to Eleanor at Charing Cross.

Hog Lane, WC2H

Holland Street, W1F Holland Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Holland Street, W1F

Hollen Street, W1F Hollen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Hollen Street, W1F

Hopkins Street, W1F Hopkins Street is a road in the W1F postcode area

Hopkins Street, W1F

Ingestre Court, W1F Ingestre Court is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Ingestre Court, W1F

Ingestre Place, W1F Ingestre Place is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Ingestre Place, W1F

International House, W1S Residential block

International House, W1S

John Prince’s Street, W1G This is a street in the W1G postcode area

John Prince’s Street, W1G

John Princes Street, W1G John Princes Street is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area.

John Princes Street, W1G

Kemp’s Court, W1F Kemp’s Court is situated in the heart of Berwick Street Market where a line of stalls stretch down both sides of the road.

Kemp’s Court, W1F

Langham Place, W1B Langham Place is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Langham Place, W1B

Langham Street, W1W Langham Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

Langham Street, W1W

Lexington Street Cos, W1F Lexington Street Cos is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Lexington Street Cos, W1F

Litchfield Street, WC2H Litchfield Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Litchfield Street, WC2H

Little Marlborough Street, W1B Little Marlborough Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Little Marlborough Street, W1B

Little Portland Street, W1W Little Portland Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

Little Portland Street, W1W

Little Titchen Street, W1W Little Titchen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

Little Titchen Street, W1W

Little Titchfield Street, W1W Little Titchfield Street is a road in the W1W postcode area

Little Titchfield Street, W1W

Livonia Street, W1F Livonia Street was originally Bentinck Street, family name of owner the Duke of Portland.

Livonia Street, W1F

Lowndes Court, W1F Lowndes Court is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Lowndes Court, W1F

Maddox Street, W1S Maddox Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

Maddox Street, W1S

Manette Street, W1D Manette Street in Soho is named after the character from Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities.

Manette Street, W1D

Margaret Court, W1W Margaret Court is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

Margaret Court, W1W

Margaret Street, W1B Margaret Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Margaret Street, W1B

Margaret Street, W1G Margaret Street is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area.

Margaret Street, W1G

Margaret Street, W1W Margaret Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

Margaret Street, W1W

Market Place, W1W Market Place is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

Market Place, W1W

Marlborough Court, W1F Marlborough Court is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Marlborough Court, W1F

Marshall Street, W1F Marshall Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Marshall Street, W1F

Marylebone Passage, W1W Marylebone Passage is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

Marylebone Passage, W1W

Mason’s Arms Mews, W1S Mason’s Arms Mews is a road in the W1S postcode area

Mason’s Arms Mews, W1S

Meard Street, W1D John Meard, the younger was a carpenter, later a landowner, who developed the street.

Meard Street, W1D

Middleton Buildings, W1W Middleton Buildings is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

Middleton Buildings, W1W

Middleton Place, W1W Middleton Place is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

Middleton Place, W1W

Montague Place, WC1E Montague Place was developed in the decade after 1800.

Montague Place, WC1E

Moor Street, W1D Moor Street is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Moor Street, W1D

Morley House, W1W Residential block

Morley House, W1W

Mortimer Street, W1T Mortimer Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Mortimer Street, W1T

Mortimer Street, W1T A street within the W1W postcode

Mortimer Street, W1T

Mortimer Street, W1W Mortimer Street is one of the streets of London in the W1 postal area.

Mortimer Street, W1W

Mortimer Street, W1W Mortimer Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

Mortimer Street, W1W

Morwell Street, WC1B Morwell Street is a road in the WC1B postcode area

Morwell Street, WC1B

Nassau Street, W1W Nassau Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

Nassau Street, W1W

New Cavendish Street, W1W New Cavendish Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

New Cavendish Street, W1W

Newburg Road, W1F Newburg Road is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Newburg Road, W1F

Newburgh Street, W1F Newburgh Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Newburgh Street, W1F

Newman Passage, W1T Newman Passage is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Newman Passage, W1T

Newman Street, W1T Newman Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Newman Street, W1T

Noel Street, W1F Noel Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Noel Street, W1F

Ogle Street, W1W Ogle Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

Ogle Street, W1W

Old Compton Street, W1D Old Compton Street is a road that runs east–west through Soho.

Old Compton Street, W1D

Oxford Circus Avenue, W1F Oxford Circus Avenue exists on a lot of London maps but doesn’t exist.

Oxford Circus Avenue, W1F

Oxford Circus, W1B Oxford Circus was originally called Regent Circus.

Oxford Circus, W1B

Oxford Street, W1D This is a street in the W1D postcode area

Oxford Street, W1D

Oxford Street, W1D This is a street in the W1F postcode area

Oxford Street, W1D

Palladium House, W1B Palladium House is a grade II listed (in 1981) Art Deco office building located on the corner of Great Marlborough Street and Argyll Street.

Palladium House, W1B

Percy Street, WC1B Percy Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Percy Street, WC1B

Peter Street, W1F Peter Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Peter Street, W1F

Phoenix Street, WC2H Phoenix Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Phoenix Street, WC2H

Poland Street, W1D Poland Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Poland Street, W1D

Poland Street, W1F Poland Street is a location in London.

Poland Street, W1F

Portland Mews, W1F Portland Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Portland Mews, W1F

Portland Place, W1B This is a street in the W1A postcode area

Portland Place, W1B

Princes Street, W1B Princes Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Princes Street, W1B

Princess House, W1D Residential block

Princess House, W1D

Ramillies Place, W1F Ramillies Place is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Ramillies Place, W1F

Ramillies Street, W1F Ramillies Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Ramillies Street, W1F

Rathbone Place, W1T Rathbone Place honours Captain Rathbone who was the builder of the road and properties thereon from 1718 onwards.

Rathbone Place, W1T

Rathbone Square, W1T Rathbone Square is a location in London.

Rathbone Square, W1T

Rathbone Street, W1T Rathbone Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Rathbone Street, W1T

Richmond Buildings, W1D Richmond Buildings is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Richmond Buildings, W1D

Richmond Mews, W1D Richmond Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Richmond Mews, W1D

Ridgmount Street, WC1E Ridgmount Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area.

Ridgmount Street, WC1E

Riding House Street, W1W Riding House Street commemorates a riding house and barracks of the First Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards.

Riding House Street, W1W

Romilly Street, W1D Romilly Street is a small street that runs behind Shaftesbury Avenue and takes its name from lawyer Samuel Romilly.

Romilly Street, W1D

Royalty Mews, W1D Royalty Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Royalty Mews, W1D

Salt Yard, W1T A street within the W1T postcode

Salt Yard, W1T

Sandringham Court, W1F Sandringham Court is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Sandringham Court, W1F

Scala Street, W1T Scala Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Scala Street, W1T

Sheraton Street, W1D Sheraton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Sheraton Street, W1D

Silver Place, W1F Silver Place is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Silver Place, W1F

Soho Place, Soho Place lies within the postcode.

Soho Place,

Soho Square, W1D In its early years, Soho Square was one of the most fashionable places to live in London.

Soho Square, W1D

Soho Street, W1D Soho Street is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Soho Street, W1D

Sounding Alley, WC2H Sounding Alley is a road in the E3 postcode area

Sounding Alley, WC2H

St Anne’s Court, W1F St Anne’s Court is an alleyway that connects Dean Street and Wardour Street.

St Anne’s Court, W1F

St George Street, W1S St George Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

St George Street, W1S

St Giles High Street, WC2H St Giles High Street is the former high street of St Giles.

St Giles High Street, WC2H

St. Giles High Street, WC2H St. Giles High Street is a location in London.

St. Giles High Street, WC2H

St. Giles Square, WC2H St. Giles Square is a location in London.

St. Giles Square, WC2H

Stacey Street, WC2H Stacey Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Stacey Street, WC2H

Stephen Mews, W1T Stephen Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Stephen Mews, W1T

Stephen Street, W1T Stephen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Stephen Street, W1T

Store Street, WC1E Store Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area.

Store Street, WC1E

Sutton Row, W1D Sutton Row has existed since 1681.

Sutton Row, W1D

Swallow Place, W1B Swallow Place is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Swallow Place, W1B

Tottenham Court Road, W1T Tottenham Court Road is a major road running from the junction of Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road, north to Euston Road - a distance of about three-quarters of a mile.

Tottenham Court Road, W1T

Tottenham Mews, W1T Tottenham Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Tottenham Mews, W1T

Tottenham Street, W1T Tottenham Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Tottenham Street, W1T

Tower Court, WC2H Tower Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Tower Court, WC2H

Townsend House, W1D Residential block

Townsend House, W1D

Union Street, W1W The easternmost section of Riding House Street was previously known as Union Street.

Union Street, W1W

Wardour Mews, W1F Wardour Mews is a cul-de-sac off of Portland Street.

Wardour Mews, W1F

Wardour Street, W1F Wardour Street is a street that runs north from Leicester Square, through Chinatown, across Shaftesbury Avenue to Oxford Street.

Wardour Street, W1F

Wedgwood Mews, W1D Wedgwood Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Wedgwood Mews, W1D

Wells Mews, W1W Wells Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Wells Mews, W1W

Wells Street, W1D Wells Street - ’Welses Lane’ - is first recorded in 1692.

Wells Street, W1D

West Street, WC2H West Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

West Street, WC2H

Windmill Street, W1T Windmill Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area.

Windmill Street, W1T

Winsley Street, W1D Winsley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area.

Winsley Street, W1D

Winsley Street, W1D Winsley Street is a road in the W1D postcode area

Winsley Street, W1D

Tottenham Court Road

Tottenham Court Road runs from St Giles’ Circus (the junction of Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road) north to Euston Road.

The south end of the road is close to the British Museum and to Centre Point, the West End’s tallest building. There are a number of buildings belonging to University College London along the road, and University College Hospital is at the north end of the road at the intersection with Euston Road.

The area through which the road is built is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to the Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral. In the time of Henry III (1216–1272), a manor house slightly north-west of what is now the corner of Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street belonged to one William de Tottenhall. In about the 15th century, the area was known variously as Totten, Totham, or Totting Hall. After changing hands several times, the manor was leased for 99 years to Queen Elizabeth, when it came popularly to be called Tottenham Court. In the next century, it appears to have become the property of the Fitzroys, who built Fitzroy Square on a part of the manor estate towards the end of the 18th century.

Tottenham Court Road is a significant shopping street, best known for its high concentration of consumer electronics shops, which range from shops specialising in cables and computer components to those dealing in package computers and audio-video systems. Further north there are several furniture shops including Habitat and Heals.

In the 1950s and 1960s, Tottenham Court Road and a few of the adjoining streets had become a mecca for World War II surplus radio and electronics equipment. Shops such as Proops Brothers and Z & I Aero Services lined both sides of the road in those days, and thousands travelled there to buy amplifiers, radios and electronic components. There were many shops selling all kinds of electro-mechanical and radio parts. By the 1960s, they were also selling Japanese transistor radios, audio mixers, and other electronic gadgets. Many British-made valve stereos were offered too. Lisle Street, on the north side of Leicester Square, was another place where a large variety of electronic surplus was available.

Tottenham Court Road tube station, one of three stations serving the street, opened as part of the Central London Railway on 30 July 1900. The platforms are under Oxford Street west of St Giles’ Circus, and were originally connected to the ticket hall via lifts at the east end of the platforms. The original station building is in Oxford Street and was designed in common with other CLR stations by Harry Bell Measures. Much modified, it now forms part of the station entrance, and some elements of the original facade survive above the canopy. Apart from those very limited original features of the entrance, the station building otherwise together with a whole row of other elegant old buildings were demolished in 2009.

The Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway (now part of the Northern line) arrived here on 22 June 1907 but used the name Oxford Street until an interchange (linking the eastbound Central line with the southbound Northern line via the ends of the platform) was opened. The original CCE&HR station buildings were destroyed when the Centre Point tower block was built.

Tottenham Court Road is the only thoroughfare in the W1 postal district to feature the word road in its name - all the others are streets, squares, etc.

LOCAL PHOTOS

BT Tower TUM image id: 1481989234 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Prince of Wales Theatre in 1903 shortly before its demolition for the building of the Scala Theatre in 1904. Credit: Caroline Blomfield TUM image id: 1492875482 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Fairyland, 92 Tottenham Court Road London circa 1905 TUM image id: 1490541720 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Transmission TUM image id: 1509553463 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Piccadilly Theatre (2007) Credit: Turquoisefish TUM image id: 1556885906 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Buses outside the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square. Credit: Stockholm Transport Museum TUM image id: 1557142527 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Tottenham Court Road (1927) TUM image id: 1556973109 Licence: CC BY 2.0	London Hippodrome in 2017 Credit: Ethan Doyle White TUM image id: 1528649183 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Sectional view of Wyld's Great Globe, which stood in Leicester Square, London 1851–62 Credit: Illustrated London News TUM image id: 1490829375 Licence: CC BY 2.0	De Hems, 11 Macclesfield Street and the entrance to Horse & Dolphin Yard. Credit: Colonel Warden TUM image id: 1526658322 Licence: CC BY 2.0
The Strand front of Northumberland House (1752) The Percy Lion is atop the central façade and the statue of Charles I at right survives to this day. Credit: Giovanni Canaletto TUM image id: 1605613806 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Queen’s Theatre in the West End (2011), then showing the musical "Les Misérables" Credit: Andreas Praefcke TUM image id: 1606216780 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Musicians waiting for work on Archer Street. Credit: Musicians Union TUM image id: 1550100181 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Cecil Court after heavy rain Credit: Christian Cross TUM image id: 1544975010 Licence: CC BY 2.0	View of Seven Dials, looking up Little Earl Street - now part of Earlham Street - in 1896 Old London postcard TUM image id: 1620056492 Licence: