Pollard House, N1

Pollard House is a block on Northdown Street.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

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’Royal Blue’ horse omnibus outside 5 Euston Road

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

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

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

All Saints Street, N1

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

Ampton Place, 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

Bagley Walk, N1C Bagley Walk is a location in London (King’s Cross)

Bagley Walk, N1C

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

Balfe Street, N1

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

Battle Bridge House, WC1X

Battle Bridge Place, N1C Battle Bridge Place is the traditional name for a newer area of King’s Cross (King’s Cross)

Battle Bridge Place, N1C

Battle Bridge Road, N1C Battle Bridge Road ran beside the gasholders of Kings Cross (King’s Cross)

Battle Bridge Road, N1C

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

Battlebridge Court, N1

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

Belgrove Street, WC1H

Berners House, N1 Berners House is a block on Barnsbury Road (Islington)

Berners House, N1

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

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

Bonington House, N1

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

Bravingtons Walk, N1

Brewer Street, N1C Brewer Street was formerly a main street of the area, named for landowners the Brewers’ Company (St Pancras)

Brewer Street, N1C

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

Bridge Wharf, N1

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

Brighton Street, WC1H

Brill Row, NW1 Brill Row was one of many small streets which became the basis for a Somers Town market (St Pancras)

Brill Row, NW1

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

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

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

Carnegie Street, N1

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

Chalbury Walk, N1

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

Charlwood House, WC1H

Chill Lane, N1C Chill Lane is a location in London (King’s Cross)

Chill Lane, N1C

Coach Road, N1C Coach Road is a road in the N1C postcode area (St Pancras)

Coach Road, N1C

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

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

Denton Street, N1C Denton Street disappeared under the construction of St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Denton Street, N1C

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

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

Field Street, WC1X

Fife Terrace, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Fife Terrace, N1

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

Goods Way, N1C Goods Way runs from Pancras Road to York Way (King’s Cross)

Goods Way, N1C

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

Gridiron Building, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

Gridiron Building, N1C

Half Moon Crescent, N1 Half Moon Crescent is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Half Moon Crescent, N1

Hamilton House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)

Hamilton House, WC1H

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

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

Hastings Street, WC1H

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

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

James Lighthill House, WC1X

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

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

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 Boulevard, N1C King’s Boulevard is a road in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)

King’s Boulevard, N1C

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

King’s Cross Road, WC1X

King’s Cross Square, N1C King’s Cross Square is a road in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)

King’s Cross Square, N1C

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

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

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

Marcello House, N1

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

Maygood Street, N1

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

Maynard House, N1

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

Midhope Street, WC1H

Midland Road, N1C Midland Road is named after the adjacent railway line, built by the Midland Railway Company (St Pancras)

Midland Road, N1C

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

Muriel Street, N1

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

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

Omega Place, N1

One Kings Cross, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

One Kings Cross, N1C

One Pancras Square, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

One Pancras Square, N1C

Pancras Square, N1C This is a street in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)

Pancras Square, N1C

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

Perry Street, N1C Perry Street was buried by St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Perry Street, N1C

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

Pollard House, 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

Redmond House, N1 Redmond House is a building on Carnegie Street (Islington)

Redmond House, N1

Regent’s Canal Towpath, N1 Regent’s Canal Towpath lies along the canal of the same name (Islington)

Regent’s Canal Towpath, N1

Regent’s Canal Towpath, N1C Regent’s Canal Towpath is the bank of the Regent’s Canal (King’s Cross)

Regent’s Canal Towpath, N1C

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

Regents Wharf, N1

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

Risinghill Street, N1

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

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

Seaford Street, WC1H

Sinclair House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)

Sinclair House, WC1H

Smith Street, N1C Smith Street was buried under St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Smith Street, N1C

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

Southern Street, N1

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

Speedy Place, WC1H

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

Spitfire Studios, N1

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 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 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

Terrett’s Place, N1 Terrett’s Place is a road in the N1 postcode area (King’s Cross)

Terrett’s Place, N1

The Circle, N1C The Circle is a road in the N1C postcode area (St Pancras)

The Circle, N1C

The Gridiron, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

The Gridiron, N1C

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

The Hub, N1

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

The Macmillan Building, N1

The Stanley Building, N1C The Stanley Building, constructed in the 1860s, was an early social housing project designed to accommodate railway workers. (King’s Cross)

The Stanley Building, N1C

Thornhill Bridge Wharf, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Thornhill Bridge Wharf, N1

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

Tonbridge Street, WC1H

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

Trematon Walk, 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

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

Weston Rise, N1

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

Weston Street, NW1

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

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

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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