Baker Street, W1U

Road in/near Marylebone, existing between 1755 and now

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Baker Street was laid out in the 18th century by the builder William Baker, after whom it is named.

Baker Street, in the Marylebone district of the City of Westminster, stands on the Portman Estate – in 1553 Sir William Portman bought nearly 300 acres of land in the area; 200 years later development of the Portman estate began. William Baker, a "Gentleman of Marylebone", leased land from the Portman Estate, and laid out the street in 1755.

The street is most famous for its connection to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, who lived at a fictional 221B Baker Street address in the northern (NW1) end of the street. The area is now mainly occupied by commercial premises, having been residential.

Running south from Marylebone Road, the W1 section of Baker Street runs through Portman Square and Wigmore Street. After Portman Square the road continues as Orchard Street.

In 1940 the headquarters of the Special Operations Executive moved to 64 Baker Street, they were often called the "Baker Street Irregulars" after Sherlock Holmes’ gang of street urchins of the same name.

The Beatles’ Apple Boutique was based at 94 Baker Street from 1967 to 1968.

For many years the head office of Marks & Spencer, formerly the United Kingdom’s largest retailer, was at "Michael House" (named in parallel with the group’s "St Michael" brand), 55 Baker Street, until the company relocated to the Paddington Basin in 2004. This was one of the best known corporate buildings in the United Kingdom, and has since been redeveloped as a modern office complex.

A London County Council blue plaque commemorates Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger who lived at 120 Baker Street from 1803 to 1804. British singer Dusty Springfield lived on Baker Street in the 1960s.




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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Allsop Farm Allsop Farm stood on the north side of Marylebone Road.
Baker Street Baker Street is one of the original stations of the Metropolitan Railway (MR), the world’s first underground railway, opened in 1863.
Churchill Hotel The Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill is a five star hotel located on Portman Square.
Home House Home House is a Georgian town house at 20 Portman Square.
Marylebone to Baker Street walk The Station Formerly Known As Great Central
Marylebone Town Hall Marylebone Town Hall is a municipal building on Marylebone Road and a Grade II listed building.
Montagu House Montagu House at 22 Portman Square was a historic London house.
Orchard Court Orchard Court is an apartment block off of Portman Square in London. Known in French as Le Verger, it was used during the Second World War as the London base of F section of the Special Operations Executive (SOE).
Western Marble Arch Synagogue The Western Marble Arch Synagogue is a Jewish place of worship in central London.

NEARBY STREETS
Accurist House, W1U Accurist House is a block on Baker Street (Marylebone)
Admiral Court, W1U Admiral Court is a road in the W1U postcode area (Marylebone)
Albert Mansions, W1U Albert Mansions is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Aldburgh Mews, W1U Aldburgh Mews is a road in the W1U postcode area (Marylebone)
Alexton Yard, W1H In 1886, George Yard, W1 became Alexton Yard, W1 (Marylebone)
Allsop Street, NW1 Allsop Mews became Allsop Street in 1898 (Baker Street)
Amisa House, W1U Amisa House is sited on York Street (Marylebone)
Ashland House, W1U Classified as a residential/commercial block (Marylebone)
Ashland Place, W1U Alongside the cemetery of Marylebone ran Burying Ground Passage which was renamed Ashland Place in 1886 (Marylebone)
Aybrook Street, W1U Aybrook Street roughly follows the path of the former Aye, or Eye Brook. (Marylebone)
Baker Street, W1U Baker Street was laid out in the 18th century by the builder William Baker, after whom it is named (Marylebone)
Baker’s Mews, W1H Baker’s Mews, like nearby Baker Street is named after Edward Baker, friend and business partner of the landowning Portman family (Marylebone)
Beaumont Mews, W1G Beaumont Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)
Beaumont Street, W1G Beaumont Street is the location of the King Edward VII Hospital and the Marylebone Library (Marylebone)
Bentinck Mansions, W1U Bentinck Mansions is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Bentinck Mews, W1U Bentinck Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Bentinck Street, W1U Bentinck Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Berkeley Court, NW1 Berkeley Court is a block on Baker Street (Baker Street)
Berkeley Mews, W1H Berkeley Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Bickenhall Mansions, W1U Bickenhall Mansions is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Bickenhall Street, W1U Bickenhall Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Blandford Street, W1U Blandford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Bourne House, W1U Bourne House is sited on St Vincent Street (Marylebone)
Brendon House, W1U Brendon House is a building on Nottingham Place (Marylebone)
Broadstone Place, W1U Broadstone Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Brown Street, W1H Brown Street is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)
Brunswick Mews, W1H Brunswick Mews is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)
Bryanston Court, W1H Bryanston Court is a block on George Street (Marylebone)
Bryanston Mews East, W1H Bryanston Mews East is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Bryanston Mews West, W1H Bryanston Mews West is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)
Bryanston Place, W1H Bryanston Place is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Bryanston Square, W1H Bryanston Square was built as part of the Portman Estate between 1810 and 1815 (Marylebone)
Bulstrode Place, W1U Bulstrode Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Bulstrode Street, W1U Bulstrode Street runs from Welbeck Street in the east to Thayer Street in the west (Marylebone)
Cashel House, W1U Cashel House is a building on Thayer Street (Marylebone)
Castlereagh Street, W1H Castlereagh Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Cheviot Court, W1 Cheviot Court is a block on Luxborough Street (Marylebone)
Chiltern Street, W1U Chiltern Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Circus Mews, W1H Circus Mews is so-named because Enford Street was previously called Circus Street (Marylebone)
Claremont Court, W1H Claremont Court is a block on Enford Street (Marylebone)
Clarewood Court, W1H Clarewood Court can be found on Crawford Street (Marylebone)
Clay Street, W1U Clay Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Clearwater Court, W1U Clearwater Court is a block on Marylebone High Street (Marylebone)
Clearwater House, W1U Clearwater House is a block on Nottingham Place (Marylebone)
Clenston Mews, W1H Clenston Mews is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)
Crawford Mews, W1H Crawford Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Crawford Street, W1H Crawford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Crawford Street, W1U Crawford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Creata House, W1C Creata House is a block on Stratford Place (Marylebone)
Creffield House, W1G Creffield House is a block on New Cavendish Street (Marylebone)
Cross Keys Close, W1U Cross Keys Close is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Cumberland Mansions, W1H Cumberland Mansions is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
David Mews, W1U David Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Devonshire Mews South, W1G Devonshire Mews South is a road in the W1G postcode area (Marylebone)
Devonshire Mews West, W1G Devonshire Mews West is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)
Devonshire Place Mews, W1G Devonshire Place Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)
Devonshire Place, W1G Devonshire Place is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)
Devonshire Street, W1G Devonshire Street is named after the Cavendish family which was the local landowner (Marylebone)
Dorset House, NW1 Dorset House is a residential block in Marylebone and a noted example of Art Deco architecture (Baker Street)
Dorset Square, NW1 Dorset Square was built on the former site of Lord’s Cricket Ground (Marylebone)
Dorset Street, W1U Dorset Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Dudley Court, W1H Dudley Court is a block on Upper Berkeley Street (Edgware Road)
Dudley House, W1G Dudley House is located on Westmoreland Street (Marylebone)
Duke Street, W1U Duke Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Dukes Mews, W1U Dukes Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Dunstable Mews, W1G Dunstable Mews is a road in the W1G postcode area (Marylebone)
Durweston Mews, W1U Durweston Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Durweston Street, W1H Durweston Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Edwards Mews, W1U Edwards Mews is a road in the W1U postcode area (Marylebone)
Ellerton House, W1 Ellerton House can be found on Bryanston Square (Marylebone)
Elliott House, W1 Elliott House is a block on Devonshire Street (Marylebone)
Enford Street, W1H Enford Street runs south from the Marylebone Road (Marylebone)
Evelyn Court, W1H Evelyn Court is a block on Edgware Road (Edgware Road)
Farley Court, NW1 Farley Court is a street in Camden Town (Baker Street)
Fitzhardinge House, W1H Residential block (Marylebone)
Fitzhardinge Street, W1U Fitzhardinge Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Fursecroft, W1H Fursecroft is a block on George Street (Marylebone)
George Street, W1H George Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
George Street, W1U George Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Gloucester Place, W1U Gloucester Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Great Central Street, NW1 Great Central Street is a street in Camden Town (Marylebone)
Grotto Passage, W1U Grotto Passage has kept its name amid a sea of renaming. (Marylebone)
Harrowby Street, W1H Harrowby Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Heron House, W1G Heron House is a block on Bentinck Street (Marylebone)
Hertford House, W1U Residential block (Marylebone)
Hinde Mews, W1U Hinde Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Hinde Street, W1U Hinde Street was built from 1777 by Samuel Adams and named after Jacob Hinde who was the son-in-law of the landwoner Thomas Thayer (Marylebone)
Holmes Place, W1U Holmes Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Home House, W1H Home House is located on Portman Square (Marylebone)
Jacobs Well Mews, W1U Jacobs Well Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
James Street, W1U James Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Jason Court, W1U Jason Court was part of the ancient village of Marylebone. (Marylebone)
Kathleen House, W1U Kathleen House is a building on Grotto Passage (Marylebone)
Kendall Place, W1U Kendall Place is a road in the W1U postcode area (Marylebone)
Kenrick Place, W1U Kenrick Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Knox Street, W1H This is a street in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)
Little George Street, W1H Little George Street was a former road in Marylebone (Marylebone)
Lowstock Road, W1U Lowstock Road is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Luxborough Street, W1U Luxborough Street is a road in the W1U postcode area (Marylebone)
Luxborough Tower, W1 Luxborough Tower is a block on Luxborough Street (Marylebone)
Luxborough Towers, W1U Luxborough Towers is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Macready House, W1H Macready House can be found on Crawford Street (Marylebone)
Mali Court, W1 Mali Court is sited on Paddington Street (Marylebone)
Manchester Mews, W1U Manchester Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Manchester Square, W1U Manchester Square is a small but well-preserved Georgian square in Marylebone. (Marylebone)
Manchester Street, W1U Manchester Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Mandeville Place, W1U Mandeville Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Mandeville Place, W1U Mandeville Place is a road in the E15 postcode area (Marylebone)
Marathon House, NW1 Marathon House is a block on Marylebone Road (Marylebone)
Market Place, W1H Market Place is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Marylebone High Street, W1U Marylebone High Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Marylebone Lane, W1U Marylebone Lane is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Marylebone Mews, W1G Marylebone Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)
Marylebone Road, NW1 Marylebone Road runs east–west from the Euston Road at Regent’s Park to the A40 Westway at Paddington (Baker Street)
Marylebone Street, W1G Marylebone Street is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)
Melcombe Court, NW1 Melcombe Court is sited on Dorset Square (Marylebone)
Melcombe Place, NW1 Melcombe Place is a street in Camden Town (Marylebone)
Melcombe Street, NW1 Melcombe Street is a street in Camden Town (Baker Street)
Midori House, W1U Midori House is a block on Dorset Street (Marylebone)
Montagu Mansions, W1U Montagu Mansions is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Montagu Mews North, W1H Montagu Mews North is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Montagu Place, W1H Montagu Place is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Montagu Row, W1U Montagu Row is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Montagu Square, W1H Montagu Square was built as part of the Portman Estate between 1810 and 1815 (Marylebone)
Montagu Street, W1H This is a street in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)
Moxon Street, W1U Moxon Street once went by the name of Paradise Street, at odds with its appearance (Marylebone)
Nations House, W1U Nations House is a block on Wigmore Street (Marylebone)
New Cavendish Street, W1G New Cavendish Street is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)
New Quebec Street, W1H New Quebec Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Nottingham Place, W1U Nottingham Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Nottingham Street, W1U Nottingham Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Nutford Place, W1H Nutford Place is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Oldbury Place, W1U Oldbury Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Orchard Court, W1H Orchard Court can be found on Portman Square (Marylebone)
Orchard Street, W1H Orchard Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Osborne House, W1U Osborne House is a block on Moxon Street (Marylebone)
Ossington Buildings, W1U Ossington Buildings runs north from Moxon Street (Marylebone)
Paddington Street, W1U Paddington Street was once a country track leading towards Paddington (Marylebone)
Picton Place, W1C Picton Place connects Duke Street with James Street (Marylebone)
Porter Street, W1U Porter Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Portman Close, W1U Portman Close is a road in the W1U postcode area (Marylebone)
Portman Mansions, W1U Portman Mansions is a block opposite Baker Street station (Marylebone)
Portman Square, W1H Portman Square part of the Portman Estate, located at the western end of Wigmore Street (Marylebone)
Quebec Mews, W1H Quebec Mews is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)
Queen Anne Street, W1G Queen Anne Street is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)
Regina House, W1G Regina House is a block on Wimpole Street (Marylebone)
RNS House, W1G RNS House is a block on Welbeck Street (Marylebone)
Robert Adam Street, W1H Robert Adam Street was renamed from Adam Street in 1938, itself renamed from Adam Street East in 1876 (Marylebone)
Rodmarton Street, W1U Rodmarton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Salisbury Place, W1H Salisbury Place is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Samvo House, NW1 Samvo House can be found on Marylebone Road (Marylebone)
Sentosa House, W1H Sentosa House is located on Upper Montagu Street (Marylebone)
Seymour Buildings, W1H Seymour Buildings is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Seymour Leisure Centre, W1H Seymour Leisure Centre is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Seymour Mews, W1H Seymour Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Seymour Place, W1H Now fashionable, Seymour Place was listed in the 1800s as ‘a great pest-hole of vice in every shape.’. (Marylebone)
Sherlock House, W1U Sherlock House can be found on Kenrick Place (Marylebone)
Sherlock Mews, W1U Sherlock Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Sherwood Court, W1H Sherwood Court is a block on Shouldham Street (Marylebone)
Shillibeer Place, W1H Shillibeer Place commemorates pioneer busman George Shillibeer (Marylebone)
Shouldham Street, W1H Shouldham Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Spanish Place, W1U Spanish Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Speen House, W1U Speen House is a block on Porter Street (Marylebone)
St Andrews Mansions, W1U St Andrews Mansions is a road in the W1U postcode area (Marylebone)
St Christophers House, W1U Residential block (Marylebone)
St Christophers Place, W1U St Christophers Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
St Vincent Street, W1U St Vincent Street leads west from Marylebone High Street (Marylebone)
St. Vincent Street, W1U St. Vincent Street is a location in London (Marylebone)
Station Approach, NW1 Station Approach is a street in Camden Town (Baker Street)
Stourcliffe Street, W1H Stourcliffe Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Edgware Road)
Thayer Street, W1U Thayer Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
The Arcade, NW1 The Arcade is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Baker Street)
Thornton Place, W1H Thornton Place is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Treborough House, W1U Treborough House is a block on Nottingham Street (Marylebone)
Upper Berkeley Street, W1H Upper Berkeley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Upper Montagu Street, W1H Upper Montagu Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Upper Wimpole Street, W1G Upper Wimpole Street is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)
Vincent Court, W1H Vincent Court is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Walden House, W1U Residential block (Marylebone)
Walmer Place, W1H Walmer Place is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)
Waverley Court, W1G Waverley Court is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)
Welbeck House, W1U Welbeck House is a block on Wigmore Street (Marylebone)
Welbeck Street, W1G Welbeck Street has historically been associated with the medical profession (Marylebone)
Welbeck Way, W1G Welbeck Way is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)
Wendover House, W1U Wendover House is a block on Chiltern Street (Marylebone)
Westmoreland Street, W1G Westmoreland Street is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)
Weymouth Street, W1G Weymouth Street is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)
Wheatley Street, W1G Wheatley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)
Wigmore Street, W1H Wigmore Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Wigmore Street, W1U Wigmore Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)
Wimpole House, W1G Wimpole House is a block on Wimpole Street (Marylebone)
Wimpole Mews, W1G Wimpole Mews is a road in the W1G postcode area (Marylebone)
Wimpole Street, W1G Wimpole Street is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)
Winsford House, W1 Winsford House is a block on Luxborough Street (Marylebone)
Woodstock Mews, W1G Woodstock Mews was a 1937 renaming of Little Woodstock Mews (Marylebone)
Woodward’s Mews, W1G Woodward’s Mews was a former side street (Marylebone)
Wyndham House, W1 Wyndham House is a block on Bryanston Square (Marylebone)
Wyndham Mews, W1H Wyndham Mews is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)
Wyndham Place, W1H Wyndham Place leads from the northern end of Bryanston Square to the 1821 Church of St Mary’s (Marylebone)
Wyndham Street, W1H Wyndham Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
Wyndham Yard, W1H Wyndham Yard is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)
York Street, W1H York Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)
York Street, W1U York Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)


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