Westking Place, WC1H

Westking Place runs north from Heathcote Street to Sidmouth Street.

Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury.
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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

Foundling Hospital The Foundling Hospital in London was founded in 1741 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram.

Foundling Hospital

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

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

Acton Street, WC1X Acton Street is found on the east side of Gray’s Inn Road and connects it with King’s Cross Road (Finsbury)

Acton Street, WC1X

Albert House, WC1X Albert House is a block on King’s Cross Road (Finsbury)

Albert House, WC1X

Ampton Place, WC1X Ampton Place was previously called Frederick Place (Finsbury)

Ampton Place, WC1X

Ampton Street, WC1X Ampton Street was named after its builder, the 3rd Lord Calthorpe who owned land at Ampton, Suffolk (Finsbury)

Ampton Street, WC1X

Archery Fields House, WC1X Archery Fields House on Wharton Street was named after the historic use of the land (Finsbury)

Archery Fields House, WC1X

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

Argyle Place, WC1H

Argyle Square, WC1H Argyle Square is one of the streets of the Battle Bridge Estate (King’s Cross)

Argyle Square, WC1H

Argyle Street, WC1H Argyle Street, originally Manchester Street, was named after the former Argyle House (Bloomsbury)

Argyle Street, WC1H

Argyle Walk, WC1H Argyle Walk is named for Argyll in Scotland (Bloomsbury)

Argyle Walk, WC1H

Battle Bridge House, WC1X Battle Bridge House is sited on Gray’s Inn Road (Finsbury)

Battle Bridge House, WC1X

Beckett House, WC1 Beckett House is a block on Westking Place (Bloomsbury)

Beckett House, WC1

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

Belgrove Street, WC1H

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

Bernard Street, WC1N

Bevin Court, WC1X Bevin Court is a modernist housing project designed in the post-war period by the Tecton architects (Pentonville)

Bevin Court, WC1X

Bevin Way, WC1X Bevin Way was called after prominent Labour politician Ernest Bevin (Pentonville)

Bevin Way, WC1X

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

Bidborough Street, NW1

Birkenhead Street, WC1H Birkenhead Street is a street opposite Kings Cross Station, and adjoining Euston Road (King’s Cross)

Birkenhead Street, WC1H

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

Brighton Street, WC1H

Britannia Street, WC1X Britannia Street, King’s Cross, dates from the 1770s (King’s Cross)

Britannia Street, WC1X

Brownlow Mews, WC1N Brownlow Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Finsbury)

Brownlow Mews, WC1N

Brunswick Shopping Centre, WC1N Brunswick Shopping Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Brunswick Shopping Centre, WC1N

Brunswick Square, WC1N Brunswick Square is the result of a sale of land by the Foundling Hospital (Bloomsbury)

Brunswick Square, WC1N

Burleigh House, WC1H Burleigh House is a block on Sidmouth Street (Bloomsbury)

Burleigh House, WC1H

Calthorpe Street, WC1X Calthorpe Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Calthorpe Street, WC1X

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

Cambria House, WC1H

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

Cartwright Gardens, WC1N

Chandler House, WC1N Chandler House is a block on Wakefield Street (Bloomsbury)

Chandler House, WC1N

Charlwood House, WC1H Charlwood House is a block on Midhope Street (Bloomsbury)

Charlwood House, WC1H

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

Clare Court, WC1H

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

Crestfield Street, WC1H Crestfield Street was previously Chesterfield Street (Bloomsbury)

Crestfield Street, WC1H

Cromer Street, WC1H Cromer Street originally gave access from Gray’s Inn Road to Greenland Place and a bowling green (Bloomsbury)

Cromer Street, WC1H

Cubitt Street, WC1X Cubitt Street was formerly called Arthur Street (Finsbury)

Cubitt Street, WC1X

Derby Lodge, WC1X Derby Lodge is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

Derby Lodge, WC1X

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

Doughty Mews, WC1N

Doughty Street, WC1N Doughty Street is a broad tree-lined street in the Holborn district (Bloomsbury)

Doughty Street, WC1N

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

Egmont House, WC1H

Elm Street, WC1X Elm Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Bloomsbury)

Elm Street, WC1X

Field Street, WC1X Field Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

Field Street, WC1X

Fleet Square, WC1X Fleet Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Fleet Square, WC1X

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

Foundling Court, WC1N

Frances Gardner House, WC1X Frances Gardner House is a block on Cubitt Street (Finsbury)

Frances Gardner House, WC1X

Frearson House, N1 Frearson House is a block on Weston Rise (Pentonville)

Frearson House, N1

Frederick Street, WC1X Frederick Street is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Frederick Street, WC1X

Gatesden House, WC1H Gatesden House is a block on Cromer Street (King’s Cross)

Gatesden House, WC1H

Gough Street, WC1X Gough Street is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Gough Street, WC1X

Granville Square, WC1X Granville Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Granville Square, WC1X

Granville Street, WC1X Granville Street is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Granville Street, WC1X

Grays Inn Road, WC1X Grays Inn Road is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Grays Inn Road, WC1X

Great Percy Street, WC1X Great Percy Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Great Percy Street, WC1X

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

Grenville Street, WC1N

Guildhall North Wing, SE1 Guildhall North Wing is a location in London (Finsbury)

Guildhall North Wing, SE1

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

Guilford Street, WC1N

Gwynne House, WC1X Gwynne House is a block on Lloyd Baker Street (Finsbury)

Gwynne House, WC1X

Hamilton House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)

Hamilton House, WC1H

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

Handel Street, WC1N

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

Harrison Street, WC1H

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

Hastings Street, WC1H

Headland House, WC1X Headland House is a block on Gray’s Inn Road (Finsbury)

Headland House, WC1X

Heathcote Street, WC1N Heathcote Street is in the north-east corner of the Foundling Hospital estate, leading from St George’s Gardens to Gray’s Inn Road (Bloomsbury)

Heathcote Street, WC1N

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

Henrietta Mews, WC1N

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

Herbrand Street, WC1N

Holford Street, WC1X Holford Mews, Holdford Place and Holford Street were all named after the Holford family, who worked on the New River scheme (Finsbury)

Holford Street, WC1X

Holsworthy Square, WC1X This is a street in the WC1X postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Holsworthy Square, WC1X

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

Hunter House, WC1N

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

Hunter Street, WC1N

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

Jubilee House, WC1X Jubilee House is sited on Gray’s Inn Road (Finsbury)

Jubilee House, WC1X

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

Judd Street, WC1H

Kellet House, WC1H Kellet House is a block on Tankerton Street (Bloomsbury)

Kellet House, 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

King’s Cross Road, WC1X This is a street in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

King’s Cross Road, WC1X

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

Knollys House, WC1H

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

Lamp Office Court, WC1N

Langton Close, WC1X Langton Close was named after the Arthur Langton Nurses Home formerly located here (Finsbury)

Langton Close, WC1X

Lansdowne Terrace, WC1N Lansdowne Terrace is a street located in Bloomsbury which stretches from south to north, connecting Guilford Street to Brunswick Square. (Bloomsbury)

Lansdowne Terrace, WC1N

Leeke Street, WC1X Leeke Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

Leeke Street, WC1X

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

Lloyd Baker Street, WC1X Lloyd Baker Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Lloyd Baker Street, WC1X

London House, WC1N London House can be found on Doughty Street (Bloomsbury)

London House, WC1N

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

Long Yard, WC1N

Loxham House, WC1H Loxham House is a block on Argyle Walk (Bloomsbury)

Loxham House, WC1H

Mabledon Place, WC1H After Mabledon in Kent - home county of local 16th-century landowner Andrew Judd (Bloomsbury)

Mabledon Place, WC1H

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

Marchmont Street, WC1N

Margery Street, WC1X Margery Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Margery Street, WC1X

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

Mary Ward House, WC1H

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

Mecklenburgh Place, WC1N

Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N Mecklenburgh Square was originally laid out by S P Cockerell (Finsbury)

Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N

Mecklenburgh Street, WC1X This is a street in the WC1N postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Mecklenburgh Street, WC1X

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

Medway Court, WC1H

Midhope Street, WC1H Midhope Street was once known as Wood Street (Bloomsbury)

Midhope Street, WC1H

Millman Place, WC1N Millman Place is a road in the WC1N postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Millman Place, WC1N

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

Millman Street, WC1N

Mount Pleasant, EC1R Mount Pleasant gained its ironic name in the 1730s after locals had begun to dump refuse there (Finsbury)

Mount Pleasant, EC1R

Mount Plesant, EC1R Mount Plesant is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Mount Plesant, EC1R

North Place, WC1H North Place ran along what is now Argyle Walk to Brighton Street, marking the boundary between the Battle Bridge and Cromer-Lucas estates. (Bloomsbury)

North Place, WC1H

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

Pakenham Street, WC1X Pakenham Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Pakenham Street, WC1X

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

Peabody Buildings, WC1N

Penton Rise, WC1X Penton Rise is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Pentonville)

Penton Rise, WC1X

Percy Circus, WC1X Percy Circus was once referred to as "one of the most delightful bits of town planning in London" (Finsbury)

Percy Circus, WC1X

Phoenix Place, EC3N Phoenix Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Phoenix Place, EC3N

Pooles Buildings, WC1X Pooles Buildings is a road in the EC1R postcode area (Clerkenwell)

Pooles Buildings, WC1X

Prideaux House, WC1X Prideaux House can be found on Great Percy Street (Finsbury)

Prideaux House, WC1X

Prideaux Place, WC1X Prideaux Place is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Prideaux Place, WC1X

Regent Square, WC1H Regent Square was laid out from 1822, with houses being built up to circa 1829 (Bloomsbury)

Regent Square, WC1H

Riceyman House, WC1X Riceyman House is a block on Lloyd Baker Street (Finsbury)

Riceyman House, WC1X

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

Roger Street, WC1N

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

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

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

Seaford Street, WC1H

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

Sidmouth Street, WC1H

Sinclair House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)

Sinclair House, WC1H

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

Speedy Place, WC1H

Spring House, WC1X Spring House is a block on Margery Street (Finsbury)

Spring House, WC1X

St Chads Place, WC1X St Chads Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

St Chads Place, WC1X

St Chads Street, WC1H St Chads Street was formerly Derby Street (King’s Cross)

St Chads Street, WC1H

St Peter’s House, WC1H St Peter’s House is sited on Regent Square (Bloomsbury)

St Peter’s House, WC1H

St Philip House, WC1X St Philip House is a building on Lloyd Baker Street (Finsbury)

St Philip House, WC1X

Stelfox House, WC1X Stelfox House is sited on Penton Rise (Pentonville)

Stelfox House, WC1X

Students Residence William Goodenough House, WC1N Students Residence William Goodenough House can be found on Meck (Bloomsbury)

Students Residence William Goodenough House, WC1N

Swinton Street, WC1X Swinton Street was named after the two Swinton brothers. (Finsbury)

Swinton Street, WC1X

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

Tailor House, WC1N

Tankerton House, WC1H Tankerton House is a building on Tankerton Street (Bloomsbury)

Tankerton House, WC1H

Tankerton Street, WC1H Tankerton Street is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Tankerton Street, WC1H

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

Tavistock Place, 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

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

Tonbridge Street, WC1H

Vernon Rise, WC1X Vernon Rise is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Vernon Rise, WC1X

Vernon Square, WC1X Vernon Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Vernon Square, WC1X

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

Wakefield Mews, WC1H

Wakefield Street, WC1N Wakefield Street - after a former local pub, ’The Pindar of Wakefield’ (Bloomsbury)

Wakefield Street, WC1N

Wells Square, WC1X Wells Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)

Wells Square, WC1X

Westking Place, WC1H Westking Place runs north from Heathcote Street to Sidmouth Street (Bloomsbury)

Westking Place, WC1H

Weston Street, NW1 Weston Street disappeared under the then-new St Pancras station during the 1860s (St Pancras)

Weston Street, NW1

Wharton Street, WC1X Wharton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (Finsbury)

Wharton Street, WC1X

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

Whidborne Street, WC1H

Wicklow Street, WC1X Wicklow Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

Wicklow Street, WC1X

Witley Court, WC1H Witley Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)

Witley Court, 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

Woolf Mews, WC1H Woolf Mews is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Woolf Mews, WC1H

Wren Street, WC1X Wren Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1Xpostal area (Finsbury)

Wren Street, WC1X

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

Yeomanry House, WC1N

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