Ormond Mews

Road in/near Bloomsbury, existed from 1746 but redeveloped after the Second World War

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Ormond Mews - also Ormond Yard - was made up of two extensive rows of mews and was situated just south of Great Ormond Street.

Its primary entrance was directly across from the entrance to the world-renowned children’s hospital and is still recognisable today. The mews was first documented on the 1746 Roque map, with Queen Square, located nearby, having been established two decades prior. The area north of Queen Square was still considered open countryside at the time.

Access to the mews was available via today’s Barbon Close to the north and Ormond Close to the west. At the time when it was called Ormond Mews, Ormond Yard was situated slightly to the east and had its own exit onto Great Ormond Street. It appears that Orchard Yard was renamed to Ormond Place by 1819 and, ten years later, it was renamed again to Little Ormond Yard. Around the same time, Ormond Mews was renamed Great Ormond Yard.

Great Ormond Yard was renamed Ormond Yard after 1885. Lansdowne Mews became Ormond Mews in 1937. Ormond Close was also the name for a while - naming is very confusing here!

The Crown, a local pub, was situated in the yard, which was surrounded by numerous galleried structures. As London expanded northwards, the area became densely populated and was significantly impacted by enemy bombing during the Second World War.

Although several authentic Georgian homes still exist in the neighbourhood, much of the local surroundings, including Great Ormond Yard, were consumed by The Tybalds Close Estate, which was built after extensive Luftwaffe attacks.

After 1937, the new name for Lansdowne Mews was Ormond Mews, WC1.



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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
British Museum British Museum was a station on the Central line, located in Holborn and taking its name from the nearby British Museum in Great Russell Street.
Foundling Hospital The Foundling Hospital in London was founded in 1741 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram.
Russell Square Russell Square station, now on London’s Piccadilly Line, was opened by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway on 15 December 1906.
The Horse Hospital Built as stabling for the sick horses of cabbies, The Horse Hospital is now a unique Grade II listed arts venue in Bloomsbury.
Weston’s Music Hall Weston’s Music Hall was a music hall and theatre that opened in 1857. In 1906, the theatre became known as the Holborn Empire.

NEARBY STREETS
Abbey Place, WC1H Abbey Place was in the centre of Bloomsbury, off what was originally the west side of Little Coram Street and directly behind the Russell Institution on Great Coram Street (Bloomsbury)
Alliance House, WC1V Alliance House is a building on High Holborn (Chancery Lane)
Artist House, WC1A Artist House is sited on Little Russell Street (Holborn)
Atkin Building, WC1R Atkin Building is a block on Jockey’s Fields (Holborn)
Barbon Close, WC1N Barbon Close lies off Great Ormond Street (Bloomsbury)
Barclay House, WC1N Barclay House is a building on Queen Square (Bloomsbury)
Barter Street, WC1A Barter Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Holborn)
Bedford Place, WC1B Bedford Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1B postal area (Bloomsbury)
Bedford Row, WC1R Bedford Row runs between Theobalds Road and Sandland Street (Holborn)
Bedford Way, WC1H Bedford Way is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Bernard Street, WC1N Bernard Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Bloomsbury Place, WC1B The name of Bloomsbury Place is derived from William Blemund (Holborn)
Bloomsbury Square, WC1A The 4th Earl of Southampton was granted a building license for the construction of Bloomsbury Square in 1661 (Holborn)
Bloomsbury Way, WC1V Bloomsbury Way - the name Bloomsbury is first noted in 1201, when Norman landowner William de Blemond acquired the land (Holborn)
Boswell Street, WC1N Boswell Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Bristol House, WC1B Residential block (Holborn)
Brownlow Mews, WC1N Brownlow Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Finsbury)
Brunswick Shopping Centre, WC1N Brunswick Shopping Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Brunswick Square, WC1N Brunswick Square is the result of a sale of land by the Foundling Hospital (Bloomsbury)
Bury Place, WC1A Bury Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)
Catton Street, WC2B Catton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Holborn)
Celtic House, WC1N Celtic House is a block on Johns Mews (Bloomsbury)
Chancery House, WC2A Chancery House is a block on Chancery Lane (Chancery Lane)
Chancery Station House, WC1V Chancery Station House is a building on High Holborn (Chancery Lane)
Churchill House, WC1R Churchill House is located on Red Lion Square (Holborn)
Cockpit Yard, WC1X Cockpit Yard leads off Northington Street (Bloomsbury)
Colonnade, WC1N Colonnade is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Coptic Street, WC2H Coptic Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Holborn)
Coram Street, WC1N Coram Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Cosmo Place, WC1B Cosmo Place is a road in the WC1B postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Dane Street, WC1V Dane Street leads south from Red Lion Square (Holborn)
Dog and Duck Yard, WC1R Dog and Duck Yard lay off Princeton Street (Holborn)
Dombey Street, WC1N Dombey Street is a road in the WC1N postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Doughty Mews, WC1N Doughty Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Doughty Street, WC1N Doughty Street is a broad tree-lined street in the Holborn district (Bloomsbury)
Eagle Street, WC1R Eagle Street runs parallel to High Holborn, one block north (Holborn)
Elm Street, WC1X Elm Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Bloomsbury)
Emerald Street, WC1N Emerald Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Faber Building, WC1H Faber Building is a block on Russell Square (Russell Square)
Field Court, WC1R Field Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Holborn)
First Avenue House, WC1V First Avenue House is a block on High Holborn (Holborn)
Fisher Street, WC1R Fisher Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Holborn)
Foundling Court, WC1N Foundling Court is sited on Marchmont Street (Bloomsbury)
Fulwood Place, WC1R Fulwood Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1V postal area (Chancery Lane)
Galen Place, WC1A Galen Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)
Gilbert Place, WC1A Gilbert Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)
Gloucester Road, WC1N Gloucester Road is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Gough Street, WC1X Gough Street is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)
Grays Inn Place, WC1R Grays Inn Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Holborn)
Grays Inn Road, WC1X Grays Inn Road is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)
Grays Inn Square Chambers, WC1R Grays Inn Square Chambers is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Holborn)
Grays Inn Square, WC1R Grays Inn Square is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Holborn)
Great James Street, WC1N Great James Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Great Ormond Street, WC1N Great Ormond Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Great Russell Street, WC1A Great Russell Street commemorates the marriage of the daughter of the 4th Earl of Southampton to William Russell in 1669 (Bloomsbury)
Great Turnstile, WC1V This is a street in the WC1V postcode area (Holborn)
Grenville Street, WC1N Grenville Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Griffin Building, WC1X Griffin Building is a block on Theobalds Road (Farringdon)
Guildhall North Wing, SE1 Guildhall North Wing is a location in London (Finsbury)
Guilford Street, WC1B Guilford Street is a road in the WC1B postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Guilford Street, WC1N Guilford Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Hand Court, WC1R Hand Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1V postal area (Holborn)
Harpur Mews, WC1R Harpur Mews was originally the stabling for houses in Harpur Street (Bloomsbury)
Harpur Street, WC1R There are two theories about the naming of Harpur Street (Bloomsbury)
Herbrand Street, WC1N Herbrand Street is in the east of Bloomsbury, running south from Tavistock Place to Guilford Street (Bloomsbury)
High Holborn, WC1V High Holborn was part of the old road from Newgate and the Tower to the gallows at Tyburn. (Holborn)
Holborn Tower, WC1V Holborn Tower is a building on High Holborn (Holborn)
Holsworthy Square, WC1X This is a street in the WC1X postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Jockeys Fields, WC1R Jockeys Fields is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Holborn)
John Street, WC1N John Street was named for John Blagrave, carpenter to the Doughty family. (Bloomsbury)
Johns Mews, WC1N Johns Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Jubilee House, WC1X Jubilee House is sited on Gray’s Inn Road (Finsbury)
Kings Mews, WC1X Kings Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Kingsgate Est, WC1B A street within the WC1B postcode (Bloomsbury)
Kingsgate Street, WC1R Kingsgate Street ran from High Holborn to Theobald’s Road (Holborn)
Kirk Street, WC1N Kirk Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Lacon House, WC1X Lacon House is a block on Theobald’s Road (Bloomsbury)
Lamb’s Conduit Passage, WC1R This is a street in the WC1R postcode area (Holborn)
Lamb’s Conduit Street, WC1N Lamb’s Conduit Street takes its name from Lambs Conduit - a dam across a tributary of the River Fleet (Bloomsbury)
Lamp Office Court, WC1N Lamp Office Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Lansdowne Terrace, WC1N Lansdowne Terrace is a street located in Bloomsbury which stretches from south to north, connecting Guilford Street to Brunswick Square. (Bloomsbury)
Lion Court, WC1R Lion Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1V postal area (Holborn)
Lion House, WC1V Lion House is a block on Red Lion Street (Holborn)
Little Guildford Street, WC1N Little Guildford Street was the middle part of what is now Herbrand Street, between Great Coram Street and Bernard Street, on the western edge of the Foundling estate (Bloomsbury)
Little Russel Street, WC1A Little Russel Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)
Little Russell Street, WC1A Little Russell Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)
Little Turnstile, WC2A Little Turnstile is one of the streets of London in the WC1V postal area (Holborn)
London House, WC1N London House can be found on Doughty Street (Bloomsbury)
London Silver Vaults, WC1V London Silver Vaults is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Chancery Lane)
Long Yard, WC1N Long Yard is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Marchmont Street, WC1N Marchmont Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Mary Ward House, WC1H Mary Ward House is a block on Tavistock Place (Bloomsbury)
Mecklenburgh Place, WC1N Mecklenburgh Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Millman Place, WC1N Millman Place is a road in the WC1N postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Millman Street, WC1N Millman Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Montague Place, WC1E Montague Place was developed in the decade after 1800 (Russell Square)
Montague Street, WC1B Montague Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1B postal area (Bloomsbury)
Mount Pleasant, EC1R Mount Pleasant gained its ironic name in the 1730s after locals had begun to dump refuse there (Finsbury)
Mount Plesant, EC1R Mount Plesant is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)
Museum House, WC1A Museum House is a block on Museum Street (Holborn)
Museum Street, WC1A Museum Street is so-named since it approaches the main entrance of the British Museum. (Holborn)
Napier House, WC1V Napier House is a block on High Holborn (Chancery Lane)
New North Street, WC1N New North Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
New Penderel House, WC1V New Penderel House is a block on High Holborn (Holborn)
North Mews, WC1N North Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Northington Street, WC1N Northington Street was named after Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington, Lord Chancellor in the 1760s. (Bloomsbury)
Odonnell Court, WC1N Odonnell Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Old Glocester Street, WC1N Old Glocester Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Old Gloucester Street, WC1N Old Gloucester Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Old Glouster Street, WC1N Old Glouster Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Orange Street, WC1R Orange Street disappeared from the map to be replaced by St Martin’s College of Art (now Central Saint Martins) (Holborn)
Orde Hall Street, WC1N Orde Hall Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Ormond Close, WC1N Ormond Close is a road in the WC1N postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Ormond Mews Ormond Mews - also Ormond Yard - was made up of two extensive rows of mews and was situated just south of Great Ormond Street. (Bloomsbury)
Parnell House, WC1 Parnell House is a block on Streatham Street (Bloomsbury)
Parnell House, WC1A Parnell House is a block on Streatham Street (Bloomsbury)
Peabody Buildings, WC1N Peabody Buildings is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Phoenix Place, EC3N Phoenix Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)
Pied Bull Court, WC1A Pied Bull Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)
Pied Bull Yard, WC1A Pied Bull Yard is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Holborn)
Pooles Buildings, WC1X Pooles Buildings is a road in the EC1R postcode area (Clerkenwell)
Powis Place, WC1N Powis Place was built on the former site of Powis House, built for William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis, a prominent 17th/18th century Jacobite. (Bloomsbury)
Princeton Street, WC1R Princeton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Holborn)
Procter Street, WC1V Procter Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1V postal area (Holborn)
Proctor Street, WC1V Proctor Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1V postal area (Holborn)
Queen Annes Square, WC1N Queen Annes Square is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Queen Square, WC1N Queen Square was laid out by speculator Nicholas Barbon (Bloomsbury)
Raymond Buildings, WC1R Raymond Buildings is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Holborn)
Red Lion Square, WC1R Red Lion Square was built from the late 1680s by speculator Nicholas Barbon (Holborn)
Red Lion Street, WC1R Red Lion Street connects High Holborn with Theobalds Road (Holborn)
Regent Square, WC1N Regent Square is a road in the WC1N postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Richbell Place, WC1N Richbell Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Roger Street, WC1N Roger Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Rugby Chambers, WC1N Rugby Chambers is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Rugby Street, WC1N Rugby Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Ruskin House, WC1A Ruskin House is a block on Museum Street (Holborn)
Russell Court, WC1B Russell Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Russell Square House, WC1B Residential block (Russell Square)
Russell Square, WC1B Russell Square was laid out from 1800 by James Burton following the demolition of Bedford House, which originally stood on the site surrounded by gardens and fields (Russell Square)
Sandland Street, WC1R Sandland Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Holborn)
Sicilian Avenue, WC1V Sicilian Avenue is a shopping parade that diagonally runs in between Southampton Row and Bloomsbury Way (Holborn)
Silver Vaults, WC1V Silver Vaults is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Chancery Lane)
South Square, WC1X South Square is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Chancery Lane)
Southampton Buildings, WC2A Southampton Buildings marks the site of the house of the 4th Earl of Southampton, son of Shakespeare’s patron. (Chancery Lane)
Southampton Place, WC1A Southampton Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Holborn)
Southampton Row, WC1B Southampton Row is one of the streets of London in the WC1B postal area (Holborn)
Southampton Row, WC1V Southampton Row is a road in the WC1V postcode area (Holborn)
St George’s House, WC1A St George’s House is a block on Coptic Street (Holborn)
St. Georges Road, WC1H A street within the WC1H postcode (Bloomsbury)
Stewart House, WC1B Stewart House can be found on Russell Square (Russell Square)
Streatham Street, WC1A Streatham Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)
Summit House, WC1R Summit House is a block on Red Lion Square (Holborn)
Swan House, WC1V Swan House is a block on High Holborn (Chancery Lane)
Tailor House, WC1N Tailor House is a block on Colonnade (Bloomsbury)
Tavistock Square, WC1H Tavistock Square was built by property developer James Burton and the master builder Thomas Cubitt for Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (Bloomsbury)
Theobald’s Road, WC1N Theobald’s Road is a road in the WC1R postcode area (Holborn)
Theobalds Road, WC1N Theobalds Road is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Holborn)
Tybalds Close, WC1N Tybalds Close is a location in London (Bloomsbury)
Variety Club Building, WC1N Variety Club Building is a block on Powis Place (Bloomsbury)
Verulam Buildings, WC1R Verulam Buildings is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Holborn)
Victoria House, WC1B Victoria House is a block on Southampton Row (Holborn)
Warwick Court, WC1V Warwick Court runs north from High Holborn (Holborn)
Weston House, WC1V Weston House is located on High Holborn (Holborn)
Whetstone Park, WC2A Whetstone Park is a road in the WC2A postcode area (Holborn)
Willoughby Street, WC1B Willoughby Street was formerly known as both Vine Street and Wooburn Street (Holborn)
Witley Court, WC1H Witley Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Woburn Mews, WC1H Woburn Mews ran parallel between Woburn Place and Upper Bedford Place to the west of Woburn Place (Bloomsbury)
Woburn Place, WC1H Woburn Place is situated on the Bedford estate, running north from the east of Russell Square to the east of Tavistock Square (Bloomsbury)
Yorkshire Grey Yard, WC1V Yorkshire Grey Yard lies off of Eagle Street, WC1 (Holborn)


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