Gower Place, WC1E

Gower Place runs from Gordon Street to Gower Street.

Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury.
Credit: Stephen McKay

In 1808, on a circular track built between present-day Gower Place and the Chadwick Building, the engineer Richard Trevithick demonstrated the world’s first steam locomotive to pull a carriage carrying fare-paying passengers. The engine proved too heavy for the brittle track and Trevithick closed his exhibition after a few weeks, following a derailment.

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Adam and Eve Tearooms The Adam and Eve Tearooms were a fashionable Georgian watering hole.

Adam and Eve Tearooms

Fairyland During the period leading up to and during the First World War, 92 Tottenham Court Road was the location of a shooting range called Fairyland.

Fairyland

Regent’s Place Regent’s Place is a mixed use business, retail and residential quarter on the north side of Euston Road.

Regent’s Place

Regents Park Estate, NW1 The Regent’s Park Estate is a large housing estate in the London Borough of Camden.

Regents Park Estate, NW1

St James Gardens St James Gardens were used as a burial ground between 1790 and 1853.

St James Gardens

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

Aradco House, W1T Aradco House is a block on Cleveland Street (Fitzrovia)

Aradco House, W1T

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

Arthur Tattersall House, WC1E

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

Bedford Way, WC1H

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

Bentham House, WC1H

Bentley House, NW1 Bentley House is a block on Euston Road (Euston Square)

Bentley House, NW1

Brock Street, NW1 Brock Street was formerly called Henry Street (Euston)

Brock Street, NW1

Brook House, WC1E Brook House is a block on Torrington Place (Bloomsbury)

Brook House, WC1E

Bucklebury House, NW1 Bucklebury House is a block on Stanhope Street (Euston)

Bucklebury House, NW1

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

Capper Street, WC1E Capper Street was named after the Capper farmer, tenant farmers on this land in the 17th and 18th centuries (Bloomsbury)

Capper Street, WC1E

Carburton Street, W1W Carburton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)

Carburton Street, W1W

Cardington Street, NW1 Cardington Street is a rare London street in that it closed for good as late as 2017 (Euston)

Cardington Street, NW1

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

Central House, WC1H

Chenies Mews, WC1E Chenies Mews is a road in the WC1E postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Chenies Mews, WC1E

Christopher Place, NW1 Christopher Place is a street in Camden Town (St Pancras)

Christopher Place, NW1

Church Way, NW1 Church Way is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Euston)

Church Way, NW1

Churchway, NW1 Churchway is a street in Camden Town (Euston)

Churchway, NW1

Cleveland Street, W1W Cleveland Street maybe dates from before 1632 when its name was recorded as Wrastling Lane. (Fitzrovia)

Cleveland Street, W1W

Clipstone Mews, W1T Clipstone Mews is a road in the W1T postcode area (Fitzrovia)

Clipstone Mews, W1T

Coach Road, W1T Coach Road is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Coach Road, W1T

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

Cobourg Street, NW1

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

Conway Mews, W1T

Conway Street, W1T Conway Street runs from the Euston Road in the north to Fitzroy Square in the south (Fitzrovia)

Conway Street, W1T

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

Darwin Walk, WC1E

Doric Way, NW1 Doric Way is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Somers Town)

Doric Way, NW1

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

Drayton House, WC1H

Drummond Street, NW1 Drummond Street is alternatively known as ’Banglatown’, (Euston Square)

Drummond Street, NW1

Duchess House, W1T Duchess House is a block on Warren Street (Fitzrovia)

Duchess House, W1T

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

Duke’s Road, 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 Square, NW1 This is a street in the NW1 postcode area (St Pancras)

Euston Square, NW1

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

Euston Street, NW1

Euston Tower, NW1 Euston Tower is a skyscraper located at 286 Euston Road, near the intersection with Tottenham Court Road. (Euston)

Euston Tower, NW1

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

Evergreen House, NW1

Everton Buildings, NW1 Everton Buildings is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Euston)

Everton Buildings, NW1

Faber Building, WC1H Faber Building is a block on Russell Square (Russell Square)

Faber Building, WC1H

Fitzrovia Court, W1 Fitzrovia Court is a block on Great Titchfield Street (Fitzrovia)

Fitzrovia Court, W1

Fitzrovia House, W1T Fitzrovia House is a block on Cleveland Street (Fitzrovia)

Fitzrovia House, W1T

Fitzroy Court, W1T Fitzroy Court is a road in the W1T postcode area (Fitzrovia)

Fitzroy Court, W1T

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

Fitzroy Mews, W1T

Fitzroy Square, W1T Fitzroy Square is one of the Georgian squares of London (Fitzrovia)

Fitzroy Square, W1T

Fitzroy Street, W1T Henry Fitzroy was an illegitimate son of Charles II and his mistress, Barbara Villiers - hence the family name Fitzroy: ‘King’s son’. (Fitzrovia)

Fitzroy Street, W1T

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

Flaxman Terrace, WC1H

Foundry Mews, NW1 Foundry Mews is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Euston Square)

Foundry Mews, NW1

George Mews, NW1 George Mews lies within the NW1 postcode (Euston)

George Mews, NW1

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

Gideon Schreier House, WC1H

Gordon Mansions, WC1E Gordon Mansions is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area (Bloomsbury)

Gordon Mansions, WC1E

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 Place, WC1E Gower Place runs from Gordon Street to Gower Street (Bloomsbury)

Gower Place, 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 Mews, W1T Grafton Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Grafton Mews, W1T

Grafton Place, NW1 Grafton Place is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Euston)

Grafton Place, NW1

Grafton Way, W1T Grafton Way is named for the second Duke of Grafton (Fitzrovia)

Grafton Way, W1T

Grafton Way, WC1E Grafton Way was formerly Grafton Street (Bloomsbury)

Grafton Way, WC1E

Greenwell Street, W1T Greenwell Street is a road in the W1T postcode area (Fitzrovia)

Greenwell Street, W1T

Greenwell Street, W1W Greenwell Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)

Greenwell Street, W1W

Hamilton House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)

Hamilton House, WC1H

Holcroft Court, W1W Holcroft Court is a block on Clipstone Street (Fitzrovia)

Holcroft Court, W1W

Howard House, W1T Howard House is a building on Cleveland Street (Fitzrovia)

Howard House, W1T

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

Howland Street, W1T

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

Huntley Street, WC1E

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

Ian Hamilton House, NW1

King Regent’s House, W1T King Regent’s House is a building on Fitzroy Street (Fitzrovia)

King Regent’s House, W1T

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

Lancing Street, NW1

Laxton Place, NW1 Laxton Place is a street in Camden Town (Euston)

Laxton Place, NW1

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

Longford Street, NW1

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

Maple Place, W1T Maple Place is a mews, previously called London Mews (Tottenham Court Road)

Maple Place, W1T

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

Maple Street, W1T

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

Mary Ward House, WC1H

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

Melton Street, NW1

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

Midford Place, W1T

Mortimer Market, WC1E Mortimer Market is a road in the W1T postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Mortimer Market, WC1E

Netley Street, NW1 Netley Street was formerly called William Street (Euston)

Netley Street, NW1

Network Building, W1T Network Building is a block on Tottenham Court Road (Tottenham Court Road)

Network Building, W1T

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

North Gower Street, NW1

Paul O’Gorman Building, WC1E Paul O’Gorman Building is a building on Huntley Street (Bloomsbury)

Paul O’Gorman Building, WC1E

Prankerd House, NW1 Prankerd House is a block on North Gower Street (Euston Square)

Prankerd House, NW1

Prince Of Wales Passage, NW1 Prince Of Wales Passage is a street in Camden Town (Euston)

Prince Of Wales Passage, NW1

Prince Regent Mews, NW1 Prince Regent Mews is a street in Camden Town (Euston)

Prince Regent Mews, NW1

Quantum House, NW1 Quantum House is a block on Euston Street (Euston Square)

Quantum House, NW1

Queen’s Yard, W1T Queen’s Yard is a road in the W1T postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Queen’s Yard, W1T

Regent’s Place, W1T Regent’s Place is a walkway, series of blocks and a residential quarter (Regent’s Park)

Regent’s Place, W1T

Regnart Buildings, NW1 Regnart Buildings may date from the 1810s decade (Euston Square)

Regnart Buildings, NW1

Richardson’s Mews, W1T Richardson’s Mews runs off Warren Street (Fitzrovia)

Richardson’s Mews, W1T

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

Robert Street, NW1

Roberts Engineering Building, WC1E Roberts Engineering Building is sited on Torrington Place (Bloomsbury)

Roberts Engineering Building, WC1E

Schafer House, NW1 Schafer House is a building on William Road (Euston)

Schafer House, NW1

Seymour House, NW1 Residential block (Euston)

Seymour House, NW1

Shropshire House, WC1E Shropshire House is a block on Capper Street (Bloomsbury)

Shropshire House, WC1E

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

South Cloisters, WC1H

Southampton Street, W1T Southampton Street absorbed Hampstead Street in 1885 before becoming Conway Street in 1938 (Fitzrovia)

Southampton Street, W1T

St Luke’s House, W1T St Luke’s House is a block on Fitzroy Square (Fitzrovia)

St Luke’s House, W1T

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

St. Georges Road, WC1H

Stanhope Apartments, NW1 Stanhope Apartments is sited on Stanhope Street (Euston)

Stanhope Apartments, NW1

Stanhope House, W1T Stanhope House stood on the corner of Euston Road and Stanhope Street (Warren Street)

Stanhope House, W1T

Stanhope Parade, NW1 Stanhope Parade is a street in Camden Town (Euston)

Stanhope Parade, NW1

Stanhope Street, NW1 Stanhope Street runs parallel to Hampstead Road, one block west (Euston)

Stanhope Street, NW1

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

Starcross Street, NW1

Stephenson House, NW1 Stephenson House is a block on Hampstead Road (Euston)

Stephenson House, NW1

Stephenson Way, NW1 Stephenson Way is a street in Camden Town (Euston Square)

Stephenson Way, NW1

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 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

The Cruciform Building, WC1E The Cruciform Building is a block on Gower Street (Bloomsbury)

The Cruciform Building, WC1E

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

The Wellcome Building, NW1

Third Floor, WC1E Third Floor is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area (Bloomsbury)

Third Floor, WC1E

Thornhaugh Street, WC1B Thornhaugh Street is a street in London (Russell Square)

Thornhaugh Street, WC1B

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

Tiger House, WC1H

Tolmers Square, NW1 Tolmers Square roughly covers the site of a reservoir of the New River Company (Euston Square)

Tolmers Square, NW1

Torrington Place, WC1E Torrington Place was developed by James Sim in partnership with his two sons (Bloomsbury)

Torrington Place, WC1E

Torrington Square, WC1H Torrington Square was originally laid out as part of the Bedford Estate development in 1821-25 (Bloomsbury)

Torrington Square, WC1H

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

Triton Square, NW1

Triton Street, NW1 Triton Street is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Regent’s Park)

Triton Street, NW1

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

University Street, WC1E

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

Warren Court, NW1 Warren Court is a street in Camden Town (Tottenham Court Road)

Warren Court, NW1

Warren Court, W1T Warren Court is a block on Warren Street (Tottenham Court Road)

Warren Court, W1T

Warren Mews, W1T Warren Mews is a mews area situated off Warren Street (Fitzrovia)

Warren Mews, W1T

Warren Street, W1T Warren Street was named after Anne Warren (1737–1807), the wife of Charles FitzRoy, landowner (Warren Street)

Warren Street, W1T

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

Wellesley House, NW1

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

Whitfield Place, W1T

Whitfield Street, W1T Whitfield Street runs from Warren Street in the north to Windmill Street in the south. (Fitzrovia)

Whitfield Street, W1T

Whitson Court, W1T Whitson Court is a block on Greenwell Street (Fitzrovia)

Whitson Court, W1T

Whittlebury Street, NW1 Whittlebury Street once laid to the west of Euston station (Euston)

Whittlebury Street, NW1

Willan House, W1T Willan House is a block on Fitzroy Square (Fitzrovia)

Willan House, W1T

William Road, NW1 William Road dates from 1799 or before (Euston)

William Road, NW1

William Street, NW1 William Street appears on the 1860 map west of Hampstead Road (Euston)

William Street, NW1

Winchester Apartments, NW1 Winchester Apartments is located on William Road (Euston)

Winchester Apartments, 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

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