Bull Inn Court, WC2R

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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
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
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
Sandra Field Masons Place, EC1V Added: 15 Apr 2023 16:15 GMT	Removal Order Removal order from Shoreditch to Holborn, Jane Emma Hall, Single, 21 Pregnant. Born about 21 years since in Masons place in the parish of St Lukes. Source: Sign up 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
Bruce McTavish Lambeth North Added: 11 Mar 2021 11:37 GMT	Kennington Road Lambeth North station was opened as Kennington Road and then Westminster Bridge Road before settling on its final name. It has a wonderful Leslie Green design. Reply
MCNALLY Blackfriars Added: 17 May 2021 09:42 GMT	Blackfriars (1959 - 1965) I lived in Upper Ground from 1959 to 1964 I was 6 years old my parents Vince and Kitty run the Pub The Angel on the corner of Upper Ground and Bodies Bridge. I remember the ceiling of the cellar was very low and almost stretched the length of Bodies Bridge. The underground trains run directly underneath the pub. If you were down in the cellar when a train was coming it was quite frightening 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
Johnshort Hurley Road, SE11 Added: 7 Oct 2017 21:07 GMT	Hurley Road, SE11 There were stables in the road mid way - also Danny reading had a coal delivery lorry. 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
Tom Blackfriars Added: 21 May 2021 23:07 GMT	Blackfriars What is, or was, Bodies Bridge? 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
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
sam Burdett Street, SE1 Added: 31 Dec 2021 00:54 GMT	Burdett Street, SE1 I was on 2nd July 1952, in Burdett chambers (which is also known as Burdett buildings)on Burdett street Reply
BG Lancing Street, NW1 Added: 20 Dec 2022 02:58 GMT	Lancing Street, NW1 LANCING STREET Reply

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Peter Gambia Street, SE1 Added: 4 Dec 2023 07:05 GMT	Gambia Street, SE1 Gambia Street was previously known as William Street. Reply
Eileen Brecknock Road, N7 Added: 10 Nov 2023 09:42 GMT	Brecknock Road Pleating Company My great grandparents ran the Brecknock Road pleating Company around 1910 to 1920 and my Grandmother worked there as a pleater until she was 16. I should like to know more about this. I know they had a beautiful Victorian house in Islington as I have photos of it & of them in their garden. Source: Family history Reply
Squirrel’s Lane, IG9 Added: 6 Nov 2023 16:59 GMT	061123 Why do Thames Water not collect the 15 . Three meter lengths of blue plastic fencing, and old pipes etc. They left here for the last TWO Years, these cause an obstruction,as they halfway lying in the road,as no footpath down this road, and the cars going and exiting the park are getting damaged, also the public are in Grave Danger when trying to avoid your rubbish and the danger of your fences. Source: Squirrels Lane. Buckhurst Hill, Essex. IG9. I want some action ,now, not Excuses.MK. Reply
Christian Cornwall Road, W11 Added: 31 Oct 2023 10:34 GMT	Cornwall Road, W11 Photo shows William Richard Hoare’s chemist shop at 121 Cornwall Road. Reply
Vik Oaks Road, TW6 Added: 30 Oct 2023 18:48 GMT	Old pub sign from the Rising Sun Hi I have no connection to the area except that for the last 30+ years we’ve had an old pub sign hanging on our kitchen wall from the Rising Sun, Stanwell, which I believe was / is on the Oaks Rd. Happy to upload a photo if anyone can tell me how or where to do that! Reply
Phillip Martin Ashburnham Place, SE10 Added: 16 Oct 2023 06:25 GMT	16 Ashburnham Road On 15 October 1874 George Frederick Martin was born in 16 Ashburnham Road Greenwich to George Henry Martin, a painter, and Mary Martin, formerly Southern. Reply
Christine Bithrey Holly Park, N4 Added: 15 Oct 2023 15:20 GMT	The Hollies (1860 - 1900) I lived in Holly Park Estate from 1969 I was 8 years old when we moved in until I left to get married, my mother still lives there now 84. I am wondering if there was ever a cemetery within The Hollies? And if so where? Was it near to the Blythwood Road end or much nearer to the old Methodist Church which is still standing although rather old looking. We spent most of our childhood playing along the old dis-used railway that run directly along Blythwood Road and opposite Holly Park Estate - top end which is where we live/ed. We now walk my mothers dog there twice a day. An elderly gentleman once told me when I was a child that there used to be a cemetery but I am not sure if he was trying to scare us children! I only thought about this recently when walking past the old Methodist Church and seeing the flag stone in the side of the wall with the inscription of when it was built late 1880 If anyone has any answers please email me [email protected] Reply
Chris hutchison Broadhurst Gardens, NW6 Added: 15 Oct 2023 03:04 GMT	35 broadhurst gardens. 35 Broadhurst gardens was owned by famous opera singer Mr Herman “Simmy”Simberg. He had transformed it into a film and recording complex. There was a film and animation studio on the ground floor. The recording facilities were on the next two floors. I arrived in London from Australia in 1966 and worked in the studio as the tea boy and trainee recording engineer from Christmas 1966 for one year. The facility was leased by an American advertising company called Moreno Films. Mr Simbergs company Vox Humana used the studio for their own projects as well. I worked for both of them. I was so lucky. The manager was another wonderful gentleman called Jack Price who went on to create numerous songs for many famous singers of the day and also assisted the careers of Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff. “Simmy” let me live in the bedsit,upper right hand window. Jack was also busy with projects with The Troggs,Bill Wyman,Peter Frampton. We did some great sessions with Manfred Mann and Alan Price. The Cream did some demos but that was before my time. We did lots of voice over work. Warren Mitchell and Ronnie Corbett were favourites. I went back in 1978 and “Simmy “ had removed all of the studio and it was now his home. His lounge room was still our studio in my minds eye!! Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

101 The Strand was an art school from 1750 until 1806.

101 Strand, WC2R This shop was one of the first in London to have gas lighting fitted.

101 Strand, WC2R

Ackermann’s Rudolph Ackermann (20 April 1764 in Stollberg, Saxony – 30 March 1834 in Finchley) was an Anglo-German bookseller, inventor, lithographer, publisher and businessman.

Ackermann’s

Embankment Embankment underground station has been known by various names during its long history - including, indeed, ’Embankment’.

Embankment

Embankment to Charing Cross walk Arguably the shortest walk between two stations of the London Underground

Embankment to Charing Cross walk

Houghton Street (1906) A greengrocer’s on the corner of Houghton Street and Clare Market (behind The Strand) in 1906 just before demolition.

Houghton Street (1906)

Hungerford Stairs The Hungerford Stairs were the entrance point to Hungerford Market from the River Thames. They are now the site of Charing Cross railway Station.

Hungerford Stairs

Old and New London: Temple Bar Temple Bar was rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren, in 1670–72.

Old and New London: Temple Bar

Temple Bar Temple Bar is the point in London where Fleet Street, City of London, becomes the Strand, Westminster, and where the City of London traditionally erected a barrier to regulate trade into the city.

Temple Bar

The Adelphi The Adelphi is a small district surrounding the streets of Adelphi Terrace, Robert Street and John Adam Street.

The Adelphi

The Temple The Temple is one of the main legal districts in London and a notable centre for English law.

The Temple

NEARBY STREETS

Adam Street, WC2N Adam Street is named after John and Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development in the 1760s.

Adam Street, WC2N

Adelphi Terrace, WC2N Adelphi Terrace is named after John and Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development in the 1760s.

Adelphi Terrace, WC2N

Agar Street, WC2N Agar Street is named after George Agar, who built the street in the 1830s with John Ponsonby, Earl of Bessborough

Agar Street, WC2N

Aldwych House, WC2B Aldwych House is located on Aldwych.

Aldwych House, WC2B

Aldwych, WC2B The name Aldwych derives from the Old English eald and wic meaning ’old trading town’ or ’old marketplace’; the name was later applied to the street and district.

Aldwych, WC2B

Andrews Crosse, EC4A Andrews Crosse stood on the site of the courtyard of the former Andrews Crosse Inn.

Andrews Crosse, EC4A

Arundel House, WC2R Arundel House is a block on Temple Place.

Arundel House, WC2R

Arundel Street, WC2R Arundel Street runs from the Strand to Temple Place.

Arundel Street, WC2R

Australia House, WC2B Australia House can be found on Strand.

Australia House, WC2B

Beaumont Buildings, WC2B Beaumont Buildings is located on Martlett Court.

Beaumont Buildings, WC2B

Beaumont Buildings, WC2E Beaumont Buildings is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area.

Beaumont Buildings, WC2E

Bedford Chambers, WC2E Bedford Chambers is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

Bedford Chambers, WC2E

Bedford Street, WC2E Bedford Street was named after local 18th century landowners the Russell family, earls/dukes of Bedford.

Bedford Street, WC2E

Blackmoor Street, WC2B Blackmoor Street was in the Drury Lane slum.

Blackmoor Street, WC2B

Bow Street, WC2B Bow Street was built in the shape of a bow between 1633 and 1677.

Bow Street, WC2B

Bow Street, WC2E Bow Street was first developed by Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford in 1633.

Bow Street, WC2E

Brettenham House, WC2R Brettenham House is a block on Savoy Street.

Brettenham House, WC2R

Broad Court, WC2E Broad Court is an alleyway parallel with Long Acre.

Broad Court, WC2E

Bruce House, WC2B Bruce House is sited on Kemble Street.

Bruce House, WC2B

Buckingham Street, WC2N Buckingham Street is named after George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham.

Buckingham Street, WC2N

Burleigh Street, WC2R Burleigh Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

Burleigh Street, WC2R

Cannon Street, WC2N Cannon Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area.

Cannon Street, WC2N

Carpmael Building, EC4Y Carpmael Building is a block on Crown Office Row.

Carpmael Building, EC4Y

Carting Lane, WC2R Carting Lane is thought to be named after the carts that brought goods to and from the wharf formerly located here.

Carting Lane, WC2R

Catherine Street, WC2B Catherine Street runs from Russell Street in the north to Aldwych in the south.

Catherine Street, WC2B

Central Arcade, WC2E Central Arcade is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

Central Arcade, WC2E

Clare Market, WC2E This is a street in the WC2E postcode area

Clare Market, WC2E

Clement House, WC2B Clement House is located on Aldwych.

Clement House, WC2B

Clement House, WC2R Clement House is a block on Strand.

Clement House, WC2R

Clement’s Inn, WC2R Clement’s Inn is a road in the WC2R postcode area

Clement’s Inn, WC2R

Cliffords Inn Passage, EC4Y Cliffords Inn Passage is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area.

Cliffords Inn Passage, EC4Y

Columbia House, WC2B Columbia House is a block on Aldwych.

Columbia House, WC2B

Connaught House, WC2A Connaught House can be found on Aldwych.

Connaught House, WC2A

Connaught House, WC2B Connaught House is located on Aldwych.

Connaught House, WC2B

Covent Garden, WC2E Covent Garden, is the name of a district, but also the name of the central square which formerly hosted a fruit-and-vegetable market.

Covent Garden, WC2E

Crown Court, WC2E Crown Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area.

Crown Court, WC2E

Crown Office Row, EC4Y Crown Office Row is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.

Crown Office Row, EC4Y

Crystal Wharf, WC2B A street within the WC2B postcode

Crystal Wharf, WC2B

Devereux Court, EC4Y Devereux Court lies on the south side of the Strand, opposite the Law Courts.

Devereux Court, EC4Y

Devereux Court, WC2R Devereux Court is a location in London.

Devereux Court, WC2R

Drury Lane, WC2B Named from Sir William Drury, Knight of the Garter in Queen Elizabeth’s reign, who owned land on its site.

Drury Lane, WC2B

Duchy Street, SE1 Duchy Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Duchy Street, SE1

Durham House Street, WC2N Durham House Street was the former site of a palace belonging to the bishops of Durham in medieval times.

Durham House Street, WC2N

Embankment Place, WC2N Embankment Place runs from Villiers Street, under a railway arch, on to Northumberland Avenue.

Embankment Place, WC2N

Essex Court, EC4Y Essex Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.

Essex Court, EC4Y

Essex Street, EC4Y Essex Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area.

Essex Street, EC4Y

Essex Street, WC2R Essex Street is a location in London.

Essex Street, WC2R

Exchange Court, WC2R Exchange Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area.

Exchange Court, WC2R

Exeter Street, WC2R Exeter Street is a road in the WC2R postcode area

Exeter Street, WC2R

Falcon Court, EC4Y Falcon Court is a courtyard off the south side of Fleet Street between Chancery Lane and Fetter Lane.

Falcon Court, EC4Y

Fleet Street, EC4A Fleet Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.

Fleet Street, EC4A

Fletcher Buildings, WC2B Fletcher Buildings is sited on Martlett Court.

Fletcher Buildings, WC2B

Floral Court, WC2E Floral Court is a location in London.

Floral Court, WC2E

Floral Street, WC2E Floral Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

Floral Street, WC2E

Fountain Court, EC4Y Fountain Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.

Fountain Court, EC4Y

Francis Taylor Building, EC4Y Francis Taylor Building is a block on Kings Bench Walk.

Francis Taylor Building, EC4Y

Gabriels Wharf, SE1 Gabriels Wharf is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Gabriels Wharf, SE1

Garden Court, EC4Y Garden Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.

Garden Court, EC4Y

George Court, WC2N George Court is named after George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham.

George Court, WC2N

Gibraltar House, WC2R Gibraltar House is a block on Strand.

Gibraltar House, WC2R

Gladstone House, WC2R Gladstone House is a block on Arundel Street.

Gladstone House, WC2R

Goodwins Court, WC2N Goodwins Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area.

Goodwins Court, WC2N

Hanover Place, WC2E Hanover Place is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

Hanover Place, WC2E

Hare Court, EC4Y Hare Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.

Hare Court, EC4Y

Hare Place, EC4Y Hare Place is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.

Hare Place, EC4Y

Hat and Mitre Court, EC4Y Hat and Mitre Court is a road in the EC1M postcode area

Hat and Mitre Court, EC4Y

Heathcock Court, WC2E Heathcock Court runs north off Strand.

Heathcock Court, WC2E

Henrietta Street, WC2E Henrietta Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

Henrietta Street, WC2E

Houghton Square, WC2B Houghton Square is a road in the SW9 postcode area

Houghton Square, WC2B

Houghton Street, WC2A Houghton Street is a street which has been ’demoted’ over time.

Houghton Street, WC2A

Howard Street, WC2R Howard Street ran from Surrey Street to Arundel Street until 1974.

Howard Street, WC2R

Hudson House, WC2E Hudson House is a block on Tavistock Street.

Hudson House, WC2E

Hungerford House, WC2N Residential block

Hungerford House, WC2N

Hungerford Lane, WC2N Hungerford Lane was a dark narrow alley that went alongside and then under Charing Cross Station.

Hungerford Lane, WC2N

Imperial House, WC2B Imperial House is a block on Kingsway.

Imperial House, WC2B

India House, WC2B India House is a block on Aldwych.

India House, WC2B

India Place, WC2B India Place is a small alleyway leading from Aldwych.

India Place, WC2B

Inner Temple Lane, EC4Y Inner Temple Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.

Inner Temple Lane, EC4Y

Ivybridge Lane, WC2N Ivybridge Lane is named after a former ivy-covered bridge.

Ivybridge Lane, WC2N

James Street, WC2E James Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

James Street, WC2E

John Adam House, WC2N John Adam House can be found on John Adam Street.

John Adam House, WC2N

John Adam Street, WC2N John Adam Street is named after John Adam, who built the Adelphi development with his brother Robert in the 1760s.

John Adam Street, WC2N

Jubilee Market, WC2E Jubilee Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

Jubilee Market, WC2E

Kean Street, WC2B Kean Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area.

Kean Street, WC2B

Kemble Street, WC2B Kemble Street is a road in the WC2B postcode area

Kemble Street, WC2B

Kent House, SE1 Kent House is a block on Upper Ground.

Kent House, SE1

King Street, WC2E King Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

King Street, WC2E

King’s Bench Walk Temple, EC4Y A street within the EC4Y postcode

King’s Bench Walk Temple, EC4Y

King’s Bench Walk, EC4Y King?s Bench Walk is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.

King’s Bench Walk, EC4Y

King’s Building, WC2R King’s Building is a block on Strand.

King’s Building, WC2R

Kings Bench Walk, EC4Y Kings Bench Walk is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.

Kings Bench Walk, EC4Y

Kipling House, WC2N Kipling House is a block on Villiers Street.

Kipling House, WC2N

Lamb Building, EC4Y Lamb Building is a block on Pump Court.

Lamb Building, EC4Y

Lancaster Place, WC2R Lancaster Place is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

Lancaster Place, WC2R

Little Essex Street, EC4Y Little Essex Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area.

Little Essex Street, EC4Y

Long Acre, WC2E Long Acre is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

Long Acre, WC2E

Maiden Lane, WC2E Maiden Lane runs from Bedford Street in the west to Southampton Street in the east.

Maiden Lane, WC2E

Maltravers Street, WC2R Maltravers Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area.

Maltravers Street, WC2R

Maple Leaf Walk, WC2R Maple Leaf Walk is a road in the SW11 postcode area

Maple Leaf Walk, WC2R

Market Building, WC2E Market Building is a block on Covent Garden Piazza.

Market Building, WC2E

Martlett Court, WC2E Martlett Court is a road in the WC2B postcode area

Martlett Court, WC2E

Masters House Temple Church, EC4Y Masters House Temple Church is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.

Masters House Temple Church, EC4Y

Melbourne Place, WC2B Melbourne Place is a road in the WC2B postcode area

Melbourne Place, WC2B

Middle Temple Lane, EC4Y Middle Temple Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.

Middle Temple Lane, EC4Y

Milford House, WC2R Milford House is a block on Tweezers Alley.

Milford House, WC2R

Milford Lane, WC2R Milford Lane is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area.

Milford Lane, WC2R

Mitre Court Buildings, EC4Y Mitre Court Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.

Mitre Court Buildings, EC4Y

Montreal Place, WC2R Montreal Place is a road in the WC2R postcode area

Montreal Place, WC2R

National Film Theatre, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

National Film Theatre, SE1

Norfolk Street, WC2R Norfolk Street ran from the Strand in the north to the River Thames and, after the Victoria Embankment was built (1865–1870), to what is now Temple Place.

Norfolk Street, WC2R

Norman House, WC2R Norman House can be found on Strand.

Norman House, WC2R

North East Wing Bush House, WC2R Residential block

North East Wing Bush House, WC2R

North West Wing Bush House, WC2R Residential block

North West Wing Bush House, WC2R

Odhams Walk, WC2H Odhams Walk is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area.

Odhams Walk, WC2H

Old Barge House Alley, SE1 This is an article about Old Barge House Alley.

Old Barge House Alley, SE1

Old Building, WC2A Old Building is a building on Houghton Street.

Old Building, WC2A

Old Mitre Court, EC4Y Old Mitre Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.

Old Mitre Court, EC4Y

Oxo Tower Wharf, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Oxo Tower Wharf, SE1

Paper Buildings, EC4Y Paper Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.

Paper Buildings, EC4Y

Penley Court, WC2R Angel Court was renamed as Penley Court in 1937.

Penley Court, WC2R

Pump Court, EC4Y Pump Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.

Pump Court, EC4Y

Queen’s Building, WC2R Queen’s Building is sited on Grange Court.

Queen’s Building, WC2R

Robert Street, WC2N Robert Street is named after Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development with his brother John in the 1760s.

Robert Street, WC2N

Royal Opera House, WC2E Royal Opera House is a block on Bow Street.

Royal Opera House, WC2E

Russell Chambers, WC2E Russell Chambers is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

Russell Chambers, WC2E

Russell Street, WC2E Russell Street is a road in the WC2E postcode area

Russell Street, WC2E

Samford Street, SE1 Samford Street is a road in the NW8 postcode area

Samford Street, SE1

Savoy Court, WC2R Savoy Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area.

Savoy Court, WC2R

Savoy Hill, WC2R Savoy Hill is located at a site originally called Savoy Manor.

Savoy Hill, WC2R

Savoy House, WC2R Savoy House is a block on Tweezers Alley.

Savoy House, WC2R

Savoy Place, WC2N Savoy Place is located at a site originally called Savoy Manor - taking its name from Peter II, Count of Savoy.

Savoy Place, WC2N

Savoy Street, WC2R Savoy Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

Savoy Street, WC2R

Savoy Street, WC2R Savoy Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area.

Savoy Street, WC2R

Savoy Way, WC2R Savoy Way is located on the former site of the Savoy Palace, built for Peter II, Count of Savoy in 1245.

Savoy Way, WC2R

Shell Mex House, WC2R Shell Mex House is a block on Strand.

Shell Mex House, WC2R

Sheridan Buildings, WC2B Sheridan Buildings is a block on Martlett Court.

Sheridan Buildings, WC2B

Somerset House, WC2R Somerset House is a block on Strand.

Somerset House, WC2R

South Bank, SE1 South Bank is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

South Bank, SE1

South East Wing Bush House, WC2B Residential block

South East Wing Bush House, WC2B

Southampton Street, WC2E Southampton Street - named for Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton and landowner.

Southampton Street, WC2E

Southampton Street, WC2E Southampton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area.

Southampton Street, WC2E

St Giles House, WC2B Residential block

St Giles House, WC2B

Stamford Street, SE1 Stamford Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Stamford Street, SE1

Strand Bridge House, WC2 Strand Bridge House is a block on Strand.

Strand Bridge House, WC2

Strand Bridge House, WC2R Strand Bridge House is a block on Strand.

Strand Bridge House, WC2R

Strand Building, WC2R Strand Building is a block on Strand.

Strand Building, WC2R

Strand Lane, WC2R Strand Lane is a road in the WC2R postcode area

Strand Lane, WC2R

Strand Underpass, WC2R Strand Underpass is a road in the WC2R postcode area

Strand Underpass, WC2R

Strand, EC4A This is a street in the EC4A postcode area

Strand, EC4A

Strand, WC2E Strand (or the Strand) runs just over 3⁄4 mile from Trafalgar Square eastwards to Temple Bar, where the road becomes Fleet Street inside the City of London.

Strand, WC2E

Strand, WC2R Strand is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area.

Strand, WC2R

Strand, WC2R Strand, as it nears the Aldwych, is home to many London theatres.

Strand, WC2R

Surrey Street, WC2R Surrey Street was built on land once occupied by Arundel House and its gardens.

Surrey Street, WC2R

Tavistock Street, WC2B Tavistock Street is a road in the WC2B postcode area

Tavistock Street, WC2B

Temple Bar House, EC4Y Temple Bar House is a block on Fleet Street.

Temple Bar House, EC4Y

Temple Chambers, EC4Y Temple Chambers is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.

Temple Chambers, EC4Y

Temple Gardens, EC4Y Temple Gardens is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area.

Temple Gardens, EC4Y

Temple House, WC2R Temple House is sited on Tweezers Alley.

Temple House, WC2R

Temple Pier Victoria Embankment, WC2R Temple Pier Victoria Embankment is a location in London.

Temple Pier Victoria Embankment, WC2R

Temple Place, WC2R Temple Place forms a crescent behind the Embankment Gardens.

Temple Place, WC2R

The Arcade, WC2B The Arcade is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area.

The Arcade, WC2B

The Arches, WC2N The Arches is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area.

The Arches, WC2N

The Australia Centre, WC2B The Australia Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area.

The Australia Centre, WC2B

The Edmund J. Safra Fountain Court, WC2R The Edmund J. Safra Fountain Court is a road in the WC2R postcode area

The Edmund J. Safra Fountain Court, WC2R

The Globe House, WC2R The Globe House is a building on Temple Place.

The Globe House, WC2R

The Macadam Building Street, WC2R The Macadam Building Street is a location in London.

The Macadam Building Street, WC2R

The Market Piazza, WC2E The Market Piazza is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

The Market Piazza, WC2E

The Market The Piazza, WC2E The Market The Piazza is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

The Market The Piazza, WC2E

The Market, WC2E The Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

The Market, WC2E

The Piazza, WC2E The Piazza is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

The Piazza, WC2E

Thomas More Building, WC2A Thomas More Building is a building on Strand.

Thomas More Building, WC2A

Tower House, WC2E Tower House is a block on Southampton Street.

Tower House, WC2E

Tower House, WC2R Tower House is located on Southampton Street.

Tower House, WC2R

Tweezer’s Alley, WC2R Tweezer’s Alley probably got its name after the tweezers used by smiths to heat items in the forge that stood there.

Tweezer’s Alley, WC2R

Upper Ground, SE1 Upper Ground is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Upper Ground, SE1

Victoria Embankment, WC2N Victoria Embankment was built as part of Joseph Bazalgette’s Embankment scheme.

Victoria Embankment, WC2N

Victoria Embankment, WC2R Victoria Embankment runs from the Houses of Parliament to Blackfriars Bridge.

Victoria Embankment, WC2R

Victoria House, WC2B Victoria House is a block on Strand.

Victoria House, WC2B

Villiers Street, WC2N Villiers Street was named after George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham

Villiers Street, WC2N

Water Street, WC2R This is a street in the WC2R postcode area

Water Street, WC2R

Watergate Walk, WC2N Watergate Walk is named after a former watergate built in 1626 for George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham as an entrance for the former York House.

Watergate Walk, WC2N

Waterloo Bridge, SE1 Waterloo Bridge is a road in the WC2R postcode area

Waterloo Bridge, SE1

Waterloo Bridge, SE1 Waterloo Bridge, as well as being the bridge itself, lends its name to the southern approach road.

Waterloo Bridge, SE1

Wellington House, WC2R Wellington House is a block on Strand.

Wellington House, WC2R

Wellington Street, WC2E Wellington Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area.

Wellington Street, WC2E

Wellington Terrace, WC2E Wellington Terrace is a street in Paddington.

Wellington Terrace, WC2E

Wren House, Wren House is a building on Milford Lane

Wren House,

Wren House, WC2 Wren House is a block on Milford Lane.

Wren House, WC2

Wren House, WC2R Wren House is a building on Milford Lane.

Wren House, WC2R

Wych Street, WC2R Wych Street was near where Australia House now stands on Aldwych - it ran west from the church of St Clement Danes on the Strand to a point at the southern end of Drury Lane.

Wych Street, WC2R

York Buildings, WC2N York Buildings marks a house was built on this site in the 14th century for the bishops of Norwich.

York Buildings, WC2N

York Place, WC2N York Place marks the location of a house on this site.

York Place, WC2N

Zimbabwe House, WC2R Zimbabwe House is a building on Strand.

Zimbabwe House, WC2R

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Aldwych

Aldwych is a closed station on the London Underground; formerly a branch line of the Piccadilly Line.

It was opened in 1907 with the name Strand, after the street on which it is located, and was the terminus and only station on the short Piccadilly line branch from Holborn that was a relic of the merger of two railway schemes. The station building is close to the junction of Strand and Surrey Street, near Aldwych. During its lifetime, the branch was the subject of a number of unrealised extension proposals that would have seen the tunnels through the station extended southwards, usually to Waterloo.

Served by a shuttle train for most of their life and suffering from low passenger numbers, the station and branch were considered for closure several times. A weekday peak hours-only service survived until closure in 1994, when the cost of replacing the lifts was considered too high compared to the income generated.

Disused parts of the station and the running tunnels were used during both World Wars to shelter artworks from London's public galleries and museums from bombing.

The station has long been popular as a filming location and has appeared as itself and as other London Underground stations in a number of films. In recognition of its historical significance, the station is a Grade II listed building.

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William Shakespeare TUM image id: 1509551019 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Hole In The Wall, Waterloo. A noted venue for many a traveller awaiting their train or ending their evening. Credit: Virtual Tourist TUM image id: 1605093975 Licence:	Strand stretches along the River Thames between Trafalgar Square and Aldwych Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1625131830 Licence:	The old wooden Temple Bar Credit: Walter Thornbury TUM image id: 1523115955 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Waterloo Bridge on an 1810 map. TUM image id: 1556885410 Licence:
Hungerford Stairs circa 1828 TUM image id: 1557403389 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Sea Life London Aquarium is located on the ground floor of County Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames, near the London Eye. It opened in March 1997 as the London Aquarium and hosts about one million visitors each year. TUM image id: 1557161405 Licence:	The Royal Opera House, Bow Street frontage, with the statue of Dame Ninette de Valois in the foreground Credit: Russ London TUM image id: 1557227200 Licence:	Middle Temple Lane looking towards Victoria Embankment (2008) The buildings are mainly occupied by barristers’ chambers Credit: Wiki Commons/J D Mack TUM image id: 1660223325 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Strand frontage of Northumberland House (1752) The Percy Lion is atop the central façade and the statue of Charles I at right survives to this day The pedestrianised area in the foreground became the site of Trafalgar Square - back then it was the Royal Mews Credit: Giovanni Canaletto TUM image id: 1605613806 Licence:
British Museum station Credit: London Transport Museum TUM image id: 1603458310 Licence:	The Adelphi Building on Savoy Place, looking north from Victoria Embankment Gardens (2018) Credit: Wiki Commons/Acabashi TUM image id: 1668084438 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The original, Brunel-built Hungerford Bridge. TUM image id: 1544479084 Licence: CC BY 2.0	William Davenant had Lisle Credit: Henry Herringman, London, 1673 TUM image id: 1522758368 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Blackout in London, Crescent Moon and Street Lamp, The Adelphi (1939) Credit: Bill Brandt TUM image id: 1695901311 Licence:

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William Shakespeare
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The Hole In The Wall, Waterloo. A noted venue for many a traveller awaiting their train or ending their evening.
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The old wooden Temple Bar
Credit: Walter Thornbury
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Waterloo Bridge on an 1810 map.
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Hungerford Stairs circa 1828
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The Royal Opera House, Bow Street frontage, with the statue of Dame Ninette de Valois in the foreground
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Middle Temple Lane looking towards Victoria Embankment (2008) The buildings are mainly occupied by barristers’ chambers
Credit: Wiki Commons/J D Mack
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The Adelphi Building on Savoy Place, looking north from Victoria Embankment Gardens (2018)
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The original, Brunel-built Hungerford Bridge.
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William Davenant had Lisle
Credit: Henry Herringman, London, 1673
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