Faber Building, WC1H

Faber Building is a block on Russell Square.

Cab shelter, Russell Square (2019)
Credit: The Underground Map

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Fairyland During the period leading up to and during the First World War, 92 Tottenham Court Road was the location of a shooting range called Fairyland.

Fairyland

Foundling Hospital The Foundling Hospital in London was founded in 1741 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram.

Foundling Hospital

Russell Square Russell Square station, now on London’s Piccadilly Line, was opened by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway on 15 December 1906.

Russell Square

Scala Theatre Scala Theatre was a theatre in London, sited on Charlotte Street, off Tottenham Court Road. The first theatre on the site opened in 1772, and was demolished in 1969, after being destroyed by fire.

Scala Theatre

The Horse Hospital Built as stabling for the sick horses of cabbies, The Horse Hospital is now a unique Grade II listed arts venue in Bloomsbury.

The Horse Hospital

NEARBY STREETS

Abbey Place, WC1H Abbey Place was in the centre of Bloomsbury, off what was originally the west side of Little Coram Street and directly behind the Russell Institution on Great Coram Street (Bloomsbury)

Abbey Place, WC1H

Alfred Mews, WC1E Alfred Mews is situated off Tottenham Court Road, running behind the gardens of North Crescent (Bloomsbury)

Alfred Mews, WC1E

Alfred Place, WC1E Alfred Place was built in 1806 by a Marylebone stonemason called John Waddilove who named it after his son Alfred (Bloomsbury)

Alfred Place, WC1E

Arthur Tattersall House, WC1E Arthur Tattersall House is a block on Gower Street (Bloomsbury)

Arthur Tattersall House, WC1E

Barbon Close, WC1N Barbon Close lies off Great Ormond Street (Bloomsbury)

Barbon Close, WC1N

Barclay House, WC1N Barclay House is a building on Queen Square (Bloomsbury)

Barclay House, WC1N

Bayley Street, WC1B Bayley Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1B postal area (Bloomsbury)

Bayley Street, WC1B

Bedford Avenue, WC1B Bedford Avenue is one of the streets of London in the WC1B postal area (Bloomsbury)

Bedford Avenue, WC1B

Bedford Place, WC1B Bedford Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1B postal area (Bloomsbury)

Bedford Place, WC1B

Bedford Square, WC1B Bedford Square was designed as a unified architectural composition in 1775-6 by Thomas Leverton (Bloomsbury)

Bedford Square, WC1B

Bedford Way, WC1H Bedford Way is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Bedford Way, WC1H

Bernard Street, WC1N Bernard Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Bernard Street, WC1N

Bird Street, W1T Bird Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Bird Street, W1T

Bloomsbury House, WC1B Bloomsbury House is a block on Bedford Square (Bloomsbury)

Bloomsbury House, WC1B

Bloomsbury Place, WC1B The name of Bloomsbury Place is derived from William Blemund (Holborn)

Bloomsbury Place, WC1B

Bloomsbury Square, WC1A The 4th Earl of Southampton was granted a building license for the construction of Bloomsbury Square in 1661 (Holborn)

Bloomsbury Square, WC1A

Boswell Street, WC1N Boswell Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Boswell Street, WC1N

Bristol House, WC1B Residential block (Holborn)

Bristol House, WC1B

Bromley Place, W1T Bromley Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Bromley Place, W1T

Brook House, WC1E Brook House is a block on Torrington Place (Bloomsbury)

Brook House, WC1E

Brunswick Shopping Centre, WC1N Brunswick Shopping Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Brunswick Shopping Centre, WC1N

Brunswick Square, WC1N Brunswick Square is the result of a sale of land by the Foundling Hospital (Bloomsbury)

Brunswick Square, WC1N

Byng Place, WC1E Byng Place is a road in the WC1E postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Byng Place, WC1E

Cambria House, WC1H Cambria House is a block on Tavistock Place (Bloomsbury)

Cambria House, WC1H

Capper Street, WC1E Capper Street was named after the Capper farmer, tenant farmers on this land in the 17th and 18th centuries (Bloomsbury)

Capper Street, WC1E

Chandler House, WC1N Chandler House is a block on Wakefield Street (Bloomsbury)

Chandler House, WC1N

Charlotte Street, W1T Charlotte Street was laid out in the mid 18th century on open fields (Fitzrovia)

Charlotte Street, W1T

Chenies Mews, WC1E Chenies Mews is a road in the WC1E postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Chenies Mews, WC1E

Chenies Street, WC1E Chenies Street takes its name from the Buckinghamshire village where since 1556 members of the Russell family have been buried. (Bloomsbury)

Chenies Street, WC1E

Coach Road, W1T Coach Road is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Coach Road, W1T

Colonnade, WC1N Colonnade is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Colonnade, WC1N

Colville Place, W1T Colville Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Tottenham Court Road)

Colville Place, W1T

Compton Place, WC1H Compton Place is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Compton Place, WC1H

Coram Street, WC1N Coram Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Coram Street, WC1N

Cosmo Place, WC1B Cosmo Place is a road in the WC1B postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Cosmo Place, WC1B

Darwin Walk, WC1E Darwin Walk is a road in the WC1E postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Darwin Walk, WC1E

Drayton House, WC1H Drayton House is sited on Gordon Street (Euston Square)

Drayton House, WC1H

Egmont House, WC1H Egmont House is a block on Tavistock Place (Bloomsbury)

Egmont House, WC1H

Endsleigh Place, WC1H Endsleigh Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Endsleigh Place, WC1H

Endsleigh Street, WC1H Endsleigh Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Endsleigh Street, WC1H

Faber Building, WC1H Faber Building is a block on Russell Square (Russell Square)

Faber Building, WC1H

Foundling Court, WC1N Foundling Court is sited on Marchmont Street (Bloomsbury)

Foundling Court, WC1N

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

Galen Place, WC1A

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

Gilbert Place, WC1A

Gloucester Road, WC1N Gloucester Road is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Gloucester Road, WC1N

Gordon Mansions, WC1E Gordon Mansions is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area (Bloomsbury)

Gordon Mansions, WC1E

Gordon Square, WC1H The completion of Thomas Cubitt’s Gordon Square in 1860 marked the final development of Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)

Gordon Square, WC1H

Gordon Street, WC1H Gordon Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Gordon Street, WC1H

Gower Court, WC1E Gower Court is a road in the WC1E postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Gower Court, WC1E

Gower Place, WC1E Gower Place runs from Gordon Street to Gower Street (Bloomsbury)

Gower Place, WC1E

Gower Street, WC1E Gower Street is named after Gertrude Leveson-Gower, the wife of John Russell, the 4th Duke of Bedford (Bloomsbury)

Gower Street, WC1E

Great Ormond Street, WC1N Great Ormond Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Great Ormond Street, WC1N

Great Russell Street, WC1A Great Russell Street commemorates the marriage of the daughter of the 4th Earl of Southampton to William Russell in 1669 (Bloomsbury)

Great Russell Street, WC1A

Grenville Street, WC1N Grenville Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Grenville Street, WC1N

Guilford Street, WC1B Guilford Street is a road in the WC1B postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Guilford Street, WC1B

Guilford Street, WC1N Guilford Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Guilford Street, WC1N

Handel Street, WC1N Handel Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Handel Street, WC1N

Henrietta Mews, WC1N Henrietta Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Henrietta Mews, WC1N

Herbrand Street, WC1N Herbrand Street is in the east of Bloomsbury, running south from Tavistock Place to Guilford Street (Bloomsbury)

Herbrand Street, WC1N

Hunter House, WC1N Hunter House can be found on Hunter Street (Bloomsbury)

Hunter House, WC1N

Hunter Street, WC1N Hunter Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Hunter Street, WC1N

Huntley Street, WC1E Huntley Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area (Bloomsbury)

Huntley Street, WC1E

Jenner House, WC1N Residential block (Bloomsbury)

Jenner House, WC1N

Julian House, W1T Julian House is a building on Windmill Street (Fitzrovia)

Julian House, W1T

Kenton Street, WC1H Kenton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Kenton Street, WC1H

Keppel Street, WC1E Keppel Street links Store Street and Gower Street in the west to Malet Street in the east (Bloomsbury)

Keppel Street, WC1E

Kingsgate Est, WC1B A street within the WC1B postcode (Bloomsbury)

Kingsgate Est, WC1B

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

Kingsgate Street, WC1R

Kirkman House, W1T Kirkman House is a building on Whitfield Street (Tottenham Court Road)

Kirkman House, W1T

Knollys House, WC1H Knollys House is a block on Tavistock Place (Bloomsbury)

Knollys House, WC1H

Lamp Office Court, WC1N Lamp Office Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Lamp Office Court, WC1N

Lansdowne Terrace, WC1N Lansdowne Terrace is a street located in Bloomsbury which stretches from south to north, connecting Guilford Street to Brunswick Square. (Bloomsbury)

Lansdowne Terrace, WC1N

Leverton House, WC1B Leverton House is a block on Bedford Square (Bloomsbury)

Leverton House, WC1B

Little Guildford Street, WC1N Little Guildford Street was the middle part of what is now Herbrand Street, between Great Coram Street and Bernard Street, on the western edge of the Foundling estate (Bloomsbury)

Little Guildford Street, WC1N

Lynton House, WC1H Lynton House is a block on Tavistock Square (Bloomsbury)

Lynton House, WC1H

Malet Place, WC1E Malet Place is a road in the WC1E postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Malet Place, WC1E

Malet Street, WC1E Sir Edward Malet was married to Lady Ermyntrude Sackville Russell, daughter of Francis Russell who owned much of the surrounding area (Bloomsbury)

Malet Street, WC1E

Marchmont Street, WC1N Marchmont Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Marchmont Street, WC1N

Mary Ward House, WC1H Mary Ward House is a block on Tavistock Place (Bloomsbury)

Mary Ward House, WC1H

Maxclif House, W1T Maxclif House is a block on Tottenham Street (Tottenham Court Road)

Maxclif House, W1T

Met Building, W1T Met Building is a block on Percy Street (Tottenham Court Road)

Met Building, W1T

Minerva House, WC1E Minerva House is a block on North Crescent (Bloomsbury)

Minerva House, WC1E

Montague Place, WC1E Montague Place was developed in the decade after 1800 (Russell Square)

Montague Place, WC1E

Montague Street, WC1B Montague Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1B postal area (Bloomsbury)

Montague Street, WC1B

Mortimer Market, WC1E Mortimer Market is a road in the W1T postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Mortimer Market, WC1E

Morwell Street, WC1B Morwell Street is a road in the WC1B postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Morwell Street, WC1B

Mottram House, W1T Mottram House is located on Whitfield Street (Tottenham Court Road)

Mottram House, W1T

Nicolas Cooper House, WC1E Nicolas Cooper House is a block on Chenies Street (Bloomsbury)

Nicolas Cooper House, WC1E

North Crescent, WC1E North Crescent is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area (Bloomsbury)

North Crescent, WC1E

Odonnell Court, WC1N Odonnell Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Odonnell Court, WC1N

Old Glocester Street, WC1N Old Glocester Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Old Glocester Street, WC1N

Old Gloucester Street, WC1N Old Gloucester Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Old Gloucester Street, WC1N

Old Glouster Street, WC1N Old Glouster Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Old Glouster Street, WC1N

Orange Street, WC1R Orange Street disappeared from the map to be replaced by St Martin’s College of Art (now Central Saint Martins) (Holborn)

Orange Street, WC1R

Ormond Close, WC1N Ormond Close is a road in the WC1N postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Ormond Close, WC1N

Ormond Mews Ormond Mews - also Ormond Yard - was made up of two extensive rows of mews and was situated just south of Great Ormond Street. (Bloomsbury)

Ormond Mews

Paul O’Gorman Building, WC1E Paul O’Gorman Building is a building on Huntley Street (Bloomsbury)

Paul O’Gorman Building, WC1E

Peabody Buildings, WC1N Peabody Buildings is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Peabody Buildings, WC1N

Percy Street, W1T Francis and William Goodge issued building leases for land on Percy Street’s south side in 1764 and north side in 1766. (Tottenham Court Road)

Percy Street, W1T

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

Pied Bull Court, WC1A

Powis Place, WC1N Powis Place is a road in the WC1N postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Powis Place, WC1N

Queen Annes Square, WC1N Queen Annes Square is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Queen Annes Square, WC1N

Queen Square, WC1N Queen Square was laid out by speculator Nicholas Barbon (Bloomsbury)

Queen Square, WC1N

Queen’s Yard, W1T Queen’s Yard is a road in the W1T postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Queen’s Yard, W1T

Rathbone Street, W1T Rathbone Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Rathbone Street, W1T

Ridgmount Gardens, WC1E Ridgmount Gardens is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area (Bloomsbury)

Ridgmount Gardens, WC1E

Ridgmount Street, WC1E Ridgmount Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area (Bloomsbury)

Ridgmount Street, WC1E

Roberts Engineering Building, WC1E Roberts Engineering Building is sited on Torrington Place (Bloomsbury)

Roberts Engineering Building, WC1E

Russell Court, WC1B Russell Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Russell Court, WC1B

Russell Square House, WC1B Residential block (Russell Square)

Russell Square House, WC1B

Russell Square, WC1B Russell Square was laid out from 1800 by James Burton following the demolition of Bedford House, which originally stood on the site surrounded by gardens and fields (Russell Square)

Russell Square, WC1B

Scala Street, W1T Scala Street is named after the Scala theatre which formerly stood here (Goodge Street)

Scala Street, W1T

Shropshire House, WC1E Shropshire House is a block on Capper Street (Bloomsbury)

Shropshire House, WC1E

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

Sicilian Avenue, WC1V

South Cloisters, WC1H South Cloisters is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)

South Cloisters, WC1H

Southampton Row, WC1B Southampton Row is one of the streets of London in the WC1B postal area (Holborn)

Southampton Row, WC1B

St. Georges Road, WC1H A street within the WC1H postcode (Bloomsbury)

St. Georges Road, WC1H

Stewart House, WC1B Stewart House can be found on Russell Square (Russell Square)

Stewart House, WC1B

Store Street, WC1E Store Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area (Bloomsbury)

Store Street, WC1E

Tailor House, WC1N Tailor House is a block on Colonnade (Bloomsbury)

Tailor House, WC1N

Tavistock House North, WC1H Tavistock House North is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Tavistock House North, WC1H

Tavistock Place, WC1H Tavistock Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

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 (Bloomsbury)

Tavistock Square, WC1H

Taviton Street, WC1H Taviton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Taviton Street, WC1H

The Cruciform Building, WC1E The Cruciform Building is a block on Gower Street (Bloomsbury)

The Cruciform Building, WC1E

The Wellcome Building, NW1 The Wellcome Building is a block on Euston Road (Bloomsbury)

The Wellcome Building, NW1

Third Floor, WC1E Third Floor is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area (Bloomsbury)

Third Floor, WC1E

Thornhaugh Street, WC1B Thornhaugh Street is a street in London (Russell Square)

Thornhaugh Street, WC1B

Torrington Place, WC1E Torrington Place was developed by James Sim in partnership with his two sons (Bloomsbury)

Torrington Place, WC1E

Torrington Square, WC1H Torrington Square was originally laid out as part of the Bedford Estate development in 1821-25 (Bloomsbury)

Torrington Square, WC1H

Tottenham Court Road, W1T Tottenham Court Road is a major road running from the junction of Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road, north to Euston Road - a distance of about three-quarters of a mile (Tottenham Court Road)

Tottenham Court Road, W1T

Tybalds Close, WC1N Tybalds Close is a location in London (Bloomsbury)

Tybalds Close, WC1N

University Street, WC1E University Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area (Bloomsbury)

University Street, WC1E

Variety Club Building, WC1N Variety Club Building is a block on Powis Place (Bloomsbury)

Variety Club Building, WC1N

Victoria House, WC1B Victoria House is a block on Southampton Row (Holborn)

Victoria House, WC1B

Wakefield Street, WC1N Wakefield Street - after a former local pub, ’The Pindar of Wakefield’ (Bloomsbury)

Wakefield Street, WC1N

Windmill Street, W1T Windmill Street appears on the John Roque map from the 1750s (Tottenham Court Road)

Windmill Street, W1T

Witley Court, WC1H Witley Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Witley Court, WC1H

Woburn House, WC1H Woburn House is a block on Tavistock Square (Bloomsbury)

Woburn House, WC1H

Woburn Mews, WC1H Woburn Mews ran parallel between Woburn Place and Upper Bedford Place to the west of Woburn Place (Bloomsbury)

Woburn Mews, WC1H

Woburn Place, WC1H Woburn Place is situated on the Bedford estate, running north from the east of Russell Square to the east of Tavistock Square (Bloomsbury)

Woburn Place, WC1H

Woburn Square, WC1H Woburn Square is just north of the centre of Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)

Woburn Square, WC1H

Yeomanry House, WC1N Yeomanry House is a building on Handel Street (Bloomsbury)

Yeomanry House, WC1N

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