Foubert’s Place, W1B

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

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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
Admin Baker Street Added: 26 Aug 2022 12:41 GMT	Baker Street Baker Street station opened on the Metropolitan Railway - the world’s first underground line. Reply
www.violettrefusis.com Wilton Crescent, SW1X Added: 17 Feb 2021 15:05 GMT	Birth place Violet Trefusis, writer, cosmopolitan intellectual and patron of the Arts was born at 2 Wilton Crescent SW1X. Source: www.violettrefusis.com 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

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

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
Kevin Pont Hendon Central Added: 29 Aug 2023 15:15 GMT	Not as Central as advertised... Hendon Central was by no means the centre of Hendon when built, being a green field site. It was built at the same time as both the North Circular Road and the A41 were built as major truck roads �’ an early example of joined up London transport planning. 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

Hanover Square Rooms The Hanover Square Rooms (also called the Queen’s Concert Rooms) were assembly rooms principally for musical performances.

Hanover Square Rooms

Oxford Circus Oxford Circus, designed by John Nash in 1811.

Oxford Circus

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

Piccadilly Circus

Queen’s Theatre The Queen’s Theatre is located in Shaftesbury Avenue on the corner of Wardour Street.

Queen’s Theatre

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

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

The Champion

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

Academy House, W1S Academy House is located on Sackville Street.

Academy House, W1S

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

Adam and Eve Court, W1D

Air Street, SW1Y Air Street was the most westerly street in London when newly built in 1658.

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.

Air Street, W1B

Allan House, W1G Allan House is a block on John Princes Street.

Allan House, W1G

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

Ampersand Building, W1F

Archer Street, W1D Archer Street was Arch Street in 1675, Orchard Street in 1720 and Archer Street by 1746.

Archer 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

Avery Row, W1K Avery Row was probably named after Henry Avery, an 18th century bricklayer who built this street over the Tyburn Brook.

Avery Row, W1K

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

Barlow Place, W1S

Barratt House, W1C Barratt House is a block on Oxford Street.

Barratt House, W1C

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

Bateman Street, W1D

Beak Street, W1B Beak Street runs roughly east-west between Regent Street and Lexington Street.

Beak Street, W1B

Beak Street, W1F Beak Street is named after Thomas Beake, one of the Queen’s messengers.

Beak Street, W1F

Berger House, W1J Berger House is a block on Berkeley Square.

Berger 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.

Berkeley Square, W1J

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

Blenheim House, W1C Blenheim House can be found on Woodstock Street.

Blenheim House, W1C

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

Blenheim Street, W1S

Bloomfield Court, W1K Bloomfield Court is located on Bourdon Street.

Bloomfield Court, W1K

Bond House, W1C Bond House is a block on Woodstock Street.

Bond House, W1C

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

Bourchier Street, W1D

Bourdon Place, W1J Bourdon Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Bourdon Place, W1J

Bourdon Street, W1J Bourdon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Bourdon Street, W1J

Boyle Street, W1S Boyle Street was built on a piece of land called the Ten Acres to discharge some Boyle family debts.

Boyle Street, W1S

Brewer Street, W1D Brewer Street runs west to east from Glasshouse Street to Wardour Street.

Brewer Street, W1D

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

Brewer Street, W1F

Bridle Lane, W1F Bridle Lane is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Bridle Lane, W1F

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

Broadwick Street, W1F

Brook Street, W1K Brook Street was named after the Tyburn Brook that formerly ran nearby,

Brook Street, W1K

Brooks Mews, W1K Brooks Mews is a small road on the Grosvenor Estate, laid out in the 1720s.

Brooks Mews, W1K

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

Bruton Lane, W1S

Bruton Place, W1J Bruton Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area.

Bruton Place, W1J

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

Bruton Street, W1S

Burlian House, W1C Burlian House can be found on Oxford Street.

Burlian House, W1C

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

Burlington Gardens, W1J

Cape Yard, W1D A street within the W1D postcode

Cape Yard, W1D

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

Cavendish Place, W1G Cavendish Place is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area.

Cavendish Place, W1G

Cavendish Square, W1G Cavendish Square was laid out in 1717–18 at the beginning of the transformation of Harley family lands in Marylebone.

Cavendish Square, W1G

Cavendish Street, W1G Cavendish Street is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area.

Cavendish Street, W1G

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

Chesham House, W1B Chesham House is a block on Regent Street.

Chesham House, W1B

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

Cinema House, W1F

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

Clifford Street, W1S

Coach And Horses Yard, W1S Coach And Horses Yard is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

Coach And Horses Yard, W1S

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

College Court, W1D

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

Conduit Street, W1S

Connaught House, W1K Connaught House is sited on Davies Street.

Connaught 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

Coventry Street, W1D Coventry Street is a short street connecting Piccadilly Circus to Leicester Square. On the London Monopoly board, it was named after the politician Henry Coventry, secretary of state to Charles II.

Coventry Street, W1D

Creston House, W1F Creston House is a block on Great Pulteney Street.

Creston House, W1F

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

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

Dansey Place, W1D

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

Dean Street, W1D

Dean’s Mews, W1G This is a street in the W1G postcode area

Dean’s Mews, W1G

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

Denman Street, W1D

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

Dering Street, W1S

Duck Lane, W1F Duck Lane is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Duck Lane, W1F

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

Dufours Place, W1F

East Street, W1T East Street is one of the streets in the Twickenham postal district.

East Street, W1T

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

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

Europa House, W1F

Evelyn Yard, W1T Evelyn Yard is a road in the W1T postcode area

Evelyn Yard, W1T

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

Film House, W1F

Flanders House, W1G Flanders House is sited on Cavendish Square.

Flanders House, W1G

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

Flaxman Court, W1F

Foley House, W1B Foley House is a block on Maddox Street.

Foley House, W1B

Ganton Street, W1F Ganton Street runs across Carnaby Street.

Ganton Street, W1F

Glasshouse Street, W1B Glasshouse Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Glasshouse Street, W1B

Golden House, W1F Golden House is a block on Great Pulteney Street.

Golden House, W1F

Golden Square, W1B Golden Square is a historic Soho square, dating from the 1670s.

Golden Square, W1B

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

Great Castle Street, W1B Great Castle Street was begun in 1722.

Great Castle Street, W1B

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

Great Pulteney Street, W1F

Great Windmill Street, W1F Great Windmill Street has had a long association with music and entertainment, most notably the Windmill Theatre.

Great Windmill Street, W1F

Green’s Court, W1F Green’s Court is a block on Green’s Court.

Green’s Court, W1F

Greens Court, W1D Greens Court is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Greens Court, W1D

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

Gresse Street, W1T

Greybrook House, W1K Greybrook House can be found on Brook Street.

Greybrook House, W1K

Grosvenor Hill Court, W1K Grosvenor Hill Court is a block on Bourdon Street.

Grosvenor Hill Court, W1K

Grosvenor Hill, W1K Grosvenor Hill is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Grosvenor Hill, W1K

Grosvenor Street, W1K Grosvenor Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Grosvenor Street, W1K

Ham Yard, W1D Ham Yard is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Ham Yard, W1D

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

Hammer House, W1F

Hammersley House, W1B Hammersley House is a block on Warwick Street.

Hammersley House, W1B

Hanover Court, W1S Hanover Court is a building on Hanover Square.

Hanover Court, W1S

Hanover House, W1S Hanover House can be found on Harewood Place.

Hanover House, W1S

Hanover Square, W1S Hanover Square was created as the ’Whig’ square with Cavendish Square being the ’Tory’ square.

Hanover Square, W1S

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

Hanover Street, W1S

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

Harcourt House, W1G Harcourt House is a block on Cavendish Square.

Harcourt House, W1G

Harewood Place, W1C Harewood Place is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

Harewood Place, W1C

Haunch Of Venison Yard, W1K Haunch Of Venison Yard is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

Haunch Of Venison Yard, W1K

Haymarket House, W1D Haymarket House is a block on Shaver’s Place.

Haymarket House, W1D

Heathcoat House, W1S Heathcoat House is a block on Savile Row.

Heathcoat House, W1S

Heddon House, W1B Heddon House is a block on Regent Street.

Heddon House, W1B

Heddon Street, W1B Heddon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Heddon Street, W1B

Heddon Street, W1B Heddon Street is a road in the W1S postcode area

Heddon Street, W1B

Henrietta Place, W1G Henrietta Place is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area.

Henrietta Place, W1G

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

Highlight House, W1W

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

Hills Place, W1F

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

Holles Street, W1C Holles Street runs north from Oxford Street, on the east side of the John Lewis store.

Holles Street, W1C

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

International House, W1S Residential block

International House, W1S

Jammal House, W1S Jammal House is a block on Hanover Street.

Jammal House, W1S

John Prince’s Street, W1G This is a street in the W1G postcode area

John Prince’s Street, W1G

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

Jubilee House, W1

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

King House, W1S King House can be found on Maddox Street.

King House, W1S

Kingly Court, W1B Kingly Court is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Kingly Court, W1B

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

Kingly Court, W1F

Kingly Street, W1F Kingly Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Kingly Street, W1F

Lancashire Court, W1 Lancashire Court can be found on Lancashire Court.

Lancashire Court, W1

Lancashire Court, W1K Lancashire Court runs off New Bond Street.

Lancashire Court, W1K

Lancashire Court, W1S Lancashire Court is a block on Lancashire Court.

Lancashire Court, W1S

Lexington House, W1F Lexington House is a block on Lexington Street.

Lexington House, W1F

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

Lexington Street Cos, W1F

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

Lexington Street, W1F

Linen Hall, W1B Linen Hall is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Linen Hall, W1B

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

Lison House, W1F

Lister House, W1 Lister House is a block on Wimpole Street.

Lister House, W1

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

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

Lower James Street, W1F

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

Lower John Street, W1F

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

Lowndes Court, W1F

Lumina House, W1S Lumina House is a block on New Bond Street.

Lumina House, W1S

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

Maddox Street, W1S

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, W1B Margaret Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Margaret Street, W1B

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

Margaret Street, W1W

Mark House, W1B Mark House is a block on Maddox Street.

Mark House, W1B

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

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

Mason’s Arms Mews, W1S Mason’s Arms Mews is a road in the W1S postcode area

Mason’s Arms Mews, W1S

Mayfair Mews, W1K A street within the W1S postcode

Mayfair Mews, W1K

Meard Street, W1D John Meard, the younger was a carpenter, later a landowner, who developed the street.

Meard Street, W1D

Medici Courtyard, W1S Medici Courtyard is a location in London.

Medici Courtyard, W1S

Mews Yard, W1K Mews Yard is a road in the WC2H postcode area

Mews Yard, W1K

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

Mill Street, W1S

Mimosa House, W1B Mimosa House can be found on Princes Street.

Mimosa House, W1B

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

Minden House, W1F

Morley House, W1B Morley House is a block on Regent Street.

Morley House, W1B

Morley House, W1W Residential block

Morley House, W1W

Moss House, W1K Moss House is a block on Brook’s Mews.

Moss House, W1K

Nash House, W1S Nash House is a building on St George Street.

Nash House, W1S

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

New Bond Street, W1J New Bond Street is the northernmost section of what is simply known as ’Bond Street’ in general use.

New Bond Street, W1J

New Burlington Mews, W1B New Burlington Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

New Burlington Mews, W1B

New Burlington Place, W1S New Burlington Place is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

New Burlington Place, W1S

New Burlington Street, W1B New Burlington Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

New Burlington Street, W1B

New Burlington Street, W1B New Burlington Street is a road in the W1B postcode area

New Burlington Street, W1B

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

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

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

Old Burlington Street, W1J

Old Cavendish Street, W1 Old Cavendish Street is a road in the W1 postcode area

Old Cavendish Street, W1

Oxendon Street, W1D Oxendon Street, after Sir Henry Oxendon, husband of Mary Baker, daughter of Robert Baker who built the former Piccadilly House nearby.

Oxendon 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 Circus House, W1D Oxford Circus House is sited on Oxford Street.

Oxford Circus House, W1D

Oxford Circus, W1B Oxford Circus was originally called Regent Circus.

Oxford Circus, W1B

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

Oxford Street, W1F

Oxford Street, W1S Oxford Street is England’s most famous and popular shopping street.

Oxford Street, W1S

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

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

Peter Street, W1F

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

Piccadilly Circus, W1J

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

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

Pollen Street, W1S

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

Princes Street, W1B Princes Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Princes Street, W1B

Princess House, W1D Residential block

Princess House, W1D

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

Ramillies Street, W1F

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

Rathbone Place, W1T

Regency House, W1B Regency House is sited on Warwick Street.

Regency House, W1B

Regent Place, W1B Regent Place is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Regent Place, W1B

Regent Street, W1B Regent Street dates from the 1810s and was named after the Prince Regent, later George IV.

Regent Street, W1B

Renoir House, W1S Renoir House is a block on New Bond Street.

Renoir House, W1S

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

Roxburghe House, W1B Roxburghe House is sited on Regent Street.

Roxburghe House, W1B

Royalty House, W1S Royalty House is a block on Sackville Street.

Royalty House, W1S

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

Royalty Mews, W1D

Rupert Court, W1D Rupert Court was named for Prince Rupert of the Rhine, the First Lord of the Admiralty when the court was built in 1676.

Rupert Court, W1D

Rupert Street, W1D Rupert Street – after Prince Rupert of the Rhine, noted 17th century general and son of Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of King James I.

Rupert Street, W1D

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

Salt House, W1F

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

Sandringham Court, W1F

Savile Row, W1S Savile Row is known worldwide for gentlemen’s tailoring.

Savile Row, W1S

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

Screen House, W1F

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

Sheraton Street, W1D

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

Sherwood Street, W1F

Silver House, W1F Silver House is located on Carnaby Street.

Silver House, W1F

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

Silver Place, W1F

Smiths Court, W1D Smiths Court is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Smiths Court, W1D

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

South Molton Street, W1K South Molton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area.

South Molton Street, W1K

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 Street, W1S St George Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

St George Street, W1S

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

St George’s House, W1T

St Georges House, W1S St Georges House can be found on Hanover Square.

St Georges House, W1S

St Georges Square, W1S St Georges Square is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area.

St Georges Square, W1S

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

St Giles House, W1D

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

Stirling Court, W1F

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

Sutherland House, W1F

Swallow Place, W1B Swallow Place is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Swallow Place, W1B

Swallow Street, SW1Y Swallow Street honours Thomas Swallow, lessee in 1540 of the pastures on which the road was built.

Swallow Street, SW1Y

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

Swan House, W1D

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

Tenterden Street, W1S

The London Pavillion, SW1Y The London Pavilion is a building on Piccadilly Circus.

The London Pavillion, SW1Y

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

Time & Life Building, W1J

Tisbury Court, W1D Tisbury Court lies off Wardour Street.

Tisbury Court, W1D

Townsend House, W1D Residential block

Townsend House, W1D

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

Turner House, W1B

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

United Kingdom House, W1D

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

Upper James Street, W1F

Upper John Street, W1F Upper John Street is a road in the W1F postcode area

Upper John Street, W1F

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

Urbanora House, W1F

Vere Street, W1G Vere Street is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area.

Vere Street, W1G

Victory House, W1B Victory House is a block on Regent Street.

Victory House, W1B

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

Vigo Street, W1J

Vogue House, W1S Vogue House is a block on Hanover Square.

Vogue House, W1S

Walkers Court, Walkers Court lies within the postcode.

Walkers Court,

Walker’s Court, W1D Walker’s Court is one of the many passageways which in past years was known as ’Paved Alley’.

Walker’s Court, W1D

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

Wardour Mews, W1F

Wardour Street, W1D The W1D part of Wardour Street south of Shaftesbury Avenue runs through London’s Chinatown.

Wardour Street, W1D

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

Warwick Street, W1B Warwick Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Warwick Street, W1B

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

Waverley House, W1F

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

West End House, W1D

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

Western House, W1F

Westmorland House, W1B Westmorland House is a block on Regent Street.

Westmorland House, W1B

Wigmore Place, W1U Wigmore Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area.

Wigmore Place, W1U

Wilder Walk, W1F This is a street in the W1B postcode area

Wilder Walk, W1F

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

William Blake House, W1F

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

Winnett Street, W1D

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

Woodstock Street, W1S Woodstock Street is one of the streets of London in the W1C postal area.

Woodstock Street, W1S

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.

Be@One

Bonds

Coach & Horses The Coach & Horses is at the top of Bruton Lane.

Coach & Horses

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

Coach And Horses

Cock Tavern The Cock Tavern is on Great Portland Street.

Cock Tavern

Comptons Of Soho

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

Graphic Bar This bar used to be known as the Midas Touch.

Lyric

Maddox Club And Restaurant

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

The Champion

The Clachan

The Crown & Two Chairmen

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Soho

Soho is a world-famous area of the City of Westminster and part of the West End of London.

The name "Soho" first appears in the 17th century. Most authorities believe that the name derives from a former hunting cry. James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, used "soho" as a rallying call for his men at the Battle of Sedgemoor on 6 July 1685, half a century after the name was first used for this area of London. The Soho name has been imitated by other entertainment and restaurant districts such as Soho, Hong Kong; Soho, Málaga; SOHO, Beijing; SoHo (South of Horton), London, Ontario, Canada; and Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires. SoHo, Manhattan, gets its name from its location SOuth of HOuston Street, but is also a reference to London’s Soho.

Long established as an entertainment district, for much of the 20th century Soho had a reputation as a base for the sex industry in addition to its night life and its location for the headquarters of leading film companies. Since the 1980s, the area has undergone considerable gentrification. It is now predominantly a fashionable district of upmarket restaurants and media offices, with only a small remnant of sex industry venues.

Soho is a small, multicultural area of central London; a home to industry, commerce, culture and entertainment, as well as a residential area for both rich and poor. It has clubs, including the former Chinawhite nightclub; public houses; bars; restaurants; a few sex shops scattered amongst them; and late-night coffee shops that give the streets an "open-all-night" feel at the weekends. Record shops cluster in the area around Berwick Street, with shops such as Phonica, Sister Ray and Reckless Records.

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	Piccadilly Theatre (2007) Credit: Turquoisefish TUM image id: 1556885906 Licence: CC BY 2.0	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:	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
Truefitt & Hill products Truefitt & Hill is the oldest barbershop in the world, as certified by Guinness Book of World Records in April 2000. Truefitt was established in 1805 by William Francis Truefitt. Truefitt styled himself as hairdresser to the British Royal Court and the firm received their first Royal Warrant from King George III. In 1911, Edwin Hill set up a barber shop on Old Bond Street, also near the royal neighbourhoods in London and it was to this address H.P. Truefitt (William’s nephew) moved in 1935 to create Truefitt & Hill. The present location of Truefitt & Hill at 71 St James’s Street, was taken up in 1994. Credit: Wiki Commons/psd TUM image id: 1677764605 Licence:	A Friday Evening Discourse at the Royal Institution; Sir James Dewar on Liquid Hydrogen (1904) Credit: Henry Jamyn Brooks TUM image id: 1661785947 Licence:	Sectional view of Wyld’s Great Globe, which stood in Leicester Square, London 1851–62 Credit: Illustrated London News TUM image id: 1490829375 Licence:	De Hems, 11 Macclesfield Street and the entrance to Horse & Dolphin Yard. Credit: Colonel Warden TUM image id: 1526658322 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly Credit: Simon Gunzinger TUM image id: 1653912771 Licence:

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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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Get Back
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Piccadilly Theatre (2007)
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Engraving of the Hanover Square Rooms in Hanover Square. For a century this was the principal concert venue in London.
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The Marie Antoinette Suite at the Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly (1914)
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A Friday Evening Discourse at the Royal Institution; Sir James Dewar on Liquid Hydrogen (1904)
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Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly
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The Queen’s Theatre in the West End (2011), then showing the musical "Les Misérables"
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Street view of St George’s Hanover Square (1787). An aquatint, by T. Malton.
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London Library, 14 St James’s Square. The London Library is a self-supporting, independent institution. It is a registered charity whose sole aim is the advancement of education, learning and knowledge. The adjacent building (13 St James’s Square) is the High Commission of Cyprus.
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