Bentham House, WC1H

Bentham House is sited on Endsleigh Gardens.

Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury.
Credit: Stephen McKay

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

’Royal Blue’ horse omnibus outside 5 Euston Road The bus carries route information and an advert for Selfridge’s.

’Royal Blue’ horse omnibus outside 5 Euston Road

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

Adam and Eve Tearooms

Rhodes Farm Rhodes Farm was situated on Hampstead Road.

Rhodes Farm

Russell Square Russell Square station, now on London’s Piccadilly Line, was opened by the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway on 15 December 1906.

Russell Square

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

St James Gardens

The Horse Hospital Built as stabling for the sick horses of cabbies, The Horse Hospital is now a unique Grade II listed arts venue in Bloomsbury.

The Horse Hospital

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

Argyle Place, WC1H Argyle Place was also known as Argyle Terrace and Sion Terrace (Bloomsbury)

Argyle Place, WC1H

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

Belgrove Street, WC1H Belgrove Street, formerly Belgrave Street, leads south from Euston Road (Bloomsbury)

Belgrove Street, 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

Bernard Street, WC1N Bernard Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Bernard Street, WC1N

Bidborough Street, NW1 Bidborough Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Bidborough Street, NW1

Brighton Street, WC1H Brighton Street became Whidbourne Street in 1891 (9157) (Bloomsbury)

Brighton Street, WC1H

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

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

Cambria House, WC1H

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

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

Cardington Street, NW1

Cartwright Gardens, WC1N Cartwright Gardens is a crescent-shaped park and street located in Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)

Cartwright Gardens, WC1N

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

Central House, WC1H

Chalton House, NW1 Chalton House is a block on Chalton Street (Somers Town)

Chalton House, NW1

Chalton Street, NW1 Chalton Street was formerly Charlton Street, and runs parallel to Ossulston Street (Somers Town)

Chalton Street, NW1

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

Chenies Mews, WC1E

Christopher Place, NW1 Christopher Place leads off Chalton Street (St Pancras)

Christopher Place, NW1

Churchway, NW1 Churchway, as ’Church Way’, formed part of old pathway to St Pancras Old Church (Euston)

Churchway, NW1

Clare Court, WC1H Clare Court is a block on Judd Street (Bloomsbury)

Clare Court, WC1H

Clarendon Grove, NW1 Clarendon Grove ran south from Clarendon Square (Somers Town)

Clarendon Grove, NW1

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

Cobourg Street, NW1

Colonnade, WC1N Colonnade is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Colonnade, WC1N

Compton Place, WC1H Compton Place is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Compton Place, WC1H

Coram Street, WC1N Coram Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Coram Street, WC1N

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

Darwin Walk, WC1E

Doric Way, NW1 Doric Way is named for the doric Euston Arch, built in 1837 and demolished in 1961 (Somers Town)

Doric Way, NW1

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

Drayton House, WC1H

Drummond Crescent, NW1 Drummond Crescent named after Lady Caroline Drummond (Euston)

Drummond Crescent, NW1

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

Drummond Street, NW1

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

Duke’s Road, WC1H

Edith Neville Cottages, NW1 Edith Neville Cottages lies between Drummond Crescent and Doric Way (Euston)

Edith Neville Cottages, NW1

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

Egmont House, 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

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

Evergreen House, NW1

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

Flaxman Terrace, WC1H

Foundling Court, WC1N Foundling Court is sited on Marchmont Street (Bloomsbury)

Foundling Court, WC1N

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 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 Place, NW1 Grafton Place originally formed part of the Duke of Grafton’s FitzRoy Estate (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

Hamilton House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)

Hamilton House, WC1H

Hampstead Road, NW1 Hampstead Road connects the Euston Road with Camden (Euston)

Hampstead Road, NW1

Hastings Street, WC1H Hastings Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Hastings Street, WC1H

Herbrand Street, WC1N Herbrand Street is in the east of Bloomsbury, running south from Tavistock Place to Guilford Street (Bloomsbury)

Herbrand Street, WC1N

Hunter House, WC1N Hunter House can be found on Hunter Street (Bloomsbury)

Hunter House, WC1N

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

Jenner House, WC1N Residential block (Bloomsbury)

Jenner House, WC1N

Jessel House, WC1H Jessel House is a building on Judd Street (Bloomsbury)

Jessel House, WC1H

John Dodgson House, WC1H John Dodgson House is sited on Bidborough Street (Bloomsbury)

John Dodgson House, WC1H

Judd Street, WC1H Judd Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Judd Street, WC1H

Kelvin House, WC1H Kelvin House is a block on Judd Street (Bloomsbury)

Kelvin House, WC1H

Kenton Street, WC1H Kenton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Kenton Street, WC1H

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

Knollys House, WC1H

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

Lancing Street, NW1

Leigh Street, WC1H Leigh Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Leigh Street, WC1H

Little Guildford Street, WC1N Little Guildford Street was the middle part of what is now Herbrand Street, between Great Coram Street and Bernard Street, on the western edge of the Foundling estate (Bloomsbury)

Little Guildford Street, WC1N

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

Marchmont Street, WC1N Marchmont Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Marchmont Street, WC1N

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

Mary Ward House, WC1H

Medway Court, WC1H Medway Court can be found on Leigh Street (Bloomsbury)

Medway Court, 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

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

North Gower Street, NW1

Northam’s Buildings, NW1 Northam’s Buildings was swept away by the building of St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Northam’s Buildings, NW1

Odonnell Court, WC1N Odonnell Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Odonnell Court, WC1N

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

Paul O’Gorman Building, WC1E

Peabody Buildings, WC1N Peabody Buildings is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Peabody Buildings, WC1N

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

Prankerd House, NW1

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

Quantum House, NW1

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

Regnart Buildings, NW1

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

Roberts Engineering Building, WC1E

Russell Court, WC1B Russell Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Russell Court, WC1B

Russell Square House, WC1B Residential block (Russell Square)

Russell Square House, WC1B

Ryedale House, NW1 Ryedale House is a block on Eversholt Street (Somers Town)

Ryedale House, NW1

Sandwich House, WC1H Sandwich House is a block on Sandwich Street (Bloomsbury)

Sandwich House, WC1H

Sandwich Street, WC1H Sandwich Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Sandwich Street, WC1H

Seymour House, NW1 Residential block (Euston)

Seymour House, NW1

Sinclair House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)

Sinclair House, WC1H

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

South Cloisters, WC1H

Speedy Place, WC1H Speedy Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Speedy Place, WC1H

St Richard’s House, NW1 St Richard’s House is a block on Eversholt Street (Somers Town)

St Richard’s House, NW1

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

St. Georges Road, WC1H

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

Tailor House, WC1N Tailor House is a block on Colonnade (Bloomsbury)

Tailor House, WC1N

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 Place, WC1H Tavistock Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Tavistock Place, 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

Thanet House, WC1H Thanet House is a block on Thanet Street (Bloomsbury)

Thanet House, WC1H

Thanet Street, WC1H Thanet Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Thanet 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

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

Tonbridge Street, WC1H Tonbridge Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Tonbridge Street, WC1H

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

Wakefield Mews, WC1H Wakefield Mews derives ultimately from a former local pub: ’The Pindar of Wakefield’. (Bloomsbury)

Wakefield Mews, 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

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

Wellesley House, NW1

Whidborne Street, WC1H Whidborne Street was developed as Brighton Street early in the 19th century (Bloomsbury)

Whidborne Street, WC1H

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

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

Whittlebury Street, NW1

Wilsted Street, NW1 Wilsted Street was the original name for the lower end of Ossulston Street (St Pancras)

Wilsted Street, 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

Yeomanry House, WC1N Yeomanry House is a building on Handel Street (Bloomsbury)

Yeomanry House, WC1N

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