Berkeley Court ran south out of Berkley Street (now Briset Street).
Berkeley Court Court a blind alley blocked by a wall of backyards in Albion Place.
A firm of well-known watch makers, which continued for about one hundred years at the same address, was started by Robert Storer in 1743 at 11 Berkeley Court.
It contained 15 houses of three storeys, let out in tenements.
Berkeley Court disappeared when the site was cleared and redeveloped after the Second World War.
The Underground Map project is creating street histories for the areas of London and surrounding counties lying within the M25.
The aim of the project is to find the location every street in London, whether past or present, and tell its story. This project aims to be a service to historians, genealogists and those with an interest in urban design.
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