Elia Street, N1

Elia Street was named for local poet, Charles Lamb.

Charles Lamb achieved fame in the 1820s when he published a series of essays in the London Magazine under the name of ’Elia’ - the last name of an Italian man that he had worked with when Lamb was a clerk at the South Sea Company.

It was at first called Alfred Street. James Rhodes laid out Sudeley Street, Alfred Street and Vincent Terrace by 1837 and Gordon Street (later Quick Street) in 1838. A few houses in Elia Street, which ran to the New River beside the Scotch church, had already been completed by 1838. Rhodes used at least three builders, William Beckingham, John Wilson, and Thomas Allen, and probably also built the short terrace facing the river between Elia Street and Vincent Terrace.

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Islington High Street, N1 Islington High Street is part of the main road through Islington at Angel (Angel)

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Jessop Court, N1 Jessop Court is a block on Graham Street (Angel)

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Lambs Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

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Mandeville Houses, N1 Mandeville Houses, fronting Mantell Street and Liverpool Road was the earliest housing scheme built by Finsbury Borough Council (Islington)

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Manningford Close, EC1V Manningford Close is a road in the EC1V postcode area (Angel)

Manningford Close, EC1V

Mantell Street, N1 Mantell Street, originally Sermon Lane, is now part of Tolpuddle Street (Islington)

Mantell Street, N1

Masons Place, EC1V Masons Place is a road in the EC1V postcode area (Clerkenwell)

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McBeath House, EC1V McBeath House is a block on Goswell Road (Angel)

McBeath House, EC1V

Midway House, EC1V Midway House is a block on Spencer Street (Finsbury)

Midway House, EC1V

Moorgreen House, EC1V Moorgreen House is a block on Earlstoke Street (Finsbury)

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Moreland Street, EC1V Moreland Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area (Angel)

Moreland Street, EC1V

Myddelton Passage, EC1R Myddelton Passage is an alleyway with an interesting story (Finsbury)

Myddelton Passage, EC1R

Myddelton Square, EC1R Myddelton Square is named after Sir Hugh Myddelton (1560–1631), the founder of the New River Company, who developed the square (Finsbury)

Myddelton Square, EC1R

Nelson Place, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Angel)

Nelson Place, N1

Nelson Terrace, EC1V Nelson Terrace is a road in the EC1V postcode area (Angel)

Nelson Terrace, EC1V

Newstead House, N1 Newstead House is sited on Liverpool Road (Islington)

Newstead House, N1

Noble House, N1 Noble House is sited on Islington High Street (Angel)

Noble House, N1

Noble Yard, N1 Noble Yard is a yard lying off Charlton Place (Angel)

Noble Yard, N1

Noel Road, N1 Noel Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Noel Road, N1

Northeast Place, N1 Northeast Place matched the adjacent Northwest Place (Angel)

Northeast Place, N1

Northwest Place, N1 Northwest Place, off Chapel Market, was formerly West Place (Angel)

Northwest Place, N1

Oakley Crescent, EC1V Oakley Crescent is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area (Angel)

Oakley Crescent, EC1V

Owen Street, EC1V Owen Street is a road in the EC1V postcode area (Angel)

Owen Street, EC1V

Owen’s Row, EC1V Owen’s Row is a road in the EC1V postcode area (Finsbury)

Owen’s Row, EC1V

Packington Square, N1 Packington Square is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Packington Square, N1

Paget Street, EC1V Paget Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area (Finsbury)

Paget Street, EC1V

Paper Mill Buildings, EC1V A street within the N1 postcode (Angel)

Paper Mill Buildings, EC1V

Papyrus House, N1 Papyrus House is a block on Wharf Road (Hoxton)

Papyrus House, N1

Parkfield Street, N1 Parkfield Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Angel)

Parkfield Street, N1

Penton Grove, N1 The narrow loop of Penton Grove, now reduced to an L-shaped alley, was laid out on the site of one of the bowling greens belonging to Prospect House (Dobney’s). (Islington)

Penton Grove, N1

Peregrine House, EC1V Peregrine House is a block on Hall Street (Angel)

Peregrine House, EC1V

Peter’s Street Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Peter’s Street Mews, N1

Pickfords Wharf, N1 Pickfords Wharf is a road in the N1 postcode area (Hoxton)

Pickfords Wharf, N1

Pierrepoint Arcade, N1 Pierrepoint Arcade is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Pierrepoint Arcade, N1

Pierrepoint Row, N1 Pierrepoint Row is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Pierrepoint Row, N1

Pierrepont Arcade, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Pierrepont Arcade, N1

Pride Court, N1 Pride Court is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Angel)

Pride Court, N1

Provence Street, N1 Provence Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Provence Street, N1

Quick Street Mews, N1 Quick Street Mews lies off Quick Street (Angel)

Quick Street Mews, N1

Quick Street, N1 Quick Street is named for the favourite comedian of King George III, John Quick (Angel)

Quick Street, N1

Raleigh Street, N1 Raleigh Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Raleigh Street, N1

Rawstorne Place, EC1V Rawstorne Place is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area (Finsbury)

Rawstorne Place, EC1V

Rawstorne Street, EC1V Rawstorne Street was named after a local 18th century bricklayer called Thomas Rawstorne (Finsbury)

Rawstorne Street, EC1V

Remington Road, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Angel)

Remington Road, N1

Remington Street, EC1V Remington Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (Angel)

Remington Street, EC1V

Rheidol Mews, N1 Rheidol Mews is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Rheidol Mews, N1

Rheidol Terrace, N1 Rheidol Terrace is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Rheidol Terrace, N1

Ritchie Street, N1 Ritchie Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Ritchie Street, N1

River Street, EC1R River Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)

River Street, EC1R

Rocliffe Street, N1 Rocliffe Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Angel)

Rocliffe Street, N1

Roman House, EC1V Roman House can be found on City Road (Angel)

Roman House, EC1V

Royle Building, N1 Royle Building is a block on Wenlock Road (Hoxton)

Royle Building, N1

Sadler House, EC1V Sadler House is a block on Rosebery Avenue (Finsbury)

Sadler House, EC1V

Seabrooke Place, N1 Seabrook Place once connected Angel Mews and White Lion Street (Angel)

Seabrooke Place, N1

Seatem House, EC1V Seatem House is a block on Moreland Street (Clerkenwell)

Seatem House, EC1V

Shalford Court, N1 Shalford Court is a block on Shalford Court (Angel)

Shalford Court, N1

Sidney Grove, EC1V Sidney Grove is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area (Angel)

Sidney Grove, EC1V

St Peters Church Court, N1 St Peters Church Court can be found on Devonia Road (Islington)

St Peters Church Court, N1

St Peter’s Street, N1 Saint Peter’s Street runs between Essex Road and the Regent’s Canal (Islington)

St Peter’s Street, N1

St. Peter’s Street, N1 Willow Walk is a small Islington side street (Islington)

St. Peter’s Street, N1

Sudeley Street, N1 Sudeley Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Angel)

Sudeley Street, N1

The Laboratory Building, EC1R The Laboratory Building is a block on Rosebery Avenue (Finsbury)

The Laboratory Building, EC1R

The Mall Camden Passage, N1 Charles Street in Islington disappeared under the Hilton hotel (Islington)

The Mall Camden Passage, N1

The Precinct, N1 The Precinct is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

The Precinct, N1

The Wenlock Building, N1 The Wenlock Building is a block on Wharf Road (Hoxton)

The Wenlock Building, N1

Theseus Walk, N1 Theseus Walk is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Angel)

Theseus Walk, N1

Tolpuddle Street, N1 Tolpuddle Street is a more recent street of Islington (Islington)

Tolpuddle Street, N1

Torrens Street, EC1V Torrens Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area (Angel)

Torrens Street, EC1V

Tudor Rose Building, N1 Tudor Rose Building is a block on Prebend Street (Islington)

Tudor Rose Building, N1

Tunbridge House, EC1R Tunbridge House is sited on St John Street (Finsbury)

Tunbridge House, EC1R

Tunbridge House, EC1V Tunbridge House is a block on St John Street (Finsbury)

Tunbridge House, EC1V

Union Square, N1 Union Square is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Union Square, N1

Union Square, N1 Union Square (sometime Union Court) was approached by a narrow alley (Angel)

Union Square, N1

Union Wharf, N1 Union Wharf is a block on Wenlock Road (Hoxton)

Union Wharf, N1

Vincent Terrace, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Angel)

Vincent Terrace, N1

Wakley Street, EC1V Wakley Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area (Angel)

Wakley Street, EC1V

Warren Mews, N1 Warren Mews began in 1889 (Islington)

Warren Mews, N1

Waterside, N1 Waterside is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Hoxton)

Waterside, N1

Wells House, EC1R Wells House is a block on Lloyds Row (Finsbury)

Wells House, EC1R

Wenlock Building, N1 The Wenlock Building is a canal-side development on Wharf Road (Hoxton)

Wenlock Building, N1

Wenlock Road, N1 Wenlock Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Hoxton)

Wenlock Road, N1

Wharf Road, N1 Wharf Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Hoxton)

Wharf Road, N1

White Conduit Street, N1 White Conduit Street was laid out and built up with houses and tenements from the mid-1790s (Islington)

White Conduit Street, N1

White Lion Street, N1 White Lion Street is named after the former White Lion inn on Islington High Street (Angel)

White Lion Street, N1

Widford House, N1 Widford House is sited on Elia Mews (Angel)

Widford House, N1

William Congreve Mews, N1 William Congreve Mews is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

William Congreve Mews, N1

Wollaton House, N1 Wollaton House is a building on Batchelor Street (Islington)

Wollaton House, N1

Worthington House, EC1R Worthington House is located on Myddelton Passage (Finsbury)

Worthington House, EC1R

Wynyatt Street, EC1V Wynyatt Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area (Finsbury)

Wynyatt Street, EC1V

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