Clydesdale Bank House, W1J

Clydesdale Bank House is a block on Piccadilly.

Piccadilly Circus in the 1950s
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The Underground Map Whitehall, SW1A Added: 8 Dec 2020 00:24 GMT	Othello takes a bow On 1 November 1604, William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello was presented for the first time, at The Palace of Whitehall. The palace was the main residence of the English monarchs in London from 1530 until 1698. Seven years to the day, Shakespeare’s romantic comedy The Tempest was also presented for the first time, and also at the Palace of Whitehall. Reply
Emma Seif Hill Street, London Added: 25 Jan 2022 19:06 GMT	Birth of the Bluestocking Society In about 1750, Elizabeth Montagu began hosting literary breakfasts in her home at 23 (now 31) Hill Street. These are considered the first meetings of the Bluestocking society. Reply
Linda Webb Hungerford Stairs Added: 27 Sep 2021 05:51 GMT	Hungerford Stairs In 1794 my ancestor, George Webb, Clay Pipe Maker, lived in Hungerford Stairs, Strand. Source: Wakefields Merchant & Tradesmens General Directory London Westminster 1794 Source: Hungerford Stairs Reply
Fumblina Whitfield Street, W1T Added: 21 Feb 2023 11:39 GMT	Error on 1800 map numbering for John Street The 1800 map of Whitfield Street (17 zoom) has an error in the numbering shown on the map. The houses are numbered up the right hand side of John Street and Upper John Street to #47 and then are numbered down the left hand side until #81 BUT then continue from 52-61 instead of 82-91. Reply
TUM The Underground Map Added: 27 Aug 2022 10:22 GMT	The Underground Map Michael Faraday successfully demonstrated the first electrical transformer at the Royal Institute, London. Reply
Roy Batham Covent Garden Added: 7 Jan 2022 07:17 GMT	Smithy in Longacre John Burris 1802-1848 Listed 1841 census as Burroughs was a blacksmith, address just given as Longacre. Source: Batham/Wiseman - Family Tree Reply
Scott Hatton Blackmoor Street, WC2B Added: 11 Sep 2020 19:47 GMT	Millions Of Rats In Busy London The Daily Mail on 14 April 1903 reported "MILLIONS OF RATS IN BUSY LONDON" A rat plague, unprecedented in the annals of London, has broken out on the north side of the Strand. The streets principally infested are Catherine street, Drury lane, Blackmore street, Clare Market and Russell street. Something akin to a reign of terror prevails among the inhabitants after nightfall. Women refuse to pass along Blackmore street and the lower parts of Stanhope street after dusk, for droves of rats perambulate the roadways and pavements, and may be seen running along the window ledges of the empty houses awaiting demolition by the County Council in the Strand to Holborn improvement scheme. The rats, indeed, have appeared in almost-incredible numbers. "There are millions of them," said one shopkeeper, and his statement was supported by other residents. The unwelcome visitors have been evicted from their old haunts by the County Council housebreakers, and are now busily in search of new homes. The Gaiety Restaurant has been the greatest sufferer. Rats have invaded the premises in such force that the managers have had to close the large dining room on the first floor and the grill rooms on the ground floor and in the basement. Those three spacious halls which have witnessed many as semblages of theatre-goers are now qui:e deserted. Behind the wainscot of the bandstand in the grillroom is a large mound of linen shreds. This represents 1728 serviettes carried theee by the rats. In the bar the removal of a panel disclosed the astonishing fact that the rats have dragged for a distance of seven or eight yards some thirty or forty beer and wine bottles and stacked them in such a fashion as to make comfortable sleeping places. Mr Williams. the manager of the restaurant, estimates that the rats have destroyed L200 worth of linen. Formerly the Gaiety Restaurant dined 2000 persons daily; no business whatever is now done in this direction. Reply
Scott Hatton Savile Row, W1S Added: 30 Jan 2023 11:28 GMT	The Beatles on a London rooftop The Beatles’ rooftop concert took place on the rooftop of the Apple Corps building in London. It was their final public performance as a band and was unannounced, attracting a crowd of onlookers. The concert lasted for 42 minutes and included nine songs. The concert is remembered as a seminal moment in the history of rock music and remains one of the most famous rock performances of all time. Reply
Julian Collingwood House, W1W Added: 23 Mar 2021 10:11 GMT	Dennis Potter Author Dennis Potter lived in Collingwood House in the 1970’s Reply
Jessie Doring Tisbury Court, W1D Added: 22 Feb 2021 04:33 GMT	Tisbury Court Jazz Bar Jazz Bar opened in Tisbury Court by 2 Australians. Situated in underground basement. Can not remember how long it opened for. Reply
Robert smitherman Saunders Street, SE11 Added: 23 Aug 2017 11:01 GMT	Saunders Street, SE11 I was born in a prefab on Saunders street SE11 in the 60’s, when I lived there, the road consisted of a few prefab houses, the road originally ran from Lollard street all the way thru to Fitzalan street. I went back there to have a look back in the early 90’s but all that is left of the road is about 20m of road and the road sign. Reply
Richard Roques Hungerford Stairs Added: 21 Jan 2021 16:53 GMT	Buckingham Street residents Here in Buckingham Street lived Samuel Pepys the diarist, Charles Dickens and Rudyard Kipling Reply
Justin Russ Binney Street, W1K Added: 15 Feb 2021 20:25 GMT	Binney Street, W1K Binney St was previously named Thomas Street before the 1950’s. Before the 1840’s (approx.) it was named Bird St both above and below Oxford St. Reply
Jude Allen Orange Street, WC2H Added: 29 Jul 2021 07:53 GMT	Bra top I jave a jewelled item of clothong worn by a revie girl. It is red with diamante straps. Inside it jas a label Bermans Revue 16 Orange Street but I cannot find any info online about the revue only that 16 Orange Street used to be a theatre. Does any one know about the revue. I would be intesrested to imagine the wearer of the article and her London life. Reply
BG Lancing Street, NW1 Added: 20 Dec 2022 02:58 GMT	Lancing Street, NW1 LANCING STREET Reply

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Sue Meyrick Road, SW11 Added: 24 Sep 2023 19:09 GMT	Meyrick Rd My family - Roe - lived in poverty at 158 Meyrick Rd in the 1920s, moving to 18 Lavender Terrace in 1935. They also lived in York Rd at one point. Alf, Nell (Ellen), plus children John, Ellen (Did), Gladys, Joyce & various lodgers. Alf worked for the railway (LMS). Reply
Michael Tyrrell Avenue, DA16 Added: 20 Sep 2023 21:10 GMT	Momentous Birth! I was born in the upstairs front room of 28 Tyrrell Avenue in August 1938. I was a breach birth and quite heavy ( poor Mum!). My parents moved to that end of terrace house from another rental in St Mary Cray where my three year older brother had been born in 1935. The estate was quite new in 1938 and all the properties were rented. My Father was a Postman. I grew up at no 28 all through WWII and later went to Little Dansington School Reply
Mike Levy Arbour Square, E1 Added: 19 Sep 2023 18:10 GMT	Bombing of Arbour Square in the Blitz On the night of September 7, 1940. Hyman Lubosky (age 35), his wife Fay (or Fanny)(age 32) and their son Martin (age 17 months) died at 11 Arbour Square. They are buried together in Rainham Jewish Cemetery. Their grave stones read: "Killed by enemy action" Reply
Lady Townshend Bridge House Added: 8 Sep 2023 16:02 GMT	Tenant at Westbourne (1807 - 1811) I think that the 3rd Marquess Townshend - at that time Lord Chartley - was a tenant living either at Westbourne Manor or at Bridge House. He undertook considerable building work there as well as creating gardens. I am trying to trace which house it was. Any ideas gratefully received Reply
Alex Britton Roding Valley Added: 30 Aug 2023 10:43 GMT	Late opening The tracks through Roding Valley were opened on 1 May 1903 by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on its Woodford to Ilford line (the Fairlop Loop). But the station was not opened until 3 February 1936 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER, successor to the GER). Source: Roding Valley tube station - Wikipedia Reply
Kevin Pont Roding Valley Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:52 GMT	Shhh.... Roding Valley is the quietest tube station, each year transporting the same number of passengers as Waterloo does in one day. Reply
Kevin Pont Dollis Hill Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:47 GMT	The connection with Bletchley Park The code-breaking computer used at Bletchley Park was built in Dollis Hill. Reply
Kevin Pont Hampstead Added: 29 Aug 2023 15:25 GMT	The deepest station At 58m below ground, Hampstead is as deep as Nelson’s Column is tall. Source: Hampstead tube station - Wikipedia Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Admiral Duncan The Admiral Duncan is well-known as one of Soho’s oldest gay pubs.

Admiral Duncan

De Hems De Hems has become a base for London’s Dutch community, serving bitterballen and frikandellen.

De Hems

Leicester Square Leicester Square, while indeed a square, is also the name for a tube station.

Leicester Square

Nelson’s Column Nelson’s Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square built to commemorate Horatio Nelson’s decisive victory at the Battle of Trafalgar during which he lost his life.

Nelson’s Column

Piccadilly Circus Piccadilly Circus was built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly.

Piccadilly Circus

Queen’s Theatre The Queen’s Theatre is located in Shaftesbury Avenue on the corner of Wardour Street.

Queen’s Theatre

Royal Institution The Royal Institution of Great Britain (Royal Institution) is an organisation for scientific education and research, based in the City of Westminster.

Royal Institution

Royal Society The Royal Society is a self-governing Fellowship of many of the world’s most distinguished scientists drawn from all areas of science, engineering and medicine.

Royal Society

St James’s St James’s is an exclusive area in the West End of London.

St James’s

Wyld’s Great Globe Wyld’s Great Globe was an attraction situated in Leicester Square between 1851 and 1862.

Wyld’s Great Globe

NEARBY STREETS

Academy House, W1S Academy House is located on Sackville Street.

Academy House, W1S

Admiralty House, SW1A Admiralty House is a block on Whitehall.

Admiralty House, SW1A

Air Street, SW1Y Air Street was the most westerly street in London when newly built in 1658.

Air Street, SW1Y

Air Street, W1B Air Street’s name is believed to be a corruption of ‘Ayres’, after Thomas Ayre, a local brewer and resident in the 17th century.

Air Street, W1B

Albany Courtyard, SW1Y The courtyard is named after Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, who in 1791 purchased Melbourne House which stood on this site.

Albany Courtyard, SW1Y

Albany, W1B The Albany is an apartment complex in Piccadilly, established in 1802.

Albany, W1B

Albemarle Street, W1S Albemarle Street takes its name from the second Duke of Albermarle, son of General Monk.

Albemarle Street, W1S

Angel Court, SW1Y Angel Court is named after a long demolished inn of this name.

Angel Court, SW1Y

Apple Tree Yard, SW1Y Apple Tree Yard is thought named after the apple trees formerly to be found here.

Apple Tree Yard, SW1Y

Archer Street, W1D Archer Street was Arch Street in 1675, Orchard Street in 1720 and Archer Street by 1746.

Archer Street, W1D

Arlington House, SW1A Arlington House is now part of an exclusive residential development.

Arlington House, SW1A

Arlington Street, SW1A Arlington Street is named after Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, 17th century statesman and local landowner.

Arlington Street, SW1A

Babmaes Street, SW1Y Babmaes Street was originally called Wells Street.

Babmaes Street, SW1Y

Beak Street, W1B Beak Street runs roughly east-west between Regent Street and Lexington Street.

Beak Street, W1B

Beak Street, W1F Beak Street is named after Thomas Beake, one of the Queen’s messengers.

Beak Street, W1F

Bear Street, WC2H Bear Street is a streetname with two possible derivations.

Bear Street, WC2H

Bennet Street, SW1A Bennet Street lies off St James’s Street.

Bennet Street, SW1A

Bennett House, SW1A Bennett House is located on Bennet Street.

Bennett House, SW1A

Birkett House, W1S Birkett House is a block on Albemarle Street.

Birkett House, W1S

Blue Ball Yard, SW1A Blue Ball Yard is first mentioned in 1672 when its site was sold by King Charles II.

Blue Ball Yard, SW1A

Bourchier Street, W1D Bourchier Street is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Bourchier Street, W1D

Boyle Street, W1S Boyle Street was built on a piece of land called the Ten Acres to discharge some Boyle family debts.

Boyle Street, W1S

Brewer Street, W1D Brewer Street runs west to east from Glasshouse Street to Wardour Street.

Brewer Street, W1D

Brewer Street, W1F Brewer Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Brewer Street, W1F

Bridle Lane, W1F Bridle Lane is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Bridle Lane, W1F

Broughton House, W1S Broughton House is located on Sackville Street.

Broughton House, W1S

Burlington Arcade, SW1Y Burlington Arcade is a covered shopping arcade, 179 metres in length, that runs from Piccadilly to Burlington Gardens.

Burlington Arcade, SW1Y

Burlington Gardens, W1J Burlington Gardens, with houses dating from 1725, was laid out on land that was once part of the Burlington Estate.

Burlington Gardens, W1J

Bury Street, SW1A Bury Street runs north-to-south from Jermyn Street to King Street, crossing Ryder Street.

Bury Street, SW1A

Cambridge Circus, WC2H Cambridge Circus is the intersection of Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road.

Cambridge Circus, WC2H

Canada House, SW1Y Canada House is located on Trafalgar Square.

Canada House, SW1Y

Cape Yard, W1D A street within the W1D postcode

Cape Yard, W1D

Carlton Gardens, SW1Y Carlton Gardens was developed before 1832.

Carlton Gardens, SW1Y

Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y Carlton House Terrace consists of a pair of terraces - white stucco-faced houses on the south side of the street overlooking St James’s Park.

Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y

Carnaby Street, W1F Carnaby Street became the heart of Swinging London.

Carnaby Street, W1F

Cecil Court, WC2N Cecil Court is a pedestrian street with Victorian shop-frontages.

Cecil Court, WC2N

Charing Cross Mansions, WC2H Charing Cross Mansions is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Charing Cross Mansions, WC2H

Charing Cross Road, WC2H Charing Cross Road is a street running immediately north of St Martin-in-the-Fields to St Giles Circus.

Charing Cross Road, WC2H

Charing Cross, SW1A Charing Cross, long regarded as London’s central point, as an address is an enigma.

Charing Cross, SW1A

Charles II Street, SW1Y Charles II Street is named for the ’Merry Monarch’.

Charles II Street, SW1Y

Chatham House, SW1Y Chatham House is a building on St James’s Square.

Chatham House, SW1Y

Chesham House, W1B Chesham House is a block on Regent Street.

Chesham House, W1B

Ching Court, WC2H Ching Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Ching Court, WC2H

Church Place, SW1Y Church Place was named after the adjacent St James’s Church, Piccadilly.

Church Place, SW1Y

Cinema House, W1F Cinema House is a block on Wardour Street.

Cinema House, W1F

Cleveland Yard, SW1Y Cleveland Yard is now the site of Cleveland Place.

Cleveland Yard, SW1Y

Clifford Street, W1S Clifford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

Clifford Street, W1S

Coach And Horses Yard, W1S Coach And Horses Yard is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

Coach And Horses Yard, W1S

Cockspur Court, SW1A Cockspur Court is a building on Cockspur Court.

Cockspur Court, SW1A

Cockspur Street, SW1A Cockspur Street is possibly after the cock fighting that formerly occurred here, cocks often having spurs attached to their feet during fights.

Cockspur Street, SW1A

Colette House, W1J Colette House is a block on Piccadilly.

Colette House, W1J

Conduit Street, W1S Conduit Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

Conduit Street, W1S

Cork Street, W1S Cork Street, on the Burlington Estate, was named after Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork.

Cork Street, W1S

Coventry Street, W1D Coventry Street is a short street connecting Piccadilly Circus to Leicester Square. On the London Monopoly board, it was named after the politician Henry Coventry, secretary of state to Charles II.

Coventry Street, W1D

Craig’s Court, SW1A Craig’s Court is an alleyway off Whitehall.

Craig’s Court, SW1A

Cranbourn Street, WC2H Cranbourne Street was named after local landowner the Earl of Salisbury, Viscount Cranbourn (Cranbourne) after the town in Dorset.

Cranbourn Street, WC2H

Creston House, W1F Creston House is a block on Great Pulteney Street.

Creston House, W1F

Crown Passage, SW1A Crown Passage is thought to be after a former tavern of the name.

Crown Passage, SW1A

Dalmeny Court, SW1Y Dalmeny Court is a block on Duke Street.

Dalmeny Court, SW1Y

Dansey Place, W1D Dansey Place is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Dansey Place, W1D

Denman House, W1J Denman House is a block on Piccadilly.

Denman House, W1J

Denman Street, W1D Denman Street is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Denman Street, W1D

Devonshire House, W1J Devonshire House is a block on Piccadilly.

Devonshire House, W1J

Dover Street, W1J Dover Street is notable for its Georgian architecture as well as the location of historic London clubs and hotels.

Dover Street, W1J

Dudley House, SW1A Dudley House is situated at 169 Piccadilly.

Dudley House, SW1A

Duke Of York Street, SW1Y Duke Of York Street runs between Jermyn Street and St James’s Square.

Duke Of York Street, SW1Y

Duke Street St James’s, SW1Y Duke Street St James’s is named after James II, Duke of York when the street was built and brother to Charles II, king at the time.

Duke Street St James’s, SW1Y

Eagle Place, SW1Y Eagle Place lies off Piccadilly.

Eagle Place, SW1Y

Egmont House, WC2H Egmont House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue.

Egmont House, WC2H

Egyptian House, W1J Egyptian House is a block on Piccadilly.

Egyptian House, W1J

Empire House, W1J Empire House is a block on Piccadilly.

Empire House, W1J

French Railway House, SW1Y French Railway House occupies 178-180 Piccadilly.

French Railway House, SW1Y

French Railways House, W1J French Railways House is a building on Piccadilly.

French Railways House, W1J

Ganton Street, W1F Ganton Street runs across Carnaby Street.

Ganton Street, W1F

Gerrard Place, W1D Gerrard Place is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Gerrard Place, W1D

Gerrard Street, W1D Gerrard Street is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Gerrard Street, W1D

Glasshouse Street, W1B Glasshouse Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Glasshouse Street, W1B

Golden House, W1F Golden House is a block on Great Pulteney Street.

Golden House, W1F

Golden Square, W1B Golden Square is a historic Soho square, dating from the 1670s.

Golden Square, W1B

Gossard House, W1S Gossard House is a building on Savile Row.

Gossard House, W1S

Great Newport Street, WC2H Great Newport Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Great Newport Street, WC2H

Great Pulteney Street, W1F Great Pulteney Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Great Pulteney Street, W1F

Great Windmill Street, W1F Great Windmill Street has had a long association with music and entertainment, most notably the Windmill Theatre.

Great Windmill Street, W1F

Green’s Court, W1F Green’s Court is a block on Green’s Court.

Green’s Court, W1F

Greens Court, W1D Greens Court is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Greens Court, W1D

Ham Yard, W1D Ham Yard is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Ham Yard, W1D

Hammer House, W1F Hammer House is a block on Wardour Street.

Hammer House, W1F

Haymarket House, W1D Haymarket House is a block on Shaver’s Place.

Haymarket House, W1D

Haymarket, SW1Y Haymarket – site of a former market selling hay until the 1830s.

Haymarket, SW1Y

Heathcoat House, W1S Heathcoat House is a block on Savile Row.

Heathcoat House, W1S

Heddon House, W1B Heddon House is a block on Regent Street.

Heddon House, W1B

Heddon Street, W1B Heddon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Heddon Street, W1B

Heddon Street, W1B Heddon Street is a road in the W1S postcode area

Heddon Street, W1B

Hobhouse Court, WC2H Hobhouse Court is named after Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Victorian MP and arts patron.

Hobhouse Court, WC2H

Hopkins Street, W1F Hopkins Street is a road in the W1F postcode area

Hopkins Street, W1F

Horse and Dolphin Yard, W1D Horse and Dolphin Yard once lay behind the Horse and Dolphin Inn.

Horse and Dolphin Yard, W1D

Huguenot House, WC2H Huguenot House is a block on Panton Street.

Huguenot House, WC2H

Ingestre Court, W1F Ingestre Court is sited on Ingestre Place.

Ingestre Court, W1F

Ingestre Place, W1F Ingestre Place is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Ingestre Place, W1F

Irving Street, WC2H Irving Street is named after Henry Irving, the popular Victorian actor.

Irving Street, WC2H

Jermyn Street, SW1Y Jermyn Street is the main east-west road of St James’s.

Jermyn Street, SW1Y

John Street, W1F John Street is a road in the SE11 postcode area

John Street, W1F

Kemble House, W1D Kemble House is sited on Dean Street.

Kemble House, W1D

King Street, SW1Y King Street leads from St James’s Street to St James’s Square.

King Street, SW1Y

Kingly Court, W1B Kingly Court is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Kingly Court, W1B

Kingly Court, W1F Kingly Court is a building on Kingly Court.

Kingly Court, W1F

Kingly Street, W1F Kingly Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Kingly Street, W1F

Kinnaird House, SW1Y Kinnaird House is a block on Pall Mall.

Kinnaird House, SW1Y

Kirkland House, SW1A Kirkland House is a block on Whitehall.

Kirkland House, SW1A

Leicester Court, WC2A Ryders Court was renamed to Leicester Court in 1936.

Leicester Court, WC2A

Leicester Place, WC2H Leicester Place is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Leicester Place, WC2H

Leicester Square, WC2H Leicester Square is a central tourist attraction of London.

Leicester Square, WC2H

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

Leicester Street, WC2H

Lexington House, W1F Lexington House is a block on Lexington Street.

Lexington House, W1F

Lexington Street, W1F Lexington Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Lexington Street, W1F

Linen Hall, W1B Linen Hall is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Linen Hall, W1B

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

Lisle Street, WC2H

Litchfield Street, WC2H Litchfield Street is possibly named after Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield, who was brother-in-law of Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton and son of Charles II.

Litchfield Street, WC2H

Little Newport Street, WC2H Little Newport Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Little Newport Street, WC2H

Little St James’s Street, SW1A Little St James’s Street is a turning off of St James’s Street proper.

Little St James’s Street, SW1A

Lower James Street, W1F Lower James Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Lower James Street, W1F

Lower John Street, W1F Lower John Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Lower John Street, W1F

Lower Regent Street, SW1Y Lower Regent Street is the name for the part of Regent Street which lies south of Piccadilly Circus.

Lower Regent Street, SW1Y

Macclesfield Street, W1D Macclesfield Street is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Macclesfield Street, W1D

Maddox Street, W1S Maddox Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

Maddox Street, W1S

Malta House, W1J Malta House is a building on Piccadilly.

Malta House, W1J

Mark House, W1B Mark House is a block on Maddox Street.

Mark House, W1B

Masons Yard, SW1Y Mason’s Yard was named for the local 18th century victualler Henry Mason.

Masons Yard, SW1Y

Mason’s Arms Mews, W1S Mason’s Arms Mews is a road in the W1S postcode area

Mason’s Arms Mews, W1S

Meard Street, W1D John Meard, the younger was a carpenter, later a landowner, who developed the street.

Meard Street, W1D

Mill Street, W1S Mill Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

Mill Street, W1S

Nassau House, WC2H Nassau House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue.

Nassau House, WC2H

National House, W1D National House is located on Wardour Street.

National House, W1D

National House, W1F National House is a block on Wardour Street.

National House, W1F

New Burlington Mews, W1B New Burlington Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

New Burlington Mews, W1B

New Burlington Place, W1S New Burlington Place is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

New Burlington Place, W1S

New Burlington Street, W1B New Burlington Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

New Burlington Street, W1B

New Burlington Street, W1B New Burlington Street is a road in the W1B postcode area

New Burlington Street, W1B

New Street, SW1A New Street was made part of Spring Gardens in 1881.

New Street, SW1A

New Zealand House, SW1Y New Zealand House is a block on Haymarket.

New Zealand House, SW1Y

Newport Court, WC2H Newport Court was laid out approximately on the site of the courtyard of Newport House.

Newport Court, WC2H

Newport Place, W1D Newport Place was named after Mountjoy Blount, Earl of Newport (Isle of Wight), who owned a house on Newport Street in the 17th century.

Newport Place, W1D

Norris Street, SW1Y Norris Street – after Godfrye Norris, local leaseholder in the 17th century.

Norris Street, SW1Y

Nuffield House, W1J Nuffield House is located on Piccadilly.

Nuffield House, W1J

Oceanic House, SW1Y Oceanic House is a block on Pall Mall East.

Oceanic House, SW1Y

Old Admiralty Building, SW1A Old Admiralty Building is a block on Spring Gardens.

Old Admiralty Building, SW1A

Old Bond Street, W1J Old Bond Street was named for Sir Thomas Bond, a property developer from Peckham who laid out a number of streets in this part of the West End.

Old Bond Street, W1J

Old Burlington Street, W1J Old Burlington Street connects Burlington Gardens and Clifford Street.

Old Burlington Street, W1J

Old Compton Street, W1D Old Compton Street is a road that runs east–west through Soho.

Old Compton Street, W1D

Orange Street, WC2H Orange Street gets its name from William III, Prince of Orange - the reigning king when the street was built.

Orange Street, WC2H

Orion House, WC2H Orion House is a block on Upper St Martin’s Lane.

Orion House, WC2H

Ormond Yard, SW1Y Ormond Yard was named after James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, who owned a house next to this yard in the 17th century.

Ormond Yard, SW1Y

OverSeas House, SW1A OverSeas House is a block on Park Place.

OverSeas House, SW1A

Oxendon Street, W1D Oxendon Street, after Sir Henry Oxendon, husband of Mary Baker, daughter of Robert Baker who built the former Piccadilly House nearby.

Oxendon Street, W1D

Pall Mall East, SW1A Pall Mall East is an eastern extension of Pall Mall towards Trafalgar Square.

Pall Mall East, SW1A

Pall Mall, SW1Y Pall Mall was laid out as grounds for playing pall mall in the 17th century.

Pall Mall, SW1Y

Panton Street, SW1Y Panton Street was named after Colonel Thomas Panton, local property dealer of the 17th century.

Panton Street, SW1Y

Pargiter Court, W1F Pargiter Court is a block on Silver Place.

Pargiter Court, W1F

Park Place, SW1A Park Place is named after nearby Green Park.

Park Place, SW1A

Peter Street, W1F Peter Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Peter Street, W1F

Piccadilly Arcade, SW1Y Piccadilly Arcade was named after Piccadilly Hall, home of local tailor Robert Baker in the 17th century.

Piccadilly Arcade, SW1Y

Piccadilly Circus, W1J Piccadilly Circus was laid out by John Nash in 1819.

Piccadilly Circus, W1J

Piccadilly Place, SW1Y Piccadilly Place is an alleyway leading to Vine Street.

Piccadilly Place, SW1Y

Piccadilly, SW1Y Piccadilly is one of the main London streets.

Piccadilly, SW1Y

Pickering Place, SW1A Thought to be the smallest public open space in London, Pickering Place is perhaps most famous for being the location of the last public duel in England.

Pickering Place, SW1A

Pickering Place, SW1Y Pickering Place is London’s smallest square.

Pickering Place, SW1Y

Pollen Street, W1S Pollen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area.

Pollen Street, W1S

Princes Arcade, SW1Y Princes Arcade, built 1929–33, was named after the former Prince’s Hotel, which stood here.

Princes Arcade, SW1Y

Regency House, W1B Regency House is sited on Warwick Street.

Regency House, W1B

Regent Place, W1B Regent Place is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Regent Place, W1B

Regent Street, W1B Regent Street dates from the 1810s and was named after the Prince Regent, later George IV.

Regent Street, W1B

Rex House, SW1Y Rex House is a building on Regent Street.

Rex House, SW1Y

Romilly Street, W1D Romilly Street is a small street that runs behind Shaftesbury Avenue and takes its name from lawyer Samuel Romilly.

Romilly Street, W1D

Rose and Crown Yard, SW1Y Rose and Crown Yard was probably named after a former inn of this name.

Rose and Crown Yard, SW1Y

Royal Arcade, W1S Royal Arcade is an alleyway of exclusive shops.

Royal Arcade, W1S

Royal Opera Arcade, SW1Y Royal Opera Arcade was originally part of an opera house theatre, built by John Nash.

Royal Opera Arcade, SW1Y

Royalty House, W1S Royalty House is a block on Sackville Street.

Royalty House, W1S

Rupert Court, W1D Rupert Court was named for Prince Rupert of the Rhine, the First Lord of the Admiralty when the court was built in 1676.

Rupert Court, W1D

Rupert Street, W1D Rupert Street – after Prince Rupert of the Rhine, noted 17th century general and son of Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of King James I.

Rupert Street, W1D

Ryder Street, SW1A Ryder Street was named after Richard Rider, Master Carpenter to Charles II.

Ryder Street, SW1A

Ryger House, SW1A Ryger House is located on Arlington Street.

Ryger House, SW1A

Sabadell House, SW1Y Sabadell House is a block on Pall Mall.

Sabadell House, SW1Y

Sackville Street, W1B Sackville Street runs north from Piccadilly.

Sackville Street, W1B

Salt House, W1F Salt House is a building on Peter Street.

Salt House, W1F

Samuel House, SW1Y Samuel House is located on St Alban’s Street.

Samuel House, SW1Y

Savile Row, W1S Savile Row is known worldwide for gentlemen’s tailoring.

Savile Row, W1S

Scandia House, W1S Scandia House is a building on Albemarle Street.

Scandia House, W1S

Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D Shaftesbury Avenue is a major street in the West End of London, named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury.

Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D

Sherwood Street, W1F Sherwood Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Sherwood Street, W1F

Silver House, W1F Silver House is located on Carnaby Street.

Silver House, W1F

Silver Place, W1F Silver Place is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Silver Place, W1F

Smiths Court, W1D Smiths Court is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Smiths Court, W1D

Spring Gardens, WC2N Spring Gardens derives its name from the Spring Garden, formed in the 16th century.

Spring Gardens, WC2N

St Alban’s House, SW1 St Alban’s House is a block on Haymarket.

St Alban’s House, SW1

St Alban’s House, SW1Y St Alban’s House can be found on Haymarket.

St Alban’s House, SW1Y

St Albans Street, SW1Y St Albans Street was named after Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of Saint Albans, 17th century politician and local landowner.

St Albans Street, SW1Y

St James’s Market, SW1Y St James’s Market was part of the site of St James’s leper hospital in the Middle Ages, named after James, son of Zebedee.

St James’s Market, SW1Y

St James’s Chambers, SW1Y St James’s Chambers is a block located at 9 Ryder Street.

St James’s Chambers, SW1Y

St James’s Place, SW1A St James’s Place runs west from St James’s Street.

St James’s Place, SW1A

St James’s Square, SW1Y St James’s Square is the only square in the district of St James’s.

St James’s Square, SW1Y

St James’s Street, SW1A St James’s Street is a main road of the West End running from Pall Mall to Piccadilly.

St James’s Street, SW1A

St Martins Court, WC2H St Martins Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area.

St Martins Court, WC2H

St Martins Lane, WC2N St Martins Lane runs up to Seven Dials from St Martin’s-in-the-Fields.

St Martins Lane, WC2N

St Martins Place, WC2N St Martin’s Place is a short stretch connecting Trafalgar Square to the bottom of Charing Cross Road.

St Martins Place, WC2N

St Martins Street, WC2H St Martins Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

St Martins Street, WC2H

Stafford House, W1S Stafford House is sited on Stafford Street.

Stafford House, W1S

Stafford Street, W1S Stafford Street is named after Margaret Stafford, partner of developer Sir Thomas Bond who built on this site in the seventeenth century.

Stafford Street, W1S

Standbrook House, W1S Standbrook House is a block on Old Bond Street.

Standbrook House, W1S

Stirling Court, W1F Stirling Court is a block on Marshall Street.

Stirling Court, W1F

Suffolk Place, SW1Y The Earl of Suffolk (Thomas Howard) was the reason for the naming of Suffolk Place.

Suffolk Place, SW1Y

Suffolk Street, SW1Y Suffolk Street was named after Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk, who owned a stable yard attached to Northumberland House which lay on this site.

Suffolk Street, SW1Y

Swallow Street, SW1Y Swallow Street honours Thomas Swallow, lessee in 1540 of the pastures on which the road was built.

Swallow Street, SW1Y

Swan House, W1S Swan House can be found on Old Bond Street.

Swan House, W1S

Swiss Court, W1D Swiss Court is located on Swiss Court.

Swiss Court, W1D

The Bank Building, SW1A The Bank Building is located on St James’s Street.

The Bank Building, SW1A

The Economist Building, SW1A The Economist Building can be found on St James’s Street.

The Economist Building, SW1A

The Grand Building, WC2N The Grand Building is located on Strand.

The Grand Building, WC2N

The London Pavillion, SW1Y The London Pavilion is a building on Piccadilly Circus.

The London Pavillion, SW1Y

The Ritz Arcade, SW1A The Ritz Arcade lies outside The Ritz Hotel.

The Ritz Arcade, SW1A

Tisbury Court, W1D Tisbury Court lies off Wardour Street.

Tisbury Court, W1D

Tower Court, WC2H Tower Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Tower Court, WC2H

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

Tower Street, WC2H

Trafalgar Square, WC2N Trafalgar Square commemorates Horatio Nelson’s 1805 victory at the Battle of Trafalgar.

Trafalgar Square, WC2N

Upper James Street, W1F Upper James Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area.

Upper James Street, W1F

Upper John Street, W1F Upper John Street is a road in the W1F postcode area

Upper John Street, W1F

Upper St Martin’s Lane, WC2H This is a street in the WC2H postcode area

Upper St Martin’s Lane, WC2H

Urbanora House, W1F Urbanora House is a block on Wardour Street.

Urbanora House, W1F

Vale Royal House, WC2H Vale Royal House is a block on Charing Cross Road.

Vale Royal House, WC2H

Victory House, W1B Victory House is a block on Regent Street.

Victory House, W1B

Vigo Street, W1J Vigo Street is a short street running west from Regent Street.

Vigo Street, W1J

Walkers Court, Walkers Court lies within the postcode.

Walkers Court,

Walker’s Court, W1D Walker’s Court is one of the many passageways which in past years was known as ’Paved Alley’.

Walker’s Court, W1D

Wardour Street, W1D The W1D part of Wardour Street south of Shaftesbury Avenue runs through London’s Chinatown.

Wardour Street, W1D

Warwick House Street, SW1A Warwick House Street formerly approached Warwick House, built in the 17th century for Sir Philip Warwick.

Warwick House Street, SW1A

Warwick Street, W1B Warwick Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Warwick Street, W1B

Waterloo Place, SW1Y Waterloo Place, an extension of Regent Street, is awash with statues and monuments that honour heroes of the British Empire.

Waterloo Place, SW1Y

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

West Street, WC2H

Westmorland House, W1B Westmorland House is a block on Regent Street.

Westmorland House, W1B

Whitcomb Street, WC2H Whitcomb Street - named after William Whitcomb, 17th century brewer and property developer.

Whitcomb Street, WC2H

Wilder Walk, W1F This is a street in the W1B postcode area

Wilder Walk, W1F

William Blake House, W1F William Blake House is a block on Marshall Street.

William Blake House, W1F

Wingate House, WC2H Wingate House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue.

Wingate House, WC2H

Winnett Street, W1D Winnett Street is one of the streets of London in the W1D postal area.

Winnett Street, W1D

NEARBY PUBS

Admiral Duncan The Admiral Duncan is well-known as one of Soho’s oldest gay pubs.

Admiral Duncan

Be@One

Blocks Cafe

Cirque Du Soir

Clock House The Coach & Horses is a pub on the corner of Romilly Street and Greek Street.

Clock House

Comptons Of Soho

De Hems De Hems has become a base for London’s Dutch community, serving bitterballen and frikandellen.

Graphic Bar This bar used to be known as the Midas Touch.

Graphic Bar

Jamies Italian

Leicester Arms

Lyric

Maddox Club And Restaurant

Masons Arms

New Ambassadors Theatre

The Clarence The Clarence is located diagonally opposite the Ritz.

The Clarence

The Glassblower

The John Snow

The Kings Head The Kings Head dates from 1710.

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Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus was built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly.

The junction has been a very busy traffic interchange since construction, as it lies at the centre of Theatreland and handles exit traffic from Piccadilly, which Charles Dickens, Jr. described in 1879: "Piccadilly, the great thoroughfare leading from the Haymarket and Regent-street westward to Hyde Park-corner, is the nearest approach to the Parisian boulevard of which London can boast." The circus lost its circular form in 1886 with the construction of Shaftesbury Avenue.

Piccadilly Circus tube station was opened 10 March 1906, on the Bakerloo Line, and on the Piccadilly Line in December of that year. In 1928, the station was extensively rebuilt to handle an increase in traffic.

The intersection’s first electric advertisements appeared in 1910, and, from 1923, electric billboards were set up on the facade of the London Pavilion. Traffic lights were first installed on 3 August 1926, at the junction.

The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain in Piccadilly Circus was erected in 1893 to commemorate the philanthropic works of Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. During the Second World War, the statue atop the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain was removed and was replaced by advertising hoardings. It was returned in 1948. When the Circus underwent reconstruction work in the late 1980s, the entire fountain was moved from the centre of the junction at the beginning of Shaftesbury Avenue to its present position at the southwestern corner.

LOCAL PHOTOS

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Theatreland, Shaftesbury Avenue Credit: IG/my.wandering.journey TUM image id: 1653838404 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Transmission TUM image id: 1509553463 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Get Back Credit: Stable Diffusion TUM image id: 1675076090 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Trafalgar Square was a former station on the Bakerloo Line before it combined with Strand station on the Northern Line to become the new Charing Cross underground station. Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1624972963 Licence:	Strand stretches along the River Thames between Trafalgar Square and Aldwych Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1625131830 Licence:
Piccadilly Theatre (2007) Credit: Turquoisefish TUM image id: 1556885906 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Buses outside the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, early twentieth century Credit: Stockholm Transport Museum TUM image id: 1557142527 Licence:	Tottenham Court Road (1927) TUM image id: 1556973109 Licence:	Westminster Abbey with a procession of Knights of the Bath (1749) Credit: Canaletto TUM image id: 1557315488 Licence:	Engraving of the Hanover Square Rooms in Hanover Square. For a century this was the principal concert venue in London. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1674215047 Licence:
The Marie Antoinette Suite at the Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly (1914) Credit: Architectural Record Company, New York TUM image id: 1657550221 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Truefitt & Hill products Truefitt & Hill is the oldest barbershop in the world, as certified by Guinness Book of World Records in April 2000. Truefitt was established in 1805 by William Francis Truefitt. Truefitt styled himself as hairdresser to the British Royal Court and the firm received their first Royal Warrant from King George III. In 1911, Edwin Hill set up a barber shop on Old Bond Street, also near the royal neighbourhoods in London and it was to this address H.P. Truefitt (William’s nephew) moved in 1935 to create Truefitt & Hill. The present location of Truefitt & Hill at 71 St James’s Street, was taken up in 1994. Credit: Wiki Commons/psd TUM image id: 1677764605 Licence:	A Friday Evening Discourse at the Royal Institution; Sir James Dewar on Liquid Hydrogen (1904) Credit: Henry Jamyn Brooks TUM image id: 1661785947 Licence:	London Hippodrome in 2017 Credit: Ethan Doyle White TUM image id: 1528649183 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Sectional view of Wyld’s Great Globe, which stood in Leicester Square, London 1851–62 Credit: Illustrated London News TUM image id: 1490829375 Licence:

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Theatreland, Shaftesbury Avenue
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Transmission
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Get Back
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Trafalgar Square was a former station on the Bakerloo Line before it combined with Strand station on the Northern Line to become the new Charing Cross underground station.
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Piccadilly Theatre (2007)
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Buses outside the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, early twentieth century
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The Marie Antoinette Suite at the Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly (1914)
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Truefitt & Hill products Truefitt & Hill is the oldest barbershop in the world, as certified by Guinness Book of World Records in April 2000. Truefitt was established in 1805 by William Francis Truefitt. Truefitt styled himself as hairdresser to the British Royal Court and the firm received their first Royal Warrant from King George III. In 1911, Edwin Hill set up a barber shop on Old Bond Street, also near the royal neighbourhoods in London and it was to this address H.P. Truefitt (William’s nephew) moved in 1935 to create Truefitt & Hill. The present location of Truefitt & Hill at 71 St James’s Street, was taken up in 1994.
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London Hippodrome in 2017
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Sectional view of Wyld’s Great Globe, which stood in Leicester Square, London 1851–62
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