Scandia House, W1S

Block in/near Green Park

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2001
Scandia House is a building on Albemarle Street.






NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
An Omnibus Ride to Piccadilly Circus An Omnibus Ride to Piccadilly Circus, Mr Gladstone Travelling with Ordinary Passengers, 1885
Café Royal The Café Royal - now a five-star hotel at 68 Regent Street - was, before its conversion to a hotel, a notable restaurant.
Down Street Down Street, also known as Down Street (Mayfair), is a disused station on the London Underground, located in Mayfair.
Piccadilly Circus Piccadilly Circus was built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly.
Royal Institution The Royal Institution of Great Britain (Royal Institution) is an organisation for scientific education and research, based in the City of Westminster.
Shepherd Market Shepherd Market was described by Arthur Bingham Walkley in 1925 as one of the oddest incongruities in London.
St James’s St James’s is an exclusive area in the West End of London.
The Athenaeum Hotel The Athenaeum is a family-owned five-star hotel overlooking Green Park.

NEARBY STREETS
Academy House, W1S Academy House is located on Sackville Street
Air Street, SW1Y Air Street was the most westerly street in London when newly built in 1658 (Piccadilly Circus)
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 (Soho)
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 (St James’s)
Albany, W1B The Albany is an apartment complex in Piccadilly, established in 1802 (Mayfair)
Albemarle Street, W1S Albemarle Street takes its name from the second Duke of Albermarle, son of General Monk (Green Park)
Angel Court, SW1Y Angel Court is named after a long demolished inn of this name (St James’s)
Apple Tree Yard, SW1Y Apple Tree Yard is thought named after the apple trees formerly to be found here (St James’s)
Archer Street, W1D Archer Street was Arch Street in 1675, Orchard Street in 1720 and Archer Street by 1746 (Soho)
Arlington House, SW1A Arlington House is now part of an exclusive residential development (St James’s)
Arlington Street, SW1A Arlington Street is named after Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, 17th century statesman and local landowner (St James’s)
Ashburton Place, W1J Ashburton Place connects Clarges Street and Bolton Street
Babmaes Street, SW1Y Babmaes Street was originally called Wells Street (St James’s)
Barlow Place, W1S This is a street in the W1J postcode area
Beak Street, W1B Beak Street runs roughly east-west between Regent Street and Lexington Street (Soho)
Bennet Street, SW1A Bennet Street lies off St James’s Street (St James’s)
Bennett House, SW1A Bennett House is located on Bennet Street (St James’s)
Berger House, W1J Berger House is a block on Berkeley Square (Mayfair)
Berkeley House, W1J Berkeley House is a block on Hay Hill (Mayfair)
Berkeley Square House, W1J Berkeley Square House is a building on Berkeley Square
Berkeley Square, W1J Berkeley Square was originally laid out in the mid 18th century by architect William Kent (Mayfair)
Berkeley Street, W1J Berkeley Street runs from Piccadilly to Berkeley Square (Green Park)
Birkett House, W1S Birkett House is a block on Albemarle Street (Mayfair)
Bloomfield Court, W1K Bloomfield Court is located on Bourdon Street (Mayfair)
Blue Ball Yard, SW1A Blue Ball Yard is first mentioned in 1672 when its site was sold by King Charles II (St James’s)
Bolton Street, W1J Bolton Street runs from Curzon Street in the north to Piccadilly in the south (Mayfair)
Bourdon Place, W1J Bourdon Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Bourdon Street, W1J Bourdon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area
Boyle Street, W1S Boyle Street was built on a piece of land called the Ten Acres to discharge some Boyle family debts (Mayfair)
Brewer Street, W1D Brewer Street runs west to east from Glasshouse Street to Wardour Street (Soho)
Brewer Street, W1F Brewer Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area (Soho)
Brick Street, W1J Brick Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Bridgewater House, SW1A Bridgewater House is a block on Cleveland Row (St James’s)
Bridle Lane, W1B Abraham Bridle, carpenter, was lessee in the 1680s (Soho)
Brooks Mews, W1K Brooks Mews is a small road on the Grosvenor Estate, laid out in the 1720s (Mayfair)
Broughton House, W1S Broughton House is located on Sackville Street (Piccadilly Circus)
Bruton Lane, W1S Bruton Lane is a road in the W1S postcode area
Bruton Place, W1J Bruton Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Bruton Street, W1S Bruton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Burlington Arcade, SW1Y Burlington Arcade is a covered shopping arcade, 179 metres in length, that runs from Piccadilly to Burlington Gardens. (St James’s)
Burlington Gardens, W1J Burlington Gardens, with houses dating from 1725, was laid out on land that was once part of the Burlington Estate (Mayfair)
Bury Street, SW1A Bury Street runs north-to-south from Jermyn Street to King Street, crossing Ryder Street (St James’s)
Cape Yard, W1D A street within the W1D postcode (Soho)
Carlton Gardens, SW1Y Carlton Gardens was developed before 1832 (St James’s)
Carrington Street, W1J Carrington Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Catherine Wheel Yard, SW1A Catherine Wheel Yard is named after an inn that stood on this site until it burnt down in 1895 (St James’s)
Charles II Street, SW1Y Charles II Street is named for the ’Merry Monarch’ (St James’s)
Charles Street, W1J Charles Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Chatham House, SW1Y Chatham House is a building on St James’s Square (St James’s)
Chesham House, W1B Chesham House is a block on Regent Street (Soho)
Chesterfield Street, W1J Chesterfield Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Church Place, SW1Y Church Place was named after the adjacent St James’s Church, Piccadilly (St James’s)
Clarges Mews, W1J Clarges Mews is a mews at the top of Clarges Street (Mayfair)
Clarges Street, W1J Clarges Street runs north from Piccadilly
Cleveland Row, SW1A Cleveland Row – after Cleveland House (now Bridgwater House), named for Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland who lived there in the late 17th century (St James’s)
Cleveland Yard, SW1Y Cleveland Yard is now the site of Cleveland Place (St James’s)
Clifford Street, W1S Clifford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area
Clydesdale Bank House, W1J Clydesdale Bank House is a block on Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)
Coach And Horses Yard, W1S Coach And Horses Yard is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
Colette House, W1J Colette House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)
Conduit Street, W1S Conduit Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
Connaught House, W1K Connaught House is sited on Davies Street
Copus House, W1K Copus House is a block on Mount Street (Mayfair)
Cork Street, W1S Cork Street, on the Burlington Estate, was named after Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork
Creston House, W1F Creston House is a block on Great Pulteney Street (Soho)
Crown Passage, SW1A Crown Passage is thought to be after a former tavern of the name (St James’s)
Curzon Street, W1J Curzon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Curzonfield House, W1J Curzonfield House is a building on Curzon Street
Dalmeny Court, SW1Y Dalmeny Court is a block on Duke Street (St James’s)
Dartmouth House, W1J Dartmouth House is a block on Charles Street (Mayfair)
Davies Street, W1K Davies Street is a north-south street in Mayfair (Mayfair)
Davis Street, W1K Davis Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Denman House, W1J Denman House is a block on Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)
Denman Street, W1J Denman Street - formerly Queen Street - was named after Dr Thomas Denman midwifery pioneer in 1862 (Piccadilly Circus)
Devonshire House, W1J Devonshire House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)
Dover Street, W1J Dover Street is notable for its Georgian architecture as well as the location of historic London clubs and hotels (Green Park)
Down Street Mews, W1J Down Street Mews is a largely hidden side street in Mayfair (Mayfair)
Down Street, W1J Down Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Dudley House, SW1A Dudley House is situated at 169 Piccadilly (St James’s)
Duke Of York Street, SW1Y Duke Of York Street runs between Jermyn Street and St James’s Square (St James’s)
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 (St James’s)
Eagle Place, SW1Y Eagle Place lies off Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)
Egyptian House, W1J Egyptian House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)
Empire House, W1J Empire House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)
Farm House, W1J Farm House is located on Farm Street (Mayfair)
Farm Street, W1J Farm Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Fitzmaurice Place, W1J Fitzmaurice Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
French Railway House, SW1Y French Railway House occupies 178-180 Piccadilly (St James’s)
Garrick House, W1J Residential block
Glasshouse Street, W1B Glassmaking or Salt Petre manufacturing took place here from the 1670s (Soho)
Glendore House, W1J Glendore House is a block on Clarges Street (Mayfair)
Golden House, W1F Golden House is a block on Great Pulteney Street (Soho)
Golden Square, W1B Golden Square is a historic Soho square, dating from the 1670s (Soho)
Gossard House, W1S Gossard House is a building on Savile Row
Grafton Street, W1S Grafton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area
Great Pulteney Street, W1F Great Pulteney Street is named for Sir William Pulteney, estate owner in the 1670s (Soho)
Great Windmill Street, W1F Great Windmill Street has had a long association with music and entertainment, most notably the Windmill Theatre (Soho)
Greens Court, W1D Greens Court is probably called after Thomas Green, paviour, lessee in 1685 (Soho)
Grosvenor Hill Court, W1K Grosvenor Hill Court is a block on Bourdon Street (Mayfair)
Grosvenor Hill, W1K Grosvenor Hill is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Grosvenor Street, W1K Grosvenor Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)
Half Moon Street, W1J Half Moon Street runs between Piccadilly and Curzon Street
Ham Yard, W1D Ham Yard was the yard behind a 17th century pub called ’The Ham’ (Soho)
Hammersley House, W1B Hammersley House is a block on Warwick Street (Soho)
Hay Hill, W1S Hay Hill is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Hay’s Mews, W1J This is a street in the W1J postcode area (Mayfair)
Heathcoat House, W1S Heathcoat House is a block on Savile Row (Mayfair)
Heddon House, W1B Heddon House is a block on Regent Street (Soho)
Heddon Street, W1B Heddon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area
Heddon Street, W1B Heddon Street is a road in the W1S postcode area (Soho)
Hertford Street, W1J Hertford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Hill Street, W1J Hill Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Jermyn Street, SW1Y Jermyn Street is the main east-west road of St James’s (St James’s)
King House, W1S King House can be found on Maddox Street (Mayfair)
King Street, SW1Y King Street leads from St James’s Street to St James’s Square (St James’s)
Landsdowne Row, W1J Landsdowne Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Lansdowne House, W1J Lansdowne House is a block on Berkeley Square (Mayfair)
Lansdowne Row, W1J Lansdowne Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Lexington House, W1F Lexington House is a block on Lexington Street (Soho)
Lexington Street, W1D Lexington Street was named in 1885 after Robert Sutton Baron ’Lexinton’, the 17th century inheritor of the Pulteney estate (Soho)
Little St James’s Street, SW1A Little St James’s Street is a turning off of St James’s Street proper (St James’s)
Lower James Street, W1B Lower James Street leads southeast out of Golden Square (Soho)
Lower John Street, W1B Lower John Street is the southwest exit of Golden Square (Soho)
Lower Regent Street, SW1Y Lower Regent Street is the name for the part of Regent Street which lies south of Piccadilly Circus (St James’s)
Malta House, W1J Malta House is a building on Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)
Market Mews, W1J Market Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Masons Yard, SW1Y Mason’s Yard was named for the local 18th century victualler Henry Mason (St James’s)
Mayfair Place, W1J Mayfair Place runs behind Devonshire House (Green Park)
Mayfayre House, W1J Mayfayre House is a block on Shepherd Street
Meadows House, W1J Meadows House is a block on Queen Street (Mayfair)
Mill Street, W1S Mill Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
Moss House, W1K Moss House is a block on Brook’s Mews (Mayfair)
Mount Row, W1K Mount Row was formed from two stable yards (Mayfair)
Mount Street Mews, W1 Mount Street Mews is a road in the W1K postcode area (Mayfair)
New Bond Street, W1J New Bond Street is the northernmost section of what is simply known as ’Bond Street’ in general use (Mayfair)
New Burlington Mews, W1B New Burlington Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area (Soho)
New Burlington Place, W1S New Burlington Place is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
New Burlington Street, W1B New Burlington Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
New Burlington Street, W1B New Burlington Street is a road in the W1B postcode area (Soho)
Nightingale House, W1J Nightingale House is a block on Curzon Street (Mayfair)
Nuffield House, W1J Nuffield House is located on Piccadilly (St James’s)
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 (Green Park)
Old Burlington Street, W1J Old Burlington Street connects Burlington Gardens and Clifford Street
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 (St James’s)
OverSeas House, SW1A OverSeas House is a block on Park Place (St James’s)
Pall Mall, SW1Y Pall Mall was laid out as grounds for playing pall mall in the 17th century (St James’s)
Park Place, SW1A Park Place is named after nearby Green Park (St James’s)
Piccadilly Arcade, SW1Y Piccadilly Arcade runs between Piccadilly and Jermyn Street (St James’s)
Piccadilly Circus, W1J Piccadilly Circus was laid out by John Nash in 1819 (Piccadilly Circus)
Piccadilly Place, SW1Y Piccadilly Place is an alleyway leading to Vine Street (Piccadilly Circus)
Piccadilly, SW1Y Piccadilly is one of the main London streets (St James’s)
Piccadilly, W1J Piccadilly is a major road in the West End (Green Park)
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 (St James’s)
Pickering Place, SW1Y Pickering Place is London’s smallest square (St James’s)
Pollen Street, W1S Pollen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area
Princes Arcade, SW1Y Princes Arcade, built 1929–33, was named after the former Prince’s Hotel, which stood here (St James’s)
Quadrant Arcade, W1B Quadrant Arcade - part of a shopping centre - is named after the Quadrant to the south of Regent Street (Soho)
Queen Street, W1J Queen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)
Red Wolf House, W1J Red Wolf House is a block on Bolton Street (Green Park)
Regency House, W1B Regency House is sited on Warwick Street (Soho)
Regent Place, W1B Regent Place is named for the Prince Regent at the name of construction (Soho)
Regent Street, W1B Regent Street dates from the 1810s and was named after the Prince Regent, later George IV (Soho)
Renoir House, W1S Renoir House is a block on New Bond Street (Mayfair)
Rex House, SW1Y Rex House is a building on Regent Street (St James’s)
Rose and Crown Yard, SW1Y Rose and Crown Yard was probably named after a former inn of this name (St James’s)
Royal Arcade, W1S Royal Arcade is an alleyway of exclusive shops (Mayfair)
Royalty House, W1S Royalty House is a block on Sackville Street (Mayfair)
Russell Court, SW1A Russell Court is named after the Russell family, who lived here in the 1600s (St James’s)
Ryder Street, SW1A Ryder Street was named after Richard Rider, Master Carpenter to Charles II (St James’s)
Ryder Yard, SW1Y Ryder Yard was named for Richard Rider, Master Carpenter to Charles II (St James’s)
Ryger House, SW1A Ryger House is located on Arlington Street (St James’s)
Sackville Street, W1B Sackville Street runs north from Piccadilly (Mayfair)
Savile House, W1J Savile House is a block on Berkeley Street (Green Park)
Savile Row, W1S Savile Row is known worldwide for gentlemen’s tailoring (Mayfair)
Scandia House, W1S Scandia House is a building on Albemarle Street (Green Park)
Shepherd Market, W1J Shepherd Market was developed between 1735 and 1746 by Edward Shepherd from an open area called Brook Field
Shepherd Street, W1J Shepherd Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Sherwood Street, W1B Sherwood Street is ultimately named for Francis Sherard, a Pulteney lessee (Piccadilly Circus)
Silver House, W1F Silver House is located on Carnaby Street (Soho)
Smiths Court, W1D Smiths Court once hosted a blacksmith - hence the name (Soho)
Spencer House, SW1A Spencer House is a block on St James’s Place (St James’s)
St Albans Street, SW1Y St Albans Street was named after Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of Saint Albans, 17th century politician and local landowner (Piccadilly Circus)
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 (Piccadilly Circus)
St James’s Chambers, SW1Y St James’s Chambers is a block located at 9 Ryder Street (St James’s)
St James’s Place, SW1A St James’s Place runs west from St James’s Street (St James’s)
St James’s Square, SW1Y St James’s Square is the only square in the district of St James’s (St James’s)
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)
Stafford House, W1S Stafford House is sited on Stafford Street (Green Park)
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. (Green Park)
Standbrook House, W1S Standbrook House is a block on Old Bond Street (Green Park)
Stratton House, W1J Stratton House is a block on Stratton Street (Green Park)
Stratton Street, W1J Stratton Street forms an L shape between Piccadilly and Berkeley Street (Mayfair)
Swallow Street, SW1Y Swallow Street honours Thomas Swallow, lessee in 1540 of the pastures on which the road was built (Piccadilly Circus)
Swan House, W1S Swan House can be found on Old Bond Street (Green Park)
Tenison Court, W1B Tenison Court was named for Dr Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury (Soho)
The Bank Building, SW1A The Bank Building is located on St James’s Street (St James’s)
The Economist Building, SW1A The Economist Building can be found on St James’s Street (St James’s)
The Garden House, W1K The Garden House is a block on Mount Row (Mayfair)
The London Pavillion, SW1Y The London Pavilion is a building on Piccadilly Circus (Soho)
The Ritz Arcade, SW1A The Ritz Arcade lies outside The Ritz Hotel (St James’s)
Three Kings’ Yard, W1K Three Kings’ Yard is an ancient street leading off Davies Street (Mayfair)
Time & Life Building, W1J Time & Life Building is a block on Bruton Street
Tisbury Court, W1D Tisbury Court lies off Wardour Street (Soho)
Trebeck Street, W1J Trebeck Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area
Upper James Street, W1F Upper James Street is the northernmost street leading into Golden Square (Soho)
Upper John Street, W1B Upper John Street leads northwest out of Golden Square (Soho)
Victory House, W1B Victory House is a block on Regent Street (Piccadilly Circus)
Vigo Street, W1J Vigo Street is a short street running west from Regent Street
Vine Street, SW1Y Vine Street is a short dead-end street running east from Swallow Street and is parallel to Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)
Walker’s Court, W1D Walker’s Court is one of the many passageways which in past years was known as ’Paved Alley’. (Soho)
Warwick Street, W1B Warwick Street was previously known as both Dog Lane and Marrowbone Lane (Soho)
Wellington Mews, W1B Wellington Mews was a new name for a stable yard without a name before the nineteenth century (Soho)
Westmorland House, W1B Westmorland House is a block on Regent Street (Soho)
White Horse Street, W1J White Horse Street runs from Piccadilly to Shepherd Street (Green Park)
Wilder Walk, W1J Wilder Walk was named for Councillor Ian Wilder in 2012 (Piccadilly Circus)
Winnett Street, W1D Previously Upper Rupert Street, Winnett Street was ultimately named after local eigteenth-century glass merchant Thomas Winnet (Soho)
Yarmouth Place, W1J Yarmouth Place lies off Brick Street


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