Essex Street, WC2R

Essex Street stretches from Milford Lane in the south to Strand in the north, flanked by Little Essex Street on the west and Devereux Court on the east.

Essex Street
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Essex Street - laid out by Nicholas Barbon between 1675 and 1680 - boasts several listed buildings and has played a role in various aspects of London’s history.

The street’s origins trace back to the former Essex House, situated on the grounds of the Outer Temple once owned by the Knights Templar. In the 17th century, highwayman Tom Cox, who met his fate at Tyburn in 1691, was captured in St Clement Danes churchyard after being spotted leaving his lodgings in Essex Street by one of his victims.

During the early 20th century, Essex Street gained prominence for housing publishers’ offices, including Chapman & Hall and Methuen & Co. Macmillan, situated at 4 Little Essex Street until 1990. The Roman Catholic journal Merry England, published from 43 Essex Street, further contributed to the street’s literary associations.

Essex Hall, an office building at numbers 1 to 6, serves as the headquarters of the British Unitarians. It continues the legacy of the Essex Street Chapel, the first avowedly Unitarian place of worship in London, founded by Theophilus Lindsey in 1774.

The Edgar Wallace, a public house at No. 40, occupies the site of the former Essex Head Tavern, where Samuel Johnson and Richard Brocklesby established the Essex Head Club in 1783.

Numerous listed buildings line Essex Street, including grade II listings for numbers 11, 14, 19, 34, and 35. No. 32 holds a grade II* listing, while California House and the triumphal gateway at the street’s southern end are also recognised with grade II listing. The gateway, dating back to around 1676, was damaged during the Second World War but has been preserved as part of a 1953 office building that encloses the southern end of the street. Pedestrian access to the southern part of Milford Lane can be made via steps.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

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101 Strand, WC2R

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101 The Strand

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NEARBY STREETS

Africa House, WC2B Africa House is a block on Kingsway

Africa House, WC2B

Aldwych House, WC2B Aldwych House is located on Aldwych (Aldwych)

Aldwych House, WC2B

Aldwych, WC2B The name Aldwych derives from the Old English eald and wic meaning ’old trading town’ or ’old marketplace’; the name was later applied to the street and district (Aldwych)

Aldwych, WC2B

Andrews Crosse, EC4A Andrews Crosse stood on the site of the courtyard of the former Andrews Crosse Inn (City of London)

Andrews Crosse, EC4A

Arundel House, WC2R Arundel House is a block on Temple Place (Temple)

Arundel House, WC2R

Arundel Street, WC2R Arundel Street runs from the Strand to Temple Place (Temple)

Arundel Street, WC2R

Ashentree Court, EC4Y Ashentree Court was named after the ashen trees formerly located here at the Whitefriars’ monastery (City of London)

Ashentree Court, EC4Y

Australia House, WC2B Australia House can be found on Strand (Aldwych)

Australia House, WC2B

Beacon House, WC2B Beacon House is a block on Kingsway

Beacon House, WC2B

Beaufort’s Buildings, WC2R Beaufort’s Buildings was replaced by Savoy Court (Charing Cross)

Beaufort’s Buildings, WC2R

Bell Yard, EC4A Bell Yard is a small lane off the Strand where the Bell Inn once stood (City of London)

Bell Yard, EC4A

Bishop’s Court, WC2A Bishop’s Court lies off Chancery Lane (Chancery Lane)

Bishop’s Court, WC2A

Blackmoor Street, WC2B Blackmoor Street was in the Drury Lane slum (Aldwych)

Blackmoor Street, WC2B

Bolt Court, EC4A Bolt Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Bolt Court, EC4A

Bouverie House, EC4A Bouverie House is a block on Fleet Street (City of London)

Bouverie House, EC4A

Bouverie Street, EC4Y Bouverie Street is named for the Pleydell-Bouveries, Earls of Radnor, who were landowners in this area (City of London)

Bouverie Street, EC4Y

Breams Buildings, EC4A Breams Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Breams Buildings, EC4A

Brettenham House, WC2R Brettenham House is a block on Savoy Street (Charing Cross)

Brettenham House, WC2R

Brick Court, EC4Y Brick Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Brick Court, EC4Y

Bruce House, WC2B Bruce House is sited on Kemble Street (Covent Garden)

Bruce House, WC2B

Burleigh Street, WC2E Lord Burghley laid out the original Burleigh Street in 1673, which extended northwards from the Strand, but only reached as far as Exeter Street. (Charing Cross)

Burleigh Street, WC2E

Carey Street, WC2A Carey Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Aldwych)

Carey Street, WC2A

Carmelite House, EC4Y Carmelite House is sited on Victoria Embankment (City of London)

Carmelite House, EC4Y

Carmelite Street, EC4Y Carmelite Street continues south from Whitefriars Street, which itself is just off Fleet Street (City of London)

Carmelite Street, EC4Y

Carpmael Building, EC4Y Carpmael Building is a block on Crown Office Row (City of London)

Carpmael Building, EC4Y

Carting Lane, WC2R Carting Lane is thought to be named after the carts that brought goods to and from the wharf formerly located here. (Charing Cross)

Carting Lane, WC2R

Catherine Street, WC2B Catherine Street runs from Russell Street in the north to Aldwych in the south (Aldwych)

Catherine Street, WC2B

Chancery Lane, WC2A Chancery Lane has formed the western boundary of the City of London since 1994, having previously been divided between the London boroughs of Westminster and Camden (City of London)

Chancery Lane, WC2A

Chichester Rents, WC2A Chichester Rents is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Westminster)

Chichester Rents, WC2A

Clare Market, WC2A Clare Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Aldwych)

Clare Market, WC2A

Clement House, WC2B Clement House is located on Aldwych (Aldwych)

Clement House, WC2B

Clement House, WC2R Clement House is a block on Strand (Temple)

Clement House, WC2R

Clement’s Inn, WC2R Clement’s Inn was named after the neighbouring St Clement Danes church, stood alongside New Inn and Lyon’s Inn on the Strand’s northern side, near the Law Courts’ western edge. (Aldwych)

Clement’s Inn, WC2R

Clements Inn Passage, WC2A Clements Inn Passage - also know as St Clement’s Passage - is a narrow connecting street (Aldwych)

Clements Inn Passage, WC2A

Cliffords Inn Passage, EC4Y Cliffords Inn Passage is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Cliffords Inn Passage, EC4Y

Cliffords Inn, EC4A Cliffords Inn is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Cliffords Inn, EC4A

Columbia House, WC2B Columbia House is a block on Aldwych (Aldwych)

Columbia House, WC2B

Connaught House, WC2A Connaught House can be found on Aldwych (Aldwych)

Connaught House, WC2A

Connaught House, WC2B Connaught House is located on Aldwych (Aldwych)

Connaught House, WC2B

Cowdray House, WC2A Cowdray House is a building on Portugal Street (Aldwych)

Cowdray House, WC2A

Crane Court, EC4Y Crane Court lay beside the Two Crane Inn Tavern. (City of London)

Crane Court, EC4Y

Crown Office Row, EC4Y Crown Office Row is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Crown Office Row, EC4Y

Crystal Wharf, WC2B A street within the WC2B postcode (Aldwych)

Crystal Wharf, WC2B

Cursitor Street, EC4A Cursitor Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Cursitor Street, EC4A

Daniel House, EC4A Daniel House is a block on Fleet Street (City of London)

Daniel House, EC4A

Devereux Court, EC4Y Devereux Court lies on the south side of the Strand, opposite the Law Courts (Westminster)

Devereux Court, EC4Y

Devereux Court, WC2R Devereux Court is a location in London (Temple)

Devereux Court, WC2R

Doctor Johnsons Buildings, EC4Y Doctor Johnsons Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Doctor Johnsons Buildings, EC4Y

Dorset Rise, EC4Y Dorset Rise is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Dorset Rise, EC4Y

Dr Johnson’s House, EC4A Dr Johnson’s House is a block on Gough Square (City of London)

Dr Johnson’s House, EC4A

Drury Lane, WC2B Named from Sir William Drury, Knight of the Garter in Queen Elizabeth’s reign, who owned land on its site (Covent Garden)

Drury Lane, WC2B

East Harding Street, EC4A This is a street in the EC4A postcode area (City of London)

East Harding Street, EC4A

Essex Court, EC4Y Essex Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Essex Court, EC4Y

Essex Street, WC2R Essex Street stretches from Milford Lane in the south to Strand in the north, flanked by Little Essex Street on the west and Devereux Court on the east. (Temple)

Essex Street, WC2R

Exeter Street, WC2E Exeter Street off Strand was built circa 1677, and so called after Exeter House, the town house of Cecil, Earl of Exeter (Charing Cross)

Exeter Street, WC2E

Falcon Court, EC4Y Falcon Court is a courtyard off the south side of Fleet Street between Chancery Lane and Fetter Lane. (City of London)

Falcon Court, EC4Y

Fetter Lane, EC4A Fetter Lane is corrupted from ’Fautre’ which was the name for a spear rest - spears were made close by (City of London)

Fetter Lane, EC4A

Fleet Street, EC4A Fleet Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Fleet Street, EC4A

Fleetbank House, EC4Y Fleetbank House is located on Salisbury Square (City of London)

Fleetbank House, EC4Y

Fleur De Lis Court, EC4A Fleur De Lis Court was situated off Fetter Lane (City of London)

Fleur De Lis Court, EC4A

Fountain Court, EC4Y Fountain Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (Westminster)

Fountain Court, EC4Y

Francis Taylor Building, EC4Y Francis Taylor Building is a block on Kings Bench Walk (City of London)

Francis Taylor Building, EC4Y

Garden Court, EC4Y Garden Court is a pedestrian thoroughfare in the Temple area (City of London)

Garden Court, EC4Y

Gibraltar House, WC2R Gibraltar House is a block on Strand (Temple)

Gibraltar House, WC2R

Gladstone House, WC2R Gladstone House is a block on Arundel Street (Temple)

Gladstone House, WC2R

Gough Square, EC4A Gough Square is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Gough Square, EC4A

Great New Street, EC4A Great New Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Great New Street, EC4A

Great Queen Street, WC2B Great Queen Street is a continuation of Long Acre from Drury Lane to Kingsway.

Great Queen Street, WC2B

Gunpowder Square, EC4A Gunpowder Square is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Gunpowder Square, EC4A

Hamilton House, EC4Y Hamilton House is a block on Temple Avenue (City of London)

Hamilton House, EC4Y

Hanging Sword Alley, EC4Y Hanging Sword Alley is an alley running between Whitefriars Street and Salisbury Square (City of London)

Hanging Sword Alley, EC4Y

Harcourt Buildings, EC4Y Harcourt Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Harcourt Buildings, EC4Y

Hardwicke Building, WC2A Hardwicke Building is a block on Hardwicke Building

Hardwicke Building, WC2A

Hare Court, EC4Y Hare Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Hare Court, EC4Y

Hare Place, EC4Y Hare Place is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Hare Place, EC4Y

Harmsworth House, EC4Y Harmsworth House lies near the Inner Temple (City of London)

Harmsworth House, EC4Y

Hat and Mitre Court, EC4Y Hat and Mitre Court is a road in the EC1M postcode area (City of London)

Hat and Mitre Court, EC4Y

Hill House, EC4A Hill House is sited on Little New Street (City of London)

Hill House, EC4A

Hind Court, EC4Y Hind Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Hind Court, EC4Y

Hood Court, EC4Y Hood Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Hood Court, EC4Y

Houghton Square, WC2B Houghton Square is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Aldwych)

Houghton Square, WC2B

Houghton Street, WC2A Houghton Street is a street which has been ’demoted’ over time (Aldwych)

Houghton Street, WC2A

Howard Street, WC2R Howard Street ran from Surrey Street to Arundel Street until 1974 (Temple)

Howard Street, WC2R

Imperial House, WC2B Imperial House is a block on Kingsway (Aldwych)

Imperial House, WC2B

India House, WC2B India House is a block on Aldwych (Aldwych)

India House, WC2B

India Place, WC2B India Place is a small alleyway leading from Aldwych (Aldwych)

India Place, WC2B

Inner Temple Lane, EC4Y Inner Temple Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Inner Temple Lane, EC4Y

John Carpenter House, EC4Y John Carpenter House is a block on John Carpenter Street (City of London)

John Carpenter House, EC4Y

John Carpenter Street, EC4Y John Carpenter was town clerk of the City of London in the fifteenth century, and founder of the City of London School (City of London)

John Carpenter Street, EC4Y

Kean Street, WC2B Kean Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Aldwych)

Kean Street, WC2B

Keeley Street, WC2B Keeley Street has a dual history (Covent Garden)

Keeley Street, WC2B

Kemble Street, WC2B Kemble Street is a road in the WC2B postcode area (Covent Garden)

Kemble Street, WC2B

Kildare House, EC4Y Kildare House can be found on Dorset Rise (City of London)

Kildare House, EC4Y

King’s Bench Walk Temple, EC4Y A street within the EC4Y postcode (City of London)

King’s Bench Walk Temple, EC4Y

King’s Bench Walk, EC4Y King?s Bench Walk is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

King’s Bench Walk, EC4Y

King’s Building, WC2R King’s Building is a block on Strand (Temple)

King’s Building, WC2R

Kings Bench Walk, EC4Y Kings Bench Walk is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Kings Bench Walk, EC4Y

Kingsway, WC2A Kingsway is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Westminster)

Kingsway, WC2A

Lakatos Building, WC2A Lakatos Building is a block on Portugal Street (Aldwych)

Lakatos Building, WC2A

Lamb Building, EC4Y Lamb Building is a block on Pump Court (City of London)

Lamb Building, EC4Y

Lancaster Place, WC2R Lancaster Place is part of the northern approach to Waterloo Bridge (Charing Cross)

Lancaster Place, WC2R

Lionel Robbins Building, WC2A Lionel Robbins Building is sited on Portugal Street (Aldwych)

Lionel Robbins Building, WC2A

Little Essex Street, WC2R Little Essex Street lies off Essex Street (Temple)

Little Essex Street, WC2R

Little New Street, EC4A Little New Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Little New Street, EC4A

Magpie Alley, EC4Y Magpie Alley marks the position occupied by the dorter (dormitory) of the Friary of the Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel, commonly called the Whitefriars Monastery (City of London)

Magpie Alley, EC4Y

Maltravers Street, WC2R Maltravers Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area (Temple)

Maltravers Street, WC2R

Masters House Temple Church, EC4Y Masters House Temple Church is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Masters House Temple Church, EC4Y

Melbourne Place, WC2B Melbourne Place is a road in the WC2B postcode area (Aldwych)

Melbourne Place, WC2B

Middle Temple Lane, EC4Y Middle Temple Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Middle Temple Lane, EC4Y

Milford House, WC2R Milford House is a block on Tweezers Alley (Temple)

Milford House, WC2R

Milford Lane, WC2R Milford Lane is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area (Temple)

Milford Lane, WC2R

Mitre Court Buildings, EC4Y Mitre Court Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Mitre Court Buildings, EC4Y

Montreal Place, WC2R Montreal Place is a road in the WC2R postcode area (Aldwych)

Montreal Place, WC2R

New Academic Building, WC2A New Academic Building is located on Lincoln’s Inn Fields (Westminster)

New Academic Building, WC2A

New Fetter Lane, EC4A New Fetter Lane was formerly Fewter Lane - a medieval term for an idler and stemming originally from the Old French ‘faitour’ (lawyer) (City of London)

New Fetter Lane, EC4A

New Square Passage, WC2A This is a street in the WC2A postcode area

New Square Passage, WC2A

New Square, WC2A New Square is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area

New Square, WC2A

New Street Square, EC4A New Street Square is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

New Street Square, EC4A

Norfolk Street, WC2R Norfolk Street ran from the Strand in the north to the River Thames and, after the Victoria Embankment was built (1865–1870), to what is now Temple Place (Temple)

Norfolk Street, WC2R

Norman House, WC2R Norman House can be found on Strand, behind Savoy Steps (Charing Cross)

Norman House, WC2R

North East Wing Bush House, WC2R Residential block (Aldwych)

North East Wing Bush House, WC2R

North West Wing Bush House, WC2R Residential block (Aldwych)

North West Wing Bush House, WC2R

Norwich Street, EC4A Norwich Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Norwich Street, EC4A

Old Building, WC2A Old Building is a building on Houghton Street (Aldwych)

Old Building, WC2A

Old Buildings, WC2A Old Buildings lies off Old Square

Old Buildings, WC2A

Old Mitre Court, EC4Y Old Mitre Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Old Mitre Court, EC4Y

Old Square, WC2A Old Square gained this name after the building of New Square in 1682.

Old Square, WC2A

Paper Buildings, EC4Y Paper Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Paper Buildings, EC4Y

Parker Tower, WC2B Parker Tower is a block on Parker Street

Parker Tower, WC2B

Pemberton Row, EC4A Sir James Pemberton was Lord Mayor of London in 1611, and a member of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths (City of London)

Pemberton Row, EC4A

Penley Court, WC2R Angel Court was renamed as Penley Court in 1937 (Aldwych)

Penley Court, WC2R

Pleydell Court, EC4A Pleydell Court runs off Pleydell Street - formerly Silver Street (City of London)

Pleydell Court, EC4A

Pleydell House, EC4Y Pleydell House is a block on Pleydell Street (City of London)

Pleydell House, EC4Y

Pleydell Street, EC4Y The Pleydell-Bouveries, Earls of Radnor, were landlords of this area (City of London)

Pleydell Street, EC4Y

Plough Place, EC4A Plough Place is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Plough Place, EC4A

Ploughs Place, EC4A Ploughs Place is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Ploughs Place, EC4A

Plowden Buildings, EC4Y Plowden Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Plowden Buildings, EC4Y

Poppins Court, EC4A Poppins Court is an historic alley off Fleet Street. (City of London)

Poppins Court, EC4A

Portsmouth Street, WC2A Portsmouth Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Aldwych)

Portsmouth Street, WC2A

Portugal Street, WC2A Portugal Street was named in honour of Charles II’s Portuguese queen Catherine of Braganza (Aldwych)

Portugal Street, WC2A

Pump Court, EC4Y Pump Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Pump Court, EC4Y

Quality Court, WC2A Quality Court is a courtyard, built around 1700 (Chancery Lane)

Quality Court, WC2A

Queen’s Building, WC2R Queen’s Building is sited on Grange Court (Aldwych)

Queen’s Building, WC2R

Queens House, WC2A Queens House is a block on Lincoln’s Inn Fields (Westminster)

Queens House, WC2A

Red Lion Court, EC4A Red Lion Court forms part of labyrinth of little passages behind the shops on the north side of Fleet Street. (City of London)

Red Lion Court, EC4A

Rolls Buildings, EC4A Rolls Buildings is a block on Rolls Buildings (City of London)

Rolls Buildings, EC4A

Rolls Passage, WC2A Rolls Passage is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Rolls Passage, WC2A

Salisbury Court, EC4Y Salisbury Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Salisbury Court, EC4Y

Salisbury Square, EC4Y Salisbury Square is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Salisbury Square, EC4Y

Sardinia House, WC2A Sardinia House can be found on Lincoln’s Inn Fields (Aldwych)

Sardinia House, WC2A

Sardinia Street, WC2A Sardinia Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Westminster)

Sardinia Street, WC2A

Sardinia Street, WC2B Sardinia Street, formerly Duke Street, was a street that ran from Prince’s Street in the south to the western side of Lincoln’s Inn Fields in the north. (Aldwych)

Sardinia Street, WC2B

Savoy Court, WC2R Savoy Court is a modern name for Beaufort Buildings (Charing Cross)

Savoy Court, WC2R

Savoy Hill, WC2R Savoy Hill is located at a site originally called Savoy Manor (Charing Cross)

Savoy Hill, WC2R

Savoy House, WC2R Savoy House is a block on Tweezers Alley (Temple)

Savoy House, WC2R

Savoy Place, WC2N Savoy Place is located at a site originally called Savoy Manor - taking its name from Peter II, Count of Savoy. (Charing Cross)

Savoy Place, WC2N

Savoy Street, WC2E Savoy Street is final street east off Strand before the approach road to Waterloo Bridge (Charing Cross)

Savoy Street, WC2E

Savoy Way, WC2R Savoy Way is located on the former site of the Savoy Palace, built for Peter II, Count of Savoy in 1245. (Charing Cross)

Savoy Way, WC2R

Serjeants Inn, EC4Y Serjeants Inn is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Serjeants Inn, EC4Y

Serle Street, WC2A Serle Street is a road in the WC2A postcode area

Serle Street, WC2A

Sheffield Street, WC2A Sheffield Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Aldwych)

Sheffield Street, WC2A

Shoe Lane, EC4A Shoe Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Shoe Lane, EC4A

Somerset House, WC2R Somerset House is a block on Strand (Temple)

Somerset House, WC2R

South East Wing Bush House, WC2B Residential block (Aldwych)

South East Wing Bush House, WC2B

St Andrew’s House, EC1N St Andrew’s House is a block on St Andrew Street (City of London)

St Andrew’s House, EC1N

St Bride Street, EC4A St Bride Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

St Bride Street, EC4A

St Brides Avenue, EC4Y St Brides Avenue is a narrow alley which leaves Fleet Street almost opposite Shoe Lane (City of London)

St Brides Avenue, EC4Y

St Clement’s Building, WC2A St Clement’s Building is a block on Clare Market (Aldwych)

St Clement’s Building, WC2A

St Clements Lane, WC2A St Clements Lane has also been known as Clements Lane (Aldwych)

St Clements Lane, WC2A

St Giles House, WC2B Residential block (Covent Garden)

St Giles House, WC2B

Star Yard, WC2A Star Yard is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Westminster)

Star Yard, WC2A

Stonecutter Street, EC4A Stonecutter Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Stonecutter Street, EC4A

Strand Bridge House, WC2R Strand Bridge House is a block on Strand (Temple)

Strand Bridge House, WC2R

Strand Building, WC2R Strand Building is a block on Strand (Temple)

Strand Building, WC2R

Strand Lane, WC2R Strand Lane once led up to the Strand (Temple)

Strand Lane, WC2R

Strand Underpass, WC2E Strand Underpass is the name of the tunnel leading from the northern approach of Waterloo Bridge to Kingsway (Charing Cross)

Strand Underpass, WC2E

Strand, EC4Y A small section of Strand lies beyond Temple Bar in the City of London (City of London)

Strand, EC4Y

Strand, WC2R Strand, as it nears the Aldwych, is home to many London theatres (Aldwych)

Strand, WC2R

Surrey Street, WC2R Surrey Street was built on land once occupied by Arundel House and its gardens (Temple)

Surrey Street, WC2R

Tallis House, EC4Y Tallis House is a block on Tallis Street (City of London)

Tallis House, EC4Y

Tallis Street, EC4Y This street honours Thomas Tallis, composer whose name is engraved on the façade of the nearby former building of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (City of London)

Tallis Street, EC4Y

Tavistock Street, WC2B Tavistock Street is a road in the WC2B postcode area (Covent Garden)

Tavistock Street, WC2B

Temple Avenue, EC4Y Temple Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Temple Avenue, EC4Y

Temple Bar House, EC4Y Temple Bar House is a block on Fleet Street (City of London)

Temple Bar House, EC4Y

Temple Chambers, EC4Y Temple Chambers is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Temple Chambers, EC4Y

Temple Gardens, EC4Y Temple Gardens is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Temple Gardens, EC4Y

Temple House, EC4Y Temple House is a block on Temple Avenue (City of London)

Temple House, EC4Y

Temple House, WC2R Temple House is sited on Tweezers Alley (Temple)

Temple House, WC2R

Temple Place, WC2R Temple Place forms a crescent behind the Embankment Gardens (Temple)

Temple Place, WC2R

Thanet Place, EC4Y Thanet Place ran south off Strand (City of London)

Thanet Place, EC4Y

Thavies Inn, EC4A Thavie’s Inn - after which the street was named - was a former Inn of Chancery, associated with Lincoln’s Inn (City of London)

Thavies Inn, EC4A

The Arcade, WC2B The Arcade is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Covent Garden)

The Arcade, WC2B

The Australia Centre, WC2B The Australia Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Aldwych)

The Australia Centre, WC2B

The Globe House, WC2R The Globe House is a building on Temple Place (Temple)

The Globe House, WC2R

The Macadam Building Street, WC2R The Macadam Building Street is a location in London (Temple)

The Macadam Building Street, WC2R

Thomas More Building, WC2A Thomas More Building is a building on Strand (Aldwych)

Thomas More Building, WC2A

Tudor Street, EC4Y Tudor Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Tudor Street, EC4Y

Tweezer’s Alley, WC2R Tweezer’s Alley probably got its name after the tweezers used by smiths to heat items in the forge that stood there. (Temple)

Tweezer’s Alley, WC2R

Twining Street, WC2A Gilbert Street was renamed Twining Street after 1895 (Aldwych)

Twining Street, WC2A

Vere Street, WC2B Vere Street was a street in the Lincoln’s Inn Fields area (Aldwych)

Vere Street, WC2B

Victoria Embankment, EC4Y Victoria Embankment is part of the Thames Embankment scheme of 19th-century civil engineering that reclaimed land next to the River Thames (City of London)

Victoria Embankment, EC4Y

Victoria Embankment, WC2R Victoria Embankment runs from the Houses of Parliament to Blackfriars Bridge (Temple)

Victoria Embankment, WC2R

Victoria House, WC2B Victoria House is a block on Strand (Aldwych)

Victoria House, WC2B

Water Street, WC2R This is a street in the WC2R postcode area (Temple)

Water Street, WC2R

Watergate, EC4Y Watergate is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Watergate, EC4Y

Waterman House, WC2B Waterman House is sited on Kingsway (Aldwych)

Waterman House, WC2B

Wellington House, WC2E Wellington House is a 1930s office block on the corner of Lancaster Place and Strand (Charing Cross)

Wellington House, WC2E

Wellington Street, WC2E Wellington Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Wellington Street, WC2E

Wellington Terrace, WC2E Wellington Terrace is a street in Paddington (Covent Garden)

Wellington Terrace, WC2E

Whitefriars Street, EC4Y Whitefriars Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Whitefriars Street, EC4Y

Wild Court, WC2B Wild Court leads west from the Kingsway

Wild Court, WC2B

Wild Street, WC2B Wild Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Covent Garden)

Wild Street, WC2B

William Sinkins House, WC2A William Sinkins House is a block on Carey Street (Westminster)

William Sinkins House, WC2A

Wine Office Court, EC4A Wine Office Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Wine Office Court, EC4A

Wren House, Wren House is a building on Milford Lane (Temple)

Wren House,

Wren House, WC2 Wren House is a block on Milford Lane (Temple)

Wren House, WC2

Wren House, WC2R Wren House is a building on Milford Lane (Temple)

Wren House, WC2R

Wych Street, WC2R Wych Street was near where Australia House now stands on Aldwych - it ran west from the church of St Clement Danes on the Strand to a point at the southern end of Drury Lane. (Aldwych)

Wych Street, WC2R

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