Lancing Street, NW1

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

BG Lancing Street, NW1 Added: 20 Dec 2022 02:58 GMT	Lancing Street, NW1 LANCING STREET 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
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
Scott Hatton Blackmoor Street, WC2B Added: 11 Sep 2020 19:47 GMT	Millions Of Rats In Busy London The Daily Mail on 14 April 1903 reported "MILLIONS OF RATS IN BUSY LONDON" A rat plague, unprecedented in the annals of London, has broken out on the north side of the Strand. The streets principally infested are Catherine street, Drury lane, Blackmore street, Clare Market and Russell street. Something akin to a reign of terror prevails among the inhabitants after nightfall. Women refuse to pass along Blackmore street and the lower parts of Stanhope street after dusk, for droves of rats perambulate the roadways and pavements, and may be seen running along the window ledges of the empty houses awaiting demolition by the County Council in the Strand to Holborn improvement scheme. The rats, indeed, have appeared in almost-incredible numbers. "There are millions of them," said one shopkeeper, and his statement was supported by other residents. The unwelcome visitors have been evicted from their old haunts by the County Council housebreakers, and are now busily in search of new homes. The Gaiety Restaurant has been the greatest sufferer. Rats have invaded the premises in such force that the managers have had to close the large dining room on the first floor and the grill rooms on the ground floor and in the basement. Those three spacious halls which have witnessed many as semblages of theatre-goers are now qui:e deserted. Behind the wainscot of the bandstand in the grillroom is a large mound of linen shreds. This represents 1728 serviettes carried theee by the rats. In the bar the removal of a panel disclosed the astonishing fact that the rats have dragged for a distance of seven or eight yards some thirty or forty beer and wine bottles and stacked them in such a fashion as to make comfortable sleeping places. Mr Williams. the manager of the restaurant, estimates that the rats have destroyed L200 worth of linen. Formerly the Gaiety Restaurant dined 2000 persons daily; no business whatever is now done in this direction. Reply
Carol Gifford Street, N1 Added: 7 May 2021 18:44 GMT	Nan My nan lily,her sister Elizabeth and their parents Elizabeth and William lived here in1911 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
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
P Cash Woburn Place, WC1H Added: 19 Feb 2023 08:03 GMT	Occupants of 19-29 Woburn Place The Industrial Tribunals (later changed to Employment Tribunals) moved (from its former location on Ebury Bridge Road to 19-29 Woburn Place sometime in the late 1980s (I believe). 19-29 Woburn Place had nine floors in total (one in the basement and two in its mansard roof and most of the building was occupied by the Tribunals The ’Head Office’ of the tribunals, occupied space on the 7th, 6th and 2nd floors, whilst one of the largest of the regional offices (London North but later called London Central) occupied space in the basement, ground and first floor. The expansive ground floor entrance had white marble flooring and a security desk. Behind (on evey floor) lay a square (& uncluttered) lobby space, which was flanked on either side by lifts. On the rear side was an elegant staircase, with white marble steps, brass inlays and a shiny brass handrail which spiralled around an open well. Both staircase, stairwell and lifts ran the full height of the building. On all floors from 1st upwards, staff toilets were tucked on either side of the staircase (behind the lifts). Basement Floor - Tribunal hearing rooms, dormant files store and secure basement space for Head Office. Public toilets. Geound Floor - The ’post’ roon sat next to the entrance in the northern side, the rest of which was occupied by the private offices of the full time Tribunal judiciary. Thw largest office belonged to the Regional Chair and was situated on the far corner (overlooking Tavistock Square) The secretary to the Regional Chair occupied a small office next door. The south side of this floor was occupied by the large open plan General Office for the administration, a staff kitchen & rest room and the private offices of the Regional Secretary (office manager) and their deputy. First Dloor - Tribunal hearing rooms; separate public waiting rooms for Applicants & Respondents; two small rooms used by Counsel (on a ’whoever arrives first’ bases) and a small private rest room for use by tribunal lay members. Second Floor - Tribunal Hearing Rooms; Tribunal Head Office - HR & Estate Depts & other tennants. Third Floor - other tennants Fourth Floor - other tennants Fifth Floor - Other Tennants except for a large non-smoking room for staff, (which overlooked Tavistock Sqaure). It was seldom used, as a result of lacking any facities aside from a meagre collection of unwanted’ tatty seating. Next to it, (overlooking Tavistock Place) was a staff canteen. Sixth Floor - Other tennants mostly except for a few offices on the northern side occupied by tribunal Head Office - IT Dept. Seventh Floor - Other tenants in the northern side. The southern (front) side held the private offices of several senior managers (Secretariat, IT & Finance), private office of the Chief Accuntant; an office for two private secretaries and a stationary cupboard. On the rear side was a small kitchen; the private office of the Chief Executive and the private office of the President of the Tribunals for England & Wales. (From 1995 onwards, this became a conference room as the President was based elsewhere. The far end of this side contained an open plan office for Head Office staff - Secretariat, Finance & HR (staff training team) depts. Eighth Floor - other tennants. The Employment Tribunals (Regional & Head Offices) relocated to Vitory House, Kingsway in April 2005. Reply

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Peter Gambia Street, SE1 Added: 4 Dec 2023 07:05 GMT	Gambia Street, SE1 Gambia Street was previously known as William Street. Reply
Eileen Brecknock Road, N7 Added: 10 Nov 2023 09:42 GMT	Brecknock Road Pleating Company My great grandparents ran the Brecknock Road pleating Company around 1910 to 1920 and my Grandmother worked there as a pleater until she was 16. I should like to know more about this. I know they had a beautiful Victorian house in Islington as I have photos of it & of them in their garden. Source: Family history Reply
Squirrel’s Lane, IG9 Added: 6 Nov 2023 16:59 GMT	061123 Why do Thames Water not collect the 15 . Three meter lengths of blue plastic fencing, and old pipes etc. They left here for the last TWO Years, these cause an obstruction,as they halfway lying in the road,as no footpath down this road, and the cars going and exiting the park are getting damaged, also the public are in Grave Danger when trying to avoid your rubbish and the danger of your fences. Source: Squirrels Lane. Buckhurst Hill, Essex. IG9. I want some action ,now, not Excuses.MK. Reply
Christian Cornwall Road, W11 Added: 31 Oct 2023 10:34 GMT	Cornwall Road, W11 Photo shows William Richard Hoare’s chemist shop at 121 Cornwall Road. Reply
Vik Oaks Road, TW6 Added: 30 Oct 2023 18:48 GMT	Old pub sign from the Rising Sun Hi I have no connection to the area except that for the last 30+ years we’ve had an old pub sign hanging on our kitchen wall from the Rising Sun, Stanwell, which I believe was / is on the Oaks Rd. Happy to upload a photo if anyone can tell me how or where to do that! Reply
Phillip Martin Ashburnham Place, SE10 Added: 16 Oct 2023 06:25 GMT	16 Ashburnham Road On 15 October 1874 George Frederick Martin was born in 16 Ashburnham Road Greenwich to George Henry Martin, a painter, and Mary Martin, formerly Southern. Reply
Christine Bithrey Holly Park, N4 Added: 15 Oct 2023 15:20 GMT	The Hollies (1860 - 1900) I lived in Holly Park Estate from 1969 I was 8 years old when we moved in until I left to get married, my mother still lives there now 84. I am wondering if there was ever a cemetery within The Hollies? And if so where? Was it near to the Blythwood Road end or much nearer to the old Methodist Church which is still standing although rather old looking. We spent most of our childhood playing along the old dis-used railway that run directly along Blythwood Road and opposite Holly Park Estate - top end which is where we live/ed. We now walk my mothers dog there twice a day. An elderly gentleman once told me when I was a child that there used to be a cemetery but I am not sure if he was trying to scare us children! I only thought about this recently when walking past the old Methodist Church and seeing the flag stone in the side of the wall with the inscription of when it was built late 1880 If anyone has any answers please email me [email protected] Reply
Chris hutchison Broadhurst Gardens, NW6 Added: 15 Oct 2023 03:04 GMT	35 broadhurst gardens. 35 Broadhurst gardens was owned by famous opera singer Mr Herman “Simmy”Simberg. He had transformed it into a film and recording complex. There was a film and animation studio on the ground floor. The recording facilities were on the next two floors. I arrived in London from Australia in 1966 and worked in the studio as the tea boy and trainee recording engineer from Christmas 1966 for one year. The facility was leased by an American advertising company called Moreno Films. Mr Simbergs company Vox Humana used the studio for their own projects as well. I worked for both of them. I was so lucky. The manager was another wonderful gentleman called Jack Price who went on to create numerous songs for many famous singers of the day and also assisted the careers of Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff. “Simmy” let me live in the bedsit,upper right hand window. Jack was also busy with projects with The Troggs,Bill Wyman,Peter Frampton. We did some great sessions with Manfred Mann and Alan Price. The Cream did some demos but that was before my time. We did lots of voice over work. Warren Mitchell and Ronnie Corbett were favourites. I went back in 1978 and “Simmy “ had removed all of the studio and it was now his home. His lounge room was still our studio in my minds eye!! Reply

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Adam and Eve Tearooms The Adam and Eve Tearooms were a fashionable Georgian watering hole.

Adam and Eve Tearooms

Ampthill Square Estate The Ampthill Square Estate (also known as the Ampthill Estate) is a housing estate built in the mid 1960s to replace Victorian housing in the area.

Ampthill Square Estate

Ossulston Estate The Ossulston Estate is a multi-storey council estate built by the London County Council in Somers Town between 1927 and 1931.

Ossulston Estate

Rhodes Farm Rhodes Farm was situated on Hampstead Road.

Rhodes Farm

Somers Town Somers Town is a district close to three main line rail termini - Euston, St Pancras and King’s Cross.

Somers Town

St James Gardens St James Gardens were used as a burial ground between 1790 and 1853.

St James Gardens

NEARBY STREETS

Aldenham House, NW1 Aldenham House is located on Aldenham Street.

Aldenham House, NW1

Aldenham Mews, NW1 Aldenham Mews was situated off Aldenham Street.

Aldenham Mews, NW1

Aldenham Street, NW1 Aldenham Street – Richard Platt, 16th century brewer and local landowner, gave land for the endowment of Aldenham School, Hertfordshire.

Aldenham Street, NW1

Ampthill Square, NW1 Ampthill Square is a name which has existed in two different time periods.

Ampthill Square, NW1

Barnby Street, NW1 Barnby Street is a street in Camden Town.

Barnby Street, NW1

Battle Bridge Place, N1C Battle Bridge Place is the traditional name for a newer area of King’s Cross.

Battle Bridge Place, N1C

Bentham House, WC1H Bentham House is sited on Endsleigh Gardens.

Bentham House, WC1H

Bentley House, NW1 Bentley House is a block on Euston Road.

Bentley House, NW1

Bidborough Street, NW1 Bidborough Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.

Bidborough Street, NW1

Brill Place, NW1 Brill Place is named after the former Brill Row in the area.

Brill Place, NW1

Brill Row, NW1 Brill Row was one of many small streets which became the basis for a Somers Town market.

Brill Row, NW1

Brock Street, NW1 Brock Street was formerly called Henry Street.

Brock Street, NW1

Burton Street, WC1H Burton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.

Burton Street, WC1H

Cambria House, WC1H Cambria House is a block on Tavistock Place.

Cambria House, WC1H

Cardington Street, NW1 Cardington Street is a rare London street in that it closed for good as late as 2017.

Cardington Street, NW1

Cartwright Gardens, WC1H Cartwright Gardens is a crescent-shaped park and street located in Bloomsbury.

Cartwright Gardens, WC1H

Central House, WC1H Central House can be found on Upper Woburn Place.

Central House, WC1H

Chalton House, NW1 Chalton House is a block on Chalton Street.

Chalton House, NW1

Chalton Street, NW1 Chalton Street was formerly Charlton Street.

Chalton Street, NW1

Christopher Place, NW1 Christopher Place is a street in Camden Town.

Christopher Place, NW1

Church Way, NW1 Church Way is a road in the NW1 postcode area

Church Way, NW1

Churchway, NW1 Churchway is a street in Camden Town.

Churchway, NW1

Clare Court, WC1H Clare Court is a block on Judd Street

Clare Court, WC1H

Clarendon Grove, NW1 Clarendon Grove ran south from Clarendon Square.

Clarendon Grove, NW1

Clarendon House, NW1 Clarendon House is a block on Werrington Street.

Clarendon House, NW1

Cobourg Street, NW1 Cobourg Street is a street in Camden Town.

Cobourg Street, NW1

Compton Place, WC1H Compton Place is a road in the WC1H postcode area

Compton Place, WC1H

Denton Street, N1C Denton Street disappeared under the construction of St Pancras station.

Denton Street, N1C

Doric Way, NW1 Doric Way is a road in the NW1 postcode area

Doric Way, NW1

Drayton House, WC1H Drayton House is sited on Gordon Street.

Drayton House, WC1H

Drummond Crescent, NW1 Drummond Crescent is a road in the NW1 postcode area

Drummond Crescent, NW1

Drummond Street, NW1 Drummond Street is alternatively known as ’Banglatown’,

Drummond Street, NW1

Duke’s Road, WC1H This is a street in the WC1H postcode area

Duke’s Road, WC1H

Egmont House, WC1H Egmont House is a block on Tavistock Place.

Egmont House, WC1H

Elstree Street, N1C Elstree Street once laid off of St Pancras Road.

Elstree Street, N1C

Endsleigh Gardens, WC1H Endsleigh Gardens is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.

Endsleigh Gardens, WC1H

Endsleigh Place, WC1H Endsleigh Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.

Endsleigh Place, WC1H

Endsleigh Street, WC1H Endsleigh Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.

Endsleigh Street, WC1H

Euston House, NW1 Euston House is a block on Eversholt Street.

Euston House, NW1

Euston Road, NW1 Euston Road runs from Marylebone Road to King's Cross. The road is part of the London Inner Ring Road and forms part of the London congestion charge zone boundary.

Euston Road, NW1

Euston Square, NW1 This is a street in the NW1 postcode area

Euston Square, NW1

Euston Street, NW1 Euston Street is a street in Camden Town.

Euston Street, NW1

Euston Tower, NW1 Euston Tower is a skyscraper located at 286 Euston Road, near the intersection with Tottenham Court Road.

Euston Tower, NW1

Evergreen House, NW1 Evergreen House is a block on Euston Road.

Evergreen House, NW1

Eversholt House, NW1 Eversholt House is a block on Eversholt Street.

Eversholt House, NW1

Eversholt Street, NW1 Eversholt Street connects Euston with Camden Town.

Eversholt Street, NW1

Flaxman Terrace, WC1H Flaxman Terrace connects Burton Street with Cartwright Gardens.

Flaxman Terrace, WC1H

Foundry Mews, NW1 Foundry Mews is a road in the NW1 postcode area

Foundry Mews, NW1

George Mews, NW1 George Mews lies within the NW1 postcode.

George Mews, NW1

Gideon Schreier House, WC1H Gideon Schreier House is a block on Endsleigh Street.

Gideon Schreier House, WC1H

Gladwin House, NW1 Gladwin House is a block on Cranleigh Street.

Gladwin House, NW1

Gordon Street, WC1H Gordon Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.

Gordon Street, WC1H

Gower Court, WC1E Gower Court is a road in the WC1E postcode area

Gower Court, WC1E

Gower Place, WC1E Gower Place runs from Gordon Street to Gower Street.

Gower Place, WC1E

Grafton Place, NW1 Grafton Place is a road in the NW1 postcode area

Grafton Place, NW1

Hamilton House, WC1H Residential block

Hamilton House, WC1H

Hampstead Road, NW1 Hampstead Road connects the Euston Road with Camden.

Hampstead Road, NW1

Hastings Street, WC1H Hastings Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.

Hastings Street, WC1H

Hunter House, WC1N Hunter House can be found on Hunter Street.

Hunter House, WC1N

Ian Hamilton House, NW1 Ian Hamilton House is a block on Doric Way.

Ian Hamilton House, NW1

Jenner House, WC1N Residential block

Jenner House, WC1N

Jessel House, WC1H Jessel House is a building on Judd Street.

Jessel House, WC1H

John Dodgson House, WC1H John Dodgson House is sited on Bidborough Street.

John Dodgson House, WC1H

Judd Street, NW1 This is a street in the NW1 postcode area

Judd Street, NW1

Judd Street, WC1H Judd Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.

Judd Street, WC1H

Kelvin House, WC1H Kelvin House is a block on Judd Street.

Kelvin House, WC1H

Kenton Street, WC1H Kenton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area.

Kenton Street, WC1H

King’s Cross Square, N1C King’s Cross Square is a road in the N1C postcode area

King’s Cross Square, N1C

Knollys House, WC1H Knollys House is a block on Tavistock Place.

Knollys House, WC1H

Leigh Street, WC1H Leigh Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.

Leigh Street, WC1H

Lynton House, WC1H Lynton House is a block on Tavistock Square.

Lynton House, WC1H

Mabledon Place, WC1H After Mabledon in Kent - home county of local 16th-century landowner Andrew Judd.

Mabledon Place, WC1H

Marchmont Street, WC1N Marchmont Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area.

Marchmont Street, WC1N

Mary Ward House, WC1H Mary Ward House is a block on Tavistock Place.

Mary Ward House, WC1H

Medway Court, WC1H Medway Court can be found on Leigh Street

Medway Court, WC1H

Melton Street, NW1 Melton Street is a street in Camden Town.

Melton Street, NW1

Midland Road, N1C Midland Road is a road in the N1C postcode area

Midland Road, N1C

Netley Street, NW1 Netley Street was formerly called William Street.

Netley Street, NW1

North Gower Street, NW1 North Gower Street is a street in Camden Town.

North Gower Street, NW1

Northam’s Buildings, NW1 Northam’s Buildings was swept away by the building of St Pancras station.

Northam’s Buildings, NW1

Oakshott Court, NW1 Oakshott Court is a block on Polygon Road.

Oakshott Court, NW1

Odonnell Court, WC1N Odonnell Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area.

Odonnell Court, WC1N

Ossulston Street, NW1 Ossulston Street is a street in Camden Town.

Ossulston Street, NW1

Pancras Road, N1C Pancras Road is a road in the N1C postcode area

Pancras Road, N1C

Perry Street, N1C Perry Street was buried by St Pancras station.

Perry Street, N1C

Phoenix Road, NW1 Phoenix Road is a street in Camden Town.

Phoenix Road, NW1

Polygon Road, NW1 Polygon Road is a street in Camden Town.

Polygon Road, NW1

Prankerd House, NW1 Prankerd House is a block on North Gower Street.

Prankerd House, NW1

Prince Of Wales Passage, NW1 Prince Of Wales Passage is a street in Camden Town.

Prince Of Wales Passage, NW1

Prince Regent Mews, NW1 Prince Regent Mews is a street in Camden Town.

Prince Regent Mews, NW1

Quantum House, NW1 Quantum House is a block on Euston Street.

Quantum House, NW1

Regnart Buildings, NW1 Regnart Buildings may date from the 1810s decade.

Regnart Buildings, NW1

Ryedale House, NW1 Ryedale House is a block on Eversholt Street.

Ryedale House, NW1

Sandwich House, WC1H Sandwich House is a block on Sandwich Street.

Sandwich House, WC1H

Sandwich Street, WC1H Sandwich Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.

Sandwich Street, WC1H

Seymour House, NW1 Residential block

Seymour House, NW1

Sinclair House, WC1H Residential block

Sinclair House, WC1H

Smith Street, N1C Smith Street was buried under St Pancras station.

Smith Street, N1C

Speedy Place, WC1H Speedy Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.

Speedy Place, WC1H

St Margarets House, NW1 St Margarets House is a block on Polygon Road.

St Margarets House, NW1

St Martin’s House, NW1 St Martin’s House is a block on Polygon Road.

St Martin’s House, NW1

St Richard’s House, NW1 St Richard’s House is a block on Eversholt Street.

St Richard’s House, NW1

St. Georges Road, WC1H A street within the WC1H postcode

St. Georges Road, WC1H

St. Philip’s Way, N1C A street within the N1C postcode

St. Philip’s Way, N1C

Starcross Street, NW1 Starcross Street is a street in Camden Town.

Starcross Street, NW1

Stephenson House, NW1 Stephenson House is a block on Hampstead Road.

Stephenson House, NW1

Stephenson Way, NW1 Stephenson Way is a street in Camden Town.

Stephenson Way, NW1

Tavistock House North, WC1H Tavistock House North is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.

Tavistock House North, WC1H

Tavistock House South, WC1H Tavistock House South is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.

Tavistock House South, WC1H

Tavistock House, WC1H Residential block

Tavistock House, WC1H

Tavistock Place, WC1H Tavistock Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.

Tavistock Place, WC1H

Tavistock Square, WC1H Tavistock Square was built by property developer James Burton and the master builder Thomas Cubitt for Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford.

Tavistock Square, WC1H

Taviton Street, WC1H Taviton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.

Taviton Street, WC1H

Thanet House, WC1H Thanet House is a block on Thanet Street.

Thanet House, WC1H

Thanet Street, WC1H Thanet Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.

Thanet Street, WC1H

The Circle, N1C The Circle is a road in the N1C postcode area

The Circle, N1C

The Polygon The Polygon was an early housing estate, a Georgian building with 15 sides and three storeys that contained 32 houses.

The Polygon

The Wellcome Building, NW1 The Wellcome Building is a block on Euston Road.

The Wellcome Building, NW1

Tiger House, WC1H Tiger House is a block on Burton Street.

Tiger House, WC1H

Tolmers Square, NW1 Tolmers Square roughly covers the site of a reservoir of the New River Company.

Tolmers Square, NW1

Tonbridge Street, WC1H Tonbridge Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.

Tonbridge Street, WC1H

Upper Woborn Place, WC1H Upper Woborn Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.

Upper Woborn Place, WC1H

Walker House, NW1 Walker House is a building on Unnamed Road.

Walker House, NW1

Warren Court, NW1 Warren Court is a street in Camden Town.

Warren Court, NW1

Wellesley House, NW1 Wellesley House can be found on Wellesley Place.

Wellesley House, NW1

Werrington Street, NW1 Werrington Street is a street in Camden Town.

Werrington Street, NW1

Whidborne Street, WC1H Whidborne Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area.

Whidborne Street, WC1H

Whittlebury Street, NW1 Whittlebury Street once laid to the west of Euston station.

Whittlebury Street, NW1

Wilsted Street, NW1 Wilsted Street was the original name for the lower end of Ossulston Street.

Wilsted Street, NW1

Woburn House, WC1H Woburn House is a block on Tavistock Square.

Woburn House, WC1H

Woburn Walk, WC1H Woburn Walk was also known as Woburn Buildings.

Woburn Walk, WC1H

Wolcot House, NW1 Wolcot House is a block on Werrington Street.

Wolcot House, NW1

Woolf Mews, WC1H Woolf Mews is a road in the WC1H postcode area

Woolf Mews, WC1H

Yeomanry House, WC1N Yeomanry House is a building on Handel Street.

Yeomanry House, WC1N

NEARBY PUBS

Adam and Eve Tearooms The Adam and Eve Tearooms were a fashionable Georgian watering hole.

Adam and Eve Tearooms

Camden People’s Theatre

Cock Tavern The Cock Tavern is on the corner of Phoenix Road and Chalton Street.

Cock Tavern

County Hotel Ground Floor Bar

Lord John Russell P.H.

Secrets

The Place Theatre Bar

The Rocket

The Squares Tavern & Wine Bar

Unity Cup

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Euston

London Euston is the southern terminus of the West Coast Main Line - serving Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow.

Euston was the first inter-city railway station in London. It opened on 20 July 1837 as the terminus of the London and Birmingham Railway.

The site was selected in the early 1830s by George and Robert Stephenson, engineers of the London and Birmingham Railway. The area was then mostly farmland at the edge of the expanding city of London. The station was named after Euston Hall in Suffolk, the ancestral home of the Dukes of Grafton, who were the main landowners in the area.

Objections to the station by local farmers meant that, when the Act authorising construction of the line was passed in 1833, the terminus was relocated to Chalk Farm. However, these objections were overcome, and in 1835 an Act authorising construction of the station at its originally planned site was passed, and construction went ahead.

The original station was built by William Cubitt. It was designed by the classically trained architect Philip Hardwick and initially it had only two platforms, one for departures and one for arrivals. Also designed by Hardwick was a 72 foot-high Doric propylaeum, the largest ever built, erected at the entrance as a portico and which became known as the Euston Arch.

The station grew rapidly over the following years as traffic increased. It was greatly expanded in the 1840s, with the opening in 1849 of the spectacular Great Hall, designed by Hardwick's son Philip Charles Hardwick in classical style.

In the early 1960s it was decided that a larger station was required. Because of the restricted layout of track and tunnels at the northern end, enlargement could be accomplished only by expanding southwards over the area occupied by the Great Hall and the Arch. Amid much public outcry, the station building including the Arch was demolished in 1961-2 and replaced by a new building. Its opening in 1968 followed the electrification of the West Coast Main Line.

A few remnants of the older station remain: two Portland stone entrance lodges and a war memorial. A statue of Robert Stephenson by Carlo Marochetti, previously in the old ticket hall, stands in the forecourt.

On 12 May 1907 the City and South London Railway (C&SLR, now the Bank branch of the Northern Line) opened a station at Euston as the terminus of a new extension from its existing station at Angel.

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Kings Place from York Way Credit: Alan Stanton TUM image id: 1518888183 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:	The British Library TUM image id: 1482066417 Licence: CC BY 2.0
High level shot of Regents Place as seen from Great Portland Street. The photograph shows the Holy Trinity Church and Great Portland Street underground station in the foreground. Credit: Wiki Commons/PortlandVillage TUM image id: 1674220898 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Camden Head on Camden High Street, taken in 1903. The Camden Head is a public house and live venue which first opened towards the end of the 19th century. Old London postcard TUM image id: 1611489402 Licence:	The Carreras Cigarette factory, Mornington Crescent area This started life at the Acadia Works on City Road in the 19th century. It was a small business owned by Don Jose Carreras Ferrer who sold cigarettes, cigars and snuff out of small shops. A black cat began to curl up and sleep in the window of the shop near Leicester Square in Prince’s Street and the shop became known locally as "The Black Cat Shop". After the cigarette making machine was invented, the business required a large factory and moved to Hampstead Road between 1926 and 1928. It was designed by architect brothers, Marcus and Owen Collins with George Porri as their consultant. The black cat became the company’s logo. In 1959 the company merged with Rothmans and moved to Basildon, Essex. In the early 1960s the building became offices. The Egyptian décor was stripped away and the two cat statues removed. When the building got new owners in 1996, its former grandeur was restored. The building was later called “Greater London House” having become an office building. TUM image id: 1660650534 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Agar Town (1857) Credit: Percy Lovell TUM image id: 1499434317 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Block of flats on the Regent’s Park Estate (2009) A large housing estate in the London Borough of Camden built after 1951, most of the estate is named after places in the Lake District such as Windermere, Cartmel and Rydal Water. Credit: Wiki Commons/Sheila Madhvani TUM image id: 1656943297 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Cromer Street TUM image id: 1547917827 Licence:	Taste of India restaurant, Drummond Street, NW1 (2022) Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1658497652 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Rainy St Pancras Credit: IG/legere photos TUM image id: 1681221521 Licence:	Cobden Statue, corner of Eversholt Street and Camden High Street (1905) Richard Cobden (1804 - 1865) was a Radical and Liberal politician, manufacturer, and a campaigner for free trade and peace. He was associated with the Anti-Corn Law League and the Cobden–Chevalier Treaty. In 1866, the Cobden Club was founded to promote "Peace, Free Trade and Goodwill Among Nations". Old London postcard TUM image id: 1627144387 Licence:	Goods Way - old sign TUM image id: 1526241892 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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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).
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Taste of India restaurant, Drummond Street, NW1 (2022)
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Cobden Statue, corner of Eversholt Street and Camden High Street (1905) Richard Cobden (1804 - 1865) was a Radical and Liberal politician, manufacturer, and a campaigner for free trade and peace. He was associated with the Anti-Corn Law League and the Cobden–Chevalier Treaty. In 1866, the Cobden Club was founded to promote "Peace, Free Trade and Goodwill Among Nations".
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View of the centre of Gordon Square (2008) The square was developed by master builder Thomas Cubitt in the 1820s, as one of a pair with Tavistock Square, which is a block away and has the same dimensions.
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10 Gower Street, Bloomsbury What’s in a name? Well, this area abounds in streets named after landowners. Gower Street is named after Gertrude Leveson-Gower, the wife of John Russell, the 4th Duke of Bedford. Leveson-Gower was noted as a formidable adviser to her husband who held various political roles during the reigns of George II and George III, including Lord Privy Seal and Ambassador to France at the end of the Seven Years’ War. The Gower baronetcy was a subsidiary title of the Duke of Sutherland, held in the Leveson-Gower family until 1963. The area now known as Bloomsbury had come into the possession of the Russell family in 1669. That year the 5th Earl of Bedford’s son married Lady Rachel Vaughan, daughter of the 4th Earl of Southampton. Southampton had started developing the area in the 1660s. John Russell died in 1771 and Gower Street was laid out from the 1780s onwards under Lady Gertrude’s supervision.
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