Arlington Street, SW1A

Arlington Street is named after Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, 17th century statesman and local landowner.

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

An Omnibus Ride to Piccadilly Circus An Omnibus Ride to Piccadilly Circus, Mr Gladstone Travelling with Ordinary Passengers, 1885

An Omnibus Ride to Piccadilly Circus

Café Royal The Café Royal - now a five-star hotel at 68 Regent Street - was, before its conversion to a hotel, a notable restaurant.

Café Royal

Down Street Down Street, also known as Down Street (Mayfair), is a disused station on the London Underground, located in Mayfair.

Down Street

Piccadilly Circus Piccadilly Circus was built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly.

Piccadilly Circus

Royal Air Force Club The Royal Air Force Club (often referred to as the RAF Club) is situated at 128 Piccadilly.

Royal Air Force Club

Royal Institution The Royal Institution of Great Britain (Royal Institution) is an organisation for scientific education and research, based in the City of Westminster.

Royal Institution

Shepherd Market Shepherd Market was described by Arthur Bingham Walkley in 1925 as one of the oddest incongruities in London.

Shepherd Market

St James’s St James’s is an exclusive area in the West End of London.

St James’s

The Athenaeum Hotel The Athenaeum is a family-owned five-star hotel overlooking Green Park.

The Athenaeum Hotel

NEARBY STREETS

Academy House, W1S Academy House is located on Sackville Street

Academy House, W1S

Air Street, SW1Y Air Street was the most westerly street in London when newly built in 1658 (Piccadilly Circus)

Air Street, SW1Y

Air Street, W1B Air Street’s name is believed to be a corruption of ‘Ayres’, after Thomas Ayre, a local brewer and resident in the 17th century (Soho)

Air Street, W1B

Albany Courtyard, SW1Y The courtyard is named after Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, who in 1791 purchased Melbourne House which stood on this site (St James’s)

Albany Courtyard, SW1Y

Albany, W1B The Albany is an apartment complex in Piccadilly, established in 1802 (Mayfair)

Albany, W1B

Albemarle Street, W1S Albemarle Street takes its name from the second Duke of Albermarle, son of General Monk (Green Park)

Albemarle Street, W1S

Ambassador’s Court, SW1A Ambassador’s Court is a block on Ambassador’s Court (St James’s)

Ambassador’s Court, SW1A

Ambassador’s Court, SW1A Ambassador’s Court is part of the St James’s Palace complex (St James’s)

Ambassador’s Court, SW1A

Angel Court, SW1Y Angel Court is named after a long demolished inn of this name (St James’s)

Angel Court, SW1Y

Apple Tree Yard, SW1Y Apple Tree Yard is thought named after the apple trees formerly to be found here (St James’s)

Apple Tree Yard, SW1Y

Arlington House, SW1A Arlington House is now part of an exclusive residential development (St James’s)

Arlington House, SW1A

Arlington Street, SW1A Arlington Street is named after Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, 17th century statesman and local landowner (St James’s)

Arlington Street, SW1A

Ashburton Place, W1J Ashburton Place connects Clarges Street and Bolton Street

Ashburton Place, W1J

Babmaes Street, SW1Y Babmaes Street was originally called Wells Street (St James’s)

Babmaes Street, SW1Y

Barlow Place, W1S This is a street in the W1J postcode area

Barlow Place, W1S

Bennet Street, SW1A Bennet Street lies off St James’s Street (St James’s)

Bennet Street, SW1A

Bennett House, SW1A Bennett House is located on Bennet Street (St James’s)

Bennett House, SW1A

Berger House, W1J Berger House is a block on Berkeley Square (Mayfair)

Berger House, W1J

Berkeley House, W1J Berkeley House is a block on Hay Hill (Mayfair)

Berkeley House, W1J

Berkeley Square House, W1J Berkeley Square House is a building on Berkeley Square

Berkeley Square House, W1J

Berkeley Square, W1J Berkeley Square was originally laid out in the mid 18th century by architect William Kent (Mayfair)

Berkeley Square, W1J

Berkeley Street, W1J Berkeley Street runs from Piccadilly to Berkeley Square (Green Park)

Berkeley Street, W1J

Birkett House, W1S Birkett House is a block on Albemarle Street (Mayfair)

Birkett House, W1S

Blue Ball Yard, SW1A Blue Ball Yard is first mentioned in 1672 when its site was sold by King Charles II (St James’s)

Blue Ball Yard, SW1A

Bolton Street, W1J Bolton Street runs from Curzon Street in the north to Piccadilly in the south (Mayfair)

Bolton Street, W1J

Brick Street, W1J Brick Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area

Brick Street, W1J

Bridgewater House, SW1A Bridgewater House is a block on Cleveland Row (St James’s)

Bridgewater House, SW1A

Broughton House, W1S Broughton House is located on Sackville Street (Piccadilly Circus)

Broughton House, W1S

Bruton Lane, W1S Bruton Lane is a road in the W1S postcode area

Bruton Lane, W1S

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

Bruton Street, W1S

Burlington Arcade, SW1Y Burlington Arcade is a covered shopping arcade, 179 metres in length, that runs from Piccadilly to Burlington Gardens. (St James’s)

Burlington Arcade, SW1Y

Burlington Gardens, W1J Burlington Gardens, with houses dating from 1725, was laid out on land that was once part of the Burlington Estate (Mayfair)

Burlington Gardens, W1J

Bury Street, SW1A Bury Street runs north-to-south from Jermyn Street to King Street, crossing Ryder Street (St James’s)

Bury Street, SW1A

Carlton Gardens, SW1Y Carlton Gardens was developed before 1832 (St James’s)

Carlton Gardens, SW1Y

Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y Carlton House Terrace consists of a pair of terraces - white stucco-faced houses on the south side of the street overlooking St James’s Park (St James’s)

Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y

Carrington Street, W1J Carrington Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area

Carrington Street, W1J

Catherine Wheel Yard, SW1A Catherine Wheel Yard is named after an inn that stood on this site until it burnt down in 1895 (St James’s)

Catherine Wheel Yard, SW1A

Charles II Street, SW1Y Charles II Street is named for the ’Merry Monarch’ (St James’s)

Charles II Street, SW1Y

Charles Street, W1J Charles Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Charles Street, W1J

Chatham House, SW1Y Chatham House is a building on St James’s Square (St James’s)

Chatham House, SW1Y

Chesterfield Street, W1J Chesterfield Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Chesterfield Street, W1J

Church Place, SW1Y Church Place was named after the adjacent St James’s Church, Piccadilly (St James’s)

Church Place, SW1Y

Clarges Mews, W1J Clarges Mews is a mews at the top of Clarges Street (Mayfair)

Clarges Mews, W1J

Clarges Street, W1J Clarges Street runs north from Piccadilly

Clarges Street, W1J

Cleveland Row, SW1A Cleveland Row – after Cleveland House (now Bridgwater House), named for Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland who lived there in the late 17th century (St James’s)

Cleveland Row, SW1A

Cleveland Yard, SW1Y Cleveland Yard is now the site of Cleveland Place (St James’s)

Cleveland Yard, SW1Y

Clydesdale Bank House, W1J Clydesdale Bank House is a block on Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)

Clydesdale Bank House, W1J

Colette House, W1J Colette House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)

Colette House, W1J

Connaught House, W1K Connaught House is sited on Davies Street

Connaught House, W1K

Copus House, W1K Copus House is a block on Mount Street (Mayfair)

Copus House, W1K

Cork Street, W1S Cork Street, on the Burlington Estate, was named after Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork

Cork Street, W1S

Crown Passage, SW1A Crown Passage is thought to be after a former tavern of the name (St James’s)

Crown Passage, SW1A

Curzon Street, W1J Curzon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area

Curzon Street, W1J

Curzonfield House, W1J Curzonfield House is a building on Curzon Street

Curzonfield House, W1J

Dalmeny Court, SW1Y Dalmeny Court is a block on Duke Street (St James’s)

Dalmeny Court, SW1Y

Dartmouth House, W1J Dartmouth House is a block on Charles Street (Mayfair)

Dartmouth House, W1J

Denman House, W1J Denman House is a block on Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)

Denman House, W1J

Denman Street, W1J Denman Street - formerly Queen Street - was named after Dr Thomas Denman midwifery pioneer in 1862 (Piccadilly Circus)

Denman Street, W1J

Devonshire House, W1J Devonshire House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)

Devonshire House, W1J

Dover Street, W1J Dover Street is notable for its Georgian architecture as well as the location of historic London clubs and hotels (Green Park)

Dover Street, W1J

Down Street Mews, W1J Down Street Mews is a largely hidden side street in Mayfair (Mayfair)

Down Street Mews, W1J

Down Street, W1J Down Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Down Street, W1J

Dudley House, SW1A Dudley House is situated at 169 Piccadilly (St James’s)

Dudley House, SW1A

Duke Of York Street, SW1Y Duke Of York Street runs between Jermyn Street and St James’s Square (St James’s)

Duke Of York Street, SW1Y

Duke Street St James’s, SW1Y Duke Street St James’s is named after James II, Duke of York when the street was built and brother to Charles II, king at the time (St James’s)

Duke Street St James’s, SW1Y

Eagle Place, SW1Y Eagle Place lies off Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)

Eagle Place, SW1Y

Egyptian House, W1J Egyptian House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)

Egyptian House, W1J

Empire House, W1J Empire House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)

Empire House, W1J

Farm Street, W1J Farm Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Farm Street, W1J

Fitzmaurice Place, W1J Fitzmaurice Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Fitzmaurice Place, W1J

French Railway House, SW1Y French Railway House occupies 178-180 Piccadilly (St James’s)

French Railway House, SW1Y

Garrick House, W1J Residential block

Garrick House, W1J

Glasshouse Street, W1B Glassmaking or Salt Petre manufacturing took place here from the 1670s (Soho)

Glasshouse Street, W1B

Glendore House, W1J Glendore House is a block on Clarges Street (Mayfair)

Glendore House, W1J

Gossard House, W1S Gossard House is a building on Savile Row

Gossard House, W1S

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

Grafton Street, W1S

Half Moon Street, W1J Half Moon Street runs between Piccadilly and Curzon Street

Half Moon Street, W1J

Hay Hill, W1S Hay Hill is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Hay Hill, W1S

Hay’s Mews, W1J This is a street in the W1J postcode area (Mayfair)

Hay’s Mews, W1J

Hertford Street, W1J Hertford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area

Hertford Street, W1J

Hill Street, W1J Hill Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Hill Street, W1J

Jermyn Street, SW1Y Jermyn Street is the main east-west road of St James’s (St James’s)

Jermyn Street, SW1Y

King Street, SW1Y King Street leads from St James’s Street to St James’s Square (St James’s)

King Street, SW1Y

Landsdowne Row, W1J Landsdowne Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Landsdowne Row, W1J

Lansdowne House, W1J Lansdowne House is a block on Berkeley Square (Mayfair)

Lansdowne House, W1J

Lansdowne Row, W1J Lansdowne Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Lansdowne Row, W1J

Little St James’s Street, SW1A Little St James’s Street is a turning off of St James’s Street proper (St James’s)

Little St James’s Street, SW1A

Lower Regent Street, SW1Y Lower Regent Street is the name for the part of Regent Street which lies south of Piccadilly Circus (St James’s)

Lower Regent Street, SW1Y

Malta House, W1J Malta House is a building on Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)

Malta House, W1J

Market Mews, W1J Market Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area

Market Mews, W1J

Marlborough Road, SW1Y Marlborough Road was named after the adjacent Marlborough House, built for Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough in 1711 (St James’s)

Marlborough Road, SW1Y

Masons Yard, SW1Y Mason’s Yard was named for the local 18th century victualler Henry Mason (St James’s)

Masons Yard, SW1Y

Mayfair Place, W1J Mayfair Place runs behind Devonshire House (Green Park)

Mayfair Place, W1J

Mayfayre House, W1J Mayfayre House is a block on Shepherd Street

Mayfayre House, W1J

Meadows House, W1J Meadows House is a block on Queen Street (Mayfair)

Meadows House, W1J

Mount Row, W1K Mount Row was formed from two stable yards (Mayfair)

Mount Row, W1K

Nightingale House, W1J Nightingale House is a block on Curzon Street (Mayfair)

Nightingale House, W1J

Nuffield House, W1J Nuffield House is located on Piccadilly (St James’s)

Nuffield House, W1J

Old Bond Street, W1J Old Bond Street was named for Sir Thomas Bond, a property developer from Peckham who laid out a number of streets in this part of the West End (Green Park)

Old Bond Street, W1J

Old Burlington Street, W1J Old Burlington Street connects Burlington Gardens and Clifford Street

Old Burlington Street, W1J

Ormond Yard, SW1Y Ormond Yard was named after James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, who owned a house next to this yard in the 17th century (St James’s)

Ormond Yard, SW1Y

OverSeas House, SW1A OverSeas House is a block on Park Place (St James’s)

OverSeas House, SW1A

Pall Mall, SW1Y Pall Mall was laid out as grounds for playing pall mall in the 17th century (St James’s)

Pall Mall, SW1Y

Park Place, SW1A Park Place is named after nearby Green Park (St James’s)

Park Place, SW1A

Piccadilly Arcade, SW1Y Piccadilly Arcade runs between Piccadilly and Jermyn Street (St James’s)

Piccadilly Arcade, SW1Y

Piccadilly Circus, W1J Piccadilly Circus was laid out by John Nash in 1819 (Piccadilly Circus)

Piccadilly Circus, W1J

Piccadilly Place, SW1Y Piccadilly Place is an alleyway leading to Vine Street (Piccadilly Circus)

Piccadilly Place, SW1Y

Piccadilly, SW1Y Piccadilly is one of the main London streets (St James’s)

Piccadilly, SW1Y

Piccadilly, W1J Piccadilly is a major road in the West End (Green Park)

Piccadilly, W1J

Pickering Place, SW1A Thought to be the smallest public open space in London, Pickering Place is perhaps most famous for being the location of the last public duel in England (St James’s)

Pickering Place, SW1A

Pickering Place, SW1Y Pickering Place is London’s smallest square (St James’s)

Pickering Place, SW1Y

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

Pollen Street, W1S

Princes Arcade, SW1Y Princes Arcade, built 1929–33, was named after the former Prince’s Hotel, which stood here (St James’s)

Princes Arcade, SW1Y

Quadrant Arcade, W1B Quadrant Arcade - part of a shopping centre - is named after the Quadrant to the south of Regent Street (Soho)

Quadrant Arcade, W1B

Queen Street, W1J Queen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Queen Street, W1J

Red Wolf House, W1J Red Wolf House is a block on Bolton Street (Green Park)

Red Wolf House, W1J

Regency House, W1B Regency House is sited on Warwick Street (Soho)

Regency House, W1B

Rex House, SW1Y Rex House is a building on Regent Street (St James’s)

Rex House, SW1Y

Rose and Crown Yard, SW1Y Rose and Crown Yard was probably named after a former inn of this name (St James’s)

Rose and Crown Yard, SW1Y

Royal Arcade, W1S Royal Arcade is an alleyway of exclusive shops (Mayfair)

Royal Arcade, W1S

Royalty House, W1S Royalty House is a block on Sackville Street (Mayfair)

Royalty House, W1S

Russell Court, SW1A Russell Court is named after the Russell family, who lived here in the 1600s (St James’s)

Russell Court, SW1A

Ryder Street, SW1A Ryder Street was named after Richard Rider, Master Carpenter to Charles II (St James’s)

Ryder Street, SW1A

Ryder Yard, SW1Y Ryder Yard was named for Richard Rider, Master Carpenter to Charles II (St James’s)

Ryder Yard, SW1Y

Ryger House, SW1A Ryger House is located on Arlington Street (St James’s)

Ryger House, SW1A

Sackville Street, W1B Sackville Street runs north from Piccadilly (Mayfair)

Sackville Street, W1B

Savile House, W1J Savile House is a block on Berkeley Street (Green Park)

Savile House, W1J

Scandia House, W1S Scandia House is a building on Albemarle Street (Green Park)

Scandia House, W1S

Shepherd Market, W1J Shepherd Market was developed between 1735 and 1746 by Edward Shepherd from an open area called Brook Field

Shepherd Market, W1J

Shepherd Street, W1J Shepherd Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area

Shepherd Street, W1J

Spencer House, SW1A Spencer House is a block on St James’s Place (St James’s)

Spencer House, SW1A

St Albans Street, SW1Y St Albans Street was named after Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of Saint Albans, 17th century politician and local landowner (Piccadilly Circus)

St Albans Street, SW1Y

St James’s Market, SW1Y St James’s Market was part of the site of St James’s leper hospital in the Middle Ages, named after James, son of Zebedee (Piccadilly Circus)

St James’s Market, SW1Y

St James’s Chambers, SW1Y St James’s Chambers is a block located at 9 Ryder Street (St James’s)

St James’s Chambers, SW1Y

St James’s Place, SW1A St James’s Place runs west from St James’s Street (St James’s)

St James’s Place, SW1A

St James’s Square, SW1Y St James’s Square is the only square in the district of St James’s (St James’s)

St James’s Square, SW1Y

St James’s Street, SW1A St James’s Street is a main road of the West End running from Pall Mall to Piccadilly (St James’s)

St James’s Street, SW1A

Stable Yard Road, SW1A Stable Yard Road leads from The Mall to Clarence House (St James’s)

Stable Yard Road, SW1A

Stafford House, W1S Stafford House is sited on Stafford Street (Green Park)

Stafford House, W1S

Stafford Street, W1S Stafford Street is named after Margaret Stafford, partner of developer Sir Thomas Bond who built on this site in the seventeenth century. (Green Park)

Stafford Street, W1S

Standbrook House, W1S Standbrook House is a block on Old Bond Street (Green Park)

Standbrook House, W1S

Stratton House, W1J Stratton House is a block on Stratton Street (Green Park)

Stratton House, W1J

Stratton Street, W1J Stratton Street forms an L shape between Piccadilly and Berkeley Street (Mayfair)

Stratton Street, W1J

Swallow Street, SW1Y Swallow Street honours Thomas Swallow, lessee in 1540 of the pastures on which the road was built (Piccadilly Circus)

Swallow Street, SW1Y

Swan House, W1S Swan House can be found on Old Bond Street (Green Park)

Swan House, W1S

The Bank Building, SW1A The Bank Building is located on St James’s Street (St James’s)

The Bank Building, SW1A

The Economist Building, SW1A The Economist Building can be found on St James’s Street (St James’s)

The Economist Building, SW1A

The Garden House, W1K The Garden House is a block on Mount Row (Mayfair)

The Garden House, W1K

The London Pavillion, SW1Y The London Pavilion is a building on Piccadilly Circus (Soho)

The London Pavillion, SW1Y

The Mall, SW1Y The Mall is the processional route between Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace (St James’s)

The Mall, SW1Y

The Ritz Arcade, SW1A The Ritz Arcade lies outside The Ritz Hotel (St James’s)

The Ritz Arcade, SW1A

Time & Life Building, W1J Time & Life Building is a block on Bruton Street

Time & Life Building, W1J

Trebeck Street, W1J Trebeck Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area

Trebeck Street, W1J

Victory House, W1B Victory House is a block on Regent Street (Piccadilly Circus)

Victory House, W1B

Vigo Street, W1J Vigo Street is a short street running west from Regent Street

Vigo Street, W1J

Vine Street, SW1Y Vine Street is a short dead-end street running east from Swallow Street and is parallel to Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)

Vine Street, SW1Y

Westmorland House, W1B Westmorland House is a block on Regent Street (Soho)

Westmorland House, W1B

White Horse Street, W1J White Horse Street runs from Piccadilly to Shepherd Street (Green Park)

White Horse Street, W1J

Wilder Walk, W1J Wilder Walk was named for Councillor Ian Wilder in 2012 (Piccadilly Circus)

Wilder Walk, W1J

Yarmouth Place, W1J Yarmouth Place lies off Brick Street

Yarmouth Place, W1J

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