Leverton House, WC1B

Leverton House is a block on Bedford Square.

Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury.
Credit: Stephen McKay

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Adam and Eve Inn The Adam and Eve was an inn on Oxford Street.

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

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

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 Champion The Champion in Fitzrovia is a fine Grade II listed pub with Victorian-style fittings.

The Champion

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

Tottenham Court Road Tottenham Court Road runs from St Giles’ Circus (the junction of Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road) north to Euston Road.

Tottenham Court Road

NEARBY STREETS

Adam and Eve Court, W1D The court was named for the nearby Adam and Eve tavern (Fitzrovia)

Adam and Eve Court, W1D

Adeline Place, WC1B Adeline Place was named after Adeline Marie Russell (Bloomsbury)

Adeline Place, WC1B

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

Andrew Borde Street, W1D Andrew Borde Street was situated opposite the end of Sutton Row and under the Centre Point development (St Giles)

Andrew Borde Street, W1D

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

Arab Press House, WC1V

Arthur Stanley House, W1T Arthur Stanley House is located on Tottenham Street (Fitzrovia)

Arthur Stanley House, W1T

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

Arthur Tattersall House, WC1E

Artist House, WC1A Artist House is sited on Little Russell Street (Holborn)

Artist House, WC1A

Bainbridge Street, WC2H Bainbridge Street takes its name from Henry Bainbridge, a local resident in the 17th century

Bainbridge Street, WC2H

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

Barter Street, WC1A

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 Court Mansions, WC1B Bedford Court Mansions is a block on Adeline Place (Bloomsbury)

Bedford Court Mansions, 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

Berners Mews, W1T Berners Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Berners Mews, W1T

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

Berners Place, W1T

Berners Street, W1D William Berners completed building in 1763 what is today Berners Street. (Fitzrovia)

Berners Street, W1D

Berners Street, W1D Berners Street runs from the junction of Oxford Street and Wardour Street to join up with Mortimer Street and the former Middlesex Hospital (Fitzrovia)

Berners Street, W1D

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

Bloomsbury Street, WC1A Bloomsbury Street runs from Gower Street in the north to the junction of New Oxford Street and Shaftesbury Avenue in the south (Bloomsbury)

Bloomsbury Street, WC1A

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

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

Bucknall Street, WC2H Bucknall Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)

Bucknall Street, WC2H

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

Bury Place, WC1A

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

Byng Place, WC1E

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

Castlewood House, WC1A Residential block (St Giles)

Castlewood House, WC1A

Centre Point, WC2H Centre Point is a controversial 1960s-built tower block

Centre Point, WC2H

Century House, W1D Century House is a block on Oxford Street (Tottenham Court Road)

Century House, W1D

Charlotte Mews, W1T Charlotte Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Charlotte Mews, W1T

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

Charlotte Place, W1T

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

Chitty Street, W1T Chitty Street runs between Charlotte Street and Whitfield Street (Fitzrovia)

Chitty Street, W1T

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

Coach Road, W1T

College Court, W1D College Court is a building on Berners Street (Tottenham Court Road)

College Court, W1D

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

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

Commonwealth House, WC1V

Congress House, WC1B Congress House can be found on Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury)

Congress House, WC1B

Coptic Street, WC2H Coptic Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Holborn)

Coptic Street, WC2H

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

Dyott Street, WC1A Dyott Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (St Giles)

Dyott Street, WC1A

Earnshaw Street, WC2H Earnshaw Street was at first called Arthur Street (St Giles)

Earnshaw Street, WC2H

East Street, W1T East Street is one of the streets in the Twickenham postal district (Tottenham Court Road)

East Street, W1T

Eastcastle Street, W1T The portion of Eastcastle Street to the east of Wells Street originally belonged to the Berners Estate (Fitzrovia)

Eastcastle Street, W1T

Elisa Court, W1T Elisa Court is a block on Chitty Street (Fitzrovia)

Elisa Court, W1T

Evelyn Yard, W1T Evelyn Yard is a road in the W1T postcode area (Tottenham Court Road)

Evelyn Yard, W1T

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

Faber Building, WC1H

Fairgate House, WC1A Fairgate House is a block on New Oxford Street (St Giles)

Fairgate House, WC1A

Falconberg Court, W1D Falconberg Court once ran off Falconberg Mews (Soho)

Falconberg Court, W1D

Falconberg Mews, W1D Falconberg Mews runs off of Sutton Row (Soho)

Falconberg Mews, W1D

First Floor, W1T First Floor is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

First Floor, W1T

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

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

Goodge Place, W1T

Goodge Street, W1T Goodge Street was named after John Goodge a carpenter who along with his two nephews developed Crab Tree Fields to form Goodge Street in 1740 (Fitzrovia)

Goodge Street, W1T

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

Gordon Mansions, 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

Grape Street, WC2H Grape Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area

Grape Street, WC2H

Great Chapel Street, W1D Great Chapel Street is named after the former Huguenot chapel at the north end of Sheraton Street (Soho)

Great Chapel Street, W1D

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

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

Green Dragon House, WC2B

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

Grenville Street, WC1N

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

Gresse Street, W1T

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

Guilford Street, WC1B

Hanway Place, W1D Hanway Place is named for Major John Hanway (Tottenham Court Road)

Hanway Place, W1D

Hanway Street, W1D Hanway Street was named after Major John Hanway (Tottenham Court Road)

Hanway Street, W1D

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

Herbrand Street, WC1N

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

Holden House, W1 Holden House is sited on Oxford Street (Tottenham Court Road)

Holden House, W1

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

Howland Street, W1T

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

Huntley Street, WC1E

Isis House, WC1A Isis House is a building on New Oxford Street (St Giles)

Isis House, WC1A

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

Julian House, W1T

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

Keppel Street, WC1E

King Regent’s House, W1T King Regent’s House is a building on Fitzroy Street (Fitzrovia)

King Regent’s House, W1T

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

Kingsgate Est, WC1B

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

Kirkman House, W1T

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

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

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

Macklin Street, WC2B

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

Maple Place, W1T Maple Place is a mews, previously called London Mews (Tottenham Court Road)

Maple Place, W1T

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

Middlesex House, W1T Middlesex House is sited on Cleveland Street (Fitzrovia)

Middlesex House, W1T

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

Midford Place, 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

Museum House, WC1A Museum House is a block on Museum Street (Holborn)

Museum House, WC1A

Museum Street, WC1A Museum Street is so-named since it approaches the main entrance of the British Museum. (Holborn)

Museum Street, WC1A

Network Building, W1T Network Building is a block on Tottenham Court Road (Tottenham Court Road)

Network Building, W1T

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 Oxford Street, WC2H New Oxford Street is a road in the WC2H postcode area (Holborn)

New Oxford Street, WC2H

Newlands House, W1T Newlands House is sited on Berners Street (Fitzrovia)

Newlands House, W1T

Newman House, W1T Newman House can be found on Newman Street (Fitzrovia)

Newman House, W1T

Newman Passage, W1T Newman Passage is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Newman Passage, W1T

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

Newman Street, 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

Oxford Street, W1F Oxford Street is the main shopping street of London (Soho)

Oxford Street, W1F

Parnell House, WC1 Parnell House is a block on Streatham Street (Bloomsbury)

Parnell House, WC1

Parnell House, WC1A Parnell House is a block on Streatham Street (Bloomsbury)

Parnell House, WC1A

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

Paul O’Gorman Building, WC1E

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

Phillips House, W1T Phillips House is a block on Goodge Street (Fitzrovia)

Phillips House, 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

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

Pied Bull Yard, WC1A

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

Queen Annes Square, WC1N

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

Queen’s Yard, W1T

Rathbone Place, W1T Rathbone Place honours Captain Rathbone who was the builder of the road and properties thereon from 1718 onwards (Tottenham Court Road)

Rathbone Place, W1T

Rathbone Square, W1T Rathbone Square is a location in London (Tottenham Court Road)

Rathbone Square, 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

Ruskin House, WC1A Ruskin House is a block on Museum Street (Holborn)

Ruskin House, WC1A

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

Salt Yard, W1T A street within the W1T postcode (Fitzrovia)

Salt Yard, W1T

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

Soho Place, Soho Place lies within the postcode (Tottenham Court Road)

Soho Place,

Soho Street, W1D Soho Street leads north out of Soho Square (Soho)

Soho Street, W1D

St George’s House, W1T St George’s House is a block on Wells Street (Fitzrovia)

St George’s House, W1T

St George’s House, WC1A St George’s House is a block on Coptic Street (Holborn)

St George’s House, WC1A

St Giles Square, WC2H St Giles Square is part of a new, post-Crossrail, development (St Giles)

St Giles Square, WC2H

St Giles Square, WC2H St Giles Square is a modern piazza-style development

St Giles Square, WC2H

Stedham Place, WC2H Stedham Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Holborn)

Stedham Place, WC2H

Stephen Mews, W1T Stephen Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Stephen Mews, W1T

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

Stephen Street, W1T

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

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

Streatham Street, WC1A

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

Stukeley Street, WC2B

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

Tailor House, WC1N

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

Tottenham Mews, W1T Tottenham Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Tottenham Mews, W1T

Tottenham Street, W1T Tottenham Street is so-named as it is a turning out of Tottenham Court Road (Fitzrovia)

Tottenham Street, W1T

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

University Street, WC1E

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

Victoria House, WC1B

Wells Mews, W1W Wells Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Wells Mews, W1W

Wells Street, W1D Wells Street - ’Welses Lane’ - is first recorded in 1692 (Fitzrovia)

Wells Street, W1D

West Central Street, WC2H West Central Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area

West Central Street, WC2H

Willoughby Street, WC1B Willoughby Street was formerly known as both Vine Street and Wooburn Street (Holborn)

Willoughby Street, WC1B

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

Windmill Street, W1T

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

Woburn Square, WC1H

Woolverstone House, W1T Woolverstone House is a block on Berners Street (Fitzrovia)

Woolverstone House, W1T

York House, W1T York House is sited on Berners Street (Fitzrovia)

York House, W1T

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