Portsmouth Street, WC2A

Portsmouth Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

British Museum British Museum was a station on the Central line, located in Holborn and taking its name from the nearby British Museum in Great Russell Street.

British Museum

Houghton Street (1906) A greengrocer’s on the corner of Houghton Street and Clare Market (behind The Strand) in 1906 just before demolition.

Houghton Street (1906)

Lisle’s Tennis Court Lisle’s Tennis Court was a building off Portugal Street in Lincoln’s Inn Fields in London.

Lisle’s Tennis Court

Old and New London: Temple Bar Temple Bar was rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren, in 1670–72.

Old and New London: Temple Bar

Staple Inn Staple Inn is London’s only surviving sixteenth-century domestic building, situated on the south side of High Holborn.

Staple Inn

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.

Temple Bar

The 1860s map of London "Stanford’s Library Map of London and its Suburbs" was published in 1862

The 1860s map of London

The Temple The Temple is one of the main legal districts in London and a notable centre for English law.

The Temple

Weston’s Music Hall Weston’s Music Hall was a music hall and theatre that opened in 1857. In 1906, the theatre became known as the Holborn Empire.

Weston’s Music Hall

NEARBY STREETS

Africa House, WC2A Residential block (Holborn)

Africa House, WC2A

Africa House, WC2B Africa House is a block on Kingsway

Africa House, WC2B

Aldwych House, WC2B Aldwych House is located on Aldwych (Aldwych)

Aldwych House, WC2B

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)

Aldwych, WC2B

Alliance House, WC1V Alliance House is a building on High Holborn (Chancery Lane)

Alliance House, WC1V

Andrews Crosse, EC4A Andrews Crosse stood on the site of the courtyard of the former Andrews Crosse Inn (City of London)

Andrews Crosse, EC4A

Arab Press House, WC1V Arab Press House is located on High Holborn

Arab Press House, WC1V

Aria House, WC1V Aria House is located on Newton Street

Aria House, WC1V

Arne Street, WC2E Arne Street was named after the 18th century composer Thomas Arne, who was born near here (Covent Garden)

Arne Street, WC2E

Arundel House, WC2R Arundel House is a block on Temple Place (Temple)

Arundel House, WC2R

Arundel Street, WC2R Arundel Street runs from the Strand to Temple Place (Temple)

Arundel Street, WC2R

Australia House, WC2B Australia House can be found on Strand (Aldwych)

Australia House, WC2B

Aviation House, WC2B Aviation House is a building on Kingsway (Holborn)

Aviation House, WC2B

Banbury Court, WC2E Banbury Court is named for Nicholas Knollys, 3rd Earl of Banbury, who owned a house here called Banbury House (Covent Garden)

Banbury Court, WC2E

Barnard’s Inn, EC4A Barnard’s Inn lies near Holborn Circus (City of London)

Barnard’s Inn, EC4A

Barter Street, WC1A Barter Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Holborn)

Barter Street, WC1A

Beacon House, WC2B Beacon House is a block on Kingsway

Beacon House, WC2B

Beaumont Buildings, WC2B Beaumont Buildings is located on Martlett Court (Covent Garden)

Beaumont Buildings, WC2B

Bedford Chambers, WC2E Bedford Chambers is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Bedford Chambers, WC2E

Bell Yard, EC4A Bell Yard is a small lane off the Strand where the Bell hostel once stood (City of London)

Bell Yard, EC4A

Betterton House, WC2H Betterton House is located on Betterton Street (Covent Garden)

Betterton House, WC2H

Betterton Street, WC2E Betterton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Betterton Street, WC2E

Bishop’s Court, WC2A Bishop’s Court lies off Chancery Lane (Chancery Lane)

Bishop’s Court, WC2A

Blackmoor Street, WC2B Blackmoor Street was in the Drury Lane slum (Aldwych)

Blackmoor Street, WC2B

Bloomsbury Way, WC1V Bloomsbury Way - the name Bloomsbury is first noted in 1201, when Norman landowner William de Blemond acquired the land (Holborn)

Bloomsbury Way, WC1V

Bow Street, WC2E Bow Street was first developed by Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford in 1633 (Covent Garden)

Bow Street, WC2E

Breams Buildings, EC4A Breams Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Breams Buildings, EC4A

Broad Court, WC2E Broad Court is an alleyway parallel with Long Acre (Covent Garden)

Broad Court, WC2E

Bruce House, WC2B Bruce House is sited on Kemble Street (Covent Garden)

Bruce House, WC2B

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)

Burleigh Street, WC2E

Bury Place, WC1A Bury Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)

Bury Place, WC1A

Carey Street, WC2A Carey Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Aldwych)

Carey Street, WC2A

Carpmael Building, EC4Y Carpmael Building is a block on Crown Office Row (City of London)

Carpmael Building, EC4Y

Carriage Hall, WC2E Carriage Hall is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Carriage Hall, WC2E

Catherine Street, WC2B Catherine Street runs from Russell Street in the north to Aldwych in the south (Aldwych)

Catherine Street, WC2B

Catton Street, WC2B Catton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Holborn)

Catton Street, WC2B

Central Arcade, WC2E Central Arcade is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Central Arcade, WC2E

Chancery House, WC2A Chancery House is a block on Chancery Lane (Chancery Lane)

Chancery House, WC2A

Chancery Lane, WC2A Chancery Lane has formed the western boundary of the City of London since 1994, having previously been divided between the London boroughs of Westminster and Camden (City of London)

Chancery Lane, WC2A

Chancery Station House, WC1V Chancery Station House is a building on High Holborn (Chancery Lane)

Chancery Station House, WC1V

Chichester Rents, WC2A Chichester Rents is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Westminster)

Chichester Rents, WC2A

Clare Market, WC2A Clare Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Aldwych)

Clare Market, WC2A

Clare Market, WC2E This is a street in the WC2E postcode area (Covent Garden)

Clare Market, WC2E

Clement House, WC2B Clement House is located on Aldwych (Aldwych)

Clement House, WC2B

Clement House, WC2R Clement House is a block on Strand (Temple)

Clement House, WC2R

Clement’s Inn, WC2R Clement’s Inn is a road in the WC2R postcode area (Aldwych)

Clement’s Inn, WC2R

Clements Inn Passage, WC2A Clements Inn Passage - also know as St Clement’s Passage - is a narrow connecting street (Aldwych)

Clements Inn Passage, WC2A

Cliffords Inn Passage, EC4Y Cliffords Inn Passage is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Cliffords Inn Passage, EC4Y

Cliffords Inn, EC4A Cliffords Inn is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Cliffords Inn, EC4A

Columbia House, WC2B Columbia House is a block on Aldwych (Aldwych)

Columbia House, WC2B

Commonwealth House, WC1V Commonwealth House is a block on New Oxford Street

Commonwealth House, WC1V

Connaught House, WC2A Connaught House can be found on Aldwych (Aldwych)

Connaught House, WC2A

Connaught House, WC2B Connaught House is located on Aldwych (Aldwych)

Connaught House, WC2B

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)

Covent Garden, WC2E

Cowdray House, WC2A Cowdray House is a building on Portugal Street (Aldwych)

Cowdray House, WC2A

Cross Court, WC2B Cross Court appears on maps between the 1750s and 1900 (Covent Garden)

Cross Court, WC2B

Crown Court, WC2E Crown Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Covent Garden)

Crown Court, WC2E

Crown Office Row, EC4Y Crown Office Row is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Crown Office Row, EC4Y

Crystal Wharf, WC2B A street within the WC2B postcode (Aldwych)

Crystal Wharf, WC2B

Cursitor Street, EC4A Cursitor Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Cursitor Street, EC4A

Dane Street, WC1R Dane Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Holborn)

Dane Street, WC1R

Devereux Court, EC4Y Devereux Court lies on the south side of the Strand, opposite the Law Courts (Westminster)

Devereux Court, EC4Y

Devereux Court, WC2R Devereux Court is a location in London (Temple)

Devereux Court, WC2R

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)

Drury Lane, WC2B

Dryden Street, WC2B Dryden Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Dryden Street, WC2B

Dudley Court, WC2H Dudley Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Dudley Court, WC2H

Duke’s Court, WC2B Duke’s Court appears on maps made between 1750 and 1900 (Covent Garden)

Duke’s Court, WC2B

Dyer’s Buildings, EC1N This is a street in the EC1N postcode area (City of London)

Dyer’s Buildings, EC1N

Eagle Street, WC1R Eagle Street runs parallel to High Holborn, one block north (Holborn)

Eagle Street, WC1R

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)

Endell Street, WC2H

Essex Court, EC4Y Essex Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Essex Court, EC4Y

Essex Street, WC2R Essex Street stretches from Milford Lane in the south to Strand in the north, flanked by Little Essex Street on the west and Devereux Court on the east. (Temple)

Essex Street, WC2R

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)

Exeter Street, WC2E

Falcon Court, EC4Y Falcon Court is a courtyard off the south side of Fleet Street between Chancery Lane and Fetter Lane. (City of London)

Falcon Court, EC4Y

Fetter Lane, EC4A Fetter Lane is corrupted from ’Fautre’ which was the name for a spear rest - spears were made close by (City of London)

Fetter Lane, EC4A

First Avenue House, WC1V First Avenue House is a block on High Holborn (Holborn)

First Avenue House, WC1V

Fisher Street, WC1R Fisher Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Holborn)

Fisher Street, WC1R

Fleet Street, EC4A Fleet Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Fleet Street, EC4A

Fletcher Buildings, WC2B Fletcher Buildings is sited on Martlett Court (Covent Garden)

Fletcher Buildings, WC2B

Fleur De Lis Court, EC4A Fleur De Lis Court was situated off Fetter Lane (City of London)

Fleur De Lis Court, EC4A

Floral Court, WC2E Floral Court is a location in London (Covent Garden)

Floral Court, WC2E

Floral Street, WC2E Floral Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Floral Street, WC2E

Fountain Court, EC4Y Fountain Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (Westminster)

Fountain Court, EC4Y

Francis Taylor Building, EC4Y Francis Taylor Building is a block on Kings Bench Walk (City of London)

Francis Taylor Building, EC4Y

Fulwood Place, WC1R Fulwood Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1V postal area (Chancery Lane)

Fulwood Place, WC1R

Furnival Street, EC4A Furnival Street commemorates Furnival’s Inn, which used to stand opposite (City of London)

Furnival Street, EC4A

Galen Place, WC1A Galen Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)

Galen Place, WC1A

Garden Court, EC4Y Garden Court is a pedestrian thoroughfare in the Temple area (City of London)

Garden Court, EC4Y

Gate Street, WC2A Gate Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area

Gate Street, WC2A

Gibraltar House, WC2R Gibraltar House is a block on Strand (Temple)

Gibraltar House, WC2R

Gilbert Place, WC1A Gilbert Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)

Gilbert Place, WC1A

Gladstone House, WC2R Gladstone House is a block on Arundel Street (Temple)

Gladstone House, WC2R

Great Queen Street, WC2B Great Queen Street is a continuation of Long Acre from Drury Lane to Kingsway.

Great Queen Street, WC2B

Great Turnstile, WC1V This is a street in the WC1V postcode area (Holborn)

Great Turnstile, WC1V

Green Dragon House, WC2B Green Dragon House is a block on Stukeley Street

Green Dragon House, WC2B

Hand Court, WC1R Hand Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1V postal area (Holborn)

Hand Court, WC1R

Hanover Place, WC2E Hanover Place is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Hanover Place, WC2E

Hardwicke Building, WC2A Hardwicke Building is a block on Hardwicke Building

Hardwicke Building, WC2A

Hare Court, EC4Y Hare Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Hare Court, EC4Y

Hat and Mitre Court, EC4Y Hat and Mitre Court is a road in the EC1M postcode area (City of London)

Hat and Mitre Court, EC4Y

Henrietta Street, WC2E Henrietta Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Henrietta Street, WC2E

High Holborn, WC1V High Holborn was part of the old road from Newgate and the Tower to the gallows at Tyburn. (Holborn)

High Holborn, WC1V

High Holborn, WC2B High Holborn is a road which is the highest point in the City of London - 22 metres above sea level

High Holborn, WC2B

Holborn Tower, WC1V Holborn Tower is a building on High Holborn (Holborn)

Holborn Tower, WC1V

Houghton Square, WC2B Houghton Square is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Aldwych)

Houghton Square, WC2B

Houghton Street, WC2A Houghton Street is a street which has been ’demoted’ over time (Aldwych)

Houghton Street, WC2A

Howard Street, WC2R Howard Street ran from Surrey Street to Arundel Street until 1974 (Temple)

Howard Street, WC2R

Hudson House, WC2R Hudson House is a block on Tavistock Street (Covent Garden)

Hudson House, WC2R

Imperial House, WC2B Imperial House is a block on Kingsway (Aldwych)

Imperial House, WC2B

India House, WC2B India House is a block on Aldwych (Aldwych)

India House, WC2B

India Place, WC2B India Place is a small alleyway leading from Aldwych (Aldwych)

India Place, WC2B

Inner Temple Lane, EC4Y Inner Temple Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Inner Temple Lane, EC4Y

James Street, WC2E James Street connects Covent Garden station with Covent Garden market (Covent Garden)

James Street, WC2E

Jubilee Market, WC2E Jubilee Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Jubilee Market, WC2E

Kean Street, WC2B Kean Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Aldwych)

Kean Street, WC2B

Keeley Street, WC2B Keeley Street has a dual history (Covent Garden)

Keeley Street, WC2B

Kemble Street, WC2B Kemble Street is a road in the WC2B postcode area (Covent Garden)

Kemble Street, WC2B

King Street, WC2E King Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

King Street, WC2E

King’s Building, WC2R King’s Building is a block on Strand (Temple)

King’s Building, WC2R

Kingsgate Street, WC1R Kingsgate Street ran from High Holborn to Theobald’s Road (Holborn)

Kingsgate Street, WC1R

Kingsway, WC2A Kingsway is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Westminster)

Kingsway, WC2A

Lakatos Building, WC2A Lakatos Building is a block on Portugal Street (Aldwych)

Lakatos Building, WC2A

Lamb Building, EC4Y Lamb Building is a block on Pump Court (City of London)

Lamb Building, EC4Y

Langley Court, WC2E Langley Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Langley Court, WC2E

Langley House, WC2E Langley House is a building on Long Acre (Covent Garden)

Langley House, WC2E

Lincoln’s Inn Fields, WC2A Lincoln’s Inn Fields is the largest public square in London, laid out in the 1630s under the initiative of the speculative builder William Newton (Westminster)

Lincoln’s Inn Fields, WC2A

Lion Court, WC1R Lion Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1V postal area (Holborn)

Lion Court, WC1R

Lion House, WC1V Lion House is a block on Red Lion Street (Holborn)

Lion House, WC1V

Lionel Robbins Building, WC2A Lionel Robbins Building is sited on Portugal Street (Aldwych)

Lionel Robbins Building, WC2A

Little Essex Street, WC2R Little Essex Street lies off Essex Street (Temple)

Little Essex Street, WC2R

Little Russel Street, WC1A Little Russel Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)

Little Russel Street, WC1A

Little Russell Street, WC1A Little Russell Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)

Little Russell Street, WC1A

Little Turnstile, WC2A Little Turnstile is one of the streets of London in the WC1V postal area (Holborn)

Little Turnstile, WC2A

London Silver Vaults, WC1V London Silver Vaults is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Chancery Lane)

London Silver Vaults, WC1V

Long Acre, WC2E Long Acre is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Long Acre, WC2E

Macklin Street, WC2B Macklin Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area

Macklin Street, WC2B

Maltravers Street, WC2R Maltravers Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area (Temple)

Maltravers Street, WC2R

Market Building, WC2E Market Building is a block on Covent Garden Piazza (Covent Garden)

Market Building, WC2E

Martlett Court, WC2B Martlett Court appears on maps from the 1750s onwards (Covent Garden)

Martlett Court, WC2B

Masters House Temple Church, EC4Y Masters House Temple Church is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Masters House Temple Church, EC4Y

Melbourne Place, WC2B Melbourne Place is a road in the WC2B postcode area (Aldwych)

Melbourne Place, WC2B

Middle Temple Lane, EC4Y Middle Temple Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Middle Temple Lane, EC4Y

Milford House, WC2R Milford House is a block on Tweezers Alley (Temple)

Milford House, WC2R

Milford Lane, WC2R Milford Lane is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area (Temple)

Milford Lane, WC2R

Montreal Place, WC2R Montreal Place is a road in the WC2R postcode area (Aldwych)

Montreal Place, WC2R

Napier House, WC1V Napier House is a block on High Holborn (Chancery Lane)

Napier House, WC1V

New Academic Building, WC2A New Academic Building is located on Lincoln’s Inn Fields (Westminster)

New Academic Building, WC2A

New Oxford Street, WC1A New Oxford Street was built in 1840 to ease congestion in St Giles High Street (Holborn)

New Oxford Street, WC1A

New Penderel House, WC1V New Penderel House is a block on High Holborn (Holborn)

New Penderel House, WC1V

New Square Passage, WC2A This is a street in the WC2A postcode area

New Square Passage, WC2A

New Square, WC2A New Square is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area

New Square, WC2A

Newton Street, WC1V Newton Street is named for Isaac Newton, scientist and mathematician

Newton Street, WC1V

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 (Temple)

Norfolk Street, WC2R

North East Wing Bush House, WC2R Residential block (Aldwych)

North East Wing Bush House, WC2R

North West Wing Bush House, WC2R Residential block (Aldwych)

North West Wing Bush House, WC2R

Norwich Street, EC4A Norwich Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Norwich Street, EC4A

Nottingham Court, WC2H Nottingham Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Nottingham Court, WC2H

Odhams Walk, WC2H Odhams Walk is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Odhams Walk, WC2H

Old Building, WC2A Old Building is a building on Houghton Street (Aldwych)

Old Building, WC2A

Old Buildings, WC2A Old Buildings lies off Old Square

Old Buildings, WC2A

Old Mitre Court, EC4Y Old Mitre Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Old Mitre Court, EC4Y

Old Square, WC2A Old Square gained this name after the building of New Square in 1682.

Old Square, WC2A

Paper Buildings, EC4Y Paper Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Paper Buildings, EC4Y

Parker Mews, WC2B Parker Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area

Parker Mews, WC2B

Parker Street, WC2B Parker Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area

Parker Street, WC2B

Parker Tower, WC2B Parker Tower is a block on Parker Street

Parker Tower, WC2B

Penley Court, WC2R Angel Court was renamed as Penley Court in 1937 (Aldwych)

Penley Court, WC2R

Pied Bull Court, WC1A Pied Bull Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)

Pied Bull Court, WC1A

Pied Bull Yard, WC1A Pied Bull Yard is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Holborn)

Pied Bull Yard, WC1A

Portsmouth Street, WC2A Portsmouth Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Aldwych)

Portsmouth Street, WC2A

Portugal Street, WC2A Portugal Street was named in honour of Charles II’s Portuguese queen Catherine of Braganza (Aldwych)

Portugal Street, WC2A

Procter Street, WC1V Procter Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1V postal area (Holborn)

Procter Street, WC1V

Proctor Street, WC1V Proctor Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1V postal area (Holborn)

Proctor Street, WC1V

Pump Court, EC4Y Pump Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Pump Court, EC4Y

Quality Court, WC2A Quality Court is a courtyard, built around 1700 (Chancery Lane)

Quality Court, WC2A

Queen’s Building, WC2R Queen’s Building is sited on Grange Court (Aldwych)

Queen’s Building, WC2R

Queens House, WC2A Queens House is a block on Lincoln’s Inn Fields (Westminster)

Queens House, WC2A

Rolls Buildings, EC4A Rolls Buildings is a block on Rolls Buildings (City of London)

Rolls Buildings, EC4A

Rolls Passage, WC2A Rolls Passage is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Rolls Passage, WC2A

Royal Opera House, WC2E Royal Opera House is a block on Bow Street (Covent Garden)

Royal Opera House, WC2E

Russell Chambers, WC2E Russell Chambers is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Russell Chambers, WC2E

Russell Street, WC2E Russell Street is a road in the WC2E postcode area (Covent Garden)

Russell Street, WC2E

Sardinia House, WC2A Sardinia House can be found on Lincoln’s Inn Fields (Aldwych)

Sardinia House, WC2A

Sardinia Street, WC2A Sardinia Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Westminster)

Sardinia Street, WC2A

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)

Sardinia Street, WC2B

Savoy House, WC2R Savoy House is a block on Tweezers Alley (Temple)

Savoy House, WC2R

Serle Street, WC2A Serle Street is a road in the WC2A postcode area

Serle Street, WC2A

Sheffield Street, WC2A Sheffield Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Aldwych)

Sheffield Street, WC2A

Shelton Street, WC2E Shelton Street is a road in the WC2B postcode area (Covent Garden)

Shelton Street, WC2E

Shelton Street, WC2H Shelton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Shelton Street, WC2H

Sheridan Buildings, WC2B Sheridan Buildings is a block on Martlett Court (Covent Garden)

Sheridan Buildings, WC2B

Shorts Gardens, WC2H Shorts Gardens is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Shorts Gardens, WC2H

Sicilian Avenue, WC1V Sicilian Avenue is a shopping parade that diagonally runs in between Southampton Row and Bloomsbury Way (Holborn)

Sicilian Avenue, WC1V

Silver Vaults, WC1V Silver Vaults is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Chancery Lane)

Silver Vaults, WC1V

Somerset House, WC2R Somerset House is a block on Strand (Temple)

Somerset House, WC2R

South East Wing Bush House, WC2B Residential block (Aldwych)

South East Wing Bush House, WC2B

Southampton Buildings, WC2A Southampton Buildings marks the site of the house of the 4th Earl of Southampton, son of Shakespeare’s patron. (Chancery Lane)

Southampton Buildings, WC2A

Southampton Place, WC1A Southampton Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Holborn)

Southampton Place, WC1A

Southampton Row, WC1V Southampton Row is a road in the WC1V postcode area (Holborn)

Southampton Row, WC1V

Southampton Street, WC2E Southampton Street - named for Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton and landowner (Covent Garden)

Southampton Street, WC2E

St Clement’s Building, WC2A St Clement’s Building is a block on Clare Market (Aldwych)

St Clement’s Building, WC2A

St Clements Lane, WC2A St Clements Lane has also been known as Clements Lane (Aldwych)

St Clements Lane, WC2A

St Giles House, WC2B Residential block (Covent Garden)

St Giles House, WC2B

Staple Inn Buildings, WC1V Staple Inn Buildings is part of historic Staple Inn (City of London)

Staple Inn Buildings, WC1V

Staple Inn Buildings, WC1X Staple Inn Buildings is one of the streets of London in the WC1V postal area (City of London)

Staple Inn Buildings, WC1X

Star Yard, WC2A Star Yard is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Westminster)

Star Yard, WC2A

Sterling House, EC1N Sterling House can be found on Holborn (City of London)

Sterling House, EC1N

Stone Buildings, WC2A Stone Buildings is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Chancery Lane)

Stone Buildings, WC2A

Strand Bridge House, WC2R Strand Bridge House is a block on Strand (Temple)

Strand Bridge House, WC2R

Strand Building, WC2R Strand Building is a block on Strand (Temple)

Strand Building, WC2R

Strand Lane, WC2R Strand Lane once led up to the Strand (Temple)

Strand Lane, WC2R

Strand Underpass, WC2E Strand Underpass is the name of the tunnel leading from the northern approach of Waterloo Bridge to Kingsway (Charing Cross)

Strand Underpass, WC2E

Strand, EC4Y A small section of Strand lies beyond Temple Bar in the City of London (City of London)

Strand, EC4Y

Strand, WC2R Strand, as it nears the Aldwych, is home to many London theatres (Aldwych)

Strand, WC2R

Stukeley Street, WC2B Stukeley Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area

Stukeley Street, WC2B

Summit House, WC1R Summit House is a block on Red Lion Square (Holborn)

Summit House, WC1R

Surrey Street, WC2R Surrey Street was built on land once occupied by Arundel House and its gardens (Temple)

Surrey Street, WC2R

Swan House, WC1V Swan House is a block on High Holborn (Chancery Lane)

Swan House, WC1V

Tavistock Street, WC2B Tavistock Street is a road in the WC2B postcode area (Covent Garden)

Tavistock Street, WC2B

Temple Bar House, EC4Y Temple Bar House is a block on Fleet Street (City of London)

Temple Bar House, EC4Y

Temple Gardens, EC4Y Temple Gardens is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Temple Gardens, EC4Y

Temple House, WC2R Temple House is sited on Tweezers Alley (Temple)

Temple House, WC2R

Temple Place, WC2R Temple Place forms a crescent behind the Embankment Gardens (Temple)

Temple Place, WC2R

Thanet Place, EC4Y Thanet Place ran south off Strand (City of London)

Thanet Place, EC4Y

The Arcade, WC2B The Arcade is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Covent Garden)

The Arcade, WC2B

The Australia Centre, WC2B The Australia Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Aldwych)

The Australia Centre, WC2B

The Globe House, WC2R The Globe House is a building on Temple Place (Temple)

The Globe House, WC2R

The Macadam Building Street, WC2R The Macadam Building Street is a location in London (Temple)

The Macadam Building Street, WC2R

The Market Piazza, WC2E The Market Piazza is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

The Market Piazza, WC2E

The Market, WC2E The Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

The Market, WC2E

The Piazza, WC2B The Piazza is the formal name for the central area of Covent Garden market (Covent Garden)

The Piazza, WC2B

Thomas More Building, WC2A Thomas More Building is a building on Strand (Aldwych)

Thomas More Building, WC2A

Took’s Court, EC4A Took’s Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Took’s Court, EC4A

Tower House, WC2E Tower House is a block on Southampton Street (Covent Garden)

Tower House, WC2E

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. (Temple)

Tweezer’s Alley, WC2R

Twining Street, WC2A Gilbert Street was renamed Twining Street after 1895 (Aldwych)

Twining Street, WC2A

Vere Street, WC2B Vere Street was a street in the Lincoln’s Inn Fields area (Aldwych)

Vere Street, WC2B

Victoria House, WC2B Victoria House is a block on Strand (Aldwych)

Victoria House, WC2B

Warwick Court, WC1V Warwick Court runs north from High Holborn (Holborn)

Warwick Court, WC1V

Water Street, WC2R This is a street in the WC2R postcode area (Temple)

Water Street, WC2R

Waterhouse Square, EC1N Waterhouse Square is one of the streets of London in the EC1N postal area (Farringdon)

Waterhouse Square, EC1N

Waterman House, WC2B Waterman House is sited on Kingsway (Aldwych)

Waterman House, WC2B

Wellington House, WC2E Wellington House is a 1930s office block on the corner of Lancaster Place and Strand (Charing Cross)

Wellington House, WC2E

Wellington Street, WC2E Wellington Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Wellington Street, WC2E

Wellington Terrace, WC2E Wellington Terrace is a street in Paddington (Covent Garden)

Wellington Terrace, WC2E

Weston House, WC1V Weston House is located on High Holborn (Holborn)

Weston House, WC1V

Whetstone Park, WC2A Whetstone Park is a road in the WC2A postcode area (Holborn)

Whetstone Park, WC2A

Wild Court, WC2B Wild Court leads west from the Kingsway

Wild Court, WC2B

Wild Street, WC2B Wild Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Covent Garden)

Wild Street, WC2B

William Sinkins House, WC2A William Sinkins House is a block on Carey Street (Westminster)

William Sinkins House, WC2A

Wren House, Wren House is a building on Milford Lane (Temple)

Wren House,

Wren House, WC2 Wren House is a block on Milford Lane (Temple)

Wren House, WC2

Wren House, WC2R Wren House is a building on Milford Lane (Temple)

Wren House, WC2R

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)

Wych Street, WC2R

Yorkshire Grey Yard, WC1V Yorkshire Grey Yard lies off of Eagle Street, WC1 (Holborn)

Yorkshire Grey Yard, WC1V

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