James Street, WC2E

Road in/near Covent Garden

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James Street connects Covent Garden station with Covent Garden market.






NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
101 Strand, WC2R This shop was one of the first in London to have gas lighting fitted.
101 The Strand 101 The Strand was an art school from 1750 until 1806.
Ackermann’s Rudolph Ackermann (20 April 1764 in Stollberg, Saxony – 30 March 1834 in Finchley) was an Anglo-German bookseller, inventor, lithographer, publisher and businessman.
De Hems De Hems has become a base for London’s Dutch community, serving bitterballen and frikandellen.
Houghton Street (1906) A greengrocer’s on the corner of Houghton Street and Clare Market (behind The Strand) in 1906 just before demolition.
Leicester Square Leicester Square, while indeed a square, is also the name for a tube station.
L’Escargot L’Escargot is one of London’s oldest restaurants.
St Giles St Giles is a district of central London, at the southern tip of the London Borough of Camden.
The Adelphi The Adelphi is a small district surrounding the streets of Adelphi Terrace, Robert Street and John Adam Street.
Tottenham Court Road Tottenham Court Road runs from St Giles’ Circus (the junction of Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road) north to Euston Road.
Wyld’s Great Globe Wyld’s Great Globe was an attraction situated in Leicester Square between 1851 and 1862.

NEARBY STREETS
Adam Street, WC2N Adam Street is named after John and Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development in the 1760s (Charing Cross)
Adelaide Street, WC2R Adelaide Street was named for Queen Adelaide, Consort to King William IV (Charing Cross)
Adelphi Terrace, WC2N Adelphi Terrace is named after John and Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development in the 1760s (Embankment)
Agar Street, WC2N Agar Street is named after George Agar, who built the street in the 1830s with John Ponsonby, Earl of Bessborough (Charing Cross)
Aldwych House, WC2B Aldwych House is located on Aldwych (Aldwych)
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)
Andrew Borde Street, W1D Andrew Borde Street was situated opposite the end of Sutton Row and under the Centre Point development (St Giles)
Arab Press House, WC1V Arab Press House is located on High Holborn
Arne Street, WC2E Arne Street was named after the 18th century composer Thomas Arne, who was born near here (Covent Garden)
Artists House, W1D Artists House is a block on Manette Street (Soho)
Australia House, WC2B Australia House can be found on Strand (Aldwych)
Banbury Court, WC2E Banbury Court is named for Nicholas Knollys, 3rd Earl of Banbury, who owned a house here called Banbury House (Covent Garden)
Bateman Street, W1D Bateman Street was named for Sir James Bateman, local landowner and Lord Mayor of London in the 1670s (Soho)
Beacon House, WC2B Beacon House is a block on Kingsway
Bear Street, WC2H Bear Street is a streetname with two possible derivations (Leicester Square)
Beaufort’s Buildings, WC2R Beaufort’s Buildings was replaced by Savoy Court (Charing Cross)
Beaumont Buildings, WC2B Beaumont Buildings is located on Martlett Court (Covent Garden)
Bedford Chambers, WC2E Bedford Chambers is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Bedford Street, WC2E Bedford Street was named after local 18th century landowners the Russell family, earls/dukes of Bedford (Covent Garden)
Bedfordbury, WC2N Bedfordbury is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area (Covent Garden)
Betterton House, WC2H Betterton House is located on Betterton Street (Covent Garden)
Betterton Street, WC2E Betterton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Blackmoor Street, WC2B Blackmoor Street was in the Drury Lane slum (Aldwych)
Bow Street, WC2E Bow Street was first developed by Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford in 1633 (Covent Garden)
Brettenham House, WC2R Brettenham House is a block on Savoy Street (Charing Cross)
Broad Court, WC2E Broad Court is an alleyway parallel with Long Acre (Covent Garden)
Bruce House, WC2B Bruce House is sited on Kemble Street (Covent Garden)
Brydges Place, WC2N Brydges Place replaced Taylor’s Buildings in 1904 when the Colloseum was built (Charing Cross)
Bucknall Street, WC2H Bucknall Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)
Bull Inn Court, WC2E Bull Inn Court lies north off Strand (Covent Garden)
Burleigh Mansions, WC2H Burleigh Mansions dates from 1885 (Leicester Square)
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)
Cambridge Circus, WC2H Cambridge Circus is the intersection of Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road (Soho)
Carriage Hall, WC2E Carriage Hall is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
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)
Castlewood House, WC1A Residential block (St Giles)
Catherine Street, WC2B Catherine Street runs from Russell Street in the north to Aldwych in the south (Aldwych)
Cecil Court, WC2N Cecil Court is a pedestrian street with Victorian shop-frontages (Leicester Square)
Cecil Street, WC2N Cecil Street was built on the site of Cecil House (Charing Cross)
Central Arcade, WC2E Central Arcade is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Centre Point, WC2H Centre Point is a controversial 1960s-built tower block
Chandos Place, WC2N Chandos Place replaced the northern section of Chandos Street in 1938 (Charing Cross)
Chandos Street, WC2N Chandos Street (called Chandos Place after 1938), was named after the third Lord Chandos, the father-in-law of the fourth Earl of Bedford. (Charing Cross)
Charing Cross Mansions, WC2H Charing Cross Mansions is one of the mid 1880s block built around a widened Cecil Court (Leicester Square)
Charing Cross Road, WC2H Charing Cross Road is a street running immediately north of St Martin-in-the-Fields to St Giles Circus (Leicester Square)
Ching Court, WC2E While Ching Court has its origins in the 1690s, the modern layout dates from the early 1980s (Covent Garden)
Church Lane, WC2N Church Lane was once a small lane leading from the back of St-Martins-in-the-Fields church to the Strand (Charing Cross)
Clare Market, WC2A Clare Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Aldwych)
Clare Market, WC2E This is a street in the WC2E postcode area (Covent Garden)
Clements Inn Passage, WC2A Clements Inn Passage - also know as St Clement’s Passage - is a narrow connecting street (Aldwych)
Columbia House, WC2B Columbia House is a block on Aldwych (Aldwych)
Connaught House, WC2A Connaught House can be found on Aldwych (Aldwych)
Connaught House, WC2B Connaught House is located on Aldwych (Aldwych)
Covent Garden, WC2E Covent Garden, is the name of a district, but also the name of the central square which formerly hosted a fruit-and-vegetable market (Covent Garden)
Cowdray House, WC2A Cowdray House is a building on Portugal Street (Aldwych)
Cranbourn Street, WC2H Cranbourne Street was named after local landowner the Earl of Salisbury, Viscount Cranbourn (Cranbourne) after the town in Dorset. (Leicester Square)
Cross Court, WC2B Cross Court appears on maps between the 1750s and 1900 (Covent Garden)
Crown Court, WC2E Crown Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Covent Garden)
Crystal Wharf, WC2B A street within the WC2B postcode (Aldwych)
Denmark Place, WC2H Denmark Place was an alleyway one block north of Denmark Street (St Giles)
Denmark Street, WC2H Denmark Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)
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)
Dryden Street, WC2B Dryden Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Dudley Court, WC2H Dudley Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Duke’s Court, WC2B Duke’s Court appears on maps made between 1750 and 1900 (Covent Garden)
Durham House Street, WC2N Durham House Street was the former site of a palace belonging to the bishops of Durham in medieval times. (Charing Cross)
Earlham Street, WC2H Earlham Street is one of the spokes leading off of Seven Dials (Covent Garden)
Earnshaw Street, WC2H Earnshaw Street was at first called Arthur Street (St Giles)
Egmont House, WC2H Egmont House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue (Soho)
Endeavour House, WC2H Endeavour House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue (St Giles)
Endell Street, WC2H Endell Street, originally known as Belton Street, is a street that runs from High Holborn in the north to Long Acre and Bow Street in the south (Covent Garden)
Excel Court, WC2H Excel Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)
Exchange Court, WC2E Exchange Court leads south from Maiden Lane (Covent Garden)
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)
Falconberg Court, W1D Falconberg Court once ran off Falconberg Mews (Soho)
Falconberg Mews, W1D Falconberg Mews runs off of Sutton Row (Soho)
Fletcher Buildings, WC2B Fletcher Buildings is sited on Martlett Court (Covent Garden)
Flitcroft Street, WC2H Flitcroft Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)
Floral Court, WC2E Floral Court is a location in London (Covent Garden)
Floral Street, WC2E Floral Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Fox Under Hill Alley, WC2N Fox Under Hill Alley ran alongside Cecil House and later Salisbury Street (Charing Cross)
Frith Street, W1D Frith Street is named after Richard Frith, a local builder (Soho)
Garrick Street, WC2E Garrick Street is the northern extension of Bedford Street running up to Long Acre and Cranbourne Street (Covent Garden)
Garrick Yard, WC2E Garrick Yard, together with the more familiar Garrick Street to the northeast of here, both took their names from the Garrick Club which commemorates the famous 18th century actor, David Garrick. (Covent Garden)
George Court, WC2N George Court is named after George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (Charing Cross)
George Yard, W1D In 1936, George Yard became Goslett Yard (St Giles)
Gerrard Place, W1D Gerrard Place was known as Nassau Street until 1910 (Soho)
Gerrard Street, W1D Gerrard Street is the main street of Chinatown (Soho)
Gibraltar House, WC2R Gibraltar House is a block on Strand (Temple)
Goodwins Court, WC2N Goodwins Court connects Bedfordbury with St Martin’s Lane (Covent Garden)
Goslett Yard, W1D Goslett Yard was previously George Yard, after an inn at its end (St Giles)
Grape Street, WC2H Grape Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area
Great Newport Street, WC2H Great Newport Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Leicester Square)
Great Queen Street, WC2B Great Queen Street is a continuation of Long Acre from Drury Lane to Kingsway.
Greek Court, W1D Greek Court is a tiny sealed-off alleyway named after a former Greek church established in 1670s (Soho)
Greek Street, W1D Greek Street leads south from Soho Square to Shaftesbury Avenue. (Soho)
Green Dragon House, WC2B Green Dragon House is a block on Stukeley Street
Half Moon Street, WC2N Half Moon Street was an old name for the lower portion of Bedford Street (Charing Cross)
Hanover Place, WC2E Hanover Place is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Heathcock Court, WC2E Heathcock Court runs north off Strand (Covent Garden)
Henrietta Street, WC2E Henrietta Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
High Holborn, WC2B High Holborn is a road which is the highest point in the City of London - 22 metres above sea level
Hobhouse Court, WC2H Hobhouse Court is named after Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Victorian MP and arts patron (Leicester Square)
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. (St Giles)
Hop Gardens, WC2N Hop Gardens is a small courtyard (Covent Garden)
Horse and Dolphin Yard, W1D Horse and Dolphin Yard once lay behind the Horse and Dolphin Inn (Soho)
Houghton Square, WC2B Houghton Square is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Aldwych)
Houghton Street, WC2A Houghton Street is a street which has been ’demoted’ over time (Aldwych)
Hudson House, WC2R Hudson House is a block on Tavistock Street (Covent Garden)
Huguenot House, WC2H Huguenot House is a block on Panton Street (Leicester Square)
Imperial House, WC2B Imperial House is a block on Kingsway (Aldwych)
India House, WC2B India House is a block on Aldwych (Aldwych)
India Place, WC2B India Place is a small alleyway leading from Aldwych (Aldwych)
Irving Street, WC2H Irving Street is named after Henry Irving, the popular Victorian actor (Leicester Square)
Ivybridge Lane, WC2N Ivybridge Lane is named after a former ivy-covered bridge (Charing Cross)
James Street, WC2E James Street connects Covent Garden station with Covent Garden market (Covent Garden)
Jebsen House, WC2H Jebsen House is a block on Mercer Street (Covent Garden)
John Adam House, WC2N John Adam House can be found on John Adam Street (Charing Cross)
John Adam Street, WC2N John Adam Street is named after John Adam, who built the Adelphi development with his brother Robert in the 1760s (Charing Cross)
Jubilee Market, WC2E Jubilee Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Kean Street, WC2B Kean Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Aldwych)
Keeley Street, WC2B Keeley Street has a dual history (Covent Garden)
Kemble Street, WC2B Kemble Street is a road in the WC2B postcode area (Covent Garden)
King Street, WC2E King Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
King’s Building, WC2R King’s Building is a block on Strand (Temple)
Kings Head Yard, WC2H Kings Head Yard ran off Short’s Gardens (Covent Garden)
Kingsway, WC2A Kingsway is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Westminster)
Lakatos Building, WC2A Lakatos Building is a block on Portugal Street (Aldwych)
Lancaster Place, WC2R Lancaster Place is part of the northern approach to Waterloo Bridge (Charing Cross)
Langley Court, WC2E Langley Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Langley House, WC2E Langley House is a building on Long Acre (Covent Garden)
Langley Street, WC2H Langley Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Leicester Court, WC2H Ryders Court was renamed to Leicester Court in 1936 (Leicester Square)
Leicester Place, WC2H Leicester Place leads north from Leicester Square (Soho)
Leicester Square, WC2H Leicester Square is a central tourist attraction of London (Leicester Square)
Leicester Street, SW1Y Leicester Street was named after Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester, who purchased land in 1630 and erected a house (Leicester Square)
Lionel Robbins Building, WC2A Lionel Robbins Building is sited on Portugal Street (Aldwych)
Lisle Street, W1D Lisle Street leads east from Wardour Street (Soho)
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 (Leicester Square)
Little Compton Street, W1D Little Compton Street was a street in Soho (Soho)
Little Newport Street, WC2H Little Newport Street was renamed as Newport Place in 1939 (Leicester Square)
Long Acre, WC2E Long Acre is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Lumley Court, WC2N The very narrow Lumley Court connects Strand and Maiden Lane (Charing Cross)
Macclesfield Street, W1D Macclesfield Street leads into Soho and Chinatown from the north (Soho)
Macklin Street, WC2B Macklin Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area
Maiden Lane, WC2E Maiden Lane runs from Bedford Street in the west to Southampton Street in the east (Covent Garden)
Maidstone House, WC2H Maidstone House is sited on Mercer Street (Covent Garden)
Manette Street, W1D Manette Street in Soho is named after the character from Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities. (Soho)
Market Building, WC2E Market Building is a block on Covent Garden Piazza (Covent Garden)
Marlborough House, WC2H Marlborough House is a block on Earlham Street (Covent Garden)
Martlett Court, WC2B Martlett Court appears on maps from the 1750s onwards (Covent Garden)
May’s Court, WC2N May’s Court is a road in the WC2N postcode area (Covent Garden)
Melbourne Place, WC2B Melbourne Place is a road in the WC2B postcode area (Aldwych)
Mercer Street, WC2H Mercer Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)
Monmouth Street, WC2H Monmouth Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Montreal Place, WC2R Montreal Place is a road in the WC2R postcode area (Aldwych)
Moor Street, W1D Moor Street first appears by name in 1683 (Soho)
Nassau House, WC2H Nassau House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue (Soho)
Neal Street, WC2H Neal Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Neal’s Yard, WC2H Neals Yard is one of the most photographed places of London (Covent Garden)
New Academic Building, WC2A New Academic Building is located on Lincoln’s Inn Fields (Westminster)
New Compton Street, WC2H New Compton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)
New Row, WC2E New Row is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area (Covent Garden)
Newport Court, WC2H Newport Court was laid out approximately on the site of the courtyard of Newport House (Leicester Square)
Newport Place, WC2H Newport Place was named after Mountjoy Blount, Earl of Newport (Isle of Wight), who owned a house on Newport Street in the 17th century (Leicester Square)
Newton Street, WC1V Newton Street is named for Isaac Newton, scientist and mathematician
Norman House, WC2R Norman House can be found on Strand, behind Savoy Steps (Charing Cross)
North East Wing Bush House, WC2R Residential block (Aldwych)
North West Wing Bush House, WC2R Residential block (Aldwych)
Nottingham Court, WC2H Nottingham Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Odhams Walk, WC2H Odhams Walk is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Old Building, WC2A Old Building is a building on Houghton Street (Aldwych)
Old Compton Street, W1D Old Compton Street is a road that runs east–west through Soho (Soho)
Orange Street, WC2H Orange Street gets its name from William III, Prince of Orange - the reigning king when the street was built. (Leicester Square)
Orion House, WC2H Orion House is a block on Upper St Martin’s Lane (Covent Garden)
Panton Street, SW1Y Panton Street was named after Colonel Thomas Panton, local property dealer of the 17th century (Leicester Square)
Parker Mews, WC2B Parker Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area
Parker Street, WC2B Parker Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area
Parker Tower, WC2B Parker Tower is a block on Parker Street
Phoenix House, WC2H Phoenix House is sited on Phoenix Street (St Giles)
Phoenix Street, WC2H Phoenix Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)
Portsmouth Street, WC2A Portsmouth Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Aldwych)
Portugal Street, WC2A Portugal Street was named in honour of Charles II’s Portuguese queen Catherine of Braganza (Aldwych)
Queens House, WC2A Queens House is a block on Lincoln’s Inn Fields (Westminster)
Robert Street, WC2N Robert Street is named after Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development with his brother John in the 1760s (Embankment)
Romilly Street, W1D Romilly Street is a small street that runs behind Shaftesbury Avenue and takes its name from lawyer Samuel Romilly (Soho)
Rose Street, WC2N Rose Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Royal Opera House, WC2E Royal Opera House is a block on Bow Street (Covent Garden)
Russell Chambers, WC2E Russell Chambers is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Russell Street, WC2E Russell Street is a road in the WC2E postcode area (Covent Garden)
Salisbury Street, WC2N Salisbury Street was named after Robert Cecil, the first Earl of Salisbury (Charing Cross)
Sardinia House, WC2A Sardinia House can be found on Lincoln’s Inn Fields (Aldwych)
Sardinia Street, WC2A Sardinia Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Westminster)
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)
Savoy Court, WC2R Savoy Court is a modern name for Beaufort Buildings (Charing Cross)
Savoy Hill, WC2R Savoy Hill is located at a site originally called Savoy Manor (Charing Cross)
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 Street, WC2E Savoy Street is final street east off Strand before the approach road to Waterloo Bridge (Charing Cross)
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)
Seven Dials, WC2H Seven Dials was built on the site of the Cock-and-Pie Fields, named for a nearby inn (Covent Garden)
Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D Shaftesbury Avenue is a major street in the West End of London, named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (Soho)
Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H Shaftesbury Avenue was named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, Victorian politician and philanthropist (St Giles)
Sheffield Street, WC2A Sheffield Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Aldwych)
Shell Mex House, WC2N Shell Mex House is a grade II listed building located at 80 Strand (Charing Cross)
Shelton Street, WC2E Shelton Street is a road in the WC2B postcode area (Covent Garden)
Shelton Street, WC2H Shelton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Sheridan Buildings, WC2B Sheridan Buildings is a block on Martlett Court (Covent Garden)
Shorts Gardens, WC2H Shorts Gardens is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Slingsby Place, WC2E Slingsby Place is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Somerset House, WC2R Somerset House is a block on Strand (Temple)
Sounding Alley, WC2H Sounding Alley is a road in the E3 postcode area (St Giles)
South East Wing Bush House, WC2B Residential block (Aldwych)
Southampton Street, WC2E Southampton Street - named for Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton and landowner (Covent Garden)
St Clement’s Building, WC2A St Clement’s Building is a block on Clare Market (Aldwych)
St Clements Lane, WC2A St Clements Lane has also been known as Clements Lane (Aldwych)
St Giles High Street, WC2H St Giles High Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)
St Giles House, WC2B Residential block (Covent Garden)
St Giles Passage, WC2H St Giles Passage is named after St Giles Hospital, a leper hospital founded by Matilda of Scotland, wife of Henry I in 1117 (St Giles)
St Giles Square, WC2H St Giles Square is part of a new, post-Crossrail, development (St Giles)
St Giles Square, WC2H St Giles Square is a modern piazza-style development
St Martins Court, WC2H St Martins Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area (Leicester Square)
St Martins Lane, WC2N St Martins Lane runs up to Seven Dials from St Martin’s-in-the-Fields (Covent Garden)
St Martins Place, WC2N St Martin’s Place is a short stretch connecting Trafalgar Square to the bottom of Charing Cross Road (Charing Cross)
St Martins Street, WC2H St Martins Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Leicester Square)
Stacey Street, WC2H Stacey Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)
Strand Bridge House, WC2R Strand Bridge House is a block on Strand (Temple)
Strand Building, WC2R Strand Building is a block on Strand (Temple)
Strand Underpass, WC2E Strand Underpass is the name of the tunnel leading from the northern approach of Waterloo Bridge to Kingsway (Charing Cross)
Strand, WC2E Strand (or the Strand) runs just over 3⁄4 mile from Trafalgar Square eastwards to Temple Bar, where the road becomes Fleet Street inside the City of London (Charing Cross)
Strand, WC2R Strand, as it nears the Aldwych, is home to many London theatres (Aldwych)
Stukeley Street, WC2B Stukeley Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area
Sutton Row, W1D Sutton Row has existed since 1681 (Soho)
Swiss Court, SW1Y Swiss Court is named for the former Swiss Centre, once located here (Leicester Square)
Tavistock Street, WC2B Tavistock Street is a road in the WC2B postcode area (Covent Garden)
The Arcade, WC2B The Arcade is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Covent Garden)
The Australia Centre, WC2B The Australia Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Aldwych)
The Macadam Building Street, WC2R The Macadam Building Street is a location in London (Temple)
The Market Piazza, WC2E The Market Piazza is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
The Market, WC2E The Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
The Piazza, WC2B The Piazza is the formal name for the central area of Covent Garden market (Covent Garden)
Thomas Neal Centre, WC2H Thomas Neal Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Tonbridge House, WC2H Tonbridge House is a block on Mercer Street (Covent Garden)
Tower Court, WC2H Tower Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Tower House, WC2E Tower House is a block on Southampton Street (Covent Garden)
Tower Street, WC2H Tower Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Twining Street, WC2A Gilbert Street was renamed Twining Street after 1895 (Aldwych)
Upper St Martin’s Lane, WC2H This is a street in the WC2H postcode area (Covent Garden)
Vale Royal House, WC2H Vale Royal House is a block on Charing Cross Road (Leicester Square)
Vere Street, WC2B Vere Street was a street in the Lincoln’s Inn Fields area (Aldwych)
Victoria Embankment, WC2R Victoria Embankment runs from the Houses of Parliament to Blackfriars Bridge (Temple)
Victoria House, WC2B Victoria House is a block on Strand (Aldwych)
Waterman House, WC2B Waterman House is sited on Kingsway (Aldwych)
Wedgwood Mews, W1D Wedgwood Mews hosted Josiah Wedgwood’s showrooms between 1774 and 1795 (Soho)
Wellington House, WC2E Wellington House is a 1930s office block on the corner of Lancaster Place and Strand (Charing Cross)
Wellington Street, WC2E Wellington Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Wellington Terrace, WC2E Wellington Terrace is a street in Paddington (Covent Garden)
West Central Street, WC2H West Central Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area
West Street, WC2H West Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Whitcomb Street, WC2H Whitcomb Street - named after William Whitcomb, 17th century brewer and property developer (Leicester Square)
White Bear Yard, WC2H White Bear Yard - named after a former pub - was off the north side of Lisle Street (Soho)
Wild Court, WC2B Wild Court leads west from the Kingsway
Wild Street, WC2B Wild Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Covent Garden)
William IV Street, WC2N William IV Street runs from Charing Cross Road to the Strand (Charing Cross)
Wingate House, WC2H Wingate House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue (Soho)
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)
Zimbabwe House, WC2N Charles Holden designed this building located on the corner of Agar Street and Strand for the British Medical Association. (Charing Cross)


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