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101 The Strand was an art school from 1750 until 1806.
101 Strand, WC2R This shop was one of the first in London to have gas lighting fitted.
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.
Charing Cross Charing Cross denotes the junction of the Strand, Whitehall and Cockspur Street, just south of Trafalgar Square
Embankment Embankment underground station has been known by various names during its long history - including, indeed, ’Embankment’.
Embankment to Charing Cross walk Arguably the shortest walk between two stations of the London Underground
Houghton Street (1906) A greengrocer’s on the corner of Houghton Street and Clare Market (behind The Strand) in 1906 just before demolition.
Hungerford Stairs The Hungerford Stairs were the entrance point to Hungerford Market from the River Thames. They are now the site of Charing Cross railway Station.
Northumberland House Northumberland House was a large Jacobean townhouse in London, which was the London residence of the Percy family, the Dukes of Northumberland.
Old and New London: Temple Bar Temple Bar was rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren, in 1670–72.
Temple Bar Temple Bar is the point in London where Fleet Street, City of London, becomes the Strand, Westminster, and where the City of London traditionally erected a barrier to regulate trade into the city.
The Adelphi The Adelphi is a small district surrounding the streets of Adelphi Terrace, Robert Street and John Adam Street.
The Temple The Temple is one of the main legal districts in London and a notable centre for English law.

NEARBY STREETS
Adam Street, WC2N Adam Street is named after John and Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development in the 1760s.
Adelaide Street, WC2R Adelaide Street was named for Queen Adelaide, Consort to King William IV.
Adelphi Terrace, WC2N Adelphi Terrace is named after John and Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development in the 1760s.
Agar Street, WC2N Agar Street is named after George Agar, who built the street in the 1830s with John Ponsonby, Earl of Bessborough
Aldwych House, WC2B Aldwych House is located on 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.
Andrews Crosse, EC4A Andrews Crosse stood on the site of the courtyard of the former Andrews Crosse Inn.
Arne Street, WC2E Arne Street was named after the 18th century composer Thomas Arne, who was born near here.
Arundel House, WC2R Arundel House is a block on Temple Place.
Arundel Street, WC2R Arundel Street runs from the Strand to Temple Place.
Australia House, WC2B Australia House can be found on Strand.
Banbury Court, WC2E Banbury Court is named for Nicholas Knollys, 3rd Earl of Banbury, who owned a house here called Banbury House.
Beaumont Buildings, WC2B Beaumont Buildings is located on Martlett Court.
Beaumont Buildings, WC2E Beaumont Buildings is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area.
Bedford Chambers, WC2E Bedford Chambers is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
Bedford Street, WC2E Bedford Street was named after local 18th century landowners the Russell family, earls/dukes of Bedford.
Bedfordbury, WC2N Bedfordbury is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area.
Bell Yard, EC4A Bell Yard is a small lane off the Strand where the Bell hostel once stood.
Blackmoor Street, WC2B Blackmoor Street was in the Drury Lane slum.
Bow Street, WC2B Bow Street was built in the shape of a bow between 1633 and 1677.
Bow Street, WC2E Bow Street was first developed by Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford in 1633.
Brettenham House, WC2R Brettenham House is a block on Savoy Street.
Broad Court, WC2E Broad Court is an alleyway parallel with Long Acre.
Bruce House, WC2B Bruce House is sited on Kemble Street.
Brydges Place, WC2N Brydges Place replaced Taylor’s Buildings in 1904 when the Colloseum was built.
Buckingham Street, WC2N Buckingham Street is named after George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham.
Bull Inn Court, WC2R Bull Inn Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area.
Burleigh Street, WC2R Burleigh Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
Cannon Street, WC2N Cannon Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area.
Carpmael Building, EC4Y Carpmael Building is a block on Crown Office Row.
Carriage Hall, WC2E Carriage Hall is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
Carting Lane, WC2R Carting Lane is thought to be named after the carts that brought goods to and from the wharf formerly located here.
Catherine Street, WC2B Catherine Street runs from Russell Street in the north to Aldwych in the south.
Central Arcade, WC2E Central Arcade is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
Chandos Place, WC2R Chandos Place is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area.
Clare Market, WC2A Clare Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area.
Clare Market, WC2E This is a street in the WC2E postcode area
Clement House, WC2B Clement House is located on Aldwych.
Clement House, WC2R Clement House is a block on Strand.
Clement’s Inn, WC2R Clement’s Inn is a road in the WC2R postcode area
Columbia House, WC2B Columbia House is a block on Aldwych.
Connaught House, WC2A Connaught House can be found on Aldwych.
Connaught House, WC2B Connaught House is located on 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.
Cowdray House, WC2A Cowdray House is a building on Portugal Street.
Craven Passage, WC2N Craven Passage is named after William Craven, 3rd Baron Craven, who owned the land when the street was built in the 1730s.
Craven Street, WC2N Craven Street is named after William Craven, 3rd Baron Craven, who owned the land when the street was built in the 1730s.
Crown Court, WC2E Crown Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area.
Crystal Wharf, WC2B A street within the WC2B postcode
Devereux Court, EC4Y Devereux Court lies on the south side of the Strand, opposite the Law Courts.
Devereux Court, WC2R Devereux Court is a location in London.
Drury Lane, WC2B Named from Sir William Drury, Knight of the Garter in Queen Elizabeth’s reign, who owned land on its site.
Dryden Street, WC2B Dryden Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
Duncannon Street, WC2N Duncannon Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area.
Durham House Street, WC2N Durham House Street was the former site of a palace belonging to the bishops of Durham in medieval times.
Embankment Place, WC2N Embankment Place runs from Villiers Street, under a railway arch, on to Northumberland Avenue.
Essex Court, EC4Y Essex Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.
Essex Street, EC4Y Essex Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area.
Essex Street, WC2R Essex Street is a location in London.
Exchange Court, WC2R Exchange Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area.
Exeter Street, WC2R Exeter Street is a road in the WC2R postcode area
Fletcher Buildings, WC2B Fletcher Buildings is sited on Martlett Court.
Floral Court, WC2E Floral Court is a location in London.
Floral Street, WC2E Floral Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
Fountain Court, EC4Y Fountain Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.
Garden Court, EC4Y Garden Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.
Garrick Street, WC2N Garrick Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
George Court, WC2N George Court is named after George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham.
Gibraltar House, WC2R Gibraltar House is a block on Strand.
Gladstone House, WC2R Gladstone House is a block on Arundel Street.
Goodwins Court, WC2N Goodwins Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area.
Hanover Place, WC2E Hanover Place is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
Heathcock Court, WC2E Heathcock Court runs north off Strand.
Henrietta Street, WC2E Henrietta Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
Hop Gardens, WC2N Hop Gardens is a small courtyard.
Houghton Square, WC2B Houghton Square is a road in the SW9 postcode area
Houghton Street, WC2A Houghton Street is a street which has been ’demoted’ over time.
Howard Street, WC2R Howard Street ran from Surrey Street to Arundel Street until 1974.
Hudson House, WC2E Hudson House is a block on Tavistock Street.
Hungerford House, WC2N Residential block
Hungerford Lane, WC2N Hungerford Lane was a dark narrow alley that went alongside and then under Charing Cross Station.
Imperial House, WC2B Imperial House is a block on Kingsway.
India House, WC2B India House is a block on Aldwych.
India Place, WC2B India Place is a small alleyway leading from Aldwych.
Ivybridge Lane, WC2N Ivybridge Lane is named after a former ivy-covered bridge.
James Street, WC2E James Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
Jebsen House, WC2H Jebsen House is a block on Mercer Street.
John Adam House, WC2N John Adam House can be found on John Adam Street.
John Adam Street, WC2N John Adam Street is named after John Adam, who built the Adelphi development with his brother Robert in the 1760s.
Jubilee Market, WC2E Jubilee Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
Kean Street, WC2B Kean Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area.
Kemble Street, WC2B Kemble Street is a road in the WC2B postcode area
Kent House, SE1 Kent House is a block on Upper Ground.
King Street, WC2E King Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
King’s Building, WC2R King’s Building is a block on Strand.
Kipling House, WC2N Kipling House is a block on Villiers Street.
Lakatos Building, WC2A Lakatos Building is a block on Portugal Street.
Lamb Building, EC4Y Lamb Building is a block on Pump Court.
Langley Court, WC2E Langley Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
Langley House, WC2E Langley House is a building on Long Acre.
Langley Street, WC2H Langley Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.
Lionel Robbins Building, WC2A Lionel Robbins Building is sited on Portugal Street.
Little Essex Street, EC4Y Little Essex Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area.
Long Acre, WC2E Long Acre is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
Maiden Lane, WC2E Maiden Lane runs from Bedford Street in the west to Southampton Street in the east.
Maidstone House, WC2H Maidstone House is sited on Mercer Street.
Maltravers Street, WC2R Maltravers Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area.
Maple Leaf Walk, WC2R Maple Leaf Walk is a road in the SW11 postcode area
Market Building, WC2E Market Building is a block on Covent Garden Piazza.
Martlett Court, WC2E Martlett Court is a road in the WC2B postcode area
May’s Court, WC2N May’s Court is a road in the WC2N postcode area
Melbourne Place, WC2B Melbourne Place is a road in the WC2B postcode area
Middle Temple Lane, EC4Y Middle Temple Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.
Milford House, WC2R Milford House is a block on Tweezers Alley.
Milford Lane, WC2R Milford Lane is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area.
Montreal Place, WC2R Montreal Place is a road in the WC2R postcode area
National Film Theatre, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode
Neal Street, WC2H Neal Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.
Neal’s Yard, WC2H Neals Yard is one of the most photographed places of London.
New Row, WC2E New Row is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area.
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.
Norman House, WC2R Norman House can be found on Strand.
Northumberland Avenue, WC2N Northumberland Avenue runs from Trafalgar Square in the west to the Thames Embankment.
Northumberland House, WC2 Northumberland House is a block on Northumberland Avenue.
Northumberland Street, WC2N Northumberland Street commemorates the former Northumberland House, built originally in the early 17th century for the earls of Northampton and later acquired by the earls of Northumberland.
Nottingham Court, WC2H Nottingham Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.
Odhams Walk, WC2H Odhams Walk is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.
Old Building, WC2A Old Building is a building on Houghton Street.
Penley Court, WC2R Angel Court was renamed as Penley Court in 1937.
Pump Court, EC4Y Pump Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.
Queen’s Building, WC2R Queen’s Building is sited on Grange Court.
Robert Street, WC2N Robert Street is named after Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development with his brother John in the 1760s.
Rose Street, WC2N Rose Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
Royal Opera House, WC2E Royal Opera House is a block on Bow Street.
Russell Chambers, WC2E Russell Chambers is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
Russell Street, WC2E Russell Street is a road in the WC2E postcode area
Savoy Court, WC2R Savoy Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area.
Savoy Hill, WC2R Savoy Hill is located at a site originally called Savoy Manor.
Savoy House, WC2R Savoy House is a block on Tweezers Alley.
Savoy Place, WC2N Savoy Place is located at a site originally called Savoy Manor - taking its name from Peter II, Count of Savoy.
Savoy Street, WC2R Savoy Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
Savoy Street, WC2R Savoy Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area.
Savoy Way, WC2R Savoy Way is located on the former site of the Savoy Palace, built for Peter II, Count of Savoy in 1245.
Sheffield Street, WC2A Sheffield Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area.
Shell Mex House, WC2R Shell Mex House is a block on Strand.
Shelton Street, WC2H Shelton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.
Sheridan Buildings, WC2B Sheridan Buildings is a block on Martlett Court.
Slingsby Place, WC2E Slingsby Place is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
Somerset House, WC2R Somerset House is a block on Strand.
South Bank, SE1 South Bank is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.
Southampton Street, WC2E Southampton Street - named for Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton and landowner.
Southampton Street, WC2E Southampton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area.
St Clement’s Building, WC2A St Clement’s Building is a block on Clare Market.
St Clement’s Passage, WC2A St Clement’s Passage is a road in the WC2A postcode area
St Clements Lane, WC2A St Clements Lane is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area.
St Giles House, WC2B Residential block
Strand Bridge House, WC2 Strand Bridge House is a block on Strand.
Strand Bridge House, WC2R Strand Bridge House is a block on Strand.
Strand Building, WC2R Strand Building is a block on Strand.
Strand Lane, WC2R Strand Lane is a road in the WC2R postcode area
Strand Underpass, WC2R Strand Underpass is a road in the WC2R postcode area
Strand, EC4A This is a street in the EC4A postcode area
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.
Strand, WC2N Strand begins its journey east at Trafalgar Square.
Strand, WC2R Strand is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area.
Strand, WC2R Strand, as it nears the Aldwych, is home to many London theatres.
Surrey Street, WC2R Surrey Street was built on land once occupied by Arundel House and its gardens.
Tavistock Street, WC2B Tavistock Street is a road in the WC2B postcode area
Temple House, WC2R Temple House is sited on Tweezers Alley.
Temple Pier Victoria Embankment, WC2R Temple Pier Victoria Embankment is a location in London.
Temple Place, WC2R Temple Place forms a crescent behind the Embankment Gardens.
The Arcade, WC2B The Arcade is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area.
The Arches, WC2N The Arches is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area.
The Australia Centre, WC2B The Australia Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area.
The Edmund J. Safra Fountain Court, WC2R The Edmund J. Safra Fountain Court is a road in the WC2R postcode area
The Globe House, WC2R The Globe House is a building on Temple Place.
The Macadam Building Street, WC2R The Macadam Building Street is a location in London.
The Market Piazza, WC2E The Market Piazza is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
The Market The Piazza, WC2E The Market The Piazza is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
The Market, WC2E The Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
The Piazza, WC2E The Piazza is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
Thomas More Building, WC2A Thomas More Building is a building on Strand.
Thomas Neal Centre, WC2H Thomas Neal Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.
Tonbridge House, WC2H Tonbridge House is a block on Mercer Street.
Tower House, WC2E Tower House is a block on Southampton Street.
Tower House, WC2R Tower House is located on Southampton Street.
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.
Vere Street, WC2B Vere Street was a street in the Lincoln’s Inn Fields area
Victoria Embankment, WC2N Victoria Embankment was built as part of Joseph Bazalgette’s Embankment scheme.
Victoria Embankment, WC2R Victoria Embankment runs from the Houses of Parliament to Blackfriars Bridge.
Victoria House, WC2B Victoria House is a block on Strand.
Villiers Street, WC2N Villiers Street was named after George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
Water Street, WC2R This is a street in the WC2R postcode area
Watergate Walk, WC2N Watergate Walk is named after a former watergate built in 1626 for George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham as an entrance for the former York House.
Waterloo Bridge, SE1 Waterloo Bridge is a road in the WC2R postcode area
Waterloo Bridge, SE1 Waterloo Bridge, as well as being the bridge itself, lends its name to the southern approach road.
Waterman House, WC2 Waterman House is a block on Kingsway.
Waterman House, WC2B Waterman House is sited on Kingsway.
Wellington House, WC2R Wellington House is a block on Strand.
Wellington Street, WC2E Wellington Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.
Wellington Terrace, WC2E Wellington Terrace is a street in Paddington.
William IV Street, WC2R William IV Street runs from Charing Cross Road to the Strand.
Wren House, Wren House is a building on Milford Lane
Wren House, WC2 Wren House is a block on Milford Lane.
Wren House, WC2R Wren House is a building on Milford Lane.
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.
York Buildings, WC2N York Buildings marks a house was built on this site in the 14th century for the bishops of Norwich.
York Place, WC2N York Place marks the location of a house on this site.
Zimbabwe House, WC2R Zimbabwe House is a building on Strand.

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