Postal area WC1H

Postal area in/near Bloomsbury, existing between 1917 and now

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Postal area · * · WC1H ·
MARCH
22
2021
Postcode

1318

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Abbey Place Abbey Place was in the centre of Bloomsbury, off what was originally the west side of Little Coram Street and directly behind the Russell Institution on Great Coram Street.
Argyle Place Argyle Place was also known as Argyle Terrace and Sion Terrace.
Argyle Square Argyle Square is one of the streets of the Battle Bridge Estate.
Argyle Street Argyle Street, originally Manchester Street, was named after the former Argyle House.
Argyle Walk Argyle Walk is named for Argyll in Scotland.
Bedford Way Bedford Way is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
Belgrove Street Belgrove Street, formerly Belgrave Street, leads south from Euston Road.
Bentham House Bentham House is sited on Endsleigh Gardens.
Birkenhead Street Birkenhead Street is a street opposite Kings Cross Station, and adjoining Euston Road.
Brighton Street Brighton Street became Whidbourne Street in 1891 (9157).
Burleigh House Burleigh House is a block on Sidmouth Street.
Burton Street Burton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
Cambria House Cambria House is a block on Tavistock Place.
Central House Central House can be found on Upper Woburn Place.
Charlwood House Charlwood House is a block on Midhope Street.
Clare Court Clare Court is a block on Judd Street
Compton Place Compton Place is a road in the WC1H postcode area
Crestfield Street Crestfield Street was previously Chesterfield Street.
Cromer Street Cromer Street originally gave access from Gray’s Inn Road to Greenland Place and a bowling green.
Drayton House Drayton House is sited on Gordon Street.
Duke’s Road This is a street in the WC1H postcode area
Egmont House Egmont House is a block on Tavistock Place.
Endsleigh Gardens Endsleigh Gardens is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
Endsleigh Place Endsleigh Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
Endsleigh Street Endsleigh Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
Euston Road The easternmost section of the Euston Road lies in the N1 postcode and runs along the facade of Kings Cross Station.
Faber Building Faber Building is a block on Russell Square.
Flaxman Terrace Flaxman Terrace connects Burton Street with Cartwright Gardens.
Gatesden House Gatesden House is a block on Cromer Street.
Gideon Schreier House Gideon Schreier House is a block on Endsleigh Street.
Gordon Square The completion of Thomas Cubitt’s Gordon Square in 1860 marked the final development of Bloomsbury.
Gordon Street Gordon Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
Hamilton House Residential block
Harrison Street Harrison Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
Hastings Street Hastings Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
Jessel House Jessel House is a building on Judd Street.
John Dodgson House John Dodgson House is sited on Bidborough Street.
Judd Street Judd Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
Kellet House Kellet House is a block on Tankerton Street.
Kelvin House Kelvin House is a block on Judd Street.
Kenton Street Kenton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1Npostal area.
Knollys House Knollys House is a block on Tavistock Place.
Leigh Street Leigh Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
Loxham House Loxham House is a block on Argyle Walk.
Lynton House Lynton House is a block on Tavistock Square.
Mabledon Place After Mabledon in Kent - home county of local 16th-century landowner Andrew Judd.
Mary Ward House Mary Ward House is a block on Tavistock Place.
Medway Court Medway Court can be found on Leigh Street
Midhope Street Midhope Street was once known as Wood Street.
North Place North Place ran along what is now Argyle Walk to Brighton Street, marking the boundary between the Battle Bridge and Cromer-Lucas estates.
Regent Square Regent Square was laid out from 1822, with houses being built up to circa 1829.
Sandwich House Sandwich House is a block on Sandwich Street.
Sandwich Street Sandwich Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
Seaford Street Seaford Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
Sidmouth Street Sidmouth Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
Sinclair House Residential block
South Cloisters South Cloisters is a road in the WC1H postcode area
Speedy Place Speedy Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
St Chads Street St Chads Street was formerly Derby Street.
St Peter’s House St Peter’s House is sited on Regent Square.
St. Georges Road A street within the WC1H postcode
Tankerton House Tankerton House is a building on Tankerton Street.
Tankerton Street Tankerton Street is a road in the WC1H postcode area
Tavistock House North Tavistock House North is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
Tavistock House South Tavistock House South is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
Tavistock House Residential block
Tavistock Place Tavistock Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
Tavistock Square Tavistock Square was built by property developer James Burton and the master builder Thomas Cubitt for Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford.
Taviton Street Taviton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
Thanet House Thanet House is a block on Thanet Street.
Thanet Street Thanet Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
Tiger House Tiger House is a block on Burton Street.
Tonbridge Street Tonbridge Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1Hpostal area.
Torrington Square Torrington Square was originally laid out as part of the Bedford Estate development in 1821-25.
Upper Woburn Place Woburn Abbey was the duke of Bedford’s primary estate - they were the most significant property owners in the vicinity.
Wakefield Mews Wakefield Mews derives ultimately from a former local pub: ’The Pindar of Wakefield’.
Westking Place Westking Place runs north from Heathcote Street to Sidmouth Street.
Whidborne Street Whidborne Street was developed as Brighton Street early in the 19th century.
Witley Court Witley Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1Npostal area.
Woburn House Woburn House is a block on Tavistock Square.
Woburn Mews Woburn Mews ran parallel between Woburn Place and Upper Bedford Place to the west of Woburn Place.
Woburn Place Woburn Place is situated on the Bedford estate, running north from the east of Russell Square to the east of Tavistock Square.
Woburn Square Woburn Square is just north of the centre of Bloomsbury.
Woburn Walk Woburn Walk was also known as Woburn Buildings.
Woolf Mews Woolf Mews is a road in the WC1H postcode area



NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
’Royal Blue’ horse omnibus outside 5 Euston Road The bus carries route information and an advert for Selfridge’s.
Foundling Hospital The Foundling Hospital in London was founded in 1741 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram.

NEARBY STREETS
Abbey Place, WC1H Abbey Place was in the centre of Bloomsbury, off what was originally the west side of Little Coram Street and directly behind the Russell Institution on Great Coram Street (Bloomsbury)
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)
Ampton Place, WC1X Ampton Place was previously called Frederick Place (Finsbury)
Ampton Street, WC1X Ampton Street was named after its builder, the 3rd Lord Calthorpe who owned land at Ampton, Suffolk (Finsbury)
Argyle Place, WC1H Argyle Place was also known as Argyle Terrace and Sion Terrace (Bloomsbury)
Argyle Square, WC1H Argyle Square is one of the streets of the Battle Bridge Estate (King’s Cross)
Argyle Street, WC1H Argyle Street, originally Manchester Street, was named after the former Argyle House (Bloomsbury)
Argyle Walk, WC1H Argyle Walk is named for Argyll in Scotland (Bloomsbury)
Battle Bridge House, WC1X Battle Bridge House is sited on Gray’s Inn Road (Finsbury)
Beckett House, WC1 Beckett House is a block on Westking Place (Bloomsbury)
Bedford Way, WC1H Bedford Way is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Belgrove Street, WC1H Belgrove Street, formerly Belgrave Street, leads south from Euston Road (Bloomsbury)
Bentham House, WC1H Bentham House is sited on Endsleigh Gardens (Bloomsbury)
Bernard Street, WC1N Bernard Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Bidborough Street, NW1 Bidborough Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Birkenhead Street, WC1H Birkenhead Street is a street opposite Kings Cross Station, and adjoining Euston Road (King’s Cross)
Brighton Street, WC1H Brighton Street became Whidbourne Street in 1891 (9157) (Bloomsbury)
Brill Row, NW1 Brill Row was one of many small streets which became the basis for a Somers Town market (St Pancras)
Britannia Street, WC1X Britannia Street, King’s Cross, dates from the 1770s (King’s Cross)
Brownlow Mews, WC1N Brownlow Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Finsbury)
Brunswick Shopping Centre, WC1N Brunswick Shopping Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Brunswick Square, WC1N Brunswick Square is the result of a sale of land by the Foundling Hospital (Bloomsbury)
Burleigh House, WC1H Burleigh House is a block on Sidmouth Street (Bloomsbury)
Burton Street, WC1H Burton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Caledonia House, N1 Caledonia House can be found on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)
Cambria House, WC1H Cambria House is a block on Tavistock Place (Bloomsbury)
Cartwright Gardens, WC1N Cartwright Gardens is a crescent-shaped park and street located in Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)
Central House, WC1H Central House can be found on Upper Woburn Place (Bloomsbury)
Chalton Street, NW1 Chalton Street was formerly Charlton Street, and runs parallel to Ossulston Street (Somers Town)
Chandler House, WC1N Chandler House is a block on Wakefield Street (Bloomsbury)
Charlwood House, WC1H Charlwood House is a block on Midhope Street (Bloomsbury)
Christopher Place, NW1 Christopher Place leads off Chalton Street (St Pancras)
Churchway, NW1 Churchway, as ’Church Way’, formed part of old pathway to St Pancras Old Church (Euston)
Clare Court, WC1H Clare Court is a block on Judd Street (Bloomsbury)
Colonnade, WC1N Colonnade is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Compton Place, WC1H Compton Place is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Coram Street, WC1N Coram Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Crestfield Street, WC1H Crestfield Street was previously Chesterfield Street (Bloomsbury)
Cromer Street, WC1H Cromer Street originally gave access from Gray’s Inn Road to Greenland Place and a bowling green (Bloomsbury)
Cubitt Street, WC1X Cubitt Street was formerly called Arthur Street (Finsbury)
Derby Lodge, WC1X Derby Lodge is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)
Dinwiddy House, N1 Dinwiddy House is a block on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)
Doughty Mews, WC1N Doughty Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Doughty Street, WC1N Doughty Street is a broad tree-lined street in the Holborn district (Bloomsbury)
Duke’s Road, WC1H This is a street in the WC1H postcode area (St Pancras)
Egmont House, WC1H Egmont House is a block on Tavistock Place (Bloomsbury)
Endsleigh Place, WC1H Endsleigh Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Endsleigh Street, WC1H Endsleigh Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
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)
Evergreen House, NW1 Evergreen House is a block on Euston Road (St Pancras)
Field Street, WC1X Field Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)
Flaxman Terrace, WC1H Flaxman Terrace connects Burton Street with Cartwright Gardens (Bloomsbury)
Fleet Square, WC1X Fleet Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)
Foundling Court, WC1N Foundling Court is sited on Marchmont Street (Bloomsbury)
Frances Gardner House, WC1X Frances Gardner House is a block on Cubitt Street (Finsbury)
Frearson House, N1 Frearson House is a block on Weston Rise (Pentonville)
Frederick Street, WC1X Frederick Street is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)
Gatesden House, WC1H Gatesden House is a block on Cromer Street (King’s Cross)
Gideon Schreier House, WC1H Gideon Schreier House is a block on Endsleigh Street (Bloomsbury)
Gordon Square, WC1H The completion of Thomas Cubitt’s Gordon Square in 1860 marked the final development of Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)
Grafton Place, NW1 Grafton Place originally formed part of the Duke of Grafton’s FitzRoy Estate (Euston)
Grays Inn Road, WC1X Grays Inn Road is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)
Grenville Street, WC1N Grenville Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Guilford Street, WC1N Guilford Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Hamilton House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)
Handel Street, WC1N Handel Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Harrison Street, WC1H Harrison Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Hastings Street, WC1H Hastings Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Headland House, WC1X Headland House is a block on Gray’s Inn Road (Finsbury)
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)
Henrietta Mews, WC1N Henrietta Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Herbrand Street, WC1N Herbrand Street is in the east of Bloomsbury, running south from Tavistock Place to Guilford Street (Bloomsbury)
Hunter House, WC1N Hunter House can be found on Hunter Street (Bloomsbury)
Hunter Street, WC1N Hunter Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Hurst House, N1 Hurst House can be found on Weston Rise (Pentonville)
Jenner House, WC1N Residential block (Bloomsbury)
Jessel House, WC1H Jessel House is a building on Judd Street (Bloomsbury)
John Dodgson House, WC1H John Dodgson House is sited on Bidborough Street (Bloomsbury)
Jubilee House, WC1X Jubilee House is sited on Gray’s Inn Road (Finsbury)
Judd Street, WC1H Judd Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Kellet House, WC1H Kellet House is a block on Tankerton Street (Bloomsbury)
Kelvin House, WC1H Kelvin House is a block on Judd Street (Bloomsbury)
Kenton Street, WC1H Kenton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
King’s Cross Road, WC1X This is a street in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)
Kings Cross Bridge, N1 Kings Cross Bridge is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)
Knollys House, WC1H Knollys House is a block on Tavistock Place (Bloomsbury)
Lamp Office Court, WC1N Lamp Office Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Langton Close, WC1X Langton Close was named after the Arthur Langton Nurses Home formerly located here (Finsbury)
Lansdowne Terrace, WC1N Lansdowne Terrace is a street located in Bloomsbury which stretches from south to north, connecting Guilford Street to Brunswick Square. (Bloomsbury)
Leeke Street, WC1X Leeke Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)
Leigh Street, WC1H Leigh Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Lighthouse Building, N1 Lighthouse Building is a building on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)
Little Guildford Street, WC1N Little Guildford Street was the middle part of what is now Herbrand Street, between Great Coram Street and Bernard Street, on the western edge of the Foundling estate (Bloomsbury)
London House, WC1N London House can be found on Doughty Street (Bloomsbury)
Lorenzo Street, N1 Lorenzo Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (King’s Cross)
Loxham House, WC1H Loxham House is a block on Argyle Walk (Bloomsbury)
Lynton House, WC1H Lynton House is a block on Tavistock Square (Bloomsbury)
Mabledon Place, WC1H After Mabledon in Kent - home county of local 16th-century landowner Andrew Judd (Bloomsbury)
Marchmont Street, WC1N Marchmont Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Mary Ward House, WC1H Mary Ward House is a block on Tavistock Place (Bloomsbury)
Mecklenburgh Place, WC1N Mecklenburgh Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N Mecklenburgh Square was originally laid out by S P Cockerell (Finsbury)
Mecklenburgh Street, WC1X This is a street in the WC1N postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Medway Court, WC1H Medway Court can be found on Leigh Street (Bloomsbury)
Midhope Street, WC1H Midhope Street was once known as Wood Street (Bloomsbury)
Millman Place, WC1N Millman Place is a road in the WC1N postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Millman Street, WC1N Millman Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
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)
Northam’s Buildings, NW1 Northam’s Buildings was swept away by the building of St Pancras station (St Pancras)
Odonnell Court, WC1N Odonnell Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Ossulston Street, NW1 Ossulston Street, a principal north-south route through Somers Town, begins at Euston Road. (St Pancras)
Peabody Buildings, WC1N Peabody Buildings is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Penton Rise, WC1X Penton Rise is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Pentonville)
Regent Square, WC1H Regent Square was laid out from 1822, with houses being built up to circa 1829 (Bloomsbury)
Russell Court, WC1B Russell Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Sandwich House, WC1H Sandwich House is a block on Sandwich Street (Bloomsbury)
Sandwich Street, WC1H Sandwich Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Seaford Street, WC1H Seaford Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Seymour House, NW1 Residential block (Euston)
Sidmouth Street, WC1H Sidmouth Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Sinclair House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)
Speedy Place, WC1H Speedy Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
St Chads Place, WC1X St Chads Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)
St Chads Street, WC1H St Chads Street was formerly Derby Street (King’s Cross)
St Peter’s House, WC1H St Peter’s House is sited on Regent Square (Bloomsbury)
St. Georges Road, WC1H A street within the WC1H postcode (Bloomsbury)
Stelfox House, WC1X Stelfox House is sited on Penton Rise (Pentonville)
Students Residence William Goodenough House, WC1N Students Residence William Goodenough House can be found on Meck (Bloomsbury)
Swinton Street, WC1X Swinton Street was named after the two Swinton brothers. (Finsbury)
Tailor House, WC1N Tailor House is a block on Colonnade (Bloomsbury)
Tankerton House, WC1H Tankerton House is a building on Tankerton Street (Bloomsbury)
Tankerton Street, WC1H Tankerton Street is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Tavistock House North, WC1H Tavistock House North is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Tavistock House South, WC1H Tavistock House South is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Tavistock House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)
Tavistock Place, WC1H Tavistock Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Tavistock Square, WC1H Tavistock Square was built by property developer James Burton and the master builder Thomas Cubitt for Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (Bloomsbury)
Thanet House, WC1H Thanet House is a block on Thanet Street (Bloomsbury)
Thanet Street, WC1H Thanet Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Tiger House, WC1H Tiger House is a block on Burton Street (Bloomsbury)
Tonbridge Street, WC1H Tonbridge Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Upper Woburn Place, WC1H Woburn Abbey was the duke of Bedford’s primary estate - they were the most significant property owners in the vicinity (Bloomsbury)
Varnishers Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)
Vernon Rise, WC1X Vernon Rise is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)
Vernon Square, WC1X Vernon Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)
Wakefield Mews, WC1H Wakefield Mews derives ultimately from a former local pub: ’The Pindar of Wakefield’. (Bloomsbury)
Wakefield Street, WC1N Wakefield Street - after a former local pub, ’The Pindar of Wakefield’ (Bloomsbury)
Wellesley House, NW1 Wellesley House can be found on Wellesley Place (Euston)
Wells Square, WC1X Wells Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)
Westking Place, WC1H Westking Place runs north from Heathcote Street to Sidmouth Street (Bloomsbury)
Weston Rise, N1 Weston Rise is a road in the N1 postcode area (Pentonville)
Weston Street, NW1 Weston Street disappeared under the then-new St Pancras station during the 1860s (St Pancras)
Whidborne Street, WC1H Whidborne Street was developed as Brighton Street early in the 19th century (Bloomsbury)
Wicklow Street, WC1X Wicklow Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)
Wilsted Street, NW1 Wilsted Street was the original name for the lower end of Ossulston Street (St Pancras)
Witley Court, WC1H Witley Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Woburn House, WC1H Woburn House is a block on Tavistock Square (Bloomsbury)
Woburn Mews, WC1H Woburn Mews ran parallel between Woburn Place and Upper Bedford Place to the west of Woburn Place (Bloomsbury)
Woburn Place, WC1H Woburn Place is situated on the Bedford estate, running north from the east of Russell Square to the east of Tavistock Square (Bloomsbury)
Woburn Square, WC1H Woburn Square is just north of the centre of Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)
Woburn Walk, WC1H Woburn Walk was also known as Woburn Buildings (Bloomsbury)
Woolf Mews, WC1H Woolf Mews is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Wren Street, WC1X Wren Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1Xpostal area (Finsbury)
Yeomanry House, WC1N Yeomanry House is a building on Handel Street (Bloomsbury)


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