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, looking north (2005)

By 1770, 28 houses were finished on Percy Street.

Most houses share a uniform design: three storeys of stock brick with red brick window arches, three windows on each upper floor, a basement with two windows and an open area, stone cornice and brick parapet topped by a mansard roof with two attic windows and plain chimneys.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Adam and Eve Inn The Adam and Eve was an inn on Oxford Street.

Adam and Eve Inn

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

Scala Theatre Scala Theatre was a theatre in London, sited on Charlotte Street, off Tottenham Court Road. The first theatre on the site opened in 1772, and was demolished in 1969, after being destroyed by fire.

Scala Theatre

St Giles St Giles is a district of central London, at the southern tip of the London Borough of Camden.

St Giles

The Champion The Champion in Fitzrovia is a fine Grade II listed pub with Victorian-style fittings.

The Champion

Tottenham Court Road Tottenham Court Road runs from St Giles’ Circus (the junction of Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road) north to Euston Road.

Tottenham Court Road

Trident Studios Trident Studios was located at 17 St Anne’s Court between 1968 and 1981.

Trident Studios

NEARBY STREETS

Aberdeen Mews, W1F Aberdeen Mews was situated off Ramillies Place (Soho)

Aberdeen Mews, W1F

Adam and Eve Court, W1D The court was named for the nearby Adam and Eve tavern (Fitzrovia)

Adam and Eve Court, W1D

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

Adeline Place, WC1B

Alfred Mews, WC1E Alfred Mews is situated off Tottenham Court Road, running behind the gardens of North Crescent (Bloomsbury)

Alfred Mews, WC1E

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

Argyll Street, W1F Argyll Street was named after John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, owner of the land in the 18th century (Soho)

Argyll Street, W1F

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

Balfour House, W1W Balfour House is a block on Great Titchfield Street (Fitzrovia)

Balfour House, W1W

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

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

Bedford Avenue, WC1B

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

Bedford Court Mansions, WC1B

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

Bedford Square, WC1B

Belmont House, W1W Belmont House is a block on Candover Street (Fitzrovia)

Belmont House, W1W

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

Binstead Street, W1D Binstead Street used to lead from Oxford Street to Oxford Market (Oxford Circus)

Binstead Street, W1D

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 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

Bourlet Close, W1W Bourlet Close is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)

Bourlet Close, W1W

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

Bromley Place, W1T

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

Brook House, WC1E

BT Tower, W1W The BT Tower is a communications tower, previously known as the GPO Tower, the Post Office Tower and the Telecom Tower (Fitzrovia)

BT Tower, W1W

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

Bucknall Street, WC2H

Bywell Place, W1W Bywell Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Bywell Place, W1W

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

Candover Street, W1W

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

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

Charlotte Mews, W1T

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

Chenies Street, WC1E Chenies Street takes its name from the Buckinghamshire village where since 1556 members of the Russell family have been buried. (Bloomsbury)

Chenies Street, WC1E

Chitty Street, W1T Chitty Street runs between Charlotte Street and Whitfield Street (Fitzrovia)

Chitty Street, W1T

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

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

Clipstone Street, W1W

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

Coach Road, W1T

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

College Court, W1D

Collingwood House, W1W Residential block (Fitzrovia)

Collingwood House, W1W

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

Colville Place, W1T

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

Congress House, WC1B

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

Conway Mews, W1T

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

Coptic Street, WC2H

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

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

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

Dyott Street, WC1A

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, W1D Eastcastle Street was originally called Castle Street East (Fitzrovia)

Eastcastle Street, W1D

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

Eastcastle Street, W1T

Elisa Court, W1T Elisa Court is a block on Chitty Street (Fitzrovia)

Elisa Court, W1T

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

Endeavour House, WC2H

Europa House, W1F Europa House is a block on Great Marlborough Street (Soho)

Europa House, W1F

Evelyn House, W1W Evelyn House is a block on New Cavendish Street (Fitzrovia)

Evelyn House, W1W

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

Evelyn Yard, W1T

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

Faber Building, WC1H

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

First Floor, W1T First Floor is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

First Floor, W1T

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

Flitcroft Street, WC2H

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

Foley Street, W1W

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

George Yard, W1D

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

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

Gordon Mansions, WC1E

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

Goslett Yard, W1D

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

Grape Street, WC2H

Great Castle Street, W1W Great Castle Street was one of the main streets of the Harley Estate (Fitzrovia)

Great Castle Street, W1W

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 Marlborough Street, W1F Great Marlborough Street was named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (Soho)

Great Marlborough Street, W1F

Great Titchfield Street, W1W Great Titchfield Street is one of the streets of London in the W1 postal area (Fitzrovia)

Great Titchfield Street, W1W

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

Gresse Street, W1T

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

Hanson Street, W1W

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

Herrie’s Place, W1D Herrie’s Place was, in the eighteenth century, called Poland Yard (Soho)

Herrie’s Place, W1D

Highlight House, W1W Highlight House is a block on Margaret Street (Fitzrovia)

Highlight House, W1W

Highwood House, W1W Highwood House can be found on New Cavendish Street (Fitzrovia)

Highwood House, W1W

Hills Place, W1D Hills Place leads south off Oxford Street (Oxford Circus)

Hills Place, W1D

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

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

Holcroft Court, W1W

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

Holden House, W1

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

Hollen Street, W1D

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

Howland Street, W1T

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

Isis House, WC1A

Jubilee House, W1 Jubilee House is located on Oxford Street (Oxford Circus)

Jubilee House, W1

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

Julian House, W1T

Kent House, W1D Kent House is a block created as showrooms in 1937 (Fitzrovia)

Kent House, W1D

Keppel Street, WC1E Keppel Street links Store Street and Gower Street in the west to Malet Street in the east (Bloomsbury)

Keppel Street, WC1E

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

Khiara House, W1D

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

King Regent’s House, W1T

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

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

Leverton House, WC1B

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

Lison House, W1F

Little Argyll Street, W1B Little Argyll Street dates from 1736 (Soho)

Little Argyll Street, W1B

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

Little Portland Street, W1W

Little Titchfield Street, W1W Little Titchfield Street is a road in the W1W postcode area (Fitzrovia)

Little Titchfield Street, W1W

Malet Street, WC1E Sir Edward Malet was married to Lady Ermyntrude Sackville Russell, daughter of Francis Russell who owned much of the surrounding area (Bloomsbury)

Malet Street, WC1E

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

Manette Street, W1D

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

Mappin House, W1 Mappin House is a block on Winsley Street (Oxford Circus)

Mappin House, W1

Margaret Court, W1W Margaret Court is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)

Margaret Court, W1W

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

Margaret Street, W1W

Market Court, W1D Market Court is a small alleyway north of Oxford Street (Oxford Circus)

Market Court, W1D

Market Place, W1D Market Place is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)

Market Place, W1D

Marlborough Mews, W1F Marlborough Mews became - after 1910 - Ramillies Place (Soho)

Marlborough Mews, W1F

Marylebone Passage, W1W Marylebone Passage is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)

Marylebone Passage, W1W

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

Maxclif House, W1T

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

Met Building, W1T

Middlesex House, W1T Middlesex House is sited on Cleveland Street (Fitzrovia)

Middlesex House, W1T

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

Minden House, W1F

Minehead House, W1W Minehead House is a building on Hanson Street (Fitzrovia)

Minehead House, W1W

Minerva House, WC1E Minerva House is a block on North Crescent (Bloomsbury)

Minerva House, WC1E

Montague Place, WC1E Montague Place was developed in the decade after 1800 (Russell Square)

Montague Place, WC1E

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

Montague Street, WC1B

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

Mortimer Street, W1T

Mortimer Street, W1T A street within the W1W postcode (Fitzrovia)

Mortimer Street, W1T

Mortimer Street, W1W Mortimer Street is one of the streets of London in the W1 postal area (Fitzrovia)

Mortimer Street, W1W

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

Nags Head Yard, W1D Nags Head Yard used to lay behind Marlborough Mews (Oxford Circus)

Nags Head Yard, W1D

Nassau Street, W1T Nassau Street runs north from Mortimer Street (Fitzrovia)

Nassau Street, W1T

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

Neal’s Yard, WC2H

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

Network Building, W1T

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

New Oxford Street, WC2H

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

Newlands House, W1T

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

Nicolas Cooper House, WC1E Nicolas Cooper House is a block on Chenies Street (Bloomsbury)

Nicolas Cooper House, WC1E

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

North Crescent, WC1E North Crescent is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area (Bloomsbury)

North Crescent, WC1E

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

Ogle Street, W1W

Oxford Circus Avenue, W1F Oxford Circus Avenue exists on a lot of London maps but doesn’t exist (Oxford Circus)

Oxford Circus Avenue, W1F

Oxford Market, W1D Oxford Market was the name of the streets around the market of the same name (Fitzrovia)

Oxford Market, W1D

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

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

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

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

Poland Street, W1F

Portland House, W1W Portland House is a block on Great Portland Street (Fitzrovia)

Portland House, W1W

Princess House, W1D Residential block (Fitzrovia)

Princess House, W1D

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

Putney House, W1

Putney House, W1W Putney House is a block on Great Titchfield Street (Fitzrovia)

Putney House, W1W

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

Queen’s Yard, W1T

Ramillies House, W1F Ramillies House is sited on Ramillies Street (Soho)

Ramillies House, W1F

Ramillies Place, W1F Ramillies Place is a short street situated off the southern side of Oxford Street (Soho)

Ramillies Place, W1F

Ramillies Street, W1D Ramillies Street, which was previously known as Blenheim Street before 1885, was situated at a lower level than Oxford Street. (Soho)

Ramillies Street, W1D

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

Ridgmount Gardens, WC1E Ridgmount Gardens is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area (Bloomsbury)

Ridgmount Gardens, WC1E

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

Ridgmount Street, WC1E

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

Ruskin House, WC1A

Russell Square, WC1B Russell Square was laid out from 1800 by James Burton following the demolition of Bedford House, which originally stood on the site surrounded by gardens and fields (Russell Square)

Russell Square, WC1B

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

Salt Yard, W1T

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

Scala Street, W1T

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

Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H

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

Sheraton Street, W1D

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

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 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

Stewart House, WC1B Stewart House can be found on Russell Square (Russell Square)

Stewart House, WC1B

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

Sutherland House, W1F Sutherland House is a block on Argyll Street (Soho)

Sutherland House, W1F

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

Sutton Row, W1D

The White House, W1W The White House can be found on Mortimer Street (Fitzrovia)

The White House, W1W

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

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

Titchfield Street, W1D

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

Torrington Square, WC1H

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

Turks Head Yard, W1D Turks Head Yard was once a courtyard north of Oxford Street (Oxford Circus)

Turks Head Yard, W1D

Turner House, W1B Turner House is a block on Great Marlborough Street (Soho)

Turner House, W1B

Union Street, W1W The easternmost section of Riding House Street was previously known as Union Street (Fitzrovia)

Union Street, W1W

United Kingdom House, W1D United Kingdom House is a block on Great Titchfield Street (Fitzrovia)

United Kingdom House, W1D

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

Wardour Mews, W1F

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

Waverley House, W1F

Wells Mews, W1W Wells Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Wells Mews, W1W

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 End House, W1D West End House is a block on Hill’s Place (Oxford Circus)

West End House, W1D

West One House, W1T West One House is a block on Wells Street (Fitzrovia)

West One House, W1T

West One House, W1W West One House is a block on Bourlet Close (Fitzrovia)

West One House, W1W

Western House, W1F Western House is a block on Argyll Street (Oxford Circus)

Western 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

Winsley Street, W1D Winsley Street is a road leading north from Oxford Street to Eastcastle Street (Fitzrovia)

Winsley Street, W1D

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

Woodford House, W1

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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