Norman House, WC2R

Norman House can be found on Strand, behind Savoy Steps.

Charing Cross
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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

101 Strand, WC2R This shop was one of the first in London to have gas lighting fitted.

101 Strand, WC2R

101 The Strand 101 The Strand was an art school from 1750 until 1806.

101 The Strand

Ackermann’s Rudolph Ackermann (20 April 1764 in Stollberg, Saxony – 30 March 1834 in Finchley) was an Anglo-German bookseller, inventor, lithographer, publisher and businessman.

Ackermann’s

Charing Cross Charing Cross denotes the junction of the Strand, Whitehall and Cockspur Street, just south of Trafalgar Square

Charing Cross

Embankment Embankment underground station has been known by various names during its long history - including, indeed, ’Embankment’.

Embankment

Embankment to Charing Cross walk Arguably the shortest walk between two stations of the London Underground

Embankment to Charing Cross walk

Houghton Street (1906) A greengrocer’s on the corner of Houghton Street and Clare Market (behind The Strand) in 1906 just before demolition.

Houghton Street (1906)

Hungerford Stairs The Hungerford Stairs were the entrance point to Hungerford Market from the River Thames. They are now the site of Charing Cross railway Station.

Hungerford Stairs

Nelson’s Column Nelson’s Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square built to commemorate Horatio Nelson’s decisive victory at the Battle of Trafalgar during which he lost his life.

Nelson’s Column

Northumberland House Northumberland House was a large Jacobean townhouse in London, which was the London residence of the Percy family, the Dukes of Northumberland.

Northumberland House

The Adelphi The Adelphi is a small district surrounding the streets of Adelphi Terrace, Robert Street and John Adam Street.

The Adelphi

NEARBY STREETS

Adam Street, WC2N Adam Street is named after John and Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development in the 1760s (Charing Cross)

Adam Street, WC2N

Adelaide Street, WC2R Adelaide Street was named for Queen Adelaide, Consort to King William IV (Charing Cross)

Adelaide Street, WC2R

Adelphi Terrace, WC2N Adelphi Terrace is named after John and Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development in the 1760s (Embankment)

Adelphi Terrace, WC2N

Agar Street, WC2N Agar Street is named after George Agar, who built the street in the 1830s with John Ponsonby, Earl of Bessborough (Charing Cross)

Agar Street, WC2N

Aldwych House, WC2B Aldwych House is located on Aldwych (Aldwych)

Aldwych House, WC2B

Aldwych, WC2B The name Aldwych derives from the Old English eald and wic meaning ’old trading town’ or ’old marketplace’; the name was later applied to the street and district (Aldwych)

Aldwych, WC2B

Arne Street, WC2E Arne Street was named after the 18th century composer Thomas Arne, who was born near here (Covent Garden)

Arne Street, WC2E

Arundel House, WC2R Arundel House is a block on Temple Place (Temple)

Arundel House, WC2R

Arundel Street, WC2R Arundel Street runs from the Strand to Temple Place (Temple)

Arundel Street, WC2R

Australia House, WC2B Australia House can be found on Strand (Aldwych)

Australia House, WC2B

Banbury Court, WC2E Banbury Court is named for Nicholas Knollys, 3rd Earl of Banbury, who owned a house here called Banbury House (Covent Garden)

Banbury Court, WC2E

Beaufort’s Buildings, WC2R Beaufort’s Buildings was replaced by Savoy Court (Charing Cross)

Beaufort’s Buildings, WC2R

Beaumont Buildings, WC2B Beaumont Buildings is located on Martlett Court (Covent Garden)

Beaumont Buildings, WC2B

Bedford Chambers, WC2E Bedford Chambers is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Bedford Chambers, WC2E

Bedford Street, WC2E Bedford Street was named after local 18th century landowners the Russell family, earls/dukes of Bedford (Covent Garden)

Bedford Street, WC2E

Bedfordbury, WC2N Bedfordbury is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area (Covent Garden)

Bedfordbury, WC2N

Blackmoor Street, WC2B Blackmoor Street was in the Drury Lane slum (Aldwych)

Blackmoor Street, WC2B

Bow Street, WC2E Bow Street was first developed by Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford in 1633 (Covent Garden)

Bow Street, WC2E

Brettenham House, WC2R Brettenham House is a block on Savoy Street (Charing Cross)

Brettenham House, WC2R

Broad Court, WC2E Broad Court is an alleyway parallel with Long Acre (Covent Garden)

Broad Court, WC2E

Bruce House, WC2B Bruce House is sited on Kemble Street (Covent Garden)

Bruce House, WC2B

Brydges Place, WC2N Brydges Place replaced Taylor’s Buildings in 1904 when the Colloseum was built (Charing Cross)

Brydges Place, WC2N

Buckingham Street, WC2N Buckingham Street is named after George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (Charing Cross)

Buckingham Street, WC2N

Bull Inn Court, WC2E Bull Inn Court lies north off Strand (Covent Garden)

Bull Inn Court, WC2E

Burleigh Mansions, WC2H Burleigh Mansions dates from 1885 (Leicester Square)

Burleigh Mansions, WC2H

Burleigh Street, WC2E Lord Burghley laid out the original Burleigh Street in 1673, which extended northwards from the Strand, but only reached as far as Exeter Street. (Charing Cross)

Burleigh Street, WC2E

Carriage Hall, WC2E Carriage Hall is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Carriage Hall, WC2E

Carting Lane, WC2R Carting Lane is thought to be named after the carts that brought goods to and from the wharf formerly located here. (Charing Cross)

Carting Lane, WC2R

Catherine Street, WC2B Catherine Street runs from Russell Street in the north to Aldwych in the south (Aldwych)

Catherine Street, WC2B

Cecil Court, WC2N Cecil Court is a pedestrian street with Victorian shop-frontages (Leicester Square)

Cecil Court, WC2N

Cecil Street, WC2N Cecil Street was built on the site of Cecil House (Charing Cross)

Cecil Street, WC2N

Central Arcade, WC2E Central Arcade is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Central Arcade, WC2E

Chandos Place, WC2N Chandos Place replaced the northern section of Chandos Street in 1938 (Charing Cross)

Chandos Place, WC2N

Chandos Street, WC2N Chandos Street (called Chandos Place after 1938), was named after the third Lord Chandos, the father-in-law of the fourth Earl of Bedford. (Charing Cross)

Chandos Street, WC2N

Charing Cross, WC2N Charing Cross, long regarded as London’s central point, as an address is an enigma (Charing Cross)

Charing Cross, WC2N

Charles Court, WC2N Charles Court ran between Villiers Street and Hungerford Market (Charing Cross)

Charles Court, WC2N

Ching Court, WC2E While Ching Court has its origins in the 1690s, the modern layout dates from the early 1980s (Covent Garden)

Ching Court, WC2E

Church Court, WC2N Church Court once led from Church Lane - now demolished - to Strand (Charing Cross)

Church Court, WC2N

Church Lane, WC2N Church Lane was once a small lane leading from the back of St-Martins-in-the-Fields church to the Strand (Charing Cross)

Church Lane, WC2N

Clare Market, WC2A Clare Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Aldwych)

Clare Market, WC2A

Clare Market, WC2E This is a street in the WC2E postcode area (Covent Garden)

Clare Market, WC2E

Clement House, WC2B Clement House is located on Aldwych (Aldwych)

Clement House, WC2B

Clement House, WC2R Clement House is a block on Strand (Temple)

Clement House, WC2R

Clement’s Inn, WC2R Clement’s Inn was named after the neighbouring St Clement Danes church, stood alongside New Inn and Lyon’s Inn on the Strand’s northern side, near the Law Courts’ western edge. (Aldwych)

Clement’s Inn, WC2R

Clements Inn Passage, WC2A Clements Inn Passage - also know as St Clement’s Passage - is a narrow connecting street (Aldwych)

Clements Inn Passage, WC2A

Columbia House, WC2B Columbia House is a block on Aldwych (Aldwych)

Columbia House, WC2B

Connaught House, WC2A Connaught House can be found on Aldwych (Aldwych)

Connaught House, WC2A

Connaught House, WC2B Connaught House is located on Aldwych (Aldwych)

Connaught House, WC2B

Covent Garden, WC2E Covent Garden, is the name of a district, but also the name of the central square which formerly hosted a fruit-and-vegetable market (Covent Garden)

Covent Garden, WC2E

Cowdray House, WC2A Cowdray House is a building on Portugal Street (Aldwych)

Cowdray House, WC2A

Craig’s Court, SW1A Craig’s Court is an alleyway off Whitehall (Charing Cross)

Craig’s Court, SW1A

Cranbourn Street, WC2H Cranbourne Street was named after local landowner the Earl of Salisbury, Viscount Cranbourn (Cranbourne) after the town in Dorset. (Leicester Square)

Cranbourn Street, WC2H

Craven Passage, WC2N Craven Passage is named after William Craven, 3rd Baron Craven, who owned the land when the street was built in the 1730s (Charing Cross)

Craven Passage, WC2N

Craven Street, WC2N Craven Street is named after William Craven, 3rd Baron Craven, who owned the land when the street was built in the 1730s (Charing Cross)

Craven Street, WC2N

Cross Court, WC2B Cross Court appears on maps between the 1750s and 1900 (Covent Garden)

Cross Court, WC2B

Crown Court, WC2E Crown Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Covent Garden)

Crown Court, WC2E

Crystal Wharf, WC2B A street within the WC2B postcode (Aldwych)

Crystal Wharf, WC2B

Devereux Court, EC4Y Devereux Court lies on the south side of the Strand, opposite the Law Courts (Westminster)

Devereux Court, EC4Y

Devereux Court, WC2R Devereux Court is a location in London (Temple)

Devereux Court, WC2R

Drury Lane, WC2B Named from Sir William Drury, Knight of the Garter in Queen Elizabeth’s reign, who owned land on its site (Covent Garden)

Drury Lane, WC2B

Dryden Street, WC2B Dryden Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Dryden Street, WC2B

Duke’s Court, WC2B Duke’s Court appears on maps made between 1750 and 1900 (Covent Garden)

Duke’s Court, WC2B

Duncannon Street, WC2N Duncannon Street connects Trafalgar Square and Strand (Charing Cross)

Duncannon Street, WC2N

Durham House Street, WC2N Durham House Street was the former site of a palace belonging to the bishops of Durham in medieval times. (Charing Cross)

Durham House Street, WC2N

Earlham Street, WC2H Earlham Street is one of the spokes leading off of Seven Dials (Covent Garden)

Earlham Street, WC2H

Embankment Place, WC2N Embankment Place runs from Villiers Street, under a railway arch, on to Northumberland Avenue (Embankment)

Embankment Place, WC2N

Essex Street, WC2R Essex Street stretches from Milford Lane in the south to Strand in the north, flanked by Little Essex Street on the west and Devereux Court on the east. (Temple)

Essex Street, WC2R

Exchange Court, WC2E Exchange Court leads south from Maiden Lane (Covent Garden)

Exchange Court, WC2E

Exeter Street, WC2E Exeter Street off Strand was built circa 1677, and so called after Exeter House, the town house of Cecil, Earl of Exeter (Charing Cross)

Exeter Street, WC2E

Fletcher Buildings, WC2B Fletcher Buildings is sited on Martlett Court (Covent Garden)

Fletcher Buildings, WC2B

Floral Court, WC2E Floral Court is a location in London (Covent Garden)

Floral Court, WC2E

Floral Street, WC2E Floral Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Floral Street, WC2E

Fox Under Hill Alley, WC2N Fox Under Hill Alley ran alongside Cecil House and later Salisbury Street (Charing Cross)

Fox Under Hill Alley, WC2N

Garrick Street, WC2E Garrick Street is the northern extension of Bedford Street running up to Long Acre and Cranbourne Street (Covent Garden)

Garrick Street, WC2E

Garrick Yard, WC2E Garrick Yard, together with the more familiar Garrick Street to the northeast of here, both took their names from the Garrick Club which commemorates the famous 18th century actor, David Garrick. (Covent Garden)

Garrick Yard, WC2E

George Court, WC2N George Court is named after George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (Charing Cross)

George Court, WC2N

Gibraltar House, WC2R Gibraltar House is a block on Strand (Temple)

Gibraltar House, WC2R

Gladstone House, WC2R Gladstone House is a block on Arundel Street (Temple)

Gladstone House, WC2R

Goodwins Court, WC2N Goodwins Court connects Bedfordbury with St Martin’s Lane (Covent Garden)

Goodwins Court, WC2N

Grand Buildings, SW1A Grand Buildings replaced the Grand Hotel in 1986 (Charing Cross)

Grand Buildings, SW1A

Great Newport Street, WC2H Great Newport Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Leicester Square)

Great Newport Street, WC2H

Half Moon Street, WC2N Half Moon Street was an old name for the lower portion of Bedford Street (Charing Cross)

Half Moon Street, WC2N

Hanover Place, WC2E Hanover Place is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Hanover Place, WC2E

Heathcock Court, WC2E Heathcock Court runs north off Strand (Covent Garden)

Heathcock Court, WC2E

Henrietta Street, WC2E Henrietta Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Henrietta Street, WC2E

Hop Gardens, WC2N Hop Gardens is a small courtyard (Covent Garden)

Hop Gardens, WC2N

Houghton Square, WC2B Houghton Square is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Aldwych)

Houghton Square, WC2B

Houghton Street, WC2A Houghton Street is a street which has been ’demoted’ over time (Aldwych)

Houghton Street, WC2A

Howard Street, WC2R Howard Street ran from Surrey Street to Arundel Street until 1974 (Temple)

Howard Street, WC2R

Hudson House, WC2R Hudson House is a block on Tavistock Street (Covent Garden)

Hudson House, WC2R

Hudson’s Court, WC2N Hudson’s Court is one of the courtyards swept away by the building of Trafalgar Square and Duncannon Street during the 1830s (Charing Cross)

Hudson’s Court, WC2N

Hungerford House, WC2N Residential block (Embankment)

Hungerford House, WC2N

Hungerford Lane, WC2N Hungerford Lane was a dark narrow alley that went alongside and then under Charing Cross Station (Charing Cross)

Hungerford Lane, WC2N

Imperial House, WC2B Imperial House is a block on Kingsway (Aldwych)

Imperial House, WC2B

India House, WC2B India House is a block on Aldwych (Aldwych)

India House, WC2B

India Place, WC2B India Place is a small alleyway leading from Aldwych (Aldwych)

India Place, WC2B

Ivybridge Lane, WC2N Ivybridge Lane is named after a former ivy-covered bridge (Charing Cross)

Ivybridge Lane, WC2N

James Street, WC2E James Street connects Covent Garden station with Covent Garden market (Covent Garden)

James Street, WC2E

Jebsen House, WC2H Jebsen House is a block on Mercer Street (Covent Garden)

Jebsen House, WC2H

John Adam House, WC2N John Adam House can be found on John Adam Street (Charing Cross)

John Adam House, WC2N

John Adam Street, WC2N John Adam Street is named after John Adam, who built the Adelphi development with his brother Robert in the 1760s (Charing Cross)

John Adam Street, WC2N

Johnson’s Court, SW1A Johnson’s Court is a former courtyard next to Northumberland House (Charing Cross)

Johnson’s Court, SW1A

Jubilee Market, WC2E Jubilee Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Jubilee Market, WC2E

Kean Street, WC2B Kean Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Aldwych)

Kean Street, WC2B

Kemble Street, WC2B Kemble Street is a road in the WC2B postcode area (Covent Garden)

Kemble Street, WC2B

King Street, WC2E King Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

King Street, WC2E

King’s Building, WC2R King’s Building is a block on Strand (Temple)

King’s Building, WC2R

Kipling House, WC2N Kipling House is a block on Villiers Street (Charing Cross)

Kipling House, WC2N

Lakatos Building, WC2A Lakatos Building is a block on Portugal Street (Aldwych)

Lakatos Building, WC2A

Lancaster Court, WC2N Lancaster Court was an old Strand courtyard, swept away in the 1830s (Charing Cross)

Lancaster Court, WC2N

Lancaster Place, WC2R Lancaster Place is part of the northern approach to Waterloo Bridge (Charing Cross)

Lancaster Place, WC2R

Langley Court, WC2E Langley Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Langley Court, WC2E

Langley House, WC2E Langley House is a building on Long Acre (Covent Garden)

Langley House, WC2E

Langley Street, WC2H Langley Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Langley Street, WC2H

Lionel Robbins Building, WC2A Lionel Robbins Building is sited on Portugal Street (Aldwych)

Lionel Robbins Building, WC2A

Little Essex Street, WC2R Little Essex Street lies off Essex Street (Temple)

Little Essex Street, WC2R

Long Acre, WC2E Long Acre is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Long Acre, WC2E

Lumley Court, WC2N The very narrow Lumley Court connects Strand and Maiden Lane (Charing Cross)

Lumley Court, WC2N

Maiden Lane, WC2E Maiden Lane runs from Bedford Street in the west to Southampton Street in the east (Covent Garden)

Maiden Lane, WC2E

Maidstone House, WC2H Maidstone House is sited on Mercer Street (Covent Garden)

Maidstone House, WC2H

Maltravers Street, WC2R Maltravers Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area (Temple)

Maltravers Street, WC2R

Market Building, WC2E Market Building is a block on Covent Garden Piazza (Covent Garden)

Market Building, WC2E

Marlborough House, WC2H Marlborough House is a block on Earlham Street (Covent Garden)

Marlborough House, WC2H

Martlett Court, WC2B Martlett Court appears on maps from the 1750s onwards (Covent Garden)

Martlett Court, WC2B

May’s Court, WC2N May’s Court is a road in the WC2N postcode area (Covent Garden)

May’s Court, WC2N

Melbourne Place, WC2B Melbourne Place is a road in the WC2B postcode area (Aldwych)

Melbourne Place, WC2B

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

Mercer Street, WC2H

Milford House, WC2R Milford House is a block on Tweezers Alley (Temple)

Milford House, WC2R

Milford Lane, WC2R Milford Lane is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area (Temple)

Milford Lane, WC2R

Monmouth Street, WC2H Monmouth Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Monmouth Street, WC2H

Montreal Place, WC2R Montreal Place is a road in the WC2R postcode area (Aldwych)

Montreal Place, WC2R

National Film Theatre, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (South Bank)

National Film Theatre, SE1

Neal Street, WC2H Neal Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Neal Street, WC2H

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

Neal’s Yard, WC2H

New Row, WC2E New Row is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area (Covent Garden)

New Row, WC2E

Norfolk Street, WC2R Norfolk Street ran from the Strand in the north to the River Thames and, after the Victoria Embankment was built (1865–1870), to what is now Temple Place (Temple)

Norfolk Street, WC2R

Norman House, WC2R Norman House can be found on Strand, behind Savoy Steps (Charing Cross)

Norman House, WC2R

North East Wing Bush House, WC2R Residential block (Aldwych)

North East Wing Bush House, WC2R

North West Wing Bush House, WC2R Residential block (Aldwych)

North West Wing Bush House, WC2R

Northumberland Avenue, WC2N Northumberland Avenue runs from Trafalgar Square in the west to the Thames Embankment. (Charing Cross)

Northumberland Avenue, WC2N

Northumberland Court, SW1A Northumberland Court was a courtyard beside Northumberland House (Charing Cross)

Northumberland Court, SW1A

Northumberland House, SW1A Northumberland House is a modern block on Northumberland Avenue sharing the same name as a notable house of Charing Cross (Charing Cross)

Northumberland House, SW1A

Northumberland Street, WC2N Northumberland Street commemorates the former Northumberland House, built originally in the 17th century for the earls of Northampton and later acquired by the earls of Northumberland. (Charing Cross)

Northumberland Street, WC2N

Nottingham Court, WC2H Nottingham Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Nottingham Court, WC2H

Odhams Walk, WC2H Odhams Walk is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Odhams Walk, WC2H

Old Building, WC2A Old Building is a building on Houghton Street (Aldwych)

Old Building, WC2A

Orion House, WC2H Orion House is a block on Upper St Martin’s Lane (Covent Garden)

Orion House, WC2H

Penley Court, WC2R Angel Court was renamed as Penley Court in 1937 (Aldwych)

Penley Court, WC2R

Queen’s Building, WC2R Queen’s Building is sited on Grange Court (Aldwych)

Queen’s Building, WC2R

Robert Street, WC2N Robert Street is named after Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development with his brother John in the 1760s (Embankment)

Robert Street, WC2N

Rose Street, WC2N Rose Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Rose Street, WC2N

Royal Opera House, WC2E Royal Opera House is a block on Bow Street (Covent Garden)

Royal Opera House, WC2E

Russell Chambers, WC2E Russell Chambers is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Russell Chambers, WC2E

Russell Street, WC2E Russell Street is a road in the WC2E postcode area (Covent Garden)

Russell Street, WC2E

Salisbury Street, WC2N Salisbury Street was named after Robert Cecil, the first Earl of Salisbury (Charing Cross)

Salisbury Street, WC2N

Savoy Court, WC2R Savoy Court is a modern name for Beaufort Buildings (Charing Cross)

Savoy Court, WC2R

Savoy Hill, WC2R Savoy Hill is located at a site originally called Savoy Manor (Charing Cross)

Savoy Hill, WC2R

Savoy House, WC2R Savoy House is a block on Tweezers Alley (Temple)

Savoy House, WC2R

Savoy Place, WC2N Savoy Place is located at a site originally called Savoy Manor - taking its name from Peter II, Count of Savoy. (Charing Cross)

Savoy Place, WC2N

Savoy Street, WC2E Savoy Street is final street east off Strand before the approach road to Waterloo Bridge (Charing Cross)

Savoy Street, WC2E

Savoy Way, WC2R Savoy Way is located on the former site of the Savoy Palace, built for Peter II, Count of Savoy in 1245. (Charing Cross)

Savoy Way, WC2R

Seven Dials, WC2H Seven Dials was built on the site of the Cock-and-Pie Fields, named for a nearby inn (Covent Garden)

Seven Dials, WC2H

Sheffield Street, WC2A Sheffield Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Aldwych)

Sheffield Street, WC2A

Shell Mex House, WC2N Shell Mex House is a grade II listed building located at 80 Strand (Charing Cross)

Shell Mex House, WC2N

Sheridan Buildings, WC2B Sheridan Buildings is a block on Martlett Court (Covent Garden)

Sheridan Buildings, WC2B

Slingsby Place, WC2E Slingsby Place is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Slingsby Place, WC2E

Somerset House, WC2R Somerset House is a block on Strand (Temple)

Somerset House, WC2R

South East Wing Bush House, WC2B Residential block (Aldwych)

South East Wing Bush House, WC2B

Southampton Street, WC2E Southampton Street - named for Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton and landowner (Covent Garden)

Southampton Street, WC2E

St Clement’s Building, WC2A St Clement’s Building is a block on Clare Market (Aldwych)

St Clement’s Building, WC2A

St Clements Lane, WC2A St Clements Lane has also been known as Clements Lane (Aldwych)

St Clements Lane, WC2A

St Giles House, WC2B Residential block (Covent Garden)

St Giles House, WC2B

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 Martins Court, WC2H St Martins Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area (Leicester Square)

St Martins Court, WC2H

St Martins Lane, WC2N St Martins Lane runs up to Seven Dials from St Martin’s-in-the-Fields (Covent Garden)

St Martins Lane, WC2N

St Martins Place, WC2N St Martin’s Place is a short stretch connecting Trafalgar Square to the bottom of Charing Cross Road (Charing Cross)

St Martins Place, WC2N

Strand Bridge House, WC2R Strand Bridge House is a block on Strand (Temple)

Strand Bridge House, WC2R

Strand Building, WC2R Strand Building is a block on Strand (Temple)

Strand Building, WC2R

Strand Lane, WC2R Strand Lane once led up to the Strand (Temple)

Strand Lane, WC2R

Strand Underpass, WC2E Strand Underpass is the name of the tunnel leading from the northern approach of Waterloo Bridge to Kingsway (Charing Cross)

Strand Underpass, WC2E

Strand, WC2E Strand (or the Strand) runs just over 3⁄4 mile from Trafalgar Square eastwards to Temple Bar, where the road becomes Fleet Street inside the City of London (Charing Cross)

Strand, WC2E

Strand, WC2R Strand, as it nears the Aldwych, is home to many London theatres (Aldwych)

Strand, WC2R

Surrey Street, WC2R Surrey Street was built on land once occupied by Arundel House and its gardens (Temple)

Surrey Street, WC2R

Tavistock Street, WC2B Tavistock Street is a road in the WC2B postcode area (Covent Garden)

Tavistock Street, WC2B

Temple House, WC2R Temple House is sited on Tweezers Alley (Temple)

Temple House, WC2R

Temple Place, WC2R Temple Place forms a crescent behind the Embankment Gardens (Temple)

Temple Place, WC2R

The Arcade, WC2B The Arcade is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Covent Garden)

The Arcade, WC2B

The Arches, WC2N The Arches runs directly under Charing Cross station as a short cut from Villiers Street to Northumberland Avenue (Charing Cross)

The Arches, WC2N

The Australia Centre, WC2B The Australia Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Aldwych)

The Australia Centre, WC2B

The Globe House, WC2R The Globe House is a building on Temple Place (Temple)

The Globe House, WC2R

The Macadam Building Street, WC2R The Macadam Building Street is a location in London (Temple)

The Macadam Building Street, WC2R

The Market Piazza, WC2E The Market Piazza is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

The Market Piazza, WC2E

The Market, WC2E The Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

The Market, WC2E

The Piazza, WC2B The Piazza is the formal name for the central area of Covent Garden market (Covent Garden)

The Piazza, WC2B

Thomas More Building, WC2A Thomas More Building is a building on Strand (Aldwych)

Thomas More Building, WC2A

Thomas Neal Centre, WC2H Thomas Neal Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Thomas Neal Centre, WC2H

Tonbridge House, WC2H Tonbridge House is a block on Mercer Street (Covent Garden)

Tonbridge House, WC2H

Tower Court, WC2H Tower Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Tower Court, WC2H

Tower House, WC2E Tower House is a block on Southampton Street (Covent Garden)

Tower House, WC2E

Tower Street, WC2H Tower Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)

Tower Street, WC2H

Trafalgar Square, SW1Y Trafalgar Square commemorates Horatio Nelson’s 1805 victory at the Battle of Trafalgar (Charing Cross)

Trafalgar Square, SW1Y

Trinity Place, SW1A Trinity Place is a former courtyard in the Whitehall area (Charing Cross)

Trinity Place, SW1A

Tweezer’s Alley, WC2R Tweezer’s Alley probably got its name after the tweezers used by smiths to heat items in the forge that stood there. (Temple)

Tweezer’s Alley, WC2R

Twining Street, WC2A Gilbert Street was renamed Twining Street after 1895 (Aldwych)

Twining Street, WC2A

Upper St Martin’s Lane, WC2H This is a street in the WC2H postcode area (Covent Garden)

Upper St Martin’s Lane, WC2H

Vere Street, WC2B Vere Street was a street in the Lincoln’s Inn Fields area (Aldwych)

Vere Street, WC2B

Victoria Embankment, WC2N Victoria Embankment was built as part of Joseph Bazalgette’s Embankment scheme (Embankment)

Victoria Embankment, WC2N

Victoria Embankment, WC2R Victoria Embankment runs from the Houses of Parliament to Blackfriars Bridge (Temple)

Victoria Embankment, WC2R

Victoria House, WC2B Victoria House is a block on Strand (Aldwych)

Victoria House, WC2B

Villiers Street, WC2N Villiers Street was named after George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (Charing Cross)

Villiers Street, WC2N

Water Street, WC2R This is a street in the WC2R postcode area (Temple)

Water Street, WC2R

Watergate Walk, WC2N Watergate Walk is named after a former watergate built in 1626 for George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham as an entrance for the former York House (Embankment)

Watergate Walk, WC2N

Waterloo Bridge, SE1 Waterloo Bridge is a road in the WC2R postcode area (South Bank)

Waterloo Bridge, SE1

Waterloo Bridge, SE1 Waterloo Bridge, as well as being the bridge itself, lends its name to the southern approach road (South Bank)

Waterloo Bridge, SE1

Waterman House, WC2B Waterman House is sited on Kingsway (Aldwych)

Waterman House, WC2B

Wellington House, WC2E Wellington House is a 1930s office block on the corner of Lancaster Place and Strand (Charing Cross)

Wellington House, WC2E

Wellington Street, WC2E Wellington Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)

Wellington Street, WC2E

Wellington Terrace, WC2E Wellington Terrace is a street in Paddington (Covent Garden)

Wellington Terrace, WC2E

William IV Street, WC2N William IV Street runs from Charing Cross Road to the Strand (Charing Cross)

William IV Street, WC2N

Wren House, Wren House is a building on Milford Lane (Temple)

Wren House,

Wren House, WC2 Wren House is a block on Milford Lane (Temple)

Wren House, WC2

Wren House, WC2R Wren House is a building on Milford Lane (Temple)

Wren House, WC2R

Wych Street, WC2R Wych Street was near where Australia House now stands on Aldwych - it ran west from the church of St Clement Danes on the Strand to a point at the southern end of Drury Lane. (Aldwych)

Wych Street, WC2R

York Buildings, WC2N York Buildings marks a house was built on this site in the 14th century for the bishops of Norwich (Embankment)

York Buildings, WC2N

York Place, WC2N York Place marks the location of a house on this site (Charing Cross)

York Place, WC2N

Zimbabwe House, WC2N Charles Holden designed this building located on the corner of Agar Street and Strand for the British Medical Association. (Charing Cross)

Zimbabwe House, WC2N

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