Duncannon Street, WC2N

Duncannon Street connects Trafalgar Square and Strand.

Charing Cross
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Duncannon Street is named after John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough and later Baron Duncannon of Bessborough.

In 1826, the Commissioners of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues commissioned John Nash to create plans for clearing a large area, extending as far east as St Martin’s Lane. Nash’s plans left the entire area of what would become Trafalgar Square open, except for a central block, which he designated for a new building to house the Royal Academy of Arts.

The plans included the demolition and redevelopment of buildings between St Martin’s Lane and the Strand, as well as the construction of a road (now known as Duncannon Street) that would run across the churchyard of St Martin-in-the-Fields.

The Charing Cross Act was passed in 1826, and the clearance of the area began shortly thereafter.

Initially, the square was to be named after William IV to commemorate his ascension to the throne in 1830. However, around 1835, it was decided that the square would be named after the Battle of Trafalgar.

The aforementioned John Ponsonby, Baron Duncannon of Bessborough, built the street with George Agar in the 1830s.

The formation of Trafalgar Square, Duncannon Street, Adelaide Street, King William Street and Agar Street entirely transformed the northwest corner of the Strand, removing previously existing courtyards.

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Adam Street, WC2N

Adelaide Street, WC2R Adelaide Street was named for Queen Adelaide, Consort to King William IV (Charing Cross)

Adelaide Street, WC2R

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

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Archer Street, W1D Archer Street was Arch Street in 1675, Orchard Street in 1720 and Archer Street by 1746 (Soho)

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

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Bear Street, WC2H

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Bedford Street, WC2E Bedford Street was named after local 18th century landowners the Russell family, earls/dukes of Bedford (Covent Garden)

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Burleigh Mansions, WC2H Burleigh Mansions dates from 1885 (Leicester Square)

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Burleigh Street, WC2E Lord Burghley laid out the original Burleigh Street in 1673, which extended northwards from the Strand, but only reached as far as Exeter Street. (Charing Cross)

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Canada House, SW1A Canada House is a Greek Revival building situated on Trafalgar Square (Charing Cross)

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Cape Yard, W1D A street within the W1D postcode (Soho)

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Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y Carlton House Terrace consists of a pair of terraces - white stucco-faced houses on the south side of the street overlooking St James’s Park (St James’s)

Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y

Carriage Hall, WC2E Carriage Hall is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

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

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

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Cecil Court, WC2N Cecil Court is a pedestrian street with Victorian shop-frontages (Leicester Square)

Cecil Court, WC2N

Cecil Street, WC2N Cecil Street was built on the site of Cecil House (Charing Cross)

Cecil Street, WC2N

Central Arcade, WC2E Central Arcade is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Central Arcade, WC2E

Chandos Place, WC2N Chandos Place replaced the northern section of Chandos Street in 1938 (Charing Cross)

Chandos Place, WC2N

Chandos Street, WC2N Chandos Street (called Chandos Place after 1938), was named after the third Lord Chandos, the father-in-law of the fourth Earl of Bedford. (Charing Cross)

Chandos Street, WC2N

Charing Cross Mansions, WC2H Charing Cross Mansions is one of the mid 1880s block built around a widened Cecil Court (Leicester Square)

Charing Cross Mansions, WC2H

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

Charing Cross, WC2N Charing Cross, long regarded as London’s central point, as an address is an enigma (Charing Cross)

Charing Cross, WC2N

Charles Court, WC2N Charles Court ran between Villiers Street and Hungerford Market (Charing Cross)

Charles Court, WC2N

Charles II Street, SW1Y Charles II Street is named for the ’Merry Monarch’ (St James’s)

Charles II Street, SW1Y

Church Court, WC2N Church Court once led from Church Lane - now demolished - to Strand (Charing Cross)

Church Court, WC2N

Church Lane, WC2N Church Lane was once a small lane leading from the back of St-Martins-in-the-Fields church to the Strand (Charing Cross)

Church Lane, WC2N

Clare Market, WC2E This is a street in the WC2E postcode area (Covent Garden)

Clare Market, WC2E

Cockspur Court, SW1A Cockspur Court runs west for a short section from Spring Gardens (Charing Cross)

Cockspur Court, SW1A

Cockspur Street, SW1A Cockspur Street is possibly after the cock fighting that formerly occurred here, cocks often having spurs attached to their feet during fights (Charing Cross)

Cockspur Street, SW1A

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)

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Coventry Street, W1D Coventry Street is a short street connecting Piccadilly Circus to Leicester Square. On the London Monopoly board, it was named after the politician Henry Coventry, secretary of state to Charles II (Leicester Square)

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Craig’s Court, SW1A Craig’s Court is an alleyway off Whitehall (Charing Cross)

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Cranbourn Street, WC2H Cranbourne Street was named after local landowner the Earl of Salisbury, Viscount Cranbourn (Cranbourne) after the town in Dorset. (Leicester Square)

Cranbourn Street, WC2H

Craven Passage, WC2N Craven Passage is named after William Craven, 3rd Baron Craven, who owned the land when the street was built in the 1730s (Charing Cross)

Craven Passage, WC2N

Craven Street, WC2N Craven Street is named after William Craven, 3rd Baron Craven, who owned the land when the street was built in the 1730s (Charing Cross)

Craven Street, WC2N

Dansey Place, W1D Dansey Place was formerly named George Yard, after a pub adjacent called the George and Dragon (Soho)

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Dansey Yard, W1D George Yard was renamed Dansey Yard after 1884 (Soho)

Dansey Yard, W1D

Duncannon Street, WC2N Duncannon Street connects Trafalgar Square and Strand (Charing Cross)

Duncannon Street, WC2N

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

Durham House Street, WC2N

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

Egmont House, WC2H

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

Embankment Place, WC2N

Exchange Court, WC2E Exchange Court leads south from Maiden Lane (Covent Garden)

Exchange Court, WC2E

Exeter Street, WC2E Exeter Street off Strand was built circa 1677, and so called after Exeter House, the town house of Cecil, Earl of Exeter (Charing Cross)

Exeter Street, WC2E

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

Floral Street, WC2E

Fox Under Hill Alley, WC2N Fox Under Hill Alley ran alongside Cecil House and later Salisbury Street (Charing Cross)

Fox Under Hill Alley, WC2N

Garrick Street, WC2E Garrick Street is the northern extension of Bedford Street running up to Long Acre and Cranbourne Street (Covent Garden)

Garrick Street, WC2E

Garrick Yard, WC2E Garrick Yard, together with the more familiar Garrick Street to the northeast of here, both took their names from the Garrick Club which commemorates the famous 18th century actor, David Garrick. (Covent Garden)

Garrick Yard, WC2E

George Court, WC2N George Court is named after George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (Charing Cross)

George Court, WC2N

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

Gerrard Place, W1D

Gerrard Street, W1D Gerrard Street is the main street of Chinatown (Soho)

Gerrard Street, W1D

Golden Jubilee Bridge, WC2N Golden Jubilee Bridge is a road in the WC2N postcode area (River Thames)

Golden Jubilee Bridge, WC2N

Goodwins Court, WC2N Goodwins Court connects Bedfordbury with St Martin’s Lane (Covent Garden)

Goodwins Court, WC2N

Grand Buildings, SW1A Grand Buildings replaced the Grand Hotel in 1986 (Charing Cross)

Grand Buildings, SW1A

Great Newport Street, WC2H Great Newport Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Leicester Square)

Great Newport Street, WC2H

Great Scotland Yard, SW1A Great Scotland Yard is a street located in Westminster, London, connecting Northumberland Avenue and Whitehall. (Charing Cross)

Great Scotland Yard, SW1A

Half Moon Street, WC2N Half Moon Street was an old name for the lower portion of Bedford Street (Charing Cross)

Half Moon Street, WC2N

Hanover Place, WC2E Hanover Place is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Hanover Place, WC2E

Haymarket House, W1D Haymarket House is a block on Shaver’s Place (Piccadilly Circus)

Haymarket House, W1D

Haymarket, SW1Y Haymarket – site of a former market selling hay until the 1830s (St James’s)

Haymarket, SW1Y

Heathcock Court, WC2E Heathcock Court runs north off Strand (Covent Garden)

Heathcock Court, WC2E

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

Henrietta Street, WC2E

Hobhouse Court, WC2H Hobhouse Court is named after Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Victorian MP and arts patron (Leicester Square)

Hobhouse Court, WC2H

Hop Gardens, WC2N Hop Gardens is a small courtyard (Covent Garden)

Hop Gardens, WC2N

Horse and Dolphin Yard, W1D Horse and Dolphin Yard once lay behind the Horse and Dolphin Inn (Soho)

Horse and Dolphin Yard, W1D

Horse Guards Avenue, SW1A Horse Guards Avenue stretches from Whitehall to the Embankment (Westminster)

Horse Guards Avenue, SW1A

Horse Guards Parade, SW1A Horse Guards Parade dates to the time of Henry VIII (Westminster)

Horse Guards Parade, SW1A

Hudson House, WC2R Hudson House is a block on Tavistock Street (Covent Garden)

Hudson House, WC2R

Hudson’s Court, WC2N Hudson’s Court is one of the courtyards swept away by the building of Trafalgar Square and Duncannon Street during the 1830s (Charing Cross)

Hudson’s Court, WC2N

Huguenot House, WC2H Huguenot House is a block on Panton Street (Leicester Square)

Huguenot House, WC2H

Hungerford House, WC2N Residential block (Embankment)

Hungerford House, WC2N

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

Hungerford Lane, WC2N

India Place, WC2B India Place is a small alleyway leading from Aldwych (Aldwych)

India Place, WC2B

Irving Street, WC2H Irving Street is named after Henry Irving, the popular Victorian actor (Leicester Square)

Irving Street, WC2H

Ivybridge Lane, WC2N Ivybridge Lane is named after a former ivy-covered bridge (Charing Cross)

Ivybridge Lane, WC2N

John Adam House, WC2N John Adam House can be found on John Adam Street (Charing Cross)

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 (Charing Cross)

John Adam Street, WC2N

Johnson’s Court, SW1A Johnson’s Court is a former courtyard next to Northumberland House (Charing Cross)

Johnson’s Court, SW1A

Jubilee Market, WC2E Jubilee Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Jubilee Market, WC2E

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

King Street, WC2E

Kinnaird House, SW1Y Kinnaird House is a block on Pall Mall (St James’s)

Kinnaird House, SW1Y

Kipling House, WC2N Kipling House is a block on Villiers Street (Charing Cross)

Kipling House, WC2N

Kirkland House, SW1A Kirkland House is a block on Whitehall (Westminster)

Kirkland House, SW1A

Lancaster Court, WC2N Lancaster Court was an old Strand courtyard, swept away in the 1830s (Charing Cross)

Lancaster Court, WC2N

Lancaster Place, WC2R Lancaster Place is part of the northern approach to Waterloo Bridge (Charing Cross)

Lancaster Place, WC2R

Leicester Court, WC2H Ryders Court was renamed to Leicester Court in 1936 (Leicester Square)

Leicester Court, WC2H

Leicester Place, WC2H Leicester Place leads north from Leicester Square (Soho)

Leicester Place, WC2H

Leicester Square, WC2H Leicester Square is a central tourist attraction of London (Leicester Square)

Leicester Square, WC2H

Leicester Street, SW1Y Leicester Street was named after Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester, who purchased land in 1630 and erected a house (Leicester Square)

Leicester Street, SW1Y

Lisle Street, W1D Lisle Street leads east from Wardour Street (Soho)

Lisle Street, W1D

Little Newport Street, WC2H Little Newport Street was renamed as Newport Place in 1939 (Leicester Square)

Little Newport Street, WC2H

Lower Regent Street, SW1Y Lower Regent Street is the name for the part of Regent Street which lies south of Piccadilly Circus (St James’s)

Lower Regent Street, SW1Y

Lumley Court, WC2N The very narrow Lumley Court connects Strand and Maiden Lane (Charing Cross)

Lumley Court, WC2N

Macclesfield Street, W1D Macclesfield Street leads into Soho and Chinatown from the north (Soho)

Macclesfield Street, W1D

Maiden Lane, WC2E Maiden Lane runs from Bedford Street in the west to Southampton Street in the east (Covent Garden)

Maiden Lane, WC2E

Market Building, WC2E Market Building is a block on Covent Garden Piazza (Covent Garden)

Market Building, WC2E

May’s Court, WC2N May’s Court is a road in the WC2N postcode area (Covent Garden)

May’s Court, WC2N

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

Nassau House, WC2H

New Row, WC2E New Row is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area (Covent Garden)

New Row, WC2E

New Street, SW1A New Street was made part of Spring Gardens in 1881 (Westminster)

New Street, SW1A

New Zealand House, SW1Y New Zealand House is a block on Haymarket (St James’s)

New Zealand House, SW1Y

Newport Court, WC2H Newport Court was laid out approximately on the site of the courtyard of Newport House (Leicester Square)

Newport Court, WC2H

Newport Place, WC2H Newport Place was named after Mountjoy Blount, Earl of Newport (Isle of Wight), who owned a house on Newport Street in the 17th century (Leicester Square)

Newport Place, WC2H

Norman House, WC2R Norman House can be found on Strand, behind Savoy Steps (Charing Cross)

Norman House, WC2R

Norris Street, SW1Y Norris Street – after Godfrye Norris, local leaseholder in the 17th century (Piccadilly Circus)

Norris Street, SW1Y

Northumberland Avenue, WC2N Northumberland Avenue runs from Trafalgar Square in the west to the Thames Embankment. (Charing Cross)

Northumberland Avenue, WC2N

Northumberland Court, SW1A Northumberland Court was a courtyard beside Northumberland House (Charing Cross)

Northumberland Court, SW1A

Northumberland House, SW1A Northumberland House is a modern block on Northumberland Avenue sharing the same name as a notable house of Charing Cross (Charing Cross)

Northumberland House, SW1A

Northumberland Street, WC2N Northumberland Street commemorates the former Northumberland House, built originally in the 17th century for the earls of Northampton and later acquired by the earls of Northumberland. (Charing Cross)

Northumberland Street, WC2N

Oceanic House, SW1Y Oceanic House is a block on Pall Mall East (Charing Cross)

Oceanic House, SW1Y

Old Admiralty Building, SW1A Old Admiralty Building is a block on Spring Gardens (Westminster)

Old Admiralty Building, SW1A

Orange Street, WC2H Orange Street gets its name from William III, Prince of Orange - the reigning king when the street was built. (Leicester Square)

Orange Street, WC2H

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

Orion House, WC2H

Oxendon Street, W1D Oxendon Street, after Sir Henry Oxendon, husband of Mary Baker, daughter of Robert Baker who built the former Piccadilly House nearby (Leicester Square)

Oxendon Street, W1D

Pall Mall East, SW1A Pall Mall East is an eastern extension of Pall Mall towards Trafalgar Square (Charing Cross)

Pall Mall East, SW1A

Pall Mall, SW1Y Pall Mall was laid out as grounds for playing pall mall in the 17th century (St James’s)

Pall Mall, SW1Y

Panton Street, SW1Y Panton Street was named after Colonel Thomas Panton, local property dealer of the 17th century (Leicester Square)

Panton Street, SW1Y

Rex House, SW1Y Rex House is a building on Regent Street (St James’s)

Rex House, SW1Y

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

Robert Street, WC2N

Rose Street, WC2N Rose Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Rose Street, WC2N

Royal Opera Arcade, SW1Y Royal Opera Arcade was originally part of an opera house theatre, built by John Nash (St James’s)

Royal Opera Arcade, SW1Y

Rupert Court, W1D Rupert Court was named for Prince Rupert of the Rhine, the First Lord of the Admiralty when the court was built in 1676 (Soho)

Rupert Court, W1D

Rupert Street, W1D Rupert Street – after Prince Rupert of the Rhine, noted 17th century general and son of Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of King James I (Soho)

Rupert Street, W1D

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

Russell Chambers, WC2E

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

Russell Street, WC2E

Sabadell House, SW1Y Sabadell House is a block on Pall Mall (St James’s)

Sabadell House, SW1Y

Salisbury Street, WC2N Salisbury Street was named after Robert Cecil, the first Earl of Salisbury (Charing Cross)

Salisbury Street, WC2N

Samuel House, SW1Y Samuel House is located on St Alban’s Street (St James’s)

Samuel House, SW1Y

Savoy Court, WC2R Savoy Court is a modern name for Beaufort Buildings (Charing Cross)

Savoy Court, WC2R

Savoy Hill, WC2R Savoy Hill is located at a site originally called Savoy Manor (Charing Cross)

Savoy Hill, WC2R

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

Savoy Place, WC2N

Savoy Street, WC2E Savoy Street is final street east off Strand before the approach road to Waterloo Bridge (Charing Cross)

Savoy Street, WC2E

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

Savoy Way, WC2R

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

Shell Mex House, WC2N Shell Mex House is a grade II listed building located at 80 Strand (Charing Cross)

Shell Mex House, WC2N

Slingsby Place, WC2E Slingsby Place is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Slingsby Place, WC2E

Southampton Street, WC2E Southampton Street - named for Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton and landowner (Covent Garden)

Southampton Street, WC2E

Spring Gardens, WC2N Spring Gardens derives its name from the Spring Garden, formed in the 16th century (Charing Cross)

Spring Gardens, WC2N

St Alban’s House, SW1Y St Alban’s House can be found on Haymarket (St James’s)

St Alban’s House, SW1Y

St Albans Street, SW1Y St Albans Street was named after Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of Saint Albans, 17th century politician and local landowner (Piccadilly Circus)

St Albans Street, SW1Y

St James’s Market, SW1Y St James’s Market was part of the site of St James’s leper hospital in the Middle Ages, named after James, son of Zebedee (Piccadilly Circus)

St James’s Market, SW1Y

St Martins Court, WC2H St Martins Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area (Leicester Square)

St Martins Court, WC2H

St Martins Lane, WC2N St Martins Lane runs up to Seven Dials from St Martin’s-in-the-Fields (Covent Garden)

St Martins Lane, WC2N

St Martins Place, WC2N St Martin’s Place is a short stretch connecting Trafalgar Square to the bottom of Charing Cross Road (Charing Cross)

St Martins Place, WC2N

St Martins Street, WC2H St Martins Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Leicester Square)

St Martins Street, WC2H

Strand Bridge House, WC2R Strand Bridge House is a block on Strand (Temple)

Strand Bridge House, WC2R

Strand Underpass, WC2E Strand Underpass is the name of the tunnel leading from the northern approach of Waterloo Bridge to Kingsway (Charing Cross)

Strand Underpass, WC2E

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 (Charing Cross)

Strand, WC2E

Suffolk Place, SW1Y The Earl of Suffolk (Thomas Howard) was the reason for the naming of Suffolk Place (St James’s)

Suffolk Place, SW1Y

Suffolk Street, SW1Y Suffolk Street was named after Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk, who owned a stable yard attached to Northumberland House which lay on this site (St James’s)

Suffolk Street, SW1Y

Swiss Court, SW1Y Swiss Court is named for the former Swiss Centre, once located here (Leicester Square)

Swiss Court, SW1Y

The Arches, WC2N The Arches runs directly under Charing Cross station as a short cut from Villiers Street to Northumberland Avenue (Charing Cross)

The Arches, WC2N

The London Pavillion, SW1Y The London Pavilion is a building on Piccadilly Circus (Soho)

The London Pavillion, SW1Y

The Market Piazza, WC2E The Market Piazza is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

The Market Piazza, WC2E

The Market, WC2E The Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

The Market, WC2E

The Piazza, WC2B The Piazza is the formal name for the central area of Covent Garden market (Covent Garden)

The Piazza, WC2B

The Terrace, SW1A The Terrace is a road in the SW1A postcode area (Westminster)

The Terrace, SW1A

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

Tisbury Court, W1D

Tower House, WC2E Tower House is a block on Southampton Street (Covent Garden)

Tower House, WC2E

Trafalgar Square, SW1Y Trafalgar Square commemorates Horatio Nelson’s 1805 victory at the Battle of Trafalgar (Charing Cross)

Trafalgar Square, SW1Y

Trinity Place, SW1A Trinity Place is a former courtyard in the Whitehall area (Charing Cross)

Trinity Place, SW1A

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

Upper St Martin’s Lane, WC2H

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

Vale Royal House, WC2H

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

Victoria Embankment, WC2N

Villiers Street, WC2N Villiers Street was named after George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (Charing Cross)

Villiers Street, WC2N

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 Street, W1D The W1D part of Wardour Street south of Shaftesbury Avenue runs through London’s Chinatown (Soho)

Wardour Street, W1D

Warwick House Street, SW1A Warwick House Street formerly approached Warwick House, built in the 17th century for Sir Philip Warwick (Charing Cross)

Warwick House Street, SW1A

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 (Embankment)

Watergate Walk, WC2N

Waterloo Place, SW1Y Waterloo Place, an extension of Regent Street, is awash with statues and monuments that honour heroes of the British Empire (St James’s)

Waterloo Place, SW1Y

Wellington House, WC2E Wellington House is a 1930s office block on the corner of Lancaster Place and Strand (Charing Cross)

Wellington House, WC2E

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

Wellington Street, WC2E

Wellington Terrace, WC2E Wellington Terrace is a street in Paddington (Covent Garden)

Wellington Terrace, WC2E

Whitcomb Street, WC2H Whitcomb Street - named after William Whitcomb, 17th century brewer and property developer (Leicester Square)

Whitcomb Street, WC2H

White Bear Yard, WC2H White Bear Yard - named after a former pub - was off the north side of Lisle Street (Soho)

White Bear Yard, WC2H

Whitehall Court, SW1A Whitehall Court runs north from Horse Guards Avenue (Westminster)

Whitehall Court, SW1A

Whitehall House, SW1A Whitehall House, a grade II listed building, is situated on Whitehall, in close proximity to Trafalgar Square. (Charing Cross)

Whitehall House, SW1A

Whitehall Place, SW1A Whitehall Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1A postal area (Westminster)

Whitehall Place, SW1A

Whitehall, SW1A Whitehall is recognised as the centre of the government of the United Kingdom (Westminster)

Whitehall, SW1A

William IV Street, WC2N William IV Street runs from Charing Cross Road to the Strand (Charing Cross)

William IV Street, WC2N

Winnett Street, W1D Previously Upper Rupert Street, Winnett Street was ultimately named after local eigteenth-century glass merchant Thomas Winnet (Soho)

Winnett Street, W1D

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

York Buildings, WC2N

York Place, WC2N York Place marks the location of a house on this site (Charing Cross)

York Place, WC2N

Zimbabwe House, WC2N Charles Holden designed this building located on the corner of Agar Street and Strand for the British Medical Association. (Charing Cross)

Zimbabwe House, WC2N

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