Centre Point, WC2H

Centre Point is a controversial 1960s-built tower block.

Centre Point, a controversial building in New Oxford Street comprising a 34-storey tower (2005)

Constructed from 1963 to 1966, it was one of the first skyscrapers in London, and as of 2009 was the city’s joint 27th-tallest building.

It stood empty from the time of its completion until 1975.

In 2015 it was converted from office space to luxury flats.
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Centre Point is a 34-storey, 177 metre high tower with frontages to New Oxford Street, St Giles High Street and Charing Cross Road.

The site was once occupied by a gallows, and the tower sits directly over the former route of St Giles High Street, which had to be re-routed.

Constructed by Wimpey Construction between 1963 to 1966, it was one of the first skyscrapers in London. It was built as speculative office space by property tycoon Harry Hyams, who had leased the site at £18 500 a year for 150 years. Hyams intended that the whole building be occupied by a single tenant, and negotiated fiercely for its approval.

With property prices rising, Hyams could afford to keep it empty and wait for his single tenant at the asking price of £1 250 000. He was challenged to allow tenants to rent single floors, but consistently refused.

Centre Point’s prominent position led to its becoming a rallying symbol for opponents. The homeless charity Centrepoint was founded in 1969 as a homeless shelter nearby. It was named Centrepoint in response to the building being seen as an ’affront to the homeless’ for being left empty to make money for the property developer.

It stood empty from the time of its completion until 1975 and was briefly occupied by housing activists in 1974.

From 1980 to 2014, Centre Point was the headquarters of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) which became, at 33 years and seven months, the building’s longest-standing tenant.

Since 1995 it has been a Grade II listed building.

It was eventually converted from offices to luxury flats.

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The Champion

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NEARBY STREETS

Adeline Place, WC1B Adeline Place was named after Adeline Marie Russell (Bloomsbury)

Adeline Place, WC1B

Alfred Place, WC1E Alfred Place was built in 1806 by a Marylebone stonemason called John Waddilove who named it after his son Alfred (Bloomsbury)

Alfred Place, WC1E

Andrew Borde Street, W1D Andrew Borde Street was situated opposite the end of Sutton Row and under the Centre Point development (St Giles)

Andrew Borde Street, W1D

Arab Press House, WC1V Arab Press House is located on High Holborn

Arab Press House, WC1V

Arlette House, W1F Arlette House is a block on Meard Street (Soho)

Arlette House, W1F

Arne Street, WC2E Arne Street was named after the 18th century composer Thomas Arne, who was born near here (Covent Garden)

Arne Street, WC2E

Arthur Stanley House, W1T Arthur Stanley House is located on Tottenham Street (Fitzrovia)

Arthur Stanley House, W1T

Artist House, WC1A Artist House is sited on Little Russell Street (Holborn)

Artist House, WC1A

Artists House, W1D Artists House is a block on Manette Street (Soho)

Artists House, W1D

Bainbridge Street, WC2H Bainbridge Street takes its name from Henry Bainbridge, a local resident in the 17th century

Bainbridge Street, WC2H

Banbury Court, WC2E Banbury Court is named for Nicholas Knollys, 3rd Earl of Banbury, who owned a house here called Banbury House (Covent Garden)

Banbury Court, WC2E

Barter Street, WC1A Barter Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Holborn)

Barter Street, WC1A

Bateman Street, W1D Bateman Street was named for Sir James Bateman, local landowner and Lord Mayor of London in the 1670s (Soho)

Bateman Street, W1D

Bateman’s Buildings, W1D Bateman’s Buildings runs north from Bateman Street (Soho)

Bateman’s Buildings, W1D

Bayley Street, WC1B Bayley Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1B postal area (Bloomsbury)

Bayley Street, WC1B

Beak Street, W1F Beak Street is named after Thomas Beake, one of the Queen’s messengers (Soho)

Beak Street, W1F

Bedford Avenue, WC1B Bedford Avenue is one of the streets of London in the WC1B postal area (Bloomsbury)

Bedford Avenue, WC1B

Bedford Chambers, WC2E Bedford Chambers is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Bedford Chambers, WC2E

Bedford Court Mansions, WC1B Bedford Court Mansions is a block on Adeline Place (Bloomsbury)

Bedford Court Mansions, WC1B

Bedford Place, WC1B Bedford Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1B postal area (Bloomsbury)

Bedford Place, WC1B

Bedford Square, WC1B Bedford Square was designed as a unified architectural composition in 1775-6 by Thomas Leverton (Bloomsbury)

Bedford Square, WC1B

Berners Mews, W1T Berners Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Berners Mews, W1T

Berners Place, W1T Berners Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Tottenham Court Road)

Berners Place, W1T

Berners Street, W1D William Berners completed building in 1763 what is today Berners Street. (Fitzrovia)

Berners Street, W1D

Berners Street, W1D Berners Street runs from the junction of Oxford Street and Wardour Street to join up with Mortimer Street and the former Middlesex Hospital (Fitzrovia)

Berners Street, W1D

Berwick Road, W1F Berwick Road is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area (Soho)

Berwick Road, W1F

Berwick Street, W1F Berwick Street commemorates the Duke of Berwick, an illegitimate son of James II (Soho)

Berwick Street, W1F

Betterton House, WC2H Betterton House is located on Betterton Street (Covent Garden)

Betterton House, WC2H

Betterton Street, WC2E Betterton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Betterton Street, WC2E

Bird Street, W1T Bird Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Bird Street, W1T

Bloomsbury House, WC1B Bloomsbury House is a block on Bedford Square (Bloomsbury)

Bloomsbury House, WC1B

Bloomsbury Place, WC1B The name of Bloomsbury Place is derived from William Blemund (Holborn)

Bloomsbury Place, WC1B

Bloomsbury Square, WC1A The 4th Earl of Southampton was granted a building license for the construction of Bloomsbury Square in 1661 (Holborn)

Bloomsbury Square, WC1A

Bloomsbury Street, WC1A Bloomsbury Street runs from Gower Street in the north to the junction of New Oxford Street and Shaftesbury Avenue in the south (Bloomsbury)

Bloomsbury Street, WC1A

Bloomsbury Way, WC1V Bloomsbury Way - the name Bloomsbury is first noted in 1201, when Norman landowner William de Blemond acquired the land (Holborn)

Bloomsbury Way, WC1V

Blore Court, W1F Blore Court - situated at 3 Berwick Street - was built over after the Second World War (Soho)

Blore Court, W1F

Bourchier Street, W1D Bourchier Street was formerly, Hedge Lane, Milk Alley and Little Dean Street (Soho)

Bourchier Street, W1D

Bow Street, WC2E Bow Street was first developed by Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford in 1633 (Covent Garden)

Bow Street, WC2E

Bristol House, WC1B Residential block (Holborn)

Bristol House, WC1B

Broad Court, WC2E Broad Court is an alleyway parallel with Long Acre (Covent Garden)

Broad Court, WC2E

Broadwick Street, W1F Broadwick Street runs west-east between Marshall Street and Wardour Street, crossing Berwick Street (Soho)

Broadwick Street, W1F

Bromley Place, W1T Bromley Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Bromley Place, W1T

Bucknall Street, WC2H Bucknall Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)

Bucknall Street, WC2H

Bury Place, WC1A Bury Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)

Bury Place, WC1A

Cambridge Circus, WC2H Cambridge Circus is the intersection of Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road (Soho)

Cambridge Circus, WC2H

Carlisle Street, W1D Carlisle Street commemorates the former mansion of the Countess of Carlisle during the eighteenth century (Soho)

Carlisle Street, W1D

Carlisle Walk, W1D Carlisle Walk is a road in the E8 postcode area (Soho)

Carlisle Walk, W1D

Castlewood House, WC1A Residential block (St Giles)

Castlewood House, WC1A

Centre Point, WC2H Centre Point is a controversial 1960s-built tower block

Centre Point, WC2H

Century House, W1D Century House is a block on Oxford Street (Tottenham Court Road)

Century House, W1D

Chapone Place, W1D Hester Chapone lived No 8 Dean Street in the 1770s (Soho)

Chapone Place, W1D

Charing Cross Road, WC2H Charing Cross Road is a street running immediately north of St Martin-in-the-Fields to St Giles Circus (Leicester Square)

Charing Cross Road, WC2H

Charlotte Place, W1T Charlotte Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Charlotte Place, W1T

Charlotte Street, W1T Charlotte Street was laid out in the mid 18th century on open fields (Fitzrovia)

Charlotte Street, W1T

Ching Court, WC2E While Ching Court has its origins in the 1690s, the modern layout dates from the early 1980s (Covent Garden)

Ching Court, WC2E

Cinema House, W1F Cinema House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)

Cinema House, W1F

College Court, W1D College Court is a building on Berners Street (Tottenham Court Road)

College Court, W1D

Colville Place, W1T Colville Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Tottenham Court Road)

Colville Place, W1T

Commonwealth House, WC1V Commonwealth House is a block on New Oxford Street

Commonwealth House, WC1V

Congress House, WC1B Congress House can be found on Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury)

Congress House, WC1B

Coptic Street, WC2H Coptic Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Holborn)

Coptic Street, WC2H

Creston House, W1F Creston House is a block on Great Pulteney Street (Soho)

Creston House, W1F

Cross Court, WC2B Cross Court appears on maps between the 1750s and 1900 (Covent Garden)

Cross Court, WC2B

D’Arblay House, W1F D’Arblay House is located on D’Arblay Street (Soho)

D’Arblay House, W1F

D’Arblay Street, W1F D’Arblay Street is named after Fanny Burney’s married name, Madame D’Arblay (Soho)

D’Arblay Street, W1F

Dean Street, W1D Dean Street is a historically rich thoroughfare that extends from Oxford Street to Shaftesbury Avenue. (Soho)

Dean Street, W1D

Denmark Place, WC2H Denmark Place was an alleyway one block north of Denmark Street (St Giles)

Denmark Place, WC2H

Denmark Street, WC2H Denmark Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)

Denmark Street, WC2H

Diadem Court, W1D Crown Court was renamed as Diadem Court in 1896 (Soho)

Diadem Court, W1D

Dryden Street, WC2B Dryden Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Dryden Street, WC2B

Duck Lane, W1F Duck Lane was possibly known for duck baiting (Soho)

Duck Lane, W1F

Dudley Court, WC2H Dudley Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Dudley Court, WC2H

Dufours Place, W1F Paul Dufour was the lessee of this land from Pulteney in 1720s (Soho)

Dufours Place, W1F

Duke’s Court, WC2B Duke’s Court appears on maps made between 1750 and 1900 (Covent Garden)

Duke’s Court, WC2B

Dyott Street, WC1A Dyott Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (St Giles)

Dyott Street, WC1A

Earlham Street, WC2H Earlham Street is one of the spokes leading off of Seven Dials (Covent Garden)

Earlham Street, WC2H

Earnshaw Street, WC2H Earnshaw Street was at first called Arthur Street (St Giles)

Earnshaw Street, WC2H

East Street, W1T East Street is one of the streets in the Twickenham postal district (Tottenham Court Road)

East Street, W1T

Eastcastle Street, W1T The portion of Eastcastle Street to the east of Wells Street originally belonged to the Berners Estate (Fitzrovia)

Eastcastle Street, W1T

Egmont House, WC2H Egmont House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue (Soho)

Egmont House, WC2H

Endeavour House, WC2H Endeavour House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue (St Giles)

Endeavour House, WC2H

Endell Street, WC2H Endell Street, originally known as Belton Street, is a street that runs from High Holborn in the north to Long Acre and Bow Street in the south (Covent Garden)

Endell Street, WC2H

Evelyn Yard, W1T Evelyn Yard is a road in the W1T postcode area (Tottenham Court Road)

Evelyn Yard, W1T

Excel Court, WC2H Excel Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)

Excel Court, WC2H

Fairgate House, WC1A Fairgate House is a block on New Oxford Street (St Giles)

Fairgate House, WC1A

Falconberg Court, W1D Falconberg Court once ran off Falconberg Mews (Soho)

Falconberg Court, W1D

Falconberg Mews, W1D Falconberg Mews runs off of Sutton Row (Soho)

Falconberg Mews, W1D

Fareham Street, W1D Fareham Street was renamed from Titchfield Street in 1951 (Soho)

Fareham Street, W1D

Film House, W1F Film House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)

Film House, W1F

Flaxman Court, W1D Flaxman Court was formerly Meard’s Passage and Swan Yard. (Soho)

Flaxman Court, W1D

Fletcher Buildings, WC2B Fletcher Buildings is sited on Martlett Court (Covent Garden)

Fletcher Buildings, WC2B

Flitcroft Street, WC2H Flitcroft Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)

Flitcroft Street, WC2H

Floral Court, WC2E Floral Court is a location in London (Covent Garden)

Floral Court, WC2E

Floral Street, WC2E Floral Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Floral Street, WC2E

Frith Street, W1D Frith Street is named after Richard Frith, a local builder (Soho)

Frith Street, W1D

Galen Place, WC1A Galen Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)

Galen Place, WC1A

George Yard, W1D In 1936, George Yard became Goslett Yard (St Giles)

George Yard, W1D

Gerrard Place, W1D Gerrard Place was known as Nassau Street until 1910 (Soho)

Gerrard Place, W1D

Gilbert Place, WC1A Gilbert Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)

Gilbert Place, WC1A

Goodge Place, W1T Goodge Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Goodge Place, W1T

Goodge Street, W1T Goodge Street was named after John Goodge a carpenter who along with his two nephews developed Crab Tree Fields to form Goodge Street in 1740 (Fitzrovia)

Goodge Street, W1T

Goslett Yard, W1D Goslett Yard was previously George Yard, after an inn at its end (St Giles)

Goslett Yard, W1D

Grafton Street, W1D Grafton Street took its name from Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton, Charles II’s illegitimate son by Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland. (Leicester Square)

Grafton Street, W1D

Grape Street, WC2H Grape Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area

Grape Street, WC2H

Great Chapel Street, W1D Great Chapel Street is named after the former Huguenot chapel at the north end of Sheraton Street (Soho)

Great Chapel Street, W1D

Great Russell Street, WC1A Great Russell Street commemorates the marriage of the daughter of the 4th Earl of Southampton to William Russell in 1669 (Bloomsbury)

Great Russell Street, WC1A

Greek Court, W1D Greek Court is a tiny sealed-off alleyway named after a former Greek church established in 1670s (Soho)

Greek Court, W1D

Greek Street, W1D Greek Street leads south from Soho Square to Shaftesbury Avenue. (Soho)

Greek Street, W1D

Green Dragon House, WC2B Green Dragon House is a block on Stukeley Street

Green Dragon House, WC2B

Greens Court, W1D Greens Court is probably called after Thomas Green, paviour, lessee in 1685 (Soho)

Greens Court, W1D

Gresse Street, W1T Gresse Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Tottenham Court Road)

Gresse Street, W1T

Hammer House, W1F Hammer House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)

Hammer House, W1F

Hanway Place, W1D Hanway Place is named for Major John Hanway (Tottenham Court Road)

Hanway Place, W1D

Hanway Street, W1D Hanway Street was named after Major John Hanway (Tottenham Court Road)

Hanway Street, W1D

High Holborn, WC2B High Holborn is a road which is the highest point in the City of London - 22 metres above sea level

High Holborn, WC2B

Hog Lane, WC2H Hog Lane was a lane that went from St Giles’ leper hospital (set up in the 12th century) to the monument to Eleanor at Charing Cross. (St Giles)

Hog Lane, WC2H

Holborn Tower, WC1V Holborn Tower is a building on High Holborn (Holborn)

Holborn Tower, WC1V

Holden House, W1 Holden House is sited on Oxford Street (Tottenham Court Road)

Holden House, W1

Holland Street, W1F Holland Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area (Soho)

Holland Street, W1F

Hollen Street, W1D Hollen Street was laid out in 1715-16 by Allen Hollen (Soho)

Hollen Street, W1D

Hopkins Street, W1F Hopkins Street was most likely named after Richard Hopkins, plasterer, a lessee in 1709 (Soho)

Hopkins Street, W1F

Husband Street, W1D Husband Street likely derived its name from Thomas Husbands, a painter (Soho)

Husband Street, W1D

Ingestre Court, W1F Ingestre Court is sited on Ingestre Place (Soho)

Ingestre Court, W1F

Ingestre Place, W1D In 1868, New Street and Husband Street were collectively renamed Ingestre Place. (Soho)

Ingestre Place, W1D

Isis House, WC1A Isis House is a building on New Oxford Street (St Giles)

Isis House, WC1A

James Street, WC2E James Street connects Covent Garden station with Covent Garden market (Covent Garden)

James Street, WC2E

Jebsen House, WC2H Jebsen House is a block on Mercer Street (Covent Garden)

Jebsen House, WC2H

Julian House, W1T Julian House is a building on Windmill Street (Fitzrovia)

Julian House, W1T

Kemble House, W1D Kemble House is sited on Dean Street (Soho)

Kemble House, W1D

Kemp’s Court, W1F Kemp’s Court is situated in the heart of Berwick Street Market where a line of stalls stretch down both sides of the road. (Soho)

Kemp’s Court, W1F

Khiara House, W1D Khiara House can be found on Poland Street (Soho)

Khiara House, W1D

Kings Head Yard, WC2H Kings Head Yard ran off Short’s Gardens (Covent Garden)

Kings Head Yard, WC2H

Kirkman House, W1T Kirkman House is a building on Whitfield Street (Tottenham Court Road)

Kirkman House, W1T

Langley Court, WC2E Langley Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Langley Court, WC2E

Langley House, WC2E Langley House is a building on Long Acre (Covent Garden)

Langley House, WC2E

Langley Street, WC2H Langley Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Langley Street, WC2H

Leverton House, WC1B Leverton House is a block on Bedford Square (Bloomsbury)

Leverton House, WC1B

Lexington House, W1F Lexington House is a block on Lexington Street (Soho)

Lexington House, W1F

Lexington Street, W1D Lexington Street was named in 1885 after Robert Sutton Baron ’Lexinton’, the 17th century inheritor of the Pulteney estate (Soho)

Lexington Street, W1D

Lison House, W1F Lison House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)

Lison House, W1F

Litchfield Street, WC2H Litchfield Street is possibly named after Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield, who was brother-in-law of Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton and son of Charles II (Leicester Square)

Litchfield Street, WC2H

Little Compton Street, W1D Little Compton Street was a street in Soho (Soho)

Little Compton Street, W1D

Little Russel Street, WC1A Little Russel Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)

Little Russel Street, WC1A

Little Russell Street, WC1A Little Russell Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)

Little Russell Street, WC1A

Livonia Street, W1F Livonia Street was originally Bentinck Street, family name of owner the Duke of Portland (Soho)

Livonia Street, W1F

Long Acre, WC2E Long Acre is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Long Acre, WC2E

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

Macklin Street, WC2B

Maidstone House, WC2H Maidstone House is sited on Mercer Street (Covent Garden)

Maidstone House, WC2H

Manette Street, W1D Manette Street in Soho is named after the character from Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities. (Soho)

Manette Street, W1D

Marlborough House, WC2H Marlborough House is a block on Earlham Street (Covent Garden)

Marlborough House, WC2H

Meard Street, W1D John Meard, the younger was a carpenter, later a landowner, who developed the street (Soho)

Meard Street, W1D

Mercer Street, WC2H Mercer Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)

Mercer Street, WC2H

Met Building, W1T Met Building is a block on Percy Street (Tottenham Court Road)

Met Building, W1T

Minden House, W1F Minden House is a building on D’Arblay Street (Soho)

Minden House, W1F

Monmouth Street, WC2H Monmouth Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Monmouth Street, WC2H

Montague Street, WC1B Montague Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1B postal area (Bloomsbury)

Montague Street, WC1B

Moor Street, W1D Moor Street first appears by name in 1683 (Soho)

Moor Street, W1D

Morwell Street, WC1B Morwell Street is a road in the WC1B postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Morwell Street, WC1B

Mottram House, W1T Mottram House is located on Whitfield Street (Tottenham Court Road)

Mottram House, W1T

Museum House, WC1A Museum House is a block on Museum Street (Holborn)

Museum House, WC1A

Museum Street, WC1A Museum Street is so-named since it approaches the main entrance of the British Museum. (Holborn)

Museum Street, WC1A

Nassau House, WC2H Nassau House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue (Soho)

Nassau House, WC2H

National House, W1D National House is located on Wardour Street (Soho)

National House, W1D

National House, W1F National House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)

National House, W1F

Neal Street, WC2H Neal Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Neal Street, WC2H

Neal’s Yard, WC2H Neals Yard is one of the most photographed places of London (Covent Garden)

Neal’s Yard, WC2H

New Compton Street, WC2H New Compton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)

New Compton Street, WC2H

New Oxford Street, WC1A New Oxford Street was built in 1840 to ease congestion in St Giles High Street (Holborn)

New Oxford Street, WC1A

New Oxford Street, WC2H New Oxford Street is a road in the WC2H postcode area (Holborn)

New Oxford Street, WC2H

New Street, W1D New Street existed until 1868 (Soho)

New Street, W1D

Newman House, W1T Newman House can be found on Newman Street (Fitzrovia)

Newman House, W1T

Newman Passage, W1T Newman Passage is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Newman Passage, W1T

Newman Street, W1T Newman Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Newman Street, W1T

Noel Street, W1F Noel Street is named after the Duchess of Portland, nee Lady Elizabeth Noel (Soho)

Noel Street, W1F

Noland House, W1D Noland House is a block on Poland Street (Soho)

Noland House, W1D

Nottingham Court, WC2H Nottingham Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Nottingham Court, WC2H

Odhams Walk, WC2H Odhams Walk is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Odhams Walk, WC2H

Old Compton Street, W1D Old Compton Street is a road that runs east–west through Soho (Soho)

Old Compton Street, W1D

Orion House, WC2H Orion House is a block on Upper St Martin’s Lane (Covent Garden)

Orion House, WC2H

Oxford Street, W1F Oxford Street is the main shopping street of London (Soho)

Oxford Street, W1F

Paramount House, W1F Paramount House can be found on Wardour Street (Soho)

Paramount House, W1F

Pargiter Court, W1F Pargiter Court is a block on Silver Place (Soho)

Pargiter Court, W1F

Parker Mews, WC2B Parker Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area

Parker Mews, WC2B

Parnell House, WC1 Parnell House is a block on Streatham Street (Bloomsbury)

Parnell House, WC1

Parnell House, WC1A Parnell House is a block on Streatham Street (Bloomsbury)

Parnell House, WC1A

Percy Street, W1T Francis and William Goodge issued building leases for land on Percy Street’s south side in 1764 and north side in 1766. (Tottenham Court Road)

Percy Street, W1T

Peter Street, W1D Peter Street likely originated as a passage to the saltpetre house built around 1656, situated between Peter Street and Brewer Street. (Soho)

Peter Street, W1D

Phillips House, W1T Phillips House is a block on Goodge Street (Fitzrovia)

Phillips House, W1T

Phoenix House, WC2H Phoenix House is sited on Phoenix Street (St Giles)

Phoenix House, WC2H

Phoenix Street, WC2H Phoenix Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)

Phoenix Street, WC2H

Pied Bull Court, WC1A Pied Bull Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)

Pied Bull Court, WC1A

Pied Bull Yard, WC1A Pied Bull Yard is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Holborn)

Pied Bull Yard, WC1A

Poland Street, W1F Poland Street was named for the former King of Poland Inn, situated as its northern end (Soho)

Poland Street, W1F

Portland Mews, W1F Portland Mews is so-named as it is part of the Portland Estate (Soho)

Portland Mews, W1F

Rathbone Place, W1T Rathbone Place honours Captain Rathbone who was the builder of the road and properties thereon from 1718 onwards (Tottenham Court Road)

Rathbone Place, W1T

Rathbone Square, W1T Rathbone Square is a location in London (Tottenham Court Road)

Rathbone Square, W1T

Rathbone Street, W1T Rathbone Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Rathbone Street, W1T

Richmond Buildings, W1D Richmond Buildings is a turning off Dean Street (Soho)

Richmond Buildings, W1D

Richmond Mews, W1D Richmond Mews, like Richmond Buildings, is named for Thomas Richmond (Soho)

Richmond Mews, W1D

Romilly Street, W1D Romilly Street is a small street that runs behind Shaftesbury Avenue and takes its name from lawyer Samuel Romilly (Soho)

Romilly Street, W1D

Royal Opera House, WC2E Royal Opera House is a block on Bow Street (Covent Garden)

Royal Opera House, WC2E

Royalty Mews, W1D Royalty Mews was named after the former Royalty Theatre (1840-1938) (Soho)

Royalty Mews, W1D

Ruskin House, WC1A Ruskin House is a block on Museum Street (Holborn)

Ruskin House, WC1A

Russell Street, WC2E Russell Street is a road in the WC2E postcode area (Covent Garden)

Russell Street, WC2E

Salt House, W1F Salt House is a building on Peter Street (Soho)

Salt House, W1F

Salt Yard, W1T A street within the W1T postcode (Fitzrovia)

Salt Yard, W1T

Sandringham Court, W1F Sandringham Court can be found on Dufour’s Place (Soho)

Sandringham Court, W1F

Scala Street, W1T Scala Street is named after the Scala theatre which formerly stood here (Goodge Street)

Scala Street, W1T

Screen House, W1F Screen House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)

Screen House, W1F

Seven Dials, WC2H Seven Dials was built on the site of the Cock-and-Pie Fields, named for a nearby inn (Covent Garden)

Seven Dials, WC2H

Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D Shaftesbury Avenue is a major street in the West End of London, named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (Soho)

Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D

Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H Shaftesbury Avenue was named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, Victorian politician and philanthropist (St Giles)

Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H

Shelton Street, WC2E Shelton Street is a road in the WC2B postcode area (Covent Garden)

Shelton Street, WC2E

Sheraton Street, W1D Sheraton Street - formerly Little Chapel Street until 1937 - was renamed after Thomas Sheraton, furniture designer (Soho)

Sheraton Street, W1D

Shorts Gardens, WC2H Shorts Gardens is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Shorts Gardens, WC2H

Silver Place, W1F Silver Place has an unknown name origin (Soho)

Silver Place, W1F

Soho Place, W1D Soho Place is a walkway created in the 2010s when the Crossrail project caused the demolition of the locality (St Giles)

Soho Place, W1D

Soho Square, W1D In its early years, Soho Square was one of the most fashionable places to live in London (Soho)

Soho Square, W1D

Soho Street, W1D Soho Street leads north out of Soho Square (Soho)

Soho Street, W1D

Sounding Alley, WC2H Sounding Alley is a road in the E3 postcode area (St Giles)

Sounding Alley, WC2H

Southampton Place, WC1A Southampton Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Holborn)

Southampton Place, WC1A

Southampton Row, WC1B Southampton Row is one of the streets of London in the WC1B postal area (Holborn)

Southampton Row, WC1B

St Anne’s Court, W1D St Anne’s Court is an alleyway that connects Dean Street and Wardour Street (Soho)

St Anne’s Court, W1D

St George’s House, W1T St George’s House is a block on Wells Street (Fitzrovia)

St George’s House, W1T

St George’s House, WC1A St George’s House is a block on Coptic Street (Holborn)

St George’s House, WC1A

St Giles High Street, WC2H St Giles High Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)

St Giles High Street, WC2H

St Giles House, W1D St Giles House is a block on Poland Street (Soho)

St Giles House, W1D

St Giles Passage, WC2H St Giles Passage is named after St Giles Hospital, a leper hospital founded by Matilda of Scotland, wife of Henry I in 1117 (St Giles)

St Giles Passage, WC2H

St Giles Square, WC2H St Giles Square is part of a new, post-Crossrail, development (St Giles)

St Giles Square, WC2H

St Giles Square, WC2H St Giles Square is a modern piazza-style development

St Giles Square, WC2H

Stacey Street, WC2H Stacey Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)

Stacey Street, WC2H

Stedham Place, WC2H Stedham Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Holborn)

Stedham Place, WC2H

Stephen Mews, W1T Stephen Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Stephen Mews, W1T

Stephen Street, W1T Stephen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Tottenham Court Road)

Stephen Street, W1T

Stirling Court, W1F Stirling Court is a block on Marshall Street (Soho)

Stirling Court, W1F

Store Street, WC1E Store Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area (Bloomsbury)

Store Street, WC1E

Streatham Street, WC1A Streatham Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)

Streatham Street, WC1A

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

Stukeley Street, WC2B

Sutton Row, W1D Sutton Row has existed since 1681 (Soho)

Sutton Row, W1D

Swan House, W1D Swan House is a block on Poland Street (Soho)

Swan House, W1D

Thomas Neal Centre, WC2H Thomas Neal Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Thomas Neal Centre, WC2H

Tisbury Court, W1D Tisbury Court lies off Wardour Street (Soho)

Tisbury Court, W1D

Titchfield Street, W1D Titchfield Street became Fareham Street in 1951 (Soho)

Titchfield Street, W1D

Tonbridge House, WC2H Tonbridge House is a block on Mercer Street (Covent Garden)

Tonbridge House, WC2H

Tottenham Court Road, W1T Tottenham Court Road is a major road running from the junction of Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road, north to Euston Road - a distance of about three-quarters of a mile (Tottenham Court Road)

Tottenham Court Road, W1T

Tottenham Mews, W1T Tottenham Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Tottenham Mews, W1T

Tottenham Street, W1T Tottenham Street is so-named as it is a turning out of Tottenham Court Road (Fitzrovia)

Tottenham Street, W1T

Tower Court, WC2H Tower Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Tower Court, WC2H

Tower Street, WC2H Tower Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Tower Street, WC2H

Townsend House, W1D Residential block (Soho)

Townsend House, W1D

Tyler’s Court, W1F A plot of land here was rented to Richard Tyler in 1682 when the area remained fields (Soho)

Tyler’s Court, W1F

Upper St Martin’s Lane, WC2H This is a street in the WC2H postcode area (Covent Garden)

Upper St Martin’s Lane, WC2H

Urbanora House, W1F Urbanora House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)

Urbanora House, W1F

Vale Royal House, WC2H Vale Royal House is a block on Charing Cross Road (Leicester Square)

Vale Royal House, WC2H

Victoria House, WC1B Victoria House is a block on Southampton Row (Holborn)

Victoria House, WC1B

Walker’s Court, W1D Walker’s Court is one of the many passageways which in past years was known as ’Paved Alley’. (Soho)

Walker’s Court, W1D

Wardour Mews, W1F Wardour Mews is a cul-de-sac off of Portland Street (Soho)

Wardour Mews, W1F

Wardour Street, W1F Wardour Street is a street that runs north from Leicester Square, through Chinatown, across Shaftesbury Avenue to Oxford Street (Soho)

Wardour Street, W1F

Waverley House, W1F Waverley House is a block on Noel Street (Soho)

Waverley House, W1F

Wedgwood Mews, W1D Wedgwood Mews hosted Josiah Wedgwood’s showrooms between 1774 and 1795 (Soho)

Wedgwood Mews, W1D

Wells Street, W1D Wells Street - ’Welses Lane’ - is first recorded in 1692 (Fitzrovia)

Wells Street, W1D

West Central Street, WC2H West Central Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area

West Central Street, WC2H

West Street, WC2H West Street was most likely created in the 1680s or before (Covent Garden)

West Street, WC2H

William Blake House, W1F William Blake House is a block on Marshall Street (Soho)

William Blake House, W1F

Willoughby Street, WC1B Willoughby Street was formerly known as both Vine Street and Wooburn Street (Holborn)

Willoughby Street, WC1B

Windmill Street, W1T Windmill Street appears on the John Roque map from the 1750s (Tottenham Court Road)

Windmill Street, W1T

Wingate House, WC2H Wingate House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue (Soho)

Wingate House, WC2H

Woolverstone House, W1T Woolverstone House is a block on Berners Street (Fitzrovia)

Woolverstone House, W1T

York House, W1T York House is sited on Berners Street (Fitzrovia)

York House, W1T

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