East Street, W1T

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

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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
Emma Seif Hill Street, London Added: 25 Jan 2022 19:06 GMT	Birth of the Bluestocking Society In about 1750, Elizabeth Montagu began hosting literary breakfasts in her home at 23 (now 31) Hill Street. These are considered the first meetings of the Bluestocking society. Reply
Linda Webb Hungerford Stairs Added: 27 Sep 2021 05:51 GMT	Hungerford Stairs In 1794 my ancestor, George Webb, Clay Pipe Maker, lived in Hungerford Stairs, Strand. Source: Wakefields Merchant & Tradesmens General Directory London Westminster 1794 Source: Hungerford Stairs Reply
Fumblina Whitfield Street, W1T Added: 21 Feb 2023 11:39 GMT	Error on 1800 map numbering for John Street The 1800 map of Whitfield Street (17 zoom) has an error in the numbering shown on the map. The houses are numbered up the right hand side of John Street and Upper John Street to #47 and then are numbered down the left hand side until #81 BUT then continue from 52-61 instead of 82-91. Reply
TUM The Underground Map Added: 27 Aug 2022 10:22 GMT	The Underground Map Michael Faraday successfully demonstrated the first electrical transformer at the Royal Institute, London. Reply
Roy Batham Covent Garden Added: 7 Jan 2022 07:17 GMT	Smithy in Longacre John Burris 1802-1848 Listed 1841 census as Burroughs was a blacksmith, address just given as Longacre. Source: Batham/Wiseman - Family Tree 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
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
Scott Hatton Savile Row, W1S Added: 30 Jan 2023 11:28 GMT	The Beatles on a London rooftop The Beatles’ rooftop concert took place on the rooftop of the Apple Corps building in London. It was their final public performance as a band and was unannounced, attracting a crowd of onlookers. The concert lasted for 42 minutes and included nine songs. The concert is remembered as a seminal moment in the history of rock music and remains one of the most famous rock performances of all time. 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
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
Jude Allen Orange Street, WC2H Added: 29 Jul 2021 07:53 GMT	Bra top I jave a jewelled item of clothong worn by a revie girl. It is red with diamante straps. Inside it jas a label Bermans Revue 16 Orange Street but I cannot find any info online about the revue only that 16 Orange Street used to be a theatre. Does any one know about the revue. I would be intesrested to imagine the wearer of the article and her London life. Reply
BG Lancing Street, NW1 Added: 20 Dec 2022 02:58 GMT	Lancing Street, NW1 LANCING STREET Reply

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Sue Meyrick Road, SW11 Added: 24 Sep 2023 19:09 GMT	Meyrick Rd My family - Roe - lived in poverty at 158 Meyrick Rd in the 1920s, moving to 18 Lavender Terrace in 1935. They also lived in York Rd at one point. Alf, Nell (Ellen), plus children John, Ellen (Did), Gladys, Joyce & various lodgers. Alf worked for the railway (LMS). Reply
Michael Tyrrell Avenue, DA16 Added: 20 Sep 2023 21:10 GMT	Momentous Birth! I was born in the upstairs front room of 28 Tyrrell Avenue in August 1938. I was a breach birth and quite heavy ( poor Mum!). My parents moved to that end of terrace house from another rental in St Mary Cray where my three year older brother had been born in 1935. The estate was quite new in 1938 and all the properties were rented. My Father was a Postman. I grew up at no 28 all through WWII and later went to Little Dansington School Reply
Mike Levy Arbour Square, E1 Added: 19 Sep 2023 18:10 GMT	Bombing of Arbour Square in the Blitz On the night of September 7, 1940. Hyman Lubosky (age 35), his wife Fay (or Fanny)(age 32) and their son Martin (age 17 months) died at 11 Arbour Square. They are buried together in Rainham Jewish Cemetery. Their grave stones read: "Killed by enemy action" Reply
Lady Townshend Bridge House Added: 8 Sep 2023 16:02 GMT	Tenant at Westbourne (1807 - 1811) I think that the 3rd Marquess Townshend - at that time Lord Chartley - was a tenant living either at Westbourne Manor or at Bridge House. He undertook considerable building work there as well as creating gardens. I am trying to trace which house it was. Any ideas gratefully received Reply
Alex Britton Roding Valley Added: 30 Aug 2023 10:43 GMT	Late opening The tracks through Roding Valley were opened on 1 May 1903 by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on its Woodford to Ilford line (the Fairlop Loop). But the station was not opened until 3 February 1936 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER, successor to the GER). Source: Roding Valley tube station - Wikipedia Reply
Kevin Pont Roding Valley Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:52 GMT	Shhh.... Roding Valley is the quietest tube station, each year transporting the same number of passengers as Waterloo does in one day. Reply
Kevin Pont Dollis Hill Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:47 GMT	The connection with Bletchley Park The code-breaking computer used at Bletchley Park was built in Dollis Hill. Reply
Kevin Pont Hampstead Added: 29 Aug 2023 15:25 GMT	The deepest station At 58m below ground, Hampstead is as deep as Nelson’s Column is tall. Source: Hampstead tube station - Wikipedia 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

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

L’Escargot

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

Scala Theatre

St Giles St Giles is a district of central London, at the southern tip of the London Borough of Camden.

St Giles

The Champion The Champion in Fitzrovia is a fine Grade II listed pub with Victorian-style fittings.

The Champion

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

Tottenham Court Road

Trident Studios Trident Studios was located at 17 St Anne’s Court between 1968 and 1981.

Trident Studios

NEARBY STREETS

Aberdeen Mews, W1F Aberdeen Mews was situated off Ramillies Place.

Aberdeen Mews, W1F

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

Adam and Eve Court, W1D

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

Adeline Place, WC1B

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

Alfred Place, WC1E

Ampersand Building, W1F Ampersand Building is sited on Wardour Street.

Ampersand Building, W1F

Andrew Borde Street, W1D Andrew Borde Street was situated opposite the end of Sutton Row and under the Centre Point development.

Andrew Borde Street, W1D

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

Argyll Street, W1F

Arlette House, W1F Arlette House is a block on Meard Street.

Arlette House, W1F

Arthur Stanley House, W1T Arthur Stanley House is located on Tottenham Street.

Arthur Stanley House, W1T

Artist House, WC1A Artist House is sited on Little Russell Street.

Artist House, WC1A

Artists House, W1D Artists House is a block on Manette Street.

Artists House, W1D

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

Bainbridge Street, WC2H

Balfour House, W1W Balfour House is a block on Great Titchfield Street.

Balfour House, W1W

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

Bateman Street, W1D

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

Batemans Buildings, W1D

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

Bayley Street, WC1B

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

Bedford Avenue, WC1B

Bedford Court Mansions, WC1B Bedford Court Mansions is a block on Adeline Place.

Bedford Court Mansions, WC1B

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

Bedford Square, WC1B

Belmont House, W1W Belmont House is a block on Candover Street.

Belmont House, W1W

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, W1D 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, W1D

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

Berwick Road, W1F

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

Berwick Street, W1F

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

Bird Street, W1T

Bloomsbury House, WC1B Bloomsbury House is a block on Bedford Square.

Bloomsbury House, WC1B

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

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

Bourlet Close, W1W

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

Broadwick Street, W1F

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

Bromley Place, W1T

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

Bucknall Street, WC2H

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

Bywell Place, W1W

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

Cambridge Circus, WC2H

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

Candover Street, W1W

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

Carlisle Street, W1D

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

Carlisle Walk, W1D

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

Carnaby Street, W1F

Castlewood House, WC1A Residential block

Castlewood House, WC1A

Centre Point, WC2H Centre Point is a controversial 1960s-built tower block.

Centre Point, WC2H

Century House, W1D Century House is a block on Oxford Street.

Century House, W1D

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

Chapone Place, W1D

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

Charlotte Place, W1T

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

Charlotte Street, W1T

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

Ching Court, WC2H

Cinema House, W1F Cinema House is a block on Wardour Street.

Cinema House, W1F

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

Cleveland Street, W1T

College Court, W1D College Court is a building on Berners Street.

College Court, W1D

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

Colville Place, W1T

Congress House, WC1B Congress House can be found on Great Russell Street.

Congress House, WC1B

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

Coptic Street, WC2H

D’Arblay House, W1F D’Arblay House is located on D’Arblay Street.

D’Arblay House, W1F

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

D’Arblay Street, W1F

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

Dean Street, W1D

Denmark Place, WC2H Denmark Place was an alleyway one block north of Denmark Street.

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

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

Endeavour House, WC2H Endeavour House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue.

Endeavour House, WC2H

Europa House, W1F Europa House is a block on Great Marlborough Street.

Europa House, W1F

Evelyn House, W1W Evelyn House is a block on New Cavendish Street.

Evelyn House, W1W

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

Fairgate House, WC1A Fairgate House is a block on New Oxford Street.

Fairgate House, WC1A

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

Film House, W1F Film House is a block on Wardour Street.

Film House, W1F

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

Flaxman Court, W1F

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

Flichcroft Street, WC2H

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

Flitcroft Street, WC2H

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

Foley Street, W1W

Foubert’s Place, W1B Foubert’s Place is named after a Frenchman who had a riding school here in the reign of Charles II.

Foubert’s Place, W1B

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

Frith Street, W1D

Ganton Street, W1F Ganton Street runs across Carnaby Street.

Ganton Street, W1F

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

Gilbert Place, WC1A

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

Goodge Place, W1T

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

Goodge Street, W1T

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

Great Titchfield Street, W1W

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

Greek Court, W1D

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

Greek Street, W1D

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

Gresse Street, W1T

Hammer House, W1F Hammer House is a block on Wardour Street.

Hammer House, W1F

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

Hanson Street, W1W

Hanway Place, W1D Hanway Place is named for Major John Hanway.

Hanway Place, W1D

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

Hanway Street, W1D

Highlight House, W1W Highlight House is a block on Margaret Street.

Highlight House, W1W

Highwood House, W1W Highwood House can be found on New Cavendish Street.

Highwood House, W1W

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

Holden House, W1 Holden House is sited on Oxford Street.

Holden House, W1

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

Holland Street, W1F

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

Hollen Street, W1F

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

Hopkins Street, W1F

Ingestre Court, W1F Ingestre Court is sited on Ingestre Place.

Ingestre Court, W1F

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

Ingestre Place, W1F

Isis House, WC1A Isis House is a building on New Oxford Street.

Isis House, WC1A

Jebsen House, WC2H Jebsen House is a block on Mercer Street.

Jebsen House, WC2H

Jubilee House, W1 Jubilee House is located on Oxford Street.

Jubilee House, W1

Julian House, W1T Julian House is a building on Windmill Street.

Julian House, W1T

Kemble House, W1D Kemble House is sited on Dean Street.

Kemble House, W1D

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

Kent House, W1W Kent House is a block on Market place.

Kent House, W1W

Khiara House, W1D Khiara House can be found on Poland Street.

Khiara House, W1D

Kingly Court, W1F Kingly Court is a building on Kingly Court.

Kingly Court, W1F

Kirkman House, W1T Kirkman House is a building on Whitfield Street.

Kirkman House, W1T

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

Langley Street, WC2H

Leverton House, WC1B Leverton House is a block on Bedford Square.

Leverton House, WC1B

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

Lexington Street Cos, W1F

Lison House, W1F Lison House is a block on Wardour Street.

Lison House, W1F

Litchfield Street, WC2H Litchfield Street is possibly named after Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield, who was brother-in-law of Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton and son of Charles II.

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 was named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, an 18th century general.

Little Marlborough Street, W1B

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

Little Portland Street, W1W

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

Livonia Street, W1F

Lowndes Court, W1F Lowndes Court is located on Lowndes Court.

Lowndes Court, W1F

Maidstone House, WC2H Maidstone House is sited on Mercer Street.

Maidstone House, WC2H

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

Manette Street, W1D

Mappin House, W1 Mappin House is a block on Winsley Street.

Mappin House, W1

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

Marlborough House, WC2H Marlborough House is a block on Earlham Street.

Marlborough House, WC2H

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

Maxclif House, W1T Maxclif House is a block on Tottenham Street.

Maxclif House, W1T

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

Met Building, W1T Met Building is a block on Percy Street.

Met Building, W1T

Middlesex House, W1T Middlesex House is sited on Cleveland Street.

Middlesex House, W1T

Minden House, W1F Minden House is a building on D’Arblay Street.

Minden House, W1F

Minehead House, W1W Minehead House is a building on Hanson Street.

Minehead House, W1W

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

Monmouth Street, WC2H

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

Montague Place, WC1E

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

Montague Street, WC1B

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

Moor Street, W1D

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

Mortimer Street, W1T

Mortimer Street, W1T A street within the W1W postcode

Mortimer Street, W1T

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

Mortimer Street, W1W

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

Morwell Street, WC1B

Mottram House, W1T Mottram House is located on Whitfield Street.

Mottram House, W1T

Museum House, WC1A Museum House is a block on Museum Street.

Museum House, WC1A

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

Museum Street, WC1A

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

Nassau Street, W1W

National House, W1D National House is located on Wardour Street.

National House, W1D

National House, W1F National House is a block on Wardour Street.

National House, W1F

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

Neal Street, WC2H

Neal’s Yard, WC2H Neals Yard is one of the most photographed places of London.

Neal’s Yard, WC2H

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

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

Newlands House, W1T Newlands House is sited on Berners Street.

Newlands House, W1T

Newman House, W1T Newman House can be found on Newman Street.

Newman House, W1T

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

Newman Passage, W1T

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

Newman Street, W1T

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

Noel Street, W1F

Noland House, W1D Noland House is a block on Poland Street.

Noland House, W1D

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

Nottingham Court, WC2H

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

Ogle Street, W1W

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

Old Compton Street, W1D

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

Oxford Circus Avenue, W1F

Oxford Street, W1F Oxford Street is the main shopping street of London.

Oxford Street, W1F

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

Palladium House, W1F Palladium House is a block on Argyll Street.

Palladium House, W1F

Paramount House, W1F Paramount House can be found on Wardour Street.

Paramount House, W1F

Pargiter Court, W1F Pargiter Court is a block on Silver Place.

Pargiter Court, W1F

Parnell House, WC1 Parnell House is a block on Streatham Street.

Parnell House, WC1

Parnell House, WC1A Parnell House is a block on Streatham Street.

Parnell House, WC1A

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

Percy Street, WC1B

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

Peter Street, W1F

Phillips House, W1T Phillips House is a block on Goodge Street.

Phillips House, W1T

Phoenix House, WC2H Phoenix House is sited on Phoenix Street.

Phoenix House, WC2H

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 House, W1W Portland House is a block on Great Portland Street.

Portland House, W1W

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

Putney House, W1 Putney House is a block on Great Titchfield Street.

Putney House, W1

Putney House, W1W Putney House is a block on Great Titchfield Street.

Putney House, W1W

Ramillies House, W1F Ramillies House is sited on Ramillies Street.

Ramillies House, W1F

Ramillies Place, W1D Ramillies Place is a short street situated off the southern side of Oxford Street.

Ramillies Place, W1D

Ramillies Street, W1D Ramillies Street, which was previously known as Blenheim Street before 1885, was situated at a lower level than Oxford Street.

Ramillies Street, W1D

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

Rathbone Place, W1T

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

Rathbone Square, W1T

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

Rathbone Street, W1T

Richmond Buildings, W1D Richmond Buildings is a turning off Dean Street.

Richmond Buildings, W1D

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

Richmond Mews, W1D

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

Ridgmount Street, WC1E

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

Romilly Street, W1D

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

Royalty Mews, W1D

Ruskin House, WC1A Ruskin House is a block on Museum Street.

Ruskin House, WC1A

Salt House, W1F Salt House is a building on Peter Street.

Salt House, W1F

Salt Yard, W1T A street within the W1T postcode

Salt Yard, W1T

Sandringham Court, W1F Sandringham Court can be found on Dufour’s Place.

Sandringham Court, W1F

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

Scala Street, W1T

Screen House, W1F Screen House is a block on Wardour Street.

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

Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H

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

Sheraton Street, W1D

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

Silver Place, W1F

Soho Place, Soho Place lies within the postcode.

Soho Place,

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

Soho Square, W1D

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

Soho Street, W1D

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

Sounding Alley, WC2H

St Anne’s Court, W1F St Anne’s Court is a block on St Anne’s Court.

St Anne’s Court, W1F

St Anne’s Court, W1D St Anne’s Court is an alleyway that connects Dean Street and Wardour Street.

St Anne’s Court, W1D

St George’s House, W1T St George’s House is a block on Wells Street.

St George’s House, W1T

St George’s House, WC1A St George’s House is a block on Coptic Street.

St George’s House, WC1A

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 House, W1D St Giles House is a block on Poland Street.

St Giles House, W1D

St Giles Square, WC2H St Giles Square is a modern piazza-style development.

St Giles Square, 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

Stirling Court, W1F Stirling Court is a block on Marshall Street.

Stirling Court, W1F

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

Store Street, WC1E

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

Streatham Street, WC1A

Sutherland House, W1F Sutherland House is a block on Argyll Street.

Sutherland House, W1F

Sutton Row, W1D Sutton Row has existed since 1681.

Sutton Row, W1D

Swan House, W1D Swan House is a block on Poland Street.

Swan House, W1D

The White House, W1W The White House can be found on Mortimer Street.

The White House, W1W

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

Thomas Neal Centre, WC2H

Tonbridge House, WC2H Tonbridge House is a block on Mercer Street.

Tonbridge House, WC2H

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

Tottenham Court Road, W1T

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

Tottenham Mews, W1T

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

Tottenham Street, W1T

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

Tower Court, WC2H

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

Tower Street, WC2H

Townsend House, W1D Residential block

Townsend House, W1D

Turner House, W1B Turner House is a block on Great Marlborough Street.

Turner House, W1B

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

Union Street, W1W

United Kingdom House, W1D United Kingdom House is a block on Great Titchfield Street.

United Kingdom House, W1D

Urbanora House, W1F Urbanora House is a block on Wardour Street.

Urbanora House, W1F

Walkers Court, Walkers Court lies within the postcode.

Walkers Court,

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

Wardour Mews, W1F

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

Wardour Street, W1F

Waverley House, W1F Waverley House is a block on Noel Street.

Waverley House, W1F

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

Wedgwood Mews, W1D

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

Wells Mews, W1W

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

Wells Street, W1D

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

West Central Street, WC2H

West End House, W1D West End House is a block on Hill’s Place.

West End House, W1D

West One House, W1T West One House is a block on Wells Street.

West One House, W1T

West One House, W1W West One House is a block on Bourlet Close.

West One House, W1W

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

West Street, WC2H

Western House, W1F Western House is a block on Argyll Street.

Western House, W1F

William Blake House, W1F William Blake House is a block on Marshall Street.

William Blake House, W1F

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

Willoughby Street, WC1B

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

Windmill Street, W1T

Wingate House, WC2H Wingate House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue.

Wingate House, WC2H

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

Woodford House, W1 Woodford House is a block on Great Titchfield Street.

Woodford House, W1

Woolverstone House, W1T Woolverstone House is a block on Berners Street.

Woolverstone House, W1T

York House, W1T York House is sited on Berners Street.

York House, W1T

NEARBY PUBS

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.

Bourne & Hollingsworth

Bricklayers Arms The Bricklayers Arms is on Gresse Street.

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

Clock House

Club 49

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

Coach And Horses

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

Kopapa

Molly Moggs Ale & Pie House

Museum Tavern

Nellie Dean

New Ambassadors Theatre

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

One Tun

The Cambridge Theatre

The Champion The Champion in Fitzrovia is a fine Grade II listed pub with Victorian-style fittings.

The Crown & Two Chairmen

The London Cocktail Club

The Montague on the Gardens

The Slice Bar (Cupola House)

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Tottenham Court Road

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

The area through which Tottenham Court Road now runs was mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to St Paul’s Cathedral’s Dean and Chapter. In Henry III’s time (1216-1272), a manor house just northwest of the modern corner of Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street was owned by one William de Tottenhall. Around the 1400s, the area was variously called Totten, Totham, or Totting Hall. After changing hands repeatedly, Queen Elizabeth leased the manor for 99 years when it became popularly known as Tottenham Court. A century later, it apparently passed to the Fitzroys, who built Fitzroy Square on part of the manor estate in the late 1700s.

A major shopping street, Tottenham Court Road is best known for its high concentration of consumer electronics stores, from cable and component specialists to package computer and audio-video dealers. Further north, several furniture shops including Habitat and Heals can be found.

In the 1950s-60s, Tottenham Court Road and some adjoining streets had become a hub for surplus Second World War radios and electronics. Stores like Proops Brothers and Z & I Aero Services offered amplifiers, radios, and components, later selling Japanese transistor radios and other electronic gadgets alongside British valve stereos.

Tottenham Court Road tube station, one of three stations serving the street, opened in 1900 as part of the Central London Railway. The platforms beneath Oxford Street west of St Giles’ Circus were originally connected to the ticket hall via lifts. The original Oxford Street station building, designed by Harry Bell Measures, still forms part of the station entrance with some original facade features surviving. Otherwise, the old station buildings were largely demolished in 2009. Elizabeth Line services began at what effectively was a new station in 2022.

The Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway (now the Northern line) arrived in 1907 but was initially called Oxford Street. An interchange linking the Central and Northern lines opened later. The original CCE&HR buildings were destroyed by Centre Point construction.

Among the W1 postal district’s thoroughfares, Tottenham Court Road is the only one featuring the word "road" in its name rather than street, square, etc.

LOCAL PHOTOS

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Theatreland, Shaftesbury Avenue Credit: IG/my.wandering.journey TUM image id: 1653838404 Licence: CC BY 2.0	BT Tower The Post Office Tower - now known as the BT Tower - opened in the Fitzrovia area of central London in 1965. The tower’s main structure was 177 metres high. A further section of aerial rigging brought the total height to 191m. It was the tallest building in the UK until London’s NatWest Tower opened in 1980. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1481989234 Licence:	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:	Fairyland, 92 Tottenham Court Road (1905) Fairyland was an amusement arcade with a shooting range, owned and run by Henry Stanton Morley (1875-1916) during the period leading up to and during the First World War. It was closed after (unintentionally according to its owners), it was used to practice political assassinations. Notably, attempts on the life of Prime Minister Herbert Asquith (planned but not carried out) and Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie (carried out). TUM image id: 1490541720 Licence:	Transmission TUM image id: 1509553463 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Get Back Credit: Stable Diffusion TUM image id: 1675076090 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, early twentieth century Credit: Stockholm Transport Museum TUM image id: 1557142527 Licence:	Tottenham Court Road (1927) TUM image id: 1556973109 Licence:	Engraving of the Hanover Square Rooms in Hanover Square. For a century this was the principal concert venue in London. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1674215047 Licence:	High level shot of Regents Place as seen from Great Portland Street. The photograph shows the Holy Trinity Church and Great Portland Street underground station in the foreground. Credit: Wiki Commons/PortlandVillage TUM image id: 1674220898 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Marie Antoinette Suite at the Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly (1914) Credit: Architectural Record Company, New York TUM image id: 1657550221 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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Theatreland, Shaftesbury Avenue
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BT Tower The Post Office Tower - now known as the BT Tower - opened in the Fitzrovia area of central London in 1965. The tower’s main structure was 177 metres high. A further section of aerial rigging brought the total height to 191m. It was the tallest building in the UK until London’s NatWest Tower opened in 1980.
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The Prince of Wales Theatre in 1903 shortly before its demolition for the building of the Scala Theatre in 1904.
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Fairyland, 92 Tottenham Court Road (1905) Fairyland was an amusement arcade with a shooting range, owned and run by Henry Stanton Morley (1875-1916) during the period leading up to and during the First World War. It was closed after (unintentionally according to its owners), it was used to practice political assassinations. Notably, attempts on the life of Prime Minister Herbert Asquith (planned but not carried out) and Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie (carried out).
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Get Back
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Piccadilly Theatre (2007)
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Tottenham Court Road (1927)
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London Hippodrome in 2017
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Sectional view of Wyld’s Great Globe, which stood in Leicester Square, London 1851–62
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