Townsend House, W1D

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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

old lady Cheltenham Road, SE15 Added: 19 Jul 2021 11:58 GMT	mis information Cheltenham road was originally Hall road not Hill rd original street name printed on house still standing Reply
Patricia Bridges Lancefield Coachworks Added: 19 Jul 2021 10:57 GMT	Lancefield Coachworks My grandfather Tom Murray worked here Reply
Former Philbeach Gardens Resident Philbeach Gardens, SW5 Added: 14 Jul 2021 00:44 GMT	Philbeach Gardens Resident (Al Stewart) Al Stewart, who had huts in the 70s with the sings ’Year of the Cat’ and ’On The Borders’, lived in Philbeach Gdns for a while and referenced Earl’s Court in a couple of his songs. I lived in Philbeach Gardens from a child until my late teens. For a few years, on one evening in the midst of Summer, you could hear Al Stewart songs ringing out across Philbeach Gardens, particularly from his album ’Time Passages". I don’t think Al was living there at the time but perhaps he came back to see some pals. Or perhaps the broadcasters were just his fans,like me. Either way, it was a wonderful treat to hear! Reply
David James Bloomfield Hurstway Street, W10 Added: 13 Jul 2021 11:54 GMT	Hurstway Street, W10 Jimmy Bloomfield who played for Arsenal in the 1950s was brought up on this street. He was a QPR supporter as a child, as many locals would be at the time, as a teen he was rejected by them as being too small. They’d made a mistake Reply
rnorman345@aol.com Wren Road, SE5 Added: 6 Jul 2021 05:38 GMT	Wren Road in the 1950s and 60s Living in Grove Lane I knew Wren Road; my grandfather’s bank, Lloyds, was on the corner; the Scout District had their office in the Congregational Church and the entrance to the back of the Police station with the stables and horses was off it. Now very changed - smile. Reply
fariba Tower Bridge Business Complex, S Added: 28 Jun 2021 00:48 GMT	Tower Bridge Business Complex, S need for my coursework Source: university Reply
Kim Johnson Limehouse Causeway (1908) Added: 24 Jun 2021 19:17 GMT	Limehouse Causeway (1908) My great grandparents were the first to live in 15 Tomlins Terrace, then my grandparents and parents after marriage. I spent the first two years of my life there. My nan and her family lived at number 13 Tomlins Terrace. My maternal grandmother lived in Maroon house, Blount Street with my uncle. Nan, my mum and her brothers were bombed out three times during the war. Reply
Peter H Davies Ethelburga Street, SW11 Added: 17 Jun 2021 09:33 GMT	Ethelburga Estate The Ethelburga Estate - named after Ethelburga Road - was an LCC development dating between 1963–65. According to the Wikipedia, it has a "pleasant knitting together of a series of internal squares". I have to add that it’s extremely dull :) Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Adam and Eve Inn The Adam and Eve was an inn on Oxford Street.

Adam and Eve Inn

Admiral Duncan The Admiral Duncan is well-known as one of Soho’s oldest gay pubs.

Admiral Duncan

De Hems De Hems has become a base for London’s Dutch community, serving bitterballen and frikandellen.

De Hems

Garrick Yard Garrick Yard, together with the more familiar Garrick Street to the northeast of here, both took their names from the Garrick Club which commemorates the famous 18th century actor, David Garrick.

Garrick Yard

Leicester Square Leicester Square, while indeed a square, is also the name for a tube station.

Leicester Square

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

L’Escargot

Queen’s Theatre The Queen’s Theatre is located in Shaftesbury Avenue on the corner of Wardour Street.

Queen’s Theatre

Wyld’s Great Globe Wyld’s Great Globe was an attraction situated in Leicester Square between 1851 and 1862.

Wyld’s Great Globe

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

Archer Street, W1D Archer Street was Arch Street in 1675, Orchard Street in 1720 and Archer Street by 1746.

Archer Street, W1D

Bainbridge Street, WC2H Bainbridge Street takes its name from Henry Bainbridge, a local resident in the 17th century.

Bainbridge Street, WC2H

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

Beak Street, W1B Beak Street runs roughly east-west between Regent Street and Lexington Street.

Beak Street, W1B

Beak Street, W1F Beak Street is named after Thomas Beake, one of the Queen’s messengers.

Beak Street, W1F

Bear Street, WC2H Bear Street is a streetname with two possible derivations.

Bear Street, WC2H

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

Bedford Avenue, WC1B

Bedfordbury, WC2N Bedfordbury is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area.

Bedfordbury, WC2N

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

Berners Mews, W1T

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

Berners Place, 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

Bloomsbury Street, WC1A Bloomsbury Street runs from Gower Street in the north to the junction of New Oxford Street and Shaftesbury Avenue in the south.

Bloomsbury Street, WC1A

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

Bourchier Street, W1D

Brewer Street, W1D Brewer Street runs west to east from Glasshouse Street to Wardour Street.

Brewer Street, W1D

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

Brewer Street, W1F

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

Bridle Lane, W1F

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

Broadwick Street, W1F

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

Bucknall Street, WC2H

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

Cambridge Circus, WC2H

Cape Yard, W1D A street within the W1D postcode

Cape Yard, W1D

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

Carriage Hall, WC2E Carriage Hall is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

Carriage Hall, WC2E

Castlewood House, WC1A Residential block

Castlewood House, WC1A

Cecil Court, WC2N Cecil Court is a pedestrian street with Victorian shop-frontages.

Cecil Court, WC2N

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

Charing Cross Mansions, WC2H Charing Cross Mansions is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Charing Cross Mansions, WC2H

Charing Cross Road, WC2H Charing Cross Road is a street running immediately north of St Martin-in-the-Fields to St Giles Circus.

Charing Cross Road, WC2H

Chesham House, W1B Residential block

Chesham House, W1B

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

Ching Court, WC2H

Coptic Street, WC2H Coptic Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.

Coptic Street, WC2H

Coventry Street, W1D Coventry Street is a short street connecting Piccadilly Circus to Leicester Square. On the London Monopoly board, it was named after the politician Henry Coventry, secretary of state to Charles II.

Coventry Street, W1D

Cranbourn Street, WC2H Cranbourne Street was named after local landowner the Earl of Salisbury, Viscount Cranbourn (Cranbourne) after the town in Dorset.

Cranbourn Street, WC2H

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

D’Arblay Street, W1F

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

Dansey Place, W1D

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

Dean Street, W1D

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

Denman 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

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

Duck Lane, W1F

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

Dudley Court, WC2H

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

Dufours Place, W1F

Dyott Street, WC1A Dyott Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.

Dyott Street, WC1A

Earlham Street, WC2H Earlham Street is one of the spokes leading off of Seven Dials.

Earlham Street, WC2H

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

Endell Street, WC2H Endell Street, originally known as Belton Street, is a street that runs from High Holborn in the north to Long Acre and Bow Street in the south.

Endell Street, WC2H

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

Farringdon Street, W1J Farringdon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

Farringdon Street, W1J

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

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

Garrick Street, WC2N Garrick Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

Garrick Street, WC2N

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

Gerrard Place, W1D

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

Gerrard Street, W1D

Gilbert Place, WC1A Gilbert Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.

Gilbert Place, WC1A

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

Glasshouse Street, W1B

Golden Square, W1F Golden Square is a historic Soho square, dating from the 1670s.

Golden Square, W1F

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

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

Grape Street, WC2H

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

Great Newport Street, WC2H

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

Great Pulteney Street, W1F

Great Windmill Street, W1F Great Windmill Street has had a long association with music and entertainment, most notably the Windmill Theatre.

Great Windmill Street, W1F

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

Greens Court, W1D Greens Court is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Greens Court, W1D

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

Gresse Street, W1T

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

Ham Yard, W1D

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

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

Heddon Street, W1B

Heddon Street, W1B Heddon Street is a road in the W1S postcode area

Heddon Street, W1B

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

Hop Gardens, WC2N Hop Gardens is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area.

Hop Gardens, WC2N

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

Hopkins Street, W1F

Horse and Dolphin Yard, W1D Horse and Dolphin Yard is a road in the W1D postcode area

Horse and Dolphin Yard, W1D

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

John Street, W1F John Street is a road in the SE11 postcode area

John Street, W1F

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

Kingly Court, W1B Kingly Court is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Kingly Court, W1B

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

Kingly Street, W1F

Langley Court, WC2E Langley Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

Langley Court, WC2E

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

Langley Street, WC2H

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

Leicester Place, WC2H

Leicester Square, WC2H Leicester Square is a central tourist attraction of London.

Leicester Square, WC2H

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

Leicester Street, WC2H

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

Lexington Street Cos, W1F

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

Lexington Street, W1F

Linen Hall, W1B Linen Hall is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Linen Hall, W1B

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

Lisle Street, WC2H

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

Litchfield Street, WC2H

Little Compton Street, W1D Little Compton Street was a street in Soho.

Little Compton Street, W1D

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

Little Marlborough Street, W1B

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

Little Newport Street, WC2H

Little Russel Street, WC1A Little Russel Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.

Little Russel Street, WC1A

Little Russell Street, WC1A Little Russell Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.

Little Russell Street, WC1A

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

Livonia Street, W1F

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

Lower James Street, W1F

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

Lower John Street, W1F

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

Lowndes Court, W1F

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

Macclesfield Street, W1D

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, 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

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

Meard Street, W1D

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

Mercer Street, WC2H

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

Monmouth Street, WC2H

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

Moor Street, W1D

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

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

Morwell Street, WC1B

Museum Street, WC1A Museum Street is so-named since it approaches the main entrance of the British Museum.

Museum Street, WC1A

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

Neal Street, WC2H

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

Neals Yard, WC2H

New Burlington Mews, W1B New Burlington Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

New Burlington Mews, W1B

New Burlington Street, W1B New Burlington Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

New Burlington Street, W1B

New Burlington Street, W1B New Burlington Street is a road in the W1B postcode area

New Burlington Street, W1B

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

New Compton Street, WC2H

New Oxford Street, WC2H New Oxford Street is a road in the WC2H postcode area

New Oxford Street, WC2H

New Row, WC2E New Row is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area.

New Row, WC2E

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

Newport Court, WC2H Newport Court was laid out approximately on the site of the courtyard of Newport House.

Newport Court, WC2H

Newport Place, W1D Newport Place was named after Mountjoy Blount, Earl of Newport (Isle of Wight), who owned a house on Newport Street in the 17th century.

Newport Place, W1D

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

Noel Street, W1F

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

Nottingham Court, WC2H

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 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

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

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

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

Regent Place, W1B

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

Regent Street, W1B

Regent Street, W1B Regent Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1Y postal area.

Regent Street, W1B

Regent Street, W1B This is a street in the W1J postcode area

Regent Street, W1B

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

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

Rose Street, WC2N Rose Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

Rose Street, WC2N

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

Royalty Mews, W1D

Rupert Court, W1D Rupert Court was named for Prince Rupert of the Rhine, the First Lord of the Admiralty when the court was built in 1676.

Rupert Court, W1D

Rupert Street, W1D Rupert Street – after Prince Rupert of the Rhine, noted 17th century general and son of Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of King James I.

Rupert Street, W1D

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

Sandringham Court, W1F

Seven Dials, WC2H Seven Dials was built on the site of the Cock-and-Pie Fields, named for a nearby inn.

Seven Dials, WC2H

Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D Shaftesbury Avenue is a major street in the West End of London, named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury.

Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D

Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H Shaftesbury Avenue was named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, Victorian politician and philanthropist.

Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H

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

Shelton Street, WC2H

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

Sheraton Street, W1D

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

Sherwood Street, W1F

Shorts Gardens, WC2H Shorts Gardens is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Shorts Gardens, WC2H

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

Silver Place, W1F

Slingsby Place, WC2E Slingsby Place is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

Slingsby Place, WC2E

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

Smiths Court, W1D

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 Giles High Street, WC2H St Giles High Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

St Giles High Street, WC2H

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

St Giles High Street, WC2H

St Martin’s Lane, WC2N St Martins Lane runs up to Seven Dials from St Martin’s-in-the-Fields.

St Martin’s Lane, WC2N

St Martins Court, WC2H St Martins Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area.

St Martins Court, 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

Stedham Place, WC2H Stedham Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.

Stedham Place, 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

Streatham Street, WC1A Streatham Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.

Streatham Street, WC1A

Sutton Row, W1D Sutton Row has existed since 1681.

Sutton Row, W1D

Thomas Neal Centre, WC2H Thomas Neal Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Thomas Neal Centre, WC2H

Thomas Neal’s shopping centre, WC2H Thomas Neal’s shopping centre is a road in the WC2H postcode area

Thomas Neal’s shopping centre, WC2H

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

Tisbury Court, W1D

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

Tower Court, WC2H

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

Tower Street, WC2H

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

Upper James Street, W1F

Upper John Street, W1F Upper John Street is a road in the W1F postcode area

Upper John Street, W1F

Upper St Martin’s Lane, WC2H This is a street in the WC2H postcode area

Upper St Martin’s Lane, WC2H

Walkers Court, Walkers Court lies within the postcode.

Walkers Court,

Walker’s Court, W1D Walker’s Court is one of the many passageways which in past years was known as ’Paved Alley’.

Walker’s Court, W1D

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

Wardour Mews, W1F

Wardour Street, W1D The part of Wardour Street south of Shaftesbury Avenue runs through London’s Chinatown.

Wardour Street, W1D

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

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

Warwick Street, W1B

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 Central Street, WC2H West Central Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area.

West Central Street, WC2H

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

West Street, WC2H

Wilder Walk, W1F This is a street in the W1B postcode area

Wilder Walk, W1F

Willoughby Street, WC1B Willoughby Street was formerly known as both Vine Street and Wooburn Street.

Willoughby Street, WC1B

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

Winnett Street, W1D

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

NEARBY PUBS

Adam And Eve This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Adam And Eve

Adam and Eve Inn The Adam and Eve was an inn on Oxford Street.

Adam and Eve Inn

Admiral Duncan The Admiral Duncan is well-known as one of Soho’s oldest gay pubs.

Admiral Duncan

All Bar One This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

All Bar One

Apartment 58 This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Apartment 58

Ape and Bird This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Ape and Bird

Bar Termini This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Bar Termini

Be@One This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Be@One

Blocks Cafe This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Blocks Cafe

Bloomsbury Tavern This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Bloomsbury Tavern

Blue Posts This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Blue Posts

Bourne & Hollingsworth This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Bourne & Hollingsworth

Bricklayers Arms This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Bricklayers Arms

Byron Hamburgers This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Byron Hamburgers

Carlisle Arms This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Carlisle Arms

Circus This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Circus

Cirque Du Soir This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Cirque Du Soir

Clock House The Coach & Horses is a pub on the corner of Romilly Street and Greek Street.

Clock House

Club 49 This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Club 49

Coach And Horses The Coach and Horses pub has been on Great Marlborough Street since the mid-18th century.

Coach And Horses

Comptons Of Soho This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Comptons Of Soho

Crown & Anchor This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Crown & Anchor

De Hems De Hems has become a base for London’s Dutch community, serving bitterballen and frikandellen.

De Hems

Dog and Duck The Dog and Duck is on the corner of Frith Street and Bateman Street.

Dog and Duck

Duke Of Argyll This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Duke Of Argyll

Garlic & Shots This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Garlic & Shots

Glasshouse Stores This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Glasshouse Stores

Golden Lion This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Golden Lion

Graphic Bar This bar used to be known as the Midas Touch.

Graphic Bar

Green Man This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Green Man

Hudsons House This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Hudsons House

Jamies Italian This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Jamies Italian

Kopapa This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Kopapa

Leicester Arms This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Leicester Arms

Lyric This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Lyric

Market Place Bar This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Market Place Bar

Marquis Of Granby This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Marquis Of Granby

Molly Moggs Ale & Pie House This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Molly Moggs Ale & Pie House

Museum Tavern This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Museum Tavern

Nellie Dean This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Nellie Dean

New Ambassadors Theatre This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

New Ambassadors Theatre

Newman Arms The Newman Arms has been a Fitzrovia fixture for centuries.

Newman Arms

Nordic Wine Bar This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Nordic Wine Bar

O’Neill’s This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

O’Neill’s

O’Neills This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

O’Neills

Old Coffee House This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Old Coffee House

Pillars Of Hercules This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Pillars Of Hercules

Red Lion This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Red Lion

Salsa! This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Salsa!

Shakespeare’s Head This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Shakespeare’s Head

Shampers Wine Bar This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Shampers Wine Bar

St James’ Tavern This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

St James’ Tavern

St Martin’s Theatre This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

St Martin’s Theatre

Sun & 13 Cantons This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Sun & 13 Cantons

The Angel This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Angel

The Blue Post This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Blue Post

The Cambridge Theatre This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Cambridge Theatre

The Champion This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Champion

The Clachan This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Clachan

The Crown This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Crown

The Crown This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Crown

The Crown & Two Chairmen This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Crown & Two Chairmen

The Glassblower This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Glassblower

The John Snow This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The John Snow

The Kings Arms This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Kings Arms

The Life Goddess This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Life Goddess

The London Cocktail Club This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The London Cocktail Club

The Mulwray This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Mulwray

The O’ Bar This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The O’ Bar

The Old Crown This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Old Crown

The Plough This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Plough

The Queen’s Head This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Queen’s Head

The Shaston Arms This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Shaston Arms

The Ship This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Ship

The Sussex This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Sussex

The Tottenham This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Tottenham

The Toucan This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Toucan

The Wheatsheaf This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Wheatsheaf

The Yard Bar This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

The Yard Bar

Three Greyhounds This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Three Greyhounds

Troy Club This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Troy Club

Two Brewers This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Two Brewers

Unknown as yet This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Unknown as yet

Vinyl Bar This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Vinyl Bar

Waxy O’Connors This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Waxy O’Connors

Waxy’s Little Sister This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

Waxy’s Little Sister

West Harrow This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

West Harrow

White Horse This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

White Horse

White Horse This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.

White Horse

Queen’s Park

Queen’s Park lies between Kilburn and Kensal Green, developed from 1875 onwards and named to honour Queen Victoria.

The north of Queen’s Park formed part of the parish of Willesden and the southern section formed an exclave of the parish of Chelsea, both in the Ossulstone hundred of Middlesex. In 1889 the area of the Metropolitan Board of Works that included the southern section of Queen’s Park was transferred from Middlesex to the County of London, and in 1900 the anomaly of being administered from Chelsea was removed when the exclave was united with the parish of Paddington. In 1965 both parts of Queen’s Park became part of Greater London: the northern section - Queen’s Park ’proper’ formed part of Brent and the southern section - the Queen’s Park Estate - joined the City of Westminster.

Queen’s Park, like much of Kilburn, was developed by Solomon Barnett. The two-storey terraced houses east of the park, built between 1895 and 1900, typically have clean, classical lines. Those west of the park, built 1900–05, tend to be more Gothic in style. Barnett’s wife was from the West Country, and many of the roads he developed are named either for places she knew (e.g. Torbay, Tiverton, Honiton) or for popular poets of the time (e.g. Tennyson). The first occupants of the area in late Victorian times were typically lower middle class, such as clerks and teachers. Queen’s Park is both demographically and architecturally diverse. The streets around the park at the heart of Queen’s Park are a conservation area.

There is hardly any social housing in the streets around Queens Park itself, and the area was zoned as not suitable for social housing in the 1970s and 1980s as even then house prices were above average for the borough of Brent, which made them unaffordable for local Housing Associations. The main shopping streets of Salusbury Road and Chamberlayne Road have fewer convenience stores and more high-value shops and restaurants. Local schools – some of which struggled to attract the children of wealthier local families in the past – are now over-subscribed. House prices have risen accordingly.

Queen’s Park station was first opened by the London and North Western Railway on 2 June 1879 on the main line from London to Birmingham.

Services on the Bakerloo line were extended from Kilburn Park to Queen’s Park on 11 February 1915. On 10 May 1915 Bakerloo services began to operate north of Queen’s Park as far as Willesden Junction over the recently built Watford DC Line tracks shared with the LNWR.

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	William Shakespeare TUM image id: 1509551019 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Transmission TUM image id: 1509553463 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Trafalgar Square was a former station on the Bakerloo Line before it combined with Strand station on the Northern Line to become the new Charing Cross underground station. Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1624972963 Licence:	Strand stretches along the River Thames between Trafalgar Square and Aldwych Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1625131830 Licence:	Piccadilly Theatre (2007) Credit: Turquoisefish TUM image id: 1556885906 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Hungerford Stairs circa 1828 TUM image id: 1557403389 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	The Royal Opera House, Bow Street frontage, with the statue of Dame Ninette de Valois in the foreground Credit: Russ London TUM image id: 1557227200 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