Grafton Way, WC1E

Road in/near Bloomsbury, existing between 1777 and now

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Grafton Way was formerly Grafton Street.

Grafton Way runs east from Cleveland Street and crosses Whitfield Street and Tottenham Court Road to Gower Street. The part west of Tottenham Court Road was the first to be built in 1777, The eastern section was formerly known as Grafton Street and that west of the square as Upper Grafton Street. The section between Tottenham Court Road and Gower Street was a later development and was known as Grafton Street East.

58 Grafton Way (formerly 27 Grafton Street) was occupied by General Francisco de Miranda from 1803 to 1810, when he returned to Venezuela to lead the rebellion against the Spanish government.



Main source: Grafton Way | British History Online
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Arthur Tattersall House, WC1E Arthur Tattersall House is a block on Gower Street (Bloomsbury)
Bentham House, WC1H Bentham House is sited on Endsleigh Gardens (Bloomsbury)
Bentinck House, W1W Bentinck House is a block on Bolsover Street (Fitzrovia)
Bentley House, NW1 Bentley House is a block on Euston Road (Euston Square)
Bolsover House, W1W Bolsover House is a building on Clipstone Street (Fitzrovia)
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Brock Street, NW1 Brock Street was formerly called Henry Street (Euston)
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Nicolas Cooper House, WC1E Nicolas Cooper House is a block on Chenies Street (Bloomsbury)
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North Gower Street, NW1 North Gower Street is a street in Camden Town (Euston Square)
Northumberland House, W1W Northumberland House is a block on Great Portland Street (Great Portland Street)
Osnaburgh Street, NW1 Osnaburgh Street is a street in Camden Town (Euston)
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Overland House, W1W Overland House can be found on Great Portland Street (Fitzrovia)
Paul O’Gorman Building, WC1E Paul O’Gorman Building is a building on Huntley Street (Bloomsbury)
Prankerd House, NW1 Prankerd House is a block on North Gower Street (Euston Square)
Prince Regent Mews, NW1 Prince Regent Mews is a street in Camden Town (Euston)
Quantum House, NW1 Quantum House is a block on Euston Street (Euston Square)
Queen’s Yard, W1T Queen’s Yard is a road in the W1T postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Regent’s Place, W1T Regent’s Place is a walkway, series of blocks and a residential quarter (Regent’s Park)
Regnart Buildings, NW1 Regnart Buildings may date from the 1810s decade (Euston Square)
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Ridgmount Gardens, WC1E Ridgmount Gardens is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area (Bloomsbury)
Ridgmount Street, WC1E Ridgmount Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area (Bloomsbury)
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Schafer House, NW1 Schafer House is a building on William Road (Euston)
Shropshire House, WC1E Shropshire House is a block on Capper Street (Bloomsbury)
Sofia House, W1W Sofia House is a block on Devonshire Street (Fitzrovia)
South Cloisters, WC1H South Cloisters is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Southampton Street, W1T Southampton Street absorbed Hampstead Street in 1885 before becoming Conway Street in 1938 (Fitzrovia)
St Luke’s House, W1T St Luke’s House is a block on Fitzroy Square (Fitzrovia)
St Mary Magdalene Church, NW1 St Mary Magdalene Church is a street in Camden Town (Euston)
Stanhope Apartments, NW1 Stanhope Apartments is sited on Stanhope Street (Euston)
Stanhope House, W1T Stanhope House stood on the corner of Euston Road and Stanhope Street (Warren Street)
Starcross Street, NW1 Starcross Street is a street in Camden Town (Euston)
Stephenson House, NW1 Stephenson House is a block on Hampstead Road (Euston)
Stephenson Way, NW1 Stephenson Way is a street in Camden Town (Euston Square)
Tavistock House North, WC1H Tavistock House North is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Tavistock House South, WC1H Tavistock House South is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Tavistock House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)
Taviton Street, WC1H Taviton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Tennyson House, W1W Tennyson House is a block on Great Portland Street (Great Portland Street)
The Cruciform Building, WC1E The Cruciform Building is a block on Gower Street (Bloomsbury)
The Wellcome Building, NW1 The Wellcome Building is a block on Euston Road (Bloomsbury)
Third Floor, WC1E Third Floor is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area (Bloomsbury)
Thornhaugh Street, WC1B Thornhaugh Street is a street in London (Russell Square)
Threeways House, W1W Threeways House is a block on Clipstone Street (Fitzrovia)
Tolmers Square, NW1 Tolmers Square roughly covers the site of a reservoir of the New River Company (Euston Square)
Torrington Place, WC1E Torrington Place was developed by James Sim in partnership with his two sons (Bloomsbury)
Torrington Square, WC1H Torrington Square was originally laid out as part of the Bedford Estate development in 1821-25 (Bloomsbury)
Tottenham Mews, W1T Tottenham Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)
Tottenham Street, W1T Tottenham Street is so-named as it is a turning out of Tottenham Court Road (Fitzrovia)
Triton Square, NW1 Triton Square is a street in Camden Town (Euston)
Triton Street, NW1 Triton Street is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Regent’s Park)
University Street, WC1E University Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area (Bloomsbury)
Upper Woburn Place, WC1H Woburn Abbey was the duke of Bedford’s primary estate - they were the most significant property owners in the vicinity (Bloomsbury)
Warren Court, NW1 Warren Court is a street in Camden Town (Tottenham Court Road)
Warren Court, W1T Warren Court is a block on Warren Street (Tottenham Court Road)
Warren Mews, W1T Warren Mews is a mews area situated off Warren Street (Fitzrovia)
Warren Street, W1T Warren Street was named after Anne Warren (1737–1807), the wife of Charles FitzRoy, landowner (Warren Street)
Weymouth Court, W1W Weymouth Court is a block on Weymouth Street (Great Portland Street)
Whitfield Place, W1T Whitfield Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)
Whitfield Street, W1T Whitfield Street runs from Warren Street in the north to Windmill Street in the south. (Fitzrovia)
Whitson Court, W1T Whitson Court is a block on Greenwell Street (Fitzrovia)
Willan House, W1T Willan House is a block on Fitzroy Square (Fitzrovia)
William Road, NW1 William Road dates from 1799 or before (Euston)
William Street, NW1 William Street appears on the 1860 map west of Hampstead Road (Euston)
Winchester Apartments, NW1 Winchester Apartments is located on William Road (Euston)
Woburn House, WC1H Woburn House is a block on Tavistock Square (Bloomsbury)
Woburn Square, WC1H Woburn Square is just north of the centre of Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)
Woburn Walk, WC1H Woburn Walk was also known as Woburn Buildings (Bloomsbury)


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