Powis Place, WC1N

Powis Place was built on the former site of Powis House, built for William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis, a prominent 17th/18th century Jacobite.

Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury.
Credit: Stephen McKay

Powis Place extends northward from Great Ormond Street as a cul-de-sac in eastern Bloomsbury. Developed following the 1784 demolition of Powis House, the street occupies the former approach to the original mansion, built in the 1690s and reconstructed after a 1714 fire. The house, set back from Great Ormond Street, possessed gardens stretching to Powis Wells, a fashionable spa near present-day Guilford Street.

Powis Place, an upmarket development attracted notable residents, including merchant Antony Gibbs from 1812-1815, whose grandson, Henry Hucks Gibbs (later Baron Aldenham), was born at number 2 in 1819. Architect James Lewis resided here until his death in 1820, whilst number 10 housed legal author Henry Roscoe and family, including his son, pioneering chemist Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe, born there in 1833.

The street’s social character evolved, hosting Peter Alfred Taylor’s radical salon in the 1850s, caricaturist John Leech at number 6, and later the Female Aid Society’s Home for Friendless Girls. By 1879, the residents included craftsmen like gun case maker Lauret Holmes and currier Walter Worsdell. Though converted into flats, the buildings retained their residential nature whilst existing in the shadow of the neighbouring Homeopathic and Children’s hospitals.

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Foundling Hospital

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Russell Square

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

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Abbey Place, WC1H

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Atkin Building, WC1R

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

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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 Row, WC1R Bedford Row runs between Theobalds Road and Sandland Street (Holborn)

Bedford Row, WC1R

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

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

Brownlow Mews, WC1N Brownlow Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Finsbury)

Brownlow Mews, WC1N

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

Calthorpe Street, WC1X Calthorpe Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Calthorpe Street, WC1X

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

Cambria House, WC1H

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

Catton Street, WC2B

Celtic House, WC1N Celtic House is a block on Johns Mews (Bloomsbury)

Celtic House, WC1N

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

Chancery Station House, WC1V

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

Chandler House, WC1N

Churchill House, WC1R Churchill House is located on Red Lion Square (Holborn)

Churchill House, WC1R

Cockpit Yard, WC1X Cockpit Yard leads off Northington Street (Bloomsbury)

Cockpit Yard, WC1X

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

Colonnade, WC1N

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

Dane Street, WC1V Dane Street leads south from Red Lion Square (Holborn)

Dane Street, WC1V

Dog and Duck Yard, WC1R Dog and Duck Yard lay off Princeton Street (Holborn)

Dog and Duck Yard, WC1R

Dombey Street, WC1N Dombey Street is a road in the WC1N postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Dombey Street, WC1N

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

Doughty Mews, WC1N

Doughty Street, WC1N Doughty Street is a broad tree-lined street in the Holborn district (Bloomsbury)

Doughty Street, WC1N

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

Eagle Street, WC1R

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

Egmont House, WC1H

Elm Street, WC1X Elm Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Bloomsbury)

Elm Street, WC1X

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

Emerald Street, WC1N

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

Faber Building, WC1H

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

Field Court, WC1R

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

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

Foundling Court, WC1N

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

Fulwood Place, WC1R

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

Gough Street, WC1X Gough Street is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Gough Street, WC1X

Grays Inn Place, WC1R Grays Inn Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Holborn)

Grays Inn Place, WC1R

Grays Inn Road, WC1X Grays Inn Road is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Grays Inn Road, WC1X

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

Great James Street, WC1N

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

Griffin Building, WC1X Griffin Building is a block on Theobalds Road (Farringdon)

Griffin Building, WC1X

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

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

Hand Court, WC1R

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

Handel Street, WC1N

Harpur Mews, WC1R Harpur Mews was originally the stabling for houses in Harpur Street (Bloomsbury)

Harpur Mews, WC1R

Harpur Street, WC1R There are two theories about the naming of Harpur Street (Bloomsbury)

Harpur Street, WC1R

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

Holsworthy Square, WC1X This is a street in the WC1X postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Holsworthy Square, WC1X

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

Jenner House, WC1N Residential block (Bloomsbury)

Jenner House, WC1N

Jockeys Fields, WC1R Jockeys Fields is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Holborn)

Jockeys Fields, WC1R

John Street, WC1N John Street was named for John Blagrave, carpenter to the Doughty family. (Bloomsbury)

John Street, WC1N

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

Johns Mews, WC1N

Jubilee House, WC1X Jubilee House is sited on Gray’s Inn Road (Finsbury)

Jubilee House, WC1X

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

Kenton Street, WC1H

Kings Mews, WC1X Kings Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Kings Mews, WC1X

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

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

Kirk Street, WC1N

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

Knollys House, WC1H

Lacon House, WC1X Lacon House is a block on Theobald’s Road (Bloomsbury)

Lacon House, WC1X

Lamb’s Conduit Passage, WC1R This is a street in the WC1R postcode area (Holborn)

Lamb’s Conduit Passage, WC1R

Lamb’s Conduit Street, WC1N Lamb’s Conduit Street takes its name from Lambs Conduit - a dam across a tributary of the River Fleet (Bloomsbury)

Lamb’s Conduit Street, WC1N

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

Lamp Office Court, WC1N

Langton Close, WC1X Langton Close was named after the Arthur Langton Nurses Home formerly located here (Finsbury)

Langton Close, WC1X

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

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

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

London House, WC1N London House can be found on Doughty Street (Bloomsbury)

London House, WC1N

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

Long Yard, WC1N

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

Lynton House, WC1H

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

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

Mecklenburgh Place, WC1N

Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N Mecklenburgh Square was originally laid out by S P Cockerell (Finsbury)

Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N

Mecklenburgh Street, WC1X This is a street in the WC1N postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Mecklenburgh Street, WC1X

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

Millman Place, WC1N

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

Millman Street, WC1N

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

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

New North Street, WC1N

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

North Mews, WC1N

Northington Street, WC1N Northington Street was named after Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington, Lord Chancellor in the 1760s. (Bloomsbury)

Northington Street, WC1N

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

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

Orde Hall Street, WC1N

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

Pakenham Street, WC1X Pakenham Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Pakenham Street, WC1X

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

Peabody Buildings, WC1N

Phoenix Place, EC3N Phoenix Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Phoenix Place, EC3N

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 was built on the former site of Powis House, built for William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis, a prominent 17th/18th century Jacobite. (Bloomsbury)

Powis Place, WC1N

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

Princeton Street, WC1R

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

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

Raymond Buildings, WC1R Raymond Buildings is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Holborn)

Raymond Buildings, WC1R

Red Lion Square, WC1R Red Lion Square was built from the late 1680s by speculator Nicholas Barbon (Holborn)

Red Lion Square, WC1R

Red Lion Street, WC1R Red Lion Street connects High Holborn with Theobalds Road (Holborn)

Red Lion Street, WC1R

Regent Square, WC1N Regent Square is a road in the WC1N postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Regent Square, WC1N

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

Richbell Place, WC1N

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

Roger Street, WC1N

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

Rugby Chambers, WC1N

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

Rugby Street, WC1N

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

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

Sandland Street, WC1R

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

Sicilian Avenue, WC1V

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

Students Residence William Goodenough House, WC1N Students Residence William Goodenough House can be found on Meck (Bloomsbury)

Students Residence William Goodenough House, WC1N

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

Summit House, WC1R

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

Swan House, WC1V

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 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

Theobald’s Road, WC1N Theobald’s Road is a road in the WC1R postcode area (Holborn)

Theobald’s Road, WC1N

Theobalds Road, WC1N Theobalds Road is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Holborn)

Theobalds Road, WC1N

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

Thornhaugh Street, WC1B

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

Tybalds Close, WC1N

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

Variety Club Building, WC1N

Verulam Buildings, WC1R Verulam Buildings is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Holborn)

Verulam Buildings, WC1R

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

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

Warwick Court, WC1V

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

Witley Court, 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

Wren Street, WC1X Wren Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1Xpostal area (Finsbury)

Wren Street, WC1X

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

Yeomanry House, WC1N

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

Yorkshire Grey Yard, WC1V

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