Penton Rise, WC1X

Penton Rise is a road in the WC1X postcode area

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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

White Conduit Fields White Conduit Fields in Islington was an early venue for cricket and several major matches are known to have been played there in the 18th century.

White Conduit Fields

White Conduit Street (1950s) A line of children hold hands as they walk along the middle of White Conduit Street towards the junction with Chapel Market in Islington in the 1950s.

White Conduit Street (1950s)

NEARBY STREETS

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

Affleck Street, N1 Affleck Street was built by a Mr A. Attneave in 1884 (King’s Cross)

Affleck Street, N1

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

Albert House, WC1X

Albion Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Albion Walk, N1

Albion Yard, N1 Albion Yard lies off of Balfe Street (King’s Cross)

Albion Yard, N1

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

Amwell Street, EC1R Amwell Street is called after the nearby New River, which starts at Amwell, Hertfordshire (Finsbury)

Amwell Street, EC1R

Angel House, N1 Angel House is a block on Pentonville Road (Angel)

Angel House, N1

Angel Mews, N1 Angel Mews is an ancient side street in Islington (Angel)

Angel Mews, N1

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 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

Balfe Street, N1 Balfe Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Balfe Street, N1

Baron Street, N1 Baron Street is named after Joseph Barron, landlord of the White Lion inn during the late eighteenth century (Angel)

Baron Street, N1

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

Battle Bridge House, WC1X

Battlebridge Court, N1 Battlebridge Court is sited on Wharfdale Road (King’s Cross)

Battlebridge Court, N1

Benyon House, EC1R Benyon House is sited on Myddelton Passage (Finsbury)

Benyon House, EC1R

Bethany House, WC1X Bethany House is a block on Lloyd Square (Finsbury)

Bethany House, WC1X

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

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

Birkenhead Street, WC1H

Bonington House, N1 Bonington House is a block on Killick Street (Islington)

Bonington House, N1

Bradleys Close, N1 Bradleys Close is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Bradleys Close, N1

Bravingtons Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Bravingtons Walk, N1

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

Britannia Street, WC1X

Bruce Kenrick House, N1 Bruce Kenrick House is a block on Killick Street (King’s Cross)

Bruce Kenrick House, N1

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

Burleigh House, WC1H

Cable House, WC1X Cable House is a block on Great Percy Street (Finsbury)

Cable House, WC1X

Caledonia House, N1 Caledonia House can be found on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)

Caledonia House, N1

Caledonia Street, N1 Caledonia Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Caledonia Street, N1

Calshot House, N1 Calshot House is a building on Priory Green (Islington)

Calshot House, N1

Calshot Street, N1 Calshot Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Calshot Street, N1

Chadwell Street, EC1R Chadwell Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Pentonville)

Chadwell Street, EC1R

Chalbury Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Chalbury Walk, N1

Chapel Market, N1 Chapel Market is a daily street market in Islington (Islington)

Chapel Market, N1

Chapel Place, N1 Chapel Place lies off the north side of Chapel Market towards Liverpool Road (Islington)

Chapel Place, N1

Charles Rowan House, EC1R Charles Rowan House is a building on Amwell Street (Finsbury)

Charles Rowan House, EC1R

Charles Rowan House, WC1X Charles Rowan House can be found on Margery Street (Finsbury)

Charles Rowan House, WC1X

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

Charlwood House, WC1H

Claremont Close, EC1R Claremont Close occupies a location that was initially developed in the 1820s as Claremont Mews, primarily serving Claremont Terrace and the northern side of Myddelton Square (Angel)

Claremont Close, EC1R

Claremont Square, N1 Claremont Square is a square and reservoir on Pentonville Road (Pentonville)

Claremont Square, N1

Claremont Street, EC1R A street within the N1 postcode (Angel)

Claremont Street, EC1R

Collier Street, N1 Collier Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Collier Street, N1

Corbet House, N1 Corbet House is a block on Maygood Street (Islington)

Corbet House, N1

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

Crestfield Street, WC1H

Crinan Street, N1 Crinan Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Crinan Street, N1

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

Cromer Street, WC1H

Cruikshank Street, EC1R Cruickshank Street was named after George Cruikshank, 19th century illustrator who lived on nearby Amwell Street (Pentonville)

Cruikshank Street, EC1R

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

Cubitt Street, WC1X

Cumming Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Cumming Street, N1

Cynthia Street, N1 Cynthia Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Pentonville)

Cynthia Street, N1

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

Derby Lodge, WC1X

Dinwiddy House, N1 Dinwiddy House is a block on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)

Dinwiddy House, N1

Donegal Street, N1 Donegal Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Donegal Street, N1

Eckford Street, N1 Eckford Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Eckford Street, N1

Euston Road, WC1H The easternmost section of the Euston Road lies in the N1 postcode and runs along the facade of Kings Cross Station (King’s Cross)

Euston Road, WC1H

Fernsbury Street, WC1X Fernsbury Street is a turning off of Margery Street (Finsbury)

Fernsbury 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

Foxcroft House, N1 Foxcroft House is a block on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)

Foxcroft House, N1

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

Gatti’s Wharf, N1 Gatti’s Wharf is a road in the N1 postcode area (King’s Cross)

Gatti’s Wharf, N1

Godson Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Godson Street, N1

Grant Street, N1 The present Grant Street is the remnant of Warren Street, an L-shaped road running between Chapel Market and White Conduit Street, renamed Grant Street in 1936 (Islington)

Grant Street, N1

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

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

Great Percy Street, WC1X

Grendon House, N1 Grendon House is located on Collier Street (Islington)

Grendon House, N1

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

Gwynne House, WC1X

Hardwick Street, EC1R Hardwick Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)

Hardwick Street, EC1R

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

Harrison Street, WC1H

Harvest Lodge, N1 Harvest Lodge a plain brick, four-storey block of flats was built in 1962 (Islington)

Harvest Lodge, N1

Hayward House, N1 Hayward House is a four-storey block of flats immediately north of St Silas’s Church (Islington)

Hayward House, N1

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

Headland House, WC1X

Hermes Street, N1 Hermes Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Pentonville)

Hermes Street, N1

Hill House Apartments, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Pentonville)

Hill House Apartments, N1

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

Holford Yard, WC1X Holford Yard is named after the Holford family, who worked on the New River scheme in the 18th century (Pentonville)

Holford Yard, WC1X

Hurst House, N1 Hurst House can be found on Weston Rise (Pentonville)

Hurst House, N1

Hydra Building, EC1R Hydra Building is a block on Hardwick Street (Finsbury)

Hydra Building, EC1R

Inglebert Street, EC1R Inglebert Street is a road in the EC1R postcode area (Finsbury)

Inglebert Street, EC1R

James Lighthill House, WC1X James Lighthill House is a block on Penton Rise (Pentonville)

James Lighthill House, WC1X

James’s Gardens, N1 James’s Gardens was established in the 1810s. (Angel)

James’s Gardens, N1

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

Kellet House, WC1H

Keystone Crescent, N1 Keystone Crescent has the smallest radius of any crescent in Europe, and has a collection of old preserved houses (King’s Cross)

Keystone Crescent, N1

Killick Street, N1 Killick Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Killick Street, N1

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

King’s Cross Road, WC1X

Kings Cross Bridge, N1 Kings Cross Bridge is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Kings Cross Bridge, N1

Kingsway Place, EC1R Kingsway Place is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)

Kingsway Place, EC1R

Lavina Grove, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Lavina Grove, N1

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

Leeke Street, WC1X

Lighterman House, N1 Lighterman House can be found on Wharfdale Road (King’s Cross)

Lighterman House, N1

Lighthouse Building, N1 Lighthouse Building is a building on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)

Lighthouse Building, N1

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

Lloyd Baker Street, WC1X

Lloyd House, WC1X Lloyd House is located on Lloyd Street (Finsbury)

Lloyd House, WC1X

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

Lloyd Square, WC1X

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

Lloyd Street, WC1X

Lorenzo Street, N1 Lorenzo Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (King’s Cross)

Lorenzo Street, N1

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

Loxham House, WC1H

Mandeville Houses, N1 Mandeville Houses, fronting Mantell Street and Liverpool Road was the earliest housing scheme built by Finsbury Borough Council (Islington)

Mandeville Houses, N1

Mantell Street, N1 Mantell Street, originally Sermon Lane, is now part of Tolpuddle Street (Islington)

Mantell Street, N1

Marcello House, N1 Marcello House is a block on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)

Marcello House, N1

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

Margery Street, WC1X

Maynard House, N1 Maynard House is located on Penton Street (Islington)

Maynard House, N1

Merlin Street, EC1R Merlin Street runs west off Amwell Street (Finsbury)

Merlin Street, EC1R

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

Midhope Street, WC1H

Myddelton Passage, EC1R Myddelton Passage is an alleyway with an interesting story (Finsbury)

Myddelton Passage, EC1R

Myddelton Square, EC1R Myddelton Square is named after Sir Hugh Myddelton (1560–1631), the founder of the New River Company, who developed the square (Finsbury)

Myddelton Square, EC1R

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

Naoroji Street, WC1X

New Wharf Road, N1 New Wharf Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

New Wharf Road, N1

Noahs Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Noahs Yard, N1

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

Northdown Street, N1 Northdown Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Northdown Street, N1

Northeast Place, N1 Northeast Place matched the adjacent Northwest Place (Angel)

Northeast Place, N1

Northwest Place, N1 Northwest Place, off Chapel Market, was formerly West Place (Angel)

Northwest Place, N1

Omega Place, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Omega Place, N1

Penton Grove, N1 The narrow loop of Penton Grove, now reduced to an L-shaped alley, was laid out on the site of one of the bowling greens belonging to Prospect House (Dobney’s). (Islington)

Penton Grove, N1

Penton House, N1 Penton House is a block on Hermes Street (Islington)

Penton House, N1

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

Penton Rise, WC1X

Penton Street, N1 Penton Street is a through-route leading on to the narrower Barnsbury Road which continues its line northwards into Islington (Islington)

Penton Street, N1

Pentonville Road, N1 Pentonville Road connects Kings Cross and the Angel, Islington (Pentonville)

Pentonville Road, N1

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

Pollard House, N1 Pollard House is a block on Northdown Street (King’s Cross)

Pollard House, N1

Pride Court, N1 Pride Court is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Angel)

Pride Court, N1

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

Prospect House, N1 Prospect House is a block on Donegal Street (Islington)

Prospect House, N1

Railway Street, N1 Railway Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Railway Street, N1

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

Risinghill Street, N1 Risinghill Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Risinghill Street, N1

River Street, EC1R River Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)

River Street, EC1R

Rodney House, N1 Rodney House is sited on Donegal Street (Islington)

Rodney House, N1

Rodney Street, N1 Rodney Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Rodney Street, N1

Sanders House, WC1X Sanders House is a building on Great Percy Street (Finsbury)

Sanders House, WC1X

Sans Works, EC1R Sans Works is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)

Sans Works, EC1R

Seabrooke Place, N1 Seabrook Place once connected Angel Mews and White Lion Street (Angel)

Seabrooke Place, N1

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

Southern Street, N1 Southern Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Southern Street, N1

Spitfire Studios, N1 Spitfire Studios is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Spitfire Studios, N1

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

St Helena House, WC1X

St Helena Street, WC1X St Helena Street connects Naoroji Street and Fernsbury Street (Finsbury)

St Helena Street, WC1X

St Katharineâ€™s House, N1 St Katharine’s House is at the corner of Penton Street and the eastern stub of what had been Wynford Road until that street was cut off to its west by the large Half Moon Estate (Islington)

St Katharineâ€™s House, N1

St Katharines House, N1 St Katharines House is a building on Barnsbury Road (Islington)

St Katharines House, N1

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

Stuart Hill House, N1 Stuart Hill House is sited on Killick Street (King’s Cross)

Stuart Hill House, N1

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

Swinton Street, WC1X

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

The Hub, N1 Block in Kings Cross (King’s Cross)

The Hub, N1

The Laboratory Building, EC1R The Laboratory Building is a block on Rosebery Avenue (Finsbury)

The Laboratory Building, EC1R

The Macmillan Building, N1 The Macmillan Building is a block on Crinan Street (King’s Cross)

The Macmillan Building, N1

Tolpuddle Street, N1 Tolpuddle Street is a more recent street of Islington (Islington)

Tolpuddle Street, N1

Trematon Walk, N1 A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

Trematon Walk, N1

Tysoe Street, EC1R Tysoe Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Finsbury)

Tysoe Street, EC1R

Union Square, N1 Union Square (sometime Union Court) was approached by a narrow alley (Angel)

Union Square, N1

Varnishers Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Varnishers Yard, N1

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

Warren Mews, N1 Warren Mews began in 1889 (Islington)

Warren Mews, N1

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 Rise, N1 Weston Rise is a road in the N1 postcode area (Pentonville)

Weston Rise, N1

Wharfdale Road, N1 Wharfdale Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Wharfdale Road, N1

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

Wharton Street, WC1X

White Conduit Street, N1 White Conduit Street was laid out and built up with houses and tenements from the mid-1790s (Islington)

White Conduit Street, N1

White Lion Street, N1 White Lion Street is named after the former White Lion inn on Islington High Street (Angel)

White Lion Street, N1

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

Wicklow Street, WC1X

Wilmington Square, EC1R Wilmington Square was built on land belonging to the Marquis of Northampton and named from his second title of Baron Wilmington. (Finsbury)

Wilmington Square, EC1R

Worthington House, EC1R Worthington House is located on Myddelton Passage (Finsbury)

Worthington House, EC1R

Wynford Road, N1 Wynford Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Wynford Road, N1

York Way, N1 York Way has been a thoroughfare since the twelfth century (King’s Cross)

York Way, N1

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