Dover House, SW1A

Block in/near Westminster

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FEBRUARY
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2001
Dover House is a block on Whitehall.






NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Charing Cross Charing Cross denotes the junction of the Strand, Whitehall and Cockspur Street, just south of Trafalgar Square
Charing Cross
Embankment Embankment underground station has been known by various names during its long history - including, indeed, ’Embankment’.
Embankment
Embankment to Charing Cross walk Arguably the shortest walk between two stations of the London Underground
Embankment to Charing Cross walk
Hungerford Bridge Hungerford Bridge is a rail bridge crossing the Thames into Charing Cross station.
Hungerford Bridge
Hungerford Stairs The Hungerford Stairs were the entrance point to Hungerford Market from the River Thames. They are now the site of Charing Cross railway Station.
Hungerford Stairs
Nelson’s Column Nelson’s Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square built to commemorate Horatio Nelson’s decisive victory at the Battle of Trafalgar during which he lost his life.
Nelson’s Column
Northumberland House Northumberland House was a large Jacobean townhouse in London, which was the London residence of the Percy family, the Dukes of Northumberland.
Northumberland House
Royal Society The Royal Society is a self-governing Fellowship of many of the world’s most distinguished scientists drawn from all areas of science, engineering and medicine.
Royal Society
Westminster Westminster - heart of government.
Westminster
Westminster to Green Park walk The heart of government
Westminster to Green Park walk

NEARBY STREETS
Admiralty House, SW1A Admiralty House is a block on Whitehall (Westminster)
Admiralty House, SW1A
Birdcage Walk, SW1H Birdcage Walk runs east from Great George Street, along the south side of St James’s Park (St James’s Park)
Birdcage Walk, SW1H
Bridge Street, SW1A Bridge Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1A postal area (Westminster)
Bridge Street, SW1A
Canada House, SW1A Canada House is a Greek Revival building situated on Trafalgar Square (Charing Cross)
Canada House, SW1A
Canon Row, SW1A Canon Row is at least one thousand year’s old (Westminster)
Canon Row, 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
Central Buildings, SW1P Central Buildings is a block on Matthew Parker Street (Westminster)
Central Buildings, SW1P
Charing Cross, WC2N Charing Cross, long regarded as London’s central point, as an address is an enigma (Charing Cross)
Charing Cross, WC2N
Charles Court, WC2N Charles Court ran between Villiers Street and Hungerford Market (Charing Cross)
Charles Court, WC2N
Charles II Street, SW1Y Charles II Street is named for the ’Merry Monarch’ (St James’s)
Charles II Street, SW1Y
Chubb Court, SW1P Chubb Court is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Westminster)
Chubb Court, SW1P
Clutha House, SW1P Clutha House is a block on Storey’s Gate (Westminster)
Clutha House, SW1P
Cockpit Steps, SW1H Cockpit Steps leads from Birdcage Walk to Old Queen Street (Westminster)
Cockpit Steps, SW1H
Cockspur Court, SW1A Cockspur Court runs west for a short section from Spring Gardens (Charing Cross)
Cockspur Court, SW1A
Cockspur Street, SW1A Cockspur Street is possibly after the cock fighting that formerly occurred here, cocks often having spurs attached to their feet during fights (Charing Cross)
Cockspur Street, SW1A
Commissioner’s Yard, SW1A Commissioner’s Yard is a small street behind New Scotland Yard (Westminster)
Commissioner’s Yard, SW1A
Craig’s Court, SW1A Craig’s Court is an alleyway off Whitehall (Charing Cross)
Craig’s Court, SW1A
Craven Passage, WC2N Craven Passage is named after William Craven, 3rd Baron Craven, who owned the land when the street was built in the 1730s (Charing Cross)
Craven Passage, WC2N
Craven Street, WC2N Craven Street is named after William Craven, 3rd Baron Craven, who owned the land when the street was built in the 1730s (Charing Cross)
Craven Street, WC2N
Curtis Green Building, SW1A Curtis Green Building can be found on Victoria Embankment (Westminster)
Curtis Green Building, SW1A
Derby Gate, SW1A Derby Gate is one of the streets of London in the SW1A postal area (Westminster)
Derby Gate, SW1A
Dover House, SW1A Dover House is a block on Whitehall (Westminster)
Dover House, SW1A
Downing Street, SW1A Downing Street has been the home of British Prime Minsters since the eighteenth century (Westminster)
Downing Street, SW1A
Embankment Place, WC2N Embankment Place runs from Villiers Street, under a railway arch, on to Northumberland Avenue (Embankment)
Embankment Place, WC2N
Fludyer Street, SW1A Fludyer Street used to be a street which lay parallel to, and south of, Downing Street (Westminster)
Fludyer Street, SW1A
Golden Jubilee Bridge, WC2N Golden Jubilee Bridge is a road in the WC2N postcode area (River Thames)
Golden Jubilee Bridge, WC2N
Grand Buildings, SW1A Grand Buildings replaced the Grand Hotel in 1986 (Charing Cross)
Grand Buildings, SW1A
Great George Street, SW1P Great George Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)
Great George Street, SW1P
Great Scotland Yard, SW1A Great Scotland Yard is a street located in Westminster, London, connecting Northumberland Avenue and Whitehall. (Charing Cross)
Great Scotland Yard, SW1A
Gwydyr House, SW1A Gwydyr House is a building on Whitehall (Westminster)
Gwydyr House, SW1A
Horse Guards Avenue, SW1A Horse Guards Avenue stretches from Whitehall to the Embankment (Westminster)
Horse Guards Avenue, SW1A
Horse Guards Parade, SW1A Horse Guards Parade dates to the time of Henry VIII (Westminster)
Horse Guards Parade, SW1A
Horse Guards Road, SW1A Horse Guards Road runs along the eastern edge of St James’s Park (Westminster)
Horse Guards Road, SW1A
Hudson’s Court, WC2N Hudson’s Court is one of the courtyards swept away by the building of Trafalgar Square and Duncannon Street during the 1830s (Charing Cross)
Hudson’s Court, WC2N
Hungerford House, WC2N Residential block (Embankment)
Hungerford House, WC2N
Hungerford Lane, WC2N Hungerford Lane was a dark narrow alley that went alongside and then under Charing Cross Station (Charing Cross)
Hungerford Lane, WC2N
Johnson’s Court, SW1A Johnson’s Court is a former courtyard next to Northumberland House (Charing Cross)
Johnson’s Court, SW1A
King Charles Street, SW1A King Charles Street is a street of government buildings, one block south of Downing Street (Westminster)
King Charles Street, SW1A
King Street, SW1A King Street was an ancient thoroughfare between the regions of the Court and the Abbey in Westminster (Westminster)
King Street, SW1A
Kinnaird House, SW1Y Kinnaird House is a block on Pall Mall (St James’s)
Kinnaird House, SW1Y
Kipling House, WC2N Kipling House is a block on Villiers Street (Charing Cross)
Kipling House, WC2N
Kirkland House, SW1A Kirkland House is a block on Whitehall (Westminster)
Kirkland House, SW1A
Lewisham Street, SW1H Lewisham Street is a Westminster alleyway (Westminster)
Lewisham Street, SW1H
Little George Street, SW1P Little George Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)
Little George Street, SW1P
Main Building, SW1A Main Building is a block on Horse Guards Avenue (Westminster)
Main Building, SW1A
Matthew Parker Street, SW1H The Most Reverend Matthew Parker was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1559 until 1575 (Westminster)
Matthew Parker Street, SW1H
Municipal Insurance House, SW1H Municipal Insurance House can be found on Old Queen Street (Westminster)
Municipal Insurance House, SW1H
New Palace Yard, SW1A New Palace Yard was built by William II (William Rufus) (Westminster)
New Palace Yard, SW1A
New Street, SW1A New Street was made part of Spring Gardens in 1881 (Westminster)
New Street, SW1A
New Zealand House, SW1Y New Zealand House is a block on Haymarket (St James’s)
New Zealand House, SW1Y
Northumberland Avenue, WC2N Northumberland Avenue runs from Trafalgar Square in the west to the Thames Embankment. (Charing Cross)
Northumberland Avenue, WC2N
Northumberland Court, SW1A Northumberland Court was a courtyard beside Northumberland House (Charing Cross)
Northumberland Court, SW1A
Northumberland House, SW1A Northumberland House is a modern block on Northumberland Avenue sharing the same name as a notable house of Charing Cross (Charing Cross)
Northumberland House, SW1A
Northumberland Street, WC2N Northumberland Street commemorates the former Northumberland House, built originally in the 17th century for the earls of Northampton and later acquired by the earls of Northumberland. (Charing Cross)
Northumberland Street, WC2N
Oceanic House, SW1Y Oceanic House is a block on Pall Mall East (Charing Cross)
Oceanic House, SW1Y
Old Admiralty Building, SW1A Old Admiralty Building is a block on Spring Gardens (Westminster)
Old Admiralty Building, SW1A
Old Queen Street, SW1H Old Queen Street is parallel to Birdcage Walk (Westminster)
Old Queen Street, SW1H
Pall Mall East, SW1A Pall Mall East is an eastern extension of Pall Mall towards Trafalgar Square (Charing Cross)
Pall Mall East, 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
Parker Street, SW1H Before being renamed to Matthew Parker Street, old Parker Street was a Westminster slum (Westminster)
Parker Street, SW1H
Parliament Square, SW1A Parliament Square is one of the most important squares in Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey (Westminster)
Parliament Square, SW1A
Parliament Street, SW1A Parliament Street is the name of the southernmost stretch of Whitehall as it meets Parliament Square (Westminster)
Parliament Street, SW1A
Portcullis House, SW1A Portcullis House is a building on Bridge Street (Westminster)
Portcullis House, SW1A
Price’s Court, SW1P A street within the SW1P postcode (Westminster)
Price’s Court, SW1P
Queen Anne’s House, SW1H Queen Anne’s House is a block on Queen Anne’s Gate (St James’s Park)
Queen Anne’s House, SW1H
Queen Anne’s Gate, SW1H Queen Anne’s Gate runs parallel to Birdcage Walk (Westminster)
Queen Anne’s Gate, SW1H
Richmond House Whitehall, SW1A Richmond House Whitehall is one of the streets of London in the SW1A postal area (Westminster)
Richmond House Whitehall, SW1A
Richmond House, SW1A Richmond House is a block on Whitehall (Westminster)
Richmond House, SW1A
Richmond Terrace Mews, SW1A Richmond Terrace Mews originally led to New Scotland Yard (Westminster)
Richmond Terrace Mews, SW1A
Richmond Terrace, SW1A Richmond Terrace is on the site of Richmond House, destroyed by a fire on 21 December 1791 (Westminster)
Richmond Terrace, SW1A
Royal Opera Arcade, SW1Y Royal Opera Arcade was originally part of an opera house theatre, built by John Nash (St James’s)
Royal Opera Arcade, SW1Y
Sabadell House, SW1Y Sabadell House is a block on Pall Mall (St James’s)
Sabadell House, SW1Y
Spring Gardens, WC2N Spring Gardens derives its name from the Spring Garden, formed in the 16th century (Charing Cross)
Spring Gardens, WC2N
Storey’s Gate, SW1H Abraham Storey, one of Wren’s master-masons, built Storey’s Gate that now commemorates his name. (Westminster)
Storey’s Gate, SW1H
The Arches, WC2N The Arches runs directly under Charing Cross station as a short cut from Villiers Street to Northumberland Avenue (Charing Cross)
The Arches, WC2N
The Queen’s Walk, SE1 The Queen’s Walk is a road in the SE1 postcode area (South Bank)
The Queen’s Walk, SE1
The Terrace, SW1A The Terrace is a road in the SW1A postcode area (Westminster)
The Terrace, SW1A
Trafalgar Square, WC2N Trafalgar Square commemorates Horatio Nelson’s 1805 victory at the Battle of Trafalgar (Charing Cross)
Trafalgar Square, WC2N
Trinity Place, SW1A Trinity Place is a former courtyard in the Whitehall area (Charing Cross)
Trinity Place, SW1A
Victoria Embankment, SW1A Victoria Embankment leads north out of the Westminster area (River Thames)
Victoria Embankment, SW1A
Victoria Embankment, WC2N Victoria Embankment was built as part of Joseph Bazalgette’s Embankment scheme (Embankment)
Victoria Embankment, WC2N
Warwick House Street, SW1A Warwick House Street formerly approached Warwick House, built in the 17th century for Sir Philip Warwick (Charing Cross)
Warwick House Street, SW1A
Watergate Walk, WC2N Watergate Walk is named after a former watergate built in 1626 for George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham as an entrance for the former York House (Embankment)
Watergate Walk, WC2N
Waterloo Place, SW1Y Waterloo Place, an extension of Regent Street, is awash with statues and monuments that honour heroes of the British Empire (St James’s)
Waterloo Place, SW1Y
Westminster Bridge, SE1 Westminster Bridge links Westminster on the west side with Lambeth on the east side (River Thames)
Westminster Bridge, SE1
Whitehall Court, SW1A Whitehall Court runs north from Horse Guards Avenue (Westminster)
Whitehall Court, SW1A
Whitehall Gardens, SW1A Whitehall Gardens is a road in the SW1A postcode area (Westminster)
Whitehall Gardens, SW1A
Whitehall House, SW1A Whitehall House, a grade II listed building, is situated on Whitehall, in close proximity to Trafalgar Square. (Charing Cross)
Whitehall House, SW1A
Whitehall Place, SW1A Whitehall Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1A postal area (Westminster)
Whitehall Place, SW1A
Whitehall, SW1A Whitehall is recognised as the centre of the government of the United Kingdom (Westminster)
Whitehall, SW1A


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