Cartwright Gardens, WC1N

Cartwright Gardens is a crescent-shaped park and street located in Bloomsbury.

Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury.
Credit: Stephen McKay

The gardens were laid out before 1811 as part of the Skinners company estate. They were known as Burton Crescent after the developer James Burton.

Burton Crescent was renamed (in 1908) Cartwright Gardens after a political reformer and local resident: John Cartwright. Major John Cartwright campaigned for universal suffrage, vote by ballot, annual parliaments and the abolition of slavery. He lived and died at No. 37

The crescent is composed of several hotels set in their original Georgian buildings. On the east side are a large set of Halls of Residence of the University of London.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

’Royal Blue’ horse omnibus outside 5 Euston Road The bus carries route information and an advert for Selfridge’s.

’Royal Blue’ horse omnibus outside 5 Euston Road

Foundling Hospital The Foundling Hospital in London was founded in 1741 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram.

Foundling Hospital

Russell Square Russell Square station, now on London’s Piccadilly Line, was opened by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway on 15 December 1906.

Russell Square

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)

Abbey Place, WC1H

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

Arthur Tattersall House, WC1E Arthur Tattersall House is a block on Gower Street (Bloomsbury)

Arthur Tattersall House, WC1E

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

Battle Bridge House, WC1X

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

Beckett House, WC1

Bedford Way, WC1H Bedford Way is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Bedford Way, WC1H

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

Belgrove Street, WC1H

Bentham House, WC1H Bentham House is sited on Endsleigh Gardens (Bloomsbury)

Bentham House, WC1H

Bernard Street, WC1N Bernard Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Bernard Street, WC1N

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

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

Brunswick Shopping Centre, WC1N Brunswick Shopping Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Brunswick Shopping Centre, WC1N

Brunswick Square, WC1N Brunswick Square is the result of a sale of land by the Foundling Hospital (Bloomsbury)

Brunswick Square, WC1N

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

Burleigh House, WC1H

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

Burton Street, WC1H

Byng Place, WC1E Byng Place is a road in the WC1E postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Byng Place, WC1E

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

Central House, WC1H Central House can be found on Upper Woburn Place (Bloomsbury)

Central House, WC1H

Chalton House, NW1 Chalton House is a block on Chalton Street (Somers Town)

Chalton House, NW1

Chalton Street, NW1 Chalton Street was formerly Charlton Street, and runs parallel to Ossulston Street (Somers Town)

Chalton Street, NW1

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

Christopher Place, NW1 Christopher Place leads off Chalton Street (St Pancras)

Christopher Place, NW1

Churchway, NW1 Churchway, as ’Church Way’, formed part of old pathway to St Pancras Old Church (Euston)

Churchway, NW1

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

Clare Court, WC1H

Clarendon Grove, NW1 Clarendon Grove ran south from Clarendon Square (Somers Town)

Clarendon Grove, NW1

Colonnade, WC1N Colonnade is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Colonnade, WC1N

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

Compton Place, WC1H

Coram Street, WC1N Coram Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Coram Street, WC1N

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

Darwin Walk, WC1E Darwin Walk is a road in the WC1E postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Darwin Walk, WC1E

Doric Way, NW1 Doric Way is named for the doric Euston Arch, built in 1837 and demolished in 1961 (Somers Town)

Doric Way, NW1

Drayton House, WC1H Drayton House is sited on Gordon Street (Euston Square)

Drayton House, WC1H

Drummond Crescent, NW1 Drummond Crescent named after Lady Caroline Drummond (Euston)

Drummond Crescent, NW1

Duke’s Road, WC1H This is a street in the WC1H postcode area (St Pancras)

Duke’s Road, WC1H

Edith Neville Cottages, NW1 Edith Neville Cottages lies between Drummond Crescent and Doric Way (Euston)

Edith Neville Cottages, NW1

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

Egmont House, WC1H

Endsleigh Gardens, WC1H Endsleigh Gardens is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Endsleigh Gardens, WC1H

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

Endsleigh Place, WC1H

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

Endsleigh Street, WC1H

Euston House, NW1 Euston House is a block on Eversholt Street (Euston)

Euston House, NW1

Euston Road, NW1 Euston Road runs from Marylebone Road to King's Cross. The road is part of the London Inner Ring Road and forms part of the London congestion charge zone boundary (Euston Square)

Euston Road, NW1

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

Euston Square, NW1 This is a street in the NW1 postcode area (St Pancras)

Euston Square, NW1

Evergreen House, NW1 Evergreen House is a block on Euston Road (St Pancras)

Evergreen House, NW1

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

Field Street, WC1X

Flaxman Terrace, WC1H Flaxman Terrace connects Burton Street with Cartwright Gardens (Bloomsbury)

Flaxman Terrace, WC1H

Foundling Court, WC1N Foundling Court is sited on Marchmont Street (Bloomsbury)

Foundling Court, WC1N

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

Gatesden House, WC1H

Gideon Schreier House, WC1H Gideon Schreier House is a block on Endsleigh Street (Bloomsbury)

Gideon Schreier House, WC1H

Gordon Square, WC1H The completion of Thomas Cubitt’s Gordon Square in 1860 marked the final development of Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)

Gordon Square, WC1H

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

Gordon Street, WC1H

Gower Court, WC1E Gower Court is a road in the WC1E postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Gower Court, WC1E

Gower Street, WC1E Gower Street is named after Gertrude Leveson-Gower, the wife of John Russell, the 4th Duke of Bedford (Bloomsbury)

Gower Street, WC1E

Grafton Place, NW1 Grafton Place originally formed part of the Duke of Grafton’s FitzRoy Estate (Euston)

Grafton Place, NW1

Grenville Street, WC1N Grenville Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Grenville Street, WC1N

Guilford Street, WC1N Guilford Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Guilford Street, WC1N

Hamilton House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)

Hamilton House, WC1H

Handel Street, WC1N Handel Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Handel Street, WC1N

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

Harrison Street, WC1H

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

Hastings Street, WC1H

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

Henrietta Mews, WC1N Henrietta Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Henrietta Mews, WC1N

Herbrand Street, WC1N Herbrand Street is in the east of Bloomsbury, running south from Tavistock Place to Guilford Street (Bloomsbury)

Herbrand Street, WC1N

Hunter House, WC1N Hunter House can be found on Hunter Street (Bloomsbury)

Hunter House, WC1N

Hunter Street, WC1N Hunter Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Hunter Street, WC1N

Ian Hamilton House, NW1 Ian Hamilton House is a block on Doric Way (Euston)

Ian Hamilton House, NW1

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

Kenton Street, WC1H Kenton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Kenton Street, WC1H

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

Lamp Office Court, WC1N Lamp Office Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Lamp Office Court, WC1N

Lancing Street, NW1 Lancing Street is a street in Camden Town (Euston)

Lancing Street, NW1

Lansdowne Terrace, WC1N Lansdowne Terrace is a street located in Bloomsbury which stretches from south to north, connecting Guilford Street to Brunswick Square. (Bloomsbury)

Lansdowne Terrace, WC1N

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

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

Lighthouse Building, N1

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)

Little Guildford Street, WC1N

Long Yard, WC1N Long Yard is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Long Yard, WC1N

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

Loxham House, WC1H

Lynton House, WC1H Lynton House is a block on Tavistock Square (Bloomsbury)

Lynton House, WC1H

Mabledon Place, WC1H After Mabledon in Kent - home county of local 16th-century landowner Andrew Judd (Bloomsbury)

Mabledon Place, WC1H

Malet Place, WC1E Malet Place is a road in the WC1E postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Malet Place, WC1E

Marchmont Street, WC1N Marchmont Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Marchmont Street, WC1N

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

Mary Ward House, WC1H

Mecklenburgh Place, WC1N Mecklenburgh Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Mecklenburgh Place, WC1N

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

Medway Court, WC1H

Melton Street, NW1 Melton Street is a street in Camden Town (Euston Square)

Melton Street, NW1

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

Midhope Street, WC1H

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

Northam’s Buildings, NW1 Northam’s Buildings was swept away by the building of St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Northam’s Buildings, NW1

Odonnell Court, WC1N Odonnell Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Odonnell Court, WC1N

Ossulston Street, NW1 Ossulston Street, a principal north-south route through Somers Town, begins at Euston Road. (St Pancras)

Ossulston Street, NW1

Peabody Buildings, WC1N Peabody Buildings is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Peabody Buildings, WC1N

Phoenix Road, NW1 Phoenix Road, together with Brill Place, is the suggested direct walking route between Euston and St Pancras stations (Somers Town)

Phoenix Road, NW1

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

Regent Square, WC1H

Russell Court, WC1B Russell Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Russell Court, WC1B

Russell Square House, WC1B Residential block (Russell Square)

Russell Square House, WC1B

Ryedale House, NW1 Ryedale House is a block on Eversholt Street (Somers Town)

Ryedale House, NW1

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

Seymour House, NW1 Residential block (Euston)

Seymour House, NW1

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

South Cloisters, WC1H South Cloisters is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)

South Cloisters, WC1H

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

Speedy Place, WC1H

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

St Peter’s House, WC1H

St Richard’s House, NW1 St Richard’s House is a block on Eversholt Street (Somers Town)

St Richard’s House, NW1

St. Georges Road, WC1H A street within the WC1H postcode (Bloomsbury)

St. Georges Road, WC1H

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

Tailor House, WC1N Tailor House is a block on Colonnade (Bloomsbury)

Tailor House, WC1N

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

Tavistock House North, WC1H

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

Tavistock House South, WC1H

Tavistock House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)

Tavistock House, WC1H

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

Tavistock Place, WC1H

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)

Tavistock Square, WC1H

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

Taviton Street, 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 Wellcome Building, NW1 The Wellcome Building is a block on Euston Road (Bloomsbury)

The Wellcome Building, NW1

Tiger House, WC1H Tiger House is a block on Burton Street (Bloomsbury)

Tiger House, WC1H

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

Tonbridge Street, WC1H

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)

Upper Woburn Place, WC1H

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

Wellesley House, NW1 Wellesley House can be found on Wellesley Place (Euston)

Wellesley House, NW1

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

Westking Place, WC1H

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

Weston Street, NW1

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

Whidborne Street, WC1H

Wilsted Street, NW1 Wilsted Street was the original name for the lower end of Ossulston Street (St Pancras)

Wilsted Street, NW1

Witley Court, WC1H Witley Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Witley Court, WC1H

Woburn House, WC1H Woburn House is a block on Tavistock Square (Bloomsbury)

Woburn House, WC1H

Woburn Mews, WC1H Woburn Mews ran parallel between Woburn Place and Upper Bedford Place to the west of Woburn Place (Bloomsbury)

Woburn Mews, WC1H

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 Place, WC1H

Woburn Square, WC1H Woburn Square is just north of the centre of Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)

Woburn Square, WC1H

Woburn Walk, WC1H Woburn Walk was also known as Woburn Buildings (Bloomsbury)

Woburn Walk, WC1H

Woolf Mews, WC1H Woolf Mews is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Woolf Mews, WC1H

Yeomanry House, WC1N Yeomanry House is a building on Handel Street (Bloomsbury)

Yeomanry House, WC1N

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