Somerset House, WC2R

Block in/near Temple

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Somerset House is a block on Strand.



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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 The Strand 101 The Strand was an art school from 1750 until 1806.
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.
Charing Cross Charing Cross denotes the junction of the Strand, Whitehall and Cockspur Street, just south of Trafalgar Square
Houghton Street (1906) A greengrocer’s on the corner of Houghton Street and Clare Market (behind The Strand) in 1906 just before demolition.
Lisle’s Tennis Court Lisle’s Tennis Court was a building off Portugal Street in Lincoln’s Inn Fields in London.
Old and New London: Temple Bar Temple Bar was rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren, in 1670–72.
Temple Bar Temple Bar is the point in London where Fleet Street, City of London, becomes the Strand, Westminster, and where the City of London traditionally erected a barrier to regulate trade into the city.
The Adelphi The Adelphi is a small district surrounding the streets of Adelphi Terrace, Robert Street and John Adam Street.
The Temple The Temple is one of the main legal districts in London and a notable centre for English law.

NEARBY STREETS
Adam Street, WC2N Adam Street is named after John and Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development in the 1760s (Charing Cross)
Adelphi Terrace, WC2N Adelphi Terrace is named after John and Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development in the 1760s (Embankment)
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)
Aldwych House, WC2B Aldwych House is located on Aldwych (Aldwych)
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)
Andrews Crosse, EC4A Andrews Crosse stood on the site of the courtyard of the former Andrews Crosse Inn (City of London)
Arne Street, WC2E Arne Street was named after the 18th century composer Thomas Arne, who was born near here (Covent Garden)
Arundel House, WC2R Arundel House is a block on Temple Place (Temple)
Arundel Street, WC2R Arundel Street runs from the Strand to Temple Place (Temple)
Australia House, WC2B Australia House can be found on Strand (Aldwych)
Banbury Court, WC2E Banbury Court is named for Nicholas Knollys, 3rd Earl of Banbury, who owned a house here called Banbury House (Covent Garden)
Beaufort’s Buildings, WC2R Beaufort’s Buildings was replaced by Savoy Court (Charing Cross)
Beaumont Buildings, WC2B Beaumont Buildings is located on Martlett Court (Covent Garden)
Bedford Chambers, WC2E Bedford Chambers is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Bedford Street, WC2E Bedford Street was named after local 18th century landowners the Russell family, earls/dukes of Bedford (Covent Garden)
Bell Yard, EC4A Bell Yard is a small lane off the Strand where the Bell Inn once stood (City of London)
Betterton House, WC2H Betterton House is located on Betterton Street (Covent Garden)
Betterton Street, WC2E Betterton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Blackmoor Street, WC2B Blackmoor Street was in the Drury Lane slum (Aldwych)
Bow Street, WC2E Bow Street was first developed by Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford in 1633 (Covent Garden)
Brettenham House, WC2R Brettenham House is a block on Savoy Street (Charing Cross)
Broad Court, WC2E Broad Court is an alleyway parallel with Long Acre (Covent Garden)
Bruce House, WC2B Bruce House is sited on Kemble Street (Covent Garden)
Buckingham Street, WC2N Buckingham Street is named after George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (Charing Cross)
Bull Inn Court, WC2E Bull Inn Court lies north off Strand (Covent Garden)
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)
Carey Street, WC2A Carey Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Aldwych)
Carpmael Building, EC4Y Carpmael Building is a block on Crown Office Row (City of London)
Carriage Hall, WC2E Carriage Hall is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
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)
Catherine Street, WC2B Catherine Street runs from Russell Street in the north to Aldwych in the south (Aldwych)
Cecil Street, WC2N Cecil Street was built on the site of Cecil House (Charing Cross)
Central Arcade, WC2E Central Arcade is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Chandos Place, WC2N Chandos Place replaced the northern section of Chandos Street in 1938 (Charing Cross)
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)
Charles Court, WC2N Charles Court ran between Villiers Street and Hungerford Market (Charing Cross)
Clare Market, WC2A Clare Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Aldwych)
Clare Market, WC2E This is a street in the WC2E postcode area (Covent Garden)
Clement House, WC2B Clement House is located on Aldwych (Aldwych)
Clement House, WC2R Clement House is a block on Strand (Temple)
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)
Clements Inn Passage, WC2A Clements Inn Passage - also know as St Clement’s Passage - is a narrow connecting street (Aldwych)
Cliffords Inn Passage, EC4Y Cliffords Inn Passage is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)
Cliffords Inn, EC4A Cliffords Inn is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)
Columbia House, WC2B Columbia House is a block on Aldwych (Aldwych)
Connaught House, WC2A Connaught House can be found on Aldwych (Aldwych)
Connaught House, WC2B Connaught House is located on Aldwych (Aldwych)
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)
Cowdray House, WC2A Cowdray House is a building on Portugal Street (Aldwych)
Cross Court, WC2B Cross Court appears on maps between the 1750s and 1900 (Covent Garden)
Crown Court, WC2E Crown Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Covent Garden)
Crown Office Row, EC4Y Crown Office Row is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)
Crystal Wharf, WC2B A street within the WC2B postcode (Aldwych)
Devereux Court, EC4Y Devereux Court lies on the south side of the Strand, opposite the Law Courts (Westminster)
Devereux Court, WC2R Devereux Court is a location in London (Temple)
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)
Dryden Street, WC2B Dryden Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Dudley Court, WC2H Dudley Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Duke’s Court, WC2B Duke’s Court appears on maps made between 1750 and 1900 (Covent Garden)
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)
Endell Street, WC2H Endell Street, originally known as Belton Street, is a street that runs from High Holborn in the north to Long Acre and Bow Street in the south (Covent Garden)
Essex Court, EC4Y Essex Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)
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)
Exchange Court, WC2E Exchange Court leads south from Maiden Lane (Covent Garden)
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)
Falcon Court, EC4Y Falcon Court is a courtyard off the south side of Fleet Street between Chancery Lane and Fetter Lane. (City of London)
Fleet Street, EC4A Fleet Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)
Fletcher Buildings, WC2B Fletcher Buildings is sited on Martlett Court (Covent Garden)
Fleur De Lis Court, EC4A Fleur De Lis Court was situated off Fetter Lane (City of London)
Floral Court, WC2E Floral Court is a location in London (Covent Garden)
Floral Street, WC2E Floral Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Fountain Court, EC4Y Fountain Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (Westminster)
Fox Under Hill Alley, WC2N Fox Under Hill Alley ran alongside Cecil House and later Salisbury Street (Charing Cross)
Francis Taylor Building, EC4Y Francis Taylor Building is a block on Kings Bench Walk (City of London)
Garden Court, EC4Y Garden Court is a pedestrian thoroughfare in the Temple area (City of London)
George Court, WC2N George Court is named after George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (Charing Cross)
Gibraltar House, WC2R Gibraltar House is a block on Strand (Temple)
Gladstone House, WC2R Gladstone House is a block on Arundel Street (Temple)
Great Queen Street, WC2B Great Queen Street is a continuation of Long Acre from Drury Lane to Kingsway.
Half Moon Street, WC2N Half Moon Street was an old name for the lower portion of Bedford Street (Charing Cross)
Hanover Place, WC2E Hanover Place is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Heathcock Court, WC2E Heathcock Court runs north off Strand (Covent Garden)
Henrietta Street, WC2E Henrietta Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Houghton Square, WC2B Houghton Square is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Aldwych)
Houghton Street, WC2A Houghton Street is a street which has been ’demoted’ over time (Aldwych)
Howard Street, WC2R Howard Street ran from Surrey Street to Arundel Street until 1974 (Temple)
Hudson House, WC2R Hudson House is a block on Tavistock Street (Covent Garden)
Imperial House, WC2B Imperial House is a block on Kingsway (Aldwych)
India House, WC2B India House is a block on Aldwych (Aldwych)
India Place, WC2B India Place is a small alleyway leading from Aldwych (Aldwych)
Inner Temple Lane, EC4Y Inner Temple Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)
Ivybridge Lane, WC2N Ivybridge Lane is named after a former ivy-covered bridge (Charing Cross)
James Street, WC2E James Street connects Covent Garden station with Covent Garden market (Covent Garden)
John Adam House, WC2N John Adam House can be found on John Adam Street (Charing Cross)
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)
Jubilee Market, WC2E Jubilee Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Kean Street, WC2B Kean Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Aldwych)
Keeley Street, WC2B Keeley Street has a dual history (Covent Garden)
Kemble Street, WC2B Kemble Street is a road in the WC2B postcode area (Covent Garden)
King Street, WC2E King Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
King’s Building, WC2R King’s Building is a block on Strand (Temple)
Kipling House, WC2N Kipling House is a block on Villiers Street (Charing Cross)
Lakatos Building, WC2A Lakatos Building is a block on Portugal Street (Aldwych)
Lamb Building, EC4Y Lamb Building is a block on Pump Court (City of London)
Lancaster Place, WC2R Lancaster Place is part of the northern approach to Waterloo Bridge (Charing Cross)
Langley Court, WC2E Langley Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Langley House, WC2E Langley House is a building on Long Acre (Covent Garden)
Langley Street, WC2H Langley Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Lionel Robbins Building, WC2A Lionel Robbins Building is sited on Portugal Street (Aldwych)
Little Essex Street, WC2R Little Essex Street lies off Essex Street (Temple)
Long Acre, WC2E Long Acre is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Lumley Court, WC2N The very narrow Lumley Court connects Strand and Maiden Lane (Charing Cross)
Maiden Lane, WC2E Maiden Lane runs from Bedford Street in the west to Southampton Street in the east (Covent Garden)
Maltravers Street, WC2R Maltravers Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area (Temple)
Market Building, WC2E Market Building is a block on Covent Garden Piazza (Covent Garden)
Martlett Court, WC2B Martlett Court appears on maps from the 1750s onwards (Covent Garden)
Masters House Temple Church, EC4Y Masters House Temple Church is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)
Melbourne Place, WC2B Melbourne Place is a road in the WC2B postcode area (Aldwych)
Middle Temple Lane, EC4Y Middle Temple Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)
Milford House, WC2R Milford House is a block on Tweezers Alley (Temple)
Milford Lane, WC2R Milford Lane is one of the streets of London in the WC2R postal area (Temple)
Montreal Place, WC2R Montreal Place is a road in the WC2R postcode area (Aldwych)
New Academic Building, WC2A New Academic Building is located on Lincoln’s Inn Fields (Westminster)
New Square Passage, WC2A This is a street in the WC2A postcode area
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)
Norman House, WC2R Norman House can be found on Strand, behind Savoy Steps (Charing Cross)
North East Wing Bush House, WC2R Residential block (Aldwych)
North West Wing Bush House, WC2R Residential block (Aldwych)
Nottingham Court, WC2H Nottingham Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Odhams Walk, WC2H Odhams Walk is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Old Building, WC2A Old Building is a building on Houghton Street (Aldwych)
Paper Buildings, EC4Y Paper Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)
Parker Mews, WC2B Parker Mews is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area
Penley Court, WC2R Angel Court was renamed as Penley Court in 1937 (Aldwych)
Portsmouth Street, WC2A Portsmouth Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Aldwych)
Portugal Street, WC2A Portugal Street was named in honour of Charles II’s Portuguese queen Catherine of Braganza (Aldwych)
Pump Court, EC4Y Pump Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)
Queen’s Building, WC2R Queen’s Building is sited on Grange Court (Aldwych)
Queens House, WC2A Queens House is a block on Lincoln’s Inn Fields (Westminster)
Robert Street, WC2N Robert Street is named after Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development with his brother John in the 1760s (Embankment)
Royal Opera House, WC2E Royal Opera House is a block on Bow Street (Covent Garden)
Russell Chambers, WC2E Russell Chambers is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Russell Street, WC2E Russell Street is a road in the WC2E postcode area (Covent Garden)
Salisbury Street, WC2N Salisbury Street was named after Robert Cecil, the first Earl of Salisbury (Charing Cross)
Sardinia House, WC2A Sardinia House can be found on Lincoln’s Inn Fields (Aldwych)
Sardinia Street, WC2A Sardinia Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Westminster)
Sardinia Street, WC2B Sardinia Street, formerly Duke Street, was a street that ran from Prince’s Street in the south to the western side of Lincoln’s Inn Fields in the north. (Aldwych)
Savoy Court, WC2R Savoy Court is a modern name for Beaufort Buildings (Charing Cross)
Savoy Hill, WC2R Savoy Hill is located at a site originally called Savoy Manor (Charing Cross)
Savoy House, WC2R Savoy House is a block on Tweezers Alley (Temple)
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 Street, WC2E Savoy Street is final street east off Strand before the approach road to Waterloo Bridge (Charing Cross)
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)
Serle Street, WC2A Serle Street is a road in the WC2A postcode area
Sheffield Street, WC2A Sheffield Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Aldwych)
Shell Mex House, WC2N Shell Mex House is a grade II listed building located at 80 Strand (Charing Cross)
Shelton Street, WC2E Shelton Street is a road in the WC2B postcode area (Covent Garden)
Sheridan Buildings, WC2B Sheridan Buildings is a block on Martlett Court (Covent Garden)
Shorts Gardens, WC2H Shorts Gardens is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Somerset House, WC2R Somerset House is a block on Strand (Temple)
South East Wing Bush House, WC2B Residential block (Aldwych)
Southampton Street, WC2E Southampton Street - named for Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton and landowner (Covent Garden)
St Clement’s Building, WC2A St Clement’s Building is a block on Clare Market (Aldwych)
St Clements Lane, WC2A St Clements Lane has also been known as Clements Lane (Aldwych)
St Giles House, WC2B Residential block (Covent Garden)
Star Yard, WC2A Star Yard is one of the streets of London in the WC2A postal area (Westminster)
Strand Bridge House, WC2R Strand Bridge House is a block on Strand (Temple)
Strand Building, WC2R Strand Building is a block on Strand (Temple)
Strand Lane, WC2R Strand Lane once led up to the Strand (Temple)
Strand Underpass, WC2E Strand Underpass is the name of the tunnel leading from the northern approach of Waterloo Bridge to Kingsway (Charing Cross)
Strand, EC4Y A small section of Strand lies beyond Temple Bar in the City of London (City of London)
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, WC2R Strand, as it nears the Aldwych, is home to many London theatres (Aldwych)
Surrey Street, WC2R Surrey Street was built on land once occupied by Arundel House and its gardens (Temple)
Tavistock Street, WC2B Tavistock Street is a road in the WC2B postcode area (Covent Garden)
Temple Bar House, EC4Y Temple Bar House is a block on Fleet Street (City of London)
Temple Gardens, EC4Y Temple Gardens is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)
Temple House, WC2R Temple House is sited on Tweezers Alley (Temple)
Temple Place, WC2R Temple Place forms a crescent behind the Embankment Gardens (Temple)
Thanet Place, EC4Y Thanet Place ran south off Strand (City of London)
The Arcade, WC2B The Arcade is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Covent Garden)
The Arches, WC2N The Arches runs directly under Charing Cross station as a short cut from Villiers Street to Northumberland Avenue (Charing Cross)
The Australia Centre, WC2B The Australia Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Aldwych)
The Globe House, WC2R The Globe House is a building on Temple Place (Temple)
The Macadam Building Street, WC2R The Macadam Building Street is a location in London (Temple)
The Market Piazza, WC2E The Market Piazza is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
The Market, WC2E The Market is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
The Piazza, WC2B The Piazza is the formal name for the central area of Covent Garden market (Covent Garden)
Thomas More Building, WC2A Thomas More Building is a building on Strand (Aldwych)
Tower House, WC2E Tower House is a block on Southampton Street (Covent Garden)
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)
Twining Street, WC2A Gilbert Street was renamed Twining Street after 1895 (Aldwych)
Vere Street, WC2B Vere Street was a street in the Lincoln’s Inn Fields area (Aldwych)
Victoria Embankment, WC2R Victoria Embankment runs from the Houses of Parliament to Blackfriars Bridge (Temple)
Victoria House, WC2B Victoria House is a block on Strand (Aldwych)
Villiers Street, WC2N Villiers Street was named after George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (Charing Cross)
Water Street, WC2R This is a street in the WC2R postcode area (Temple)
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)
Waterman House, WC2B Waterman House is sited on Kingsway (Aldwych)
Wellington House, WC2E Wellington House is a 1930s office block on the corner of Lancaster Place and Strand (Charing Cross)
Wellington Street, WC2E Wellington Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2E postal area (Covent Garden)
Wellington Terrace, WC2E Wellington Terrace is a street in Paddington (Covent Garden)
Wild Court, WC2B Wild Court leads west from the Kingsway
Wild Street, WC2B Wild Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2B postal area (Covent Garden)
William IV Street, WC2N William IV Street runs from Charing Cross Road to the Strand (Charing Cross)
William Sinkins House, WC2A William Sinkins House is a block on Carey Street (Westminster)
Wren House, Wren House is a building on Milford Lane (Temple)
Wren House, WC2 Wren House is a block on Milford Lane (Temple)
Wren House, WC2R Wren House is a building on Milford Lane (Temple)
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)
York Buildings, WC2N York Buildings marks a house was built on this site in the 14th century for the bishops of Norwich (Embankment)
York Place, WC2N York Place marks the location of a house on this site (Charing Cross)
Zimbabwe House, WC2N Charles Holden designed this building located on the corner of Agar Street and Strand for the British Medical Association. (Charing Cross)


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