Britannia Street, WC1X

Britannia Street, King’s Cross, dates from the 1770s.

The patriotic fervour which led builders to name their streets ’Albion’ and ’Britannia’ seems to have been a phenomenon of the Georgian era; since the Hanoverian kings were personally unpopular, loyalty to the motherland was expressed by these vague but loaded names (except when victories occurred, to engender a profusion of Nelsons, Trafalgars Waterloos).

After Victoria’s accession in 1837 the incidence of Albions and Britannias in London shows a marked decrease accompanied by an outburst of Victoria Terraces, followed within the decade by dozens of Alberts.

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NEARBY STREETS

Acton Street, WC1X Acton Street is found on the east side of Gray’s Inn Road and connects it with King’s Cross Road (Finsbury)

Acton Street, WC1X

Affleck Street, N1 Affleck Street was built by a Mr A. Attneave in 1884 (King’s Cross)

Affleck Street, N1

Albert House, WC1X Albert House is a block on King’s Cross Road (Finsbury)

Albert House, WC1X

Albion Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Albion Walk, N1

Albion Yard, N1 Albion Yard lies off of Balfe Street (King’s Cross)

Albion Yard, N1

Ampton Place, WC1X Ampton Place was previously called Frederick Place (Finsbury)

Ampton Place, WC1X

Ampton Street, WC1X Ampton Street was named after its builder, the 3rd Lord Calthorpe who owned land at Ampton, Suffolk (Finsbury)

Ampton Street, WC1X

Archery Fields House, WC1X Archery Fields House on Wharton Street was named after the historic use of the land (Finsbury)

Archery Fields House, WC1X

Argyle Place, WC1H Argyle Place was also known as Argyle Terrace and Sion Terrace (Bloomsbury)

Argyle Place, WC1H

Argyle Square, WC1H Argyle Square is one of the streets of the Battle Bridge Estate (King’s Cross)

Argyle Square, WC1H

Argyle Street, WC1H Argyle Street, originally Manchester Street, was named after the former Argyle House (Bloomsbury)

Argyle Street, WC1H

Argyle Walk, WC1H Argyle Walk is named for Argyll in Scotland (Bloomsbury)

Argyle Walk, WC1H

Attneave Street, EC1R Attneave Street is thought to be named after a local builder in the 1890s called Attneave (Finsbury)

Attneave Street, EC1R

Balfe Street, N1 Balfe Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Balfe Street, N1

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

Battle Bridge House, WC1X

Battle Bridge Place, N1C Battle Bridge Place is the traditional name for a newer area of King’s Cross (King’s Cross)

Battle Bridge Place, N1C

Battle Bridge Road, N1C Battle Bridge Road ran beside the gasholders of Kings Cross (King’s Cross)

Battle Bridge Road, N1C

Battlebridge Court, N1 Battlebridge Court is sited on Wharfdale Road (King’s Cross)

Battlebridge Court, N1

Beckett House, WC1 Beckett House is a block on Westking Place (Bloomsbury)

Beckett House, WC1

Belgrove Street, WC1H Belgrove Street, formerly Belgrave Street, leads south from Euston Road (Bloomsbury)

Belgrove Street, WC1H

Bethany House, WC1X Bethany House is a block on Lloyd Square (Finsbury)

Bethany House, WC1X

Bevin Court, WC1X Bevin Court is a modernist housing project designed in the post-war period by the Tecton architects (Pentonville)

Bevin Court, WC1X

Bevin Way, WC1X Bevin Way was called after prominent Labour politician Ernest Bevin (Pentonville)

Bevin Way, WC1X

Bidborough Street, NW1 Bidborough Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Bidborough Street, NW1

Birkenhead Street, WC1H Birkenhead Street is a street opposite Kings Cross Station, and adjoining Euston Road (King’s Cross)

Birkenhead Street, WC1H

Bonington House, N1 Bonington House is a block on Killick Street (Islington)

Bonington House, N1

Bravingtons Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Bravingtons Walk, N1

Brighton Street, WC1H Brighton Street became Whidbourne Street in 1891 (9157) (Bloomsbury)

Brighton Street, WC1H

Britannia Street, WC1X Britannia Street, King’s Cross, dates from the 1770s (King’s Cross)

Britannia Street, WC1X

Bruce Kenrick House, N1 Bruce Kenrick House is a block on Killick Street (King’s Cross)

Bruce Kenrick House, N1

Burleigh House, WC1H Burleigh House is a block on Sidmouth Street (Bloomsbury)

Burleigh House, WC1H

Cable House, WC1X Cable House is a block on Great Percy Street (Finsbury)

Cable House, WC1X

Caledonia House, N1 Caledonia House can be found on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)

Caledonia House, N1

Caledonia Street, N1 Caledonia Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Caledonia Street, N1

Calshot Street, N1 Calshot Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Calshot Street, N1

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

Cambria House, WC1H

Cartwright Gardens, WC1N Cartwright Gardens is a crescent-shaped park and street located in Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)

Cartwright Gardens, WC1N

Chalbury Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Chalbury Walk, N1

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

Chandler House, WC1N

Charlwood House, WC1H Charlwood House is a block on Midhope Street (Bloomsbury)

Charlwood House, WC1H

Clare Court, WC1H Clare Court is a block on Judd Street (Bloomsbury)

Clare Court, WC1H

Claremont Square, N1 Claremont Square is a square and reservoir on Pentonville Road (Pentonville)

Claremont Square, N1

Collier Street, N1 Collier Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Collier Street, N1

Compton Place, WC1H Compton Place is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Compton Place, WC1H

Crestfield Street, WC1H Crestfield Street was previously Chesterfield Street (Bloomsbury)

Crestfield Street, WC1H

Cromer Street, WC1H Cromer Street originally gave access from Gray’s Inn Road to Greenland Place and a bowling green (Bloomsbury)

Cromer Street, WC1H

Cruikshank Street, EC1R Cruickshank Street was named after George Cruikshank, 19th century illustrator who lived on nearby Amwell Street (Pentonville)

Cruikshank Street, EC1R

Cubitt Street, WC1X Cubitt Street was formerly called Arthur Street (Finsbury)

Cubitt Street, WC1X

Cumming Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Cumming Street, N1

Cynthia Street, N1 Cynthia Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Pentonville)

Cynthia Street, N1

Denton Street, N1C Denton Street disappeared under the construction of St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Denton Street, N1C

Derby Lodge, WC1X Derby Lodge is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

Derby Lodge, WC1X

Dinwiddy House, N1 Dinwiddy House is a block on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)

Dinwiddy House, N1

Donegal Street, N1 Donegal Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Donegal Street, N1

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

Easton Street, WC1X

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

Egmont House, WC1H

Euston Road, WC1H The easternmost section of the Euston Road lies in the N1 postcode and runs along the facade of Kings Cross Station (King’s Cross)

Euston Road, WC1H

Fernsbury Street, WC1X Fernsbury Street is a turning off of Margery Street (Finsbury)

Fernsbury Street, WC1X

Field Street, WC1X Field Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

Field Street, WC1X

Fleet Square, WC1X Fleet Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Fleet Square, WC1X

Foxcroft House, N1 Foxcroft House is a block on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)

Foxcroft House, N1

Frances Gardner House, WC1X Frances Gardner House is a block on Cubitt Street (Finsbury)

Frances Gardner House, WC1X

Frearson House, N1 Frearson House is a block on Weston Rise (Pentonville)

Frearson House, N1

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

Frederick Street, WC1X

Gatesden House, WC1H Gatesden House is a block on Cromer Street (King’s Cross)

Gatesden House, WC1H

Grant Street, N1 The present Grant Street is the remnant of Warren Street, an L-shaped road running between Chapel Market and White Conduit Street, renamed Grant Street in 1936 (Islington)

Grant Street, N1

Granville Square, WC1X Granville Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Granville Square, WC1X

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

Granville Street, WC1X

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

Great Percy Street, WC1X

Grendon House, N1 Grendon House is located on Collier Street (Islington)

Grendon House, N1

Gridiron Building, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

Gridiron Building, N1C

Gwynne House, WC1X Gwynne House is a block on Lloyd Baker Street (Finsbury)

Gwynne House, WC1X

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

Harrison Street, WC1H

Harvest Lodge, N1 Harvest Lodge a plain brick, four-storey block of flats was built in 1962 (Islington)

Harvest Lodge, N1

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

Hastings Street, WC1H

Hayward House, N1 Hayward House is a four-storey block of flats immediately north of St Silas’s Church (Islington)

Hayward House, N1

Headland House, WC1X Headland House is a block on Gray’s Inn Road (Finsbury)

Headland House, WC1X

Heathcote Street, WC1N Heathcote Street is in the north-east corner of the Foundling Hospital estate, leading from St George’s Gardens to Gray’s Inn Road (Bloomsbury)

Heathcote Street, WC1N

Hermes Street, N1 Hermes Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Pentonville)

Hermes Street, N1

Hill House Apartments, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Pentonville)

Hill House Apartments, N1

Holford Street, WC1X Holford Mews, Holdford Place and Holford Street were all named after the Holford family, who worked on the New River scheme (Finsbury)

Holford Street, WC1X

Holford Yard, WC1X Holford Yard is named after the Holford family, who worked on the New River scheme in the 18th century (Pentonville)

Holford Yard, WC1X

Hurst House, N1 Hurst House can be found on Weston Rise (Pentonville)

Hurst House, N1

James Lighthill House, WC1X James Lighthill House is a block on Penton Rise (Pentonville)

James Lighthill House, WC1X

Jenner House, WC1N Residential block (Bloomsbury)

Jenner House, WC1N

Jessel House, WC1H Jessel House is a building on Judd Street (Bloomsbury)

Jessel House, WC1H

John Dodgson House, WC1H John Dodgson House is sited on Bidborough Street (Bloomsbury)

John Dodgson House, WC1H

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

Judd Street, WC1H

Kellet House, WC1H Kellet House is a block on Tankerton Street (Bloomsbury)

Kellet House, WC1H

Kelvin House, WC1H Kelvin House is a block on Judd Street (Bloomsbury)

Kelvin House, WC1H

Keystone Crescent, N1 Keystone Crescent has the smallest radius of any crescent in Europe, and has a collection of old preserved houses (King’s Cross)

Keystone Crescent, N1

Killick Street, N1 Killick Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Killick Street, N1

King’s Boulevard, N1C King’s Boulevard is a road in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)

King’s Boulevard, N1C

King’s Cross Road, WC1X This is a street in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

King’s Cross Road, WC1X

King’s Cross Square, N1C King’s Cross Square is a road in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)

King’s Cross Square, N1C

Kings Cross Bridge, N1 Kings Cross Bridge is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Kings Cross Bridge, N1

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

Knollys House, WC1H

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

Langton Close, WC1X

Lavina Grove, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Lavina Grove, N1

Leeke Street, WC1X Leeke Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

Leeke Street, WC1X

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

Leigh Street, WC1H

Lighterman House, N1 Lighterman House can be found on Wharfdale Road (King’s Cross)

Lighterman House, N1

Lighthouse Building, N1 Lighthouse Building is a building on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)

Lighthouse Building, N1

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

Lloyd Baker Street, WC1X

Lloyd House, WC1X Lloyd House is located on Lloyd Street (Finsbury)

Lloyd House, WC1X

Lloyd Square, WC1X Lloyd Square is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Lloyd Square, WC1X

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

Lloyd Street, WC1X

Lorenzo Street, N1 Lorenzo Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (King’s Cross)

Lorenzo Street, N1

Loxham House, WC1H Loxham House is a block on Argyle Walk (Bloomsbury)

Loxham House, WC1H

Marcello House, N1 Marcello House is a block on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)

Marcello House, N1

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

Margery Street, WC1X

Maynard House, N1 Maynard House is located on Penton Street (Islington)

Maynard House, N1

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

Mecklenburgh Street, WC1X

Medway Court, WC1H Medway Court can be found on Leigh Street (Bloomsbury)

Medway Court, WC1H

Midhope Street, WC1H Midhope Street was once known as Wood Street (Bloomsbury)

Midhope Street, WC1H

Noahs Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Noahs Yard, N1

North Place, WC1H North Place ran along what is now Argyle Walk to Brighton Street, marking the boundary between the Battle Bridge and Cromer-Lucas estates. (Bloomsbury)

North Place, WC1H

Northdown Street, N1 Northdown Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Northdown Street, N1

Omega Place, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Omega Place, N1

One Kings Cross, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

One Kings Cross, N1C

One Pancras Square, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

One Pancras Square, N1C

Penton House, N1 Penton House is a block on Hermes Street (Islington)

Penton House, N1

Penton Rise, WC1X Penton Rise is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Pentonville)

Penton Rise, WC1X

Penton Street, N1 Penton Street is a through-route leading on to the narrower Barnsbury Road which continues its line northwards into Islington (Islington)

Penton Street, N1

Pentonville Road, N1 Pentonville Road connects Kings Cross and the Angel, Islington (Pentonville)

Pentonville Road, N1

Percy Circus, WC1X Percy Circus was once referred to as "one of the most delightful bits of town planning in London" (Finsbury)

Percy Circus, WC1X

Perry Street, N1C Perry Street was buried by St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Perry Street, N1C

Pollard House, N1 Pollard House is a block on Northdown Street (King’s Cross)

Pollard House, N1

Prideaux House, WC1X Prideaux House can be found on Great Percy Street (Finsbury)

Prideaux House, WC1X

Prideaux Place, WC1X Prideaux Place is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Prideaux Place, WC1X

Prospect House, N1 Prospect House is a block on Donegal Street (Islington)

Prospect House, N1

Railway Street, N1 Railway Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Railway Street, N1

Regent Square, WC1H Regent Square was laid out from 1822, with houses being built up to circa 1829 (Bloomsbury)

Regent Square, WC1H

Riceyman House, WC1X Riceyman House is a block on Lloyd Baker Street (Finsbury)

Riceyman House, WC1X

Risinghill Street, N1 Risinghill Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Risinghill Street, N1

Rodney House, N1 Rodney House is sited on Donegal Street (Islington)

Rodney House, N1

Rodney Street, N1 Rodney Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Rodney Street, N1

Sanders House, WC1X Sanders House is a building on Great Percy Street (Finsbury)

Sanders House, WC1X

Sandwich House, WC1H Sandwich House is a block on Sandwich Street (Bloomsbury)

Sandwich House, WC1H

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

Sandwich Street, WC1H

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

Seaford Street, WC1H

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

Sidmouth Street, WC1H

Sinclair House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)

Sinclair House, WC1H

Smith Street, N1C Smith Street was buried under St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Smith Street, N1C

Southern Street, N1 Southern Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Southern Street, N1

Speedy Place, WC1H Speedy Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Speedy Place, WC1H

Spitfire Studios, N1 Spitfire Studios is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Spitfire Studios, N1

Spring House, WC1X Spring House is a block on Margery Street (Finsbury)

Spring House, WC1X

St Chads Place, WC1X St Chads Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

St Chads Place, WC1X

St Chads Street, WC1H St Chads Street was formerly Derby Street (King’s Cross)

St Chads Street, WC1H

St Helena House, WC1X St Helena House is a block on Margery Street (Finsbury)

St Helena House, WC1X

St Helena Street, WC1X St Helena Street connects Naoroji Street and Fernsbury Street (Finsbury)

St Helena Street, WC1X

St Peter’s House, WC1H St Peter’s House is sited on Regent Square (Bloomsbury)

St Peter’s House, WC1H

St Philip House, WC1X St Philip House is a building on Lloyd Baker Street (Finsbury)

St Philip House, WC1X

Stelfox House, WC1X Stelfox House is sited on Penton Rise (Pentonville)

Stelfox House, WC1X

Stuart Hill House, N1 Stuart Hill House is sited on Killick Street (King’s Cross)

Stuart Hill House, N1

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

Students Residence William Goodenough House, WC1N

Swinton Street, WC1X Swinton Street was named after the two Swinton brothers. (Finsbury)

Swinton Street, WC1X

Tankerton House, WC1H Tankerton House is a building on Tankerton Street (Bloomsbury)

Tankerton House, WC1H

Tankerton Street, WC1H Tankerton Street is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Tankerton Street, WC1H

Tavistock Place, WC1H Tavistock Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Tavistock Place, WC1H

Thanet House, WC1H Thanet House is a block on Thanet Street (Bloomsbury)

Thanet House, WC1H

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

Thanet Street, WC1H

The Gridiron, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

The Gridiron, N1C

The Hub, N1 Block in Kings Cross (King’s Cross)

The Hub, N1

The Stanley Building, N1C The Stanley Building, constructed in the 1860s, was an early social housing project designed to accommodate railway workers. (King’s Cross)

The Stanley Building, N1C

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

Tonbridge Street, WC1H

Trematon Walk, N1 A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

Trematon Walk, N1

Varnishers Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Varnishers Yard, N1

Vernon Rise, WC1X Vernon Rise is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Vernon Rise, WC1X

Vernon Square, WC1X Vernon Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Vernon Square, WC1X

Wakefield Mews, WC1H Wakefield Mews derives ultimately from a former local pub: ’The Pindar of Wakefield’. (Bloomsbury)

Wakefield Mews, WC1H

Wakefield Street, WC1N Wakefield Street - after a former local pub, ’The Pindar of Wakefield’ (Bloomsbury)

Wakefield Street, WC1N

Wells Square, WC1X Wells Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Wells Square, WC1X

Westking Place, WC1H Westking Place runs north from Heathcote Street to Sidmouth Street (Bloomsbury)

Westking Place, WC1H

Weston Rise, N1 Weston Rise is a road in the N1 postcode area (Pentonville)

Weston Rise, N1

Weston Street, NW1 Weston Street disappeared under the then-new St Pancras station during the 1860s (St Pancras)

Weston Street, NW1

Wharfdale Road, N1 Wharfdale Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Wharfdale Road, N1

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

Wharton Street, WC1X

Whidborne Street, WC1H Whidborne Street was developed as Brighton Street early in the 19th century (Bloomsbury)

Whidborne Street, WC1H

Wicklow Street, WC1X Wicklow Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

Wicklow Street, WC1X

Wilmington Square, EC1R Wilmington Square was built on land belonging to the Marquis of Northampton and named from his second title of Baron Wilmington. (Finsbury)

Wilmington Square, EC1R

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