Montague Place, WC1E

Montague Place was developed in the decade after 1800.

Cab shelter, Russell Square (2019)
Credit: The Underground Map

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

British Museum British Museum was a station on the Central line, located in Holborn and taking its name from the nearby British Museum in Great Russell Street.

British Museum

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

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

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

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

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

Arab Press House, WC1V Arab Press House is located on High Holborn

Arab Press House, WC1V

Aria House, WC1V Aria House is located on Newton Street

Aria House, WC1V

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

Arthur Tattersall House, WC1E

Artist House, WC1A Artist House is sited on Little Russell Street (Holborn)

Artist House, WC1A

Aviation House, WC2B Aviation House is a building on Kingsway (Holborn)

Aviation House, WC2B

Bainbridge Street, WC2H Bainbridge Street takes its name from Henry Bainbridge, a local resident in the 17th century

Bainbridge Street, WC2H

Barbon Close, WC1N Barbon Close lies off Great Ormond Street (Bloomsbury)

Barbon Close, WC1N

Barclay House, WC1N Barclay House is a building on Queen Square (Bloomsbury)

Barclay House, WC1N

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

Barter Street, WC1A

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

Bayley Street, WC1B

Beacon House, WC2B Beacon House is a block on Kingsway

Beacon House, WC2B

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

Bedford Place, WC1B

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

Bedford Square, WC1B

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

Bedford Way, WC1H

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

Bernard Street, WC1N

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

Berners Place, W1T

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 Place, WC1B The name of Bloomsbury Place is derived from William Blemund (Holborn)

Bloomsbury Place, WC1B

Bloomsbury Square, WC1A The 4th Earl of Southampton was granted a building license for the construction of Bloomsbury Square in 1661 (Holborn)

Bloomsbury Square, WC1A

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

Bloomsbury Way, WC1V Bloomsbury Way - the name Bloomsbury is first noted in 1201, when Norman landowner William de Blemond acquired the land (Holborn)

Bloomsbury Way, WC1V

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

Boswell Street, WC1N

Bristol House, WC1B Residential block (Holborn)

Bristol House, WC1B

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

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

Bury Place, WC1A Bury Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)

Bury Place, WC1A

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

Castlewood House, WC1A Residential block (St Giles)

Castlewood House, WC1A

Catton Street, WC2B Catton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1R postal area (Holborn)

Catton Street, WC2B

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

Chenies Mews, WC1E

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

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

Coach Road, W1T

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

Colonnade, WC1N

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

Colville Place, W1T

Commonwealth House, WC1V Commonwealth House is a block on New Oxford Street

Commonwealth House, WC1V

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

Congress House, WC1B

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

Coptic Street, WC2H

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

Coram Street, WC1N

Cosmo Place, WC1B Cosmo Place is a road in the WC1B postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Cosmo Place, WC1B

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

Darwin Walk, WC1E

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

Dyott Street, WC1A

East Street, W1T East Street is one of the streets in the Twickenham postal district (Tottenham Court Road)

East Street, W1T

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

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

Foundling Court, WC1N

Galen Place, WC1A Galen Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)

Galen Place, WC1A

Gilbert Place, WC1A Gilbert Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)

Gilbert Place, WC1A

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

Gloucester Road, WC1N

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

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

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

Great Ormond Street, WC1N

Great Russell Street, WC1A Great Russell Street commemorates the marriage of the daughter of the 4th Earl of Southampton to William Russell in 1669 (Bloomsbury)

Great Russell Street, WC1A

Green Dragon House, WC2B Green Dragon House is a block on Stukeley Street

Green Dragon House, WC2B

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

Grenville Street, WC1N

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

Gresse Street, W1T

Guilford Street, WC1B Guilford Street is a road in the WC1B postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Guilford Street, WC1B

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

Guilford Street, WC1N

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

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

Herbrand Street, WC1N

Holborn Tower, WC1V Holborn Tower is a building on High Holborn (Holborn)

Holborn Tower, WC1V

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

Huntley Street, WC1E

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

Isis House, WC1A

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

Julian House, W1T

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

Keppel Street, WC1E

Kingsgate Est, WC1B A street within the WC1B postcode (Bloomsbury)

Kingsgate Est, WC1B

Kingsgate Street, WC1R Kingsgate Street ran from High Holborn to Theobald’s Road (Holborn)

Kingsgate Street, WC1R

Kirkman House, W1T Kirkman House is a building on Whitfield Street (Tottenham Court Road)

Kirkman House, W1T

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

Lamp Office Court, WC1N

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

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

Leverton House, WC1B

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

Little Russel Street, WC1A Little Russel Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)

Little Russel Street, WC1A

Little Russell Street, WC1A Little Russell Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)

Little Russell Street, WC1A

Malet Place, WC1E Malet Place is a road in the WC1E postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Malet Place, WC1E

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

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

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

Mortimer Market, WC1E

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

New Oxford Street, WC1A New Oxford Street was built in 1840 to ease congestion in St Giles High Street (Holborn)

New Oxford Street, WC1A

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

New Oxford Street, WC2H

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

Newton Street, WC1V Newton Street is named for Isaac Newton, scientist and mathematician

Newton Street, WC1V

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

Nicolas Cooper House, WC1E

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

North Crescent, WC1E

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

Old Glocester Street, WC1N

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

Old Gloucester Street, WC1N

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

Old Glouster Street, WC1N

Orange Street, WC1R Orange Street disappeared from the map to be replaced by St Martin’s College of Art (now Central Saint Martins) (Holborn)

Orange Street, WC1R

Ormond Close, WC1N Ormond Close is a road in the WC1N postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Ormond Close, WC1N

Ormond Mews Ormond Mews - also Ormond Yard - was made up of two extensive rows of mews and was situated just south of Great Ormond Street. (Bloomsbury)

Ormond Mews

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

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

Paul O’Gorman Building, WC1E

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

Pied Bull Court, WC1A Pied Bull Court is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Bloomsbury)

Pied Bull Court, WC1A

Pied Bull Yard, WC1A Pied Bull Yard is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Holborn)

Pied Bull Yard, WC1A

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

Powis Place, WC1N

Queen Annes Square, WC1N Queen Annes Square is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Queen Annes Square, WC1N

Queen Square, WC1N Queen Square was laid out by speculator Nicholas Barbon (Bloomsbury)

Queen Square, WC1N

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

Queen’s Yard, W1T

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

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

Roberts Engineering Building, WC1E

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

Ruskin House, WC1A

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

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

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

Scala Street, W1T

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

Shropshire House, WC1E

Sicilian Avenue, WC1V Sicilian Avenue is a shopping parade that diagonally runs in between Southampton Row and Bloomsbury Way (Holborn)

Sicilian Avenue, WC1V

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

South Cloisters, WC1H

Southampton Place, WC1A Southampton Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (Holborn)

Southampton Place, WC1A

Southampton Row, WC1B Southampton Row is one of the streets of London in the WC1B postal area (Holborn)

Southampton Row, WC1B

Southampton Row, WC1V Southampton Row is a road in the WC1V postcode area (Holborn)

Southampton Row, WC1V

St George’s House, WC1A St George’s House is a block on Coptic Street (Holborn)

St George’s House, WC1A

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

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

Tailor House, WC1N

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

The Cruciform Building, WC1E

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

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

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

Tybalds Close, WC1N Tybalds Close is a location in London (Bloomsbury)

Tybalds Close, WC1N

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

University Street, WC1E

Variety Club Building, WC1N Variety Club Building is a block on Powis Place (Bloomsbury)

Variety Club Building, WC1N

Victoria House, WC1B Victoria House is a block on Southampton Row (Holborn)

Victoria House, WC1B

West Central Street, WC2H West Central Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area

West Central Street, WC2H

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

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

Woburn Square, WC1H Woburn Square is just north of the centre of Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)

Woburn Square, WC1H

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