Tyler’s Court, W1F

Courtyard in/near Soho, existing between 1682 and now

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2024
A plot of land here was rented to Richard Tyler in 1682 when the area remained fields.

Richard Tyler laid out many of the streets in the area.
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Scott Hatton   
Added: 30 Jan 2023 11:28 GMT   

The Beatles on a London rooftop
The Beatles’ rooftop concert took place on the rooftop of the Apple Corps building in London. It was their final public performance as a band and was unannounced, attracting a crowd of onlookers. The concert lasted for 42 minutes and included nine songs. The concert is remembered as a seminal moment in the history of rock music and remains one of the most famous rock performances of all time.

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Jessie Doring   
Added: 22 Feb 2021 04:33 GMT   

Tisbury Court Jazz Bar
Jazz Bar opened in Tisbury Court by 2 Australians. Situated in underground basement. Can not remember how long it opened for.

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Jude Allen   
Added: 29 Jul 2021 07:53 GMT   

Bra top
I jave a jewelled item of clothong worn by a revie girl.
It is red with diamante straps. Inside it jas a label Bermans Revue 16 Orange Street but I cannot find any info online about the revue only that 16 Orange Street used to be a theatre. Does any one know about the revue. I would be intesrested to imagine the wearer of the article and her London life.

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LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT


   
Added: 9 Jan 2025 18:51 GMT   

Parkers Row, SE1
My great great grandmother, and her soon to be husband, lived in Parker’s Row before their marriage in St James in June 1839. Thier names were - Jane Elizabeth Turner and Charles Frederick Dean. She was a hat trimmer and he was a tailor.

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Lindsay Trott   
Added: 1 Jan 2025 17:55 GMT   

Lockside not on 1939 Register
I have the Denby family living in Lockside in 1938 but it does not appear on the 1939 Register.

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Janelle Robbins   
Added: 27 Dec 2024 18:47 GMT   

Harriet Robbins
Please get in touch re Harriet Robbins


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Dave Hinves   
Added: 27 Nov 2024 03:55 GMT   

he was a School Teacher
Henry sailed from Graves End 1849 on ’The Woodbridge’ arrived South Australia 1850. In 1858 he married Julia Ann Walsh at Burra, South Australia, they had 3 children, and 36 grand children. Died 24 June 1896 at Wilmington, South Australia. He is my 1st cousin 3x removed.

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Kevin Pont   
Added: 23 Nov 2024 17:03 GMT   

St Georges Square
This is rather lovely and well worth a visit!

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Simon Chapman   
Added: 22 Nov 2024 17:47 GMT   

Blossom Place
My Great Great Grandmother, Harriett Robbins lived in 2 Blossom Place in 1865 before marrying my Great Great Grandfather. They moved to 23 Spitall Square.

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Mark G   
Added: 26 Oct 2024 21:54 GMT   

Skidmore Street, E1
Skidmore Street was located where present day Ernest Street and Solebay Street now stand. They are both located above Shandy Street and Commodore Street.

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Alan Russell   
Added: 26 Oct 2024 14:36 GMT   

Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969
Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Adam and Eve Inn The Adam and Eve was an inn on Oxford Street.
Admiral Duncan The Admiral Duncan is well-known as one of Soho’s oldest gay pubs.
Café Royal The Café Royal - now a five-star hotel at 68 Regent Street - was, before its conversion to a hotel, a notable restaurant.
De Hems De Hems has become a base for London’s Dutch community, serving bitterballen and frikandellen.
Leicester Square Leicester Square, while indeed a square, is also the name for a tube station.
L’Escargot L’Escargot is one of London’s oldest restaurants.
Oxford Circus Oxford Circus, designed by John Nash in 1811.
Piccadilly Circus Piccadilly Circus was built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly.
Queen’s Theatre The Queen’s Theatre is located in Shaftesbury Avenue on the corner of Wardour Street.
Soho Soho is a world-famous area of the City of Westminster and part of the West End of London.
St Giles St Giles is a district of central London, at the southern tip of the London Borough of Camden.
The Champion The Champion in Fitzrovia is a fine Grade II listed pub with Victorian-style fittings.
Tottenham Court Road Tottenham Court Road runs from St Giles’ Circus (the junction of Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road) north to Euston Road.
Trident Studios Trident Studios was located at 17 St Anne’s Court between 1968 and 1981.
Wyld’s Great Globe Wyld’s Great Globe was an attraction situated in Leicester Square between 1851 and 1862.

NEARBY STREETS
Aberdeen Mews, W1F Aberdeen Mews was situated off Ramillies Place (Soho)
Academy House, W1S Academy House is located on Sackville Street
Adam and Eve Court, W1D The court was named for the nearby Adam and Eve tavern (Fitzrovia)
Air Street, SW1Y Air Street was the most westerly street in London when newly built in 1658 (Piccadilly Circus)
Air Street, W1B Air Street’s name is believed to be a corruption of ‘Ayres’, after Thomas Ayre, a local brewer and resident in the 17th century (Soho)
Albany, W1B The Albany is an apartment complex in Piccadilly, established in 1802 (Mayfair)
Andrew Borde Street, W1D Andrew Borde Street was situated opposite the end of Sutton Row and under the Centre Point development (St Giles)
Archer Street, W1D Archer Street was Arch Street in 1675, Orchard Street in 1720 and Archer Street by 1746 (Soho)
Argyll Street, W1F Argyll Street was named after John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, owner of the land in the 18th century (Soho)
Arlette House, W1F Arlette House is a block on Meard Street (Soho)
Artists House, W1D Artists House is a block on Manette Street (Soho)
Bainbridge Street, WC2H Bainbridge Street takes its name from Henry Bainbridge, a local resident in the 17th century
Bateman Street, W1D Bateman Street was named for Sir James Bateman, local landowner and Lord Mayor of London in the 1670s (Soho)
Bateman’s Buildings, W1D Bateman’s Buildings runs north from Bateman Street (Soho)
Beak Street, W1B Beak Street runs roughly east-west between Regent Street and Lexington Street (Soho)
Beak Street, W1F Beak Street is named after Thomas Beake, one of the Queen’s messengers (Soho)
Bear Street, WC2H Bear Street is a streetname with two possible derivations (Leicester Square)
Berners Place, W1T Berners Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Tottenham Court Road)
Berners Street, W1D William Berners completed building in 1763 what is today Berners Street. (Fitzrovia)
Berners Street, W1D Berners Street runs from the junction of Oxford Street and Wardour Street to join up with Mortimer Street and the former Middlesex Hospital (Fitzrovia)
Berwick Road, W1F Berwick Road is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area (Soho)
Berwick Street, W1F Berwick Street commemorates the Duke of Berwick, an illegitimate son of James II (Soho)
Binstead Street, W1D Binstead Street used to lead from Oxford Street to Oxford Market (Oxford Circus)
Bloomsbury Street, WC1A Bloomsbury Street runs from Gower Street in the north to the junction of New Oxford Street and Shaftesbury Avenue in the south (Bloomsbury)
Blore Court, W1F Blore Court - situated at 3 Berwick Street - was built over after the Second World War (Soho)
Bourchier Street, W1D Bourchier Street was formerly, Hedge Lane, Milk Alley and Little Dean Street (Soho)
Boyle Street, W1S Boyle Street was built on a piece of land called the Ten Acres to discharge some Boyle family debts (Mayfair)
Brewer Street, W1D Brewer Street runs west to east from Glasshouse Street to Wardour Street (Soho)
Brewer Street, W1F Brewer Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area (Soho)
Bridle Lane, W1B Abraham Bridle, carpenter, was lessee in the 1680s (Soho)
Broadwick Street, W1F Broadwick Street runs west-east between Marshall Street and Wardour Street, crossing Berwick Street (Soho)
Broughton House, W1S Broughton House is located on Sackville Street (Piccadilly Circus)
Bucknall Street, WC2H Bucknall Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)
Burleigh Mansions, WC2H Burleigh Mansions dates from 1885 (Leicester Square)
Burlington Gardens, W1J Burlington Gardens, with houses dating from 1725, was laid out on land that was once part of the Burlington Estate (Mayfair)
Cambridge Circus, WC2H Cambridge Circus is the intersection of Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road (Soho)
Cape Yard, W1D A street within the W1D postcode (Soho)
Carlisle Street, W1D Carlisle Street commemorates the former mansion of the Countess of Carlisle during the eighteenth century (Soho)
Carlisle Walk, W1D Carlisle Walk is a road in the E8 postcode area (Soho)
Carnaby Street, W1F Carnaby Street became the heart of Swinging London (Soho)
Castlewood House, WC1A Residential block (St Giles)
Cecil Court, WC2N Cecil Court is a pedestrian street with Victorian shop-frontages (Leicester Square)
Centre Point, WC2H Centre Point is a controversial 1960s-built tower block
Century House, W1D Century House is a block on Oxford Street (Tottenham Court Road)
Chapone Place, W1D Hester Chapone lived No 8 Dean Street in the 1770s (Soho)
Charing Cross Mansions, WC2H Charing Cross Mansions is one of the mid 1880s block built around a widened Cecil Court (Leicester Square)
Charing Cross Road, WC2H Charing Cross Road is a street running immediately north of St Martin-in-the-Fields to St Giles Circus (Leicester Square)
Chesham House, W1B Chesham House is a block on Regent Street (Soho)
Ching Court, WC2E While Ching Court has its origins in the 1690s, the modern layout dates from the early 1980s (Covent Garden)
Cinema House, W1F Cinema House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)
Clifford Street, W1S Clifford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area
Clydesdale Bank House, W1J Clydesdale Bank House is a block on Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)
Coach And Horses Yard, W1S Coach And Horses Yard is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
College Court, W1D College Court is a building on Berners Street (Tottenham Court Road)
Conduit Street, W1S Conduit Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
Cork Street, W1S Cork Street, on the Burlington Estate, was named after Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork
Coventry Street, W1D Coventry Street is a short street connecting Piccadilly Circus to Leicester Square. On the London Monopoly board, it was named after the politician Henry Coventry, secretary of state to Charles II (Leicester Square)
Cranbourn Street, WC2H Cranbourne Street was named after local landowner the Earl of Salisbury, Viscount Cranbourn (Cranbourne) after the town in Dorset. (Leicester Square)
Creston House, W1F Creston House is a block on Great Pulteney Street (Soho)
D’Arblay House, W1F D’Arblay House is located on D’Arblay Street (Soho)
D’Arblay Street, W1F D’Arblay Street is named after Fanny Burney’s married name, Madame D’Arblay (Soho)
Dansey Place, W1D Dansey Place was formerly named George Yard, after a pub adjacent called the George and Dragon (Soho)
Dansey Yard, W1D George Yard was renamed Dansey Yard after 1884 (Soho)
Dean Street, W1D Dean Street is a historically rich thoroughfare that extends from Oxford Street to Shaftesbury Avenue. (Soho)
Denman House, W1J Denman House is a block on Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)
Denman Street, W1J Denman Street - formerly Queen Street - was named after Dr Thomas Denman midwifery pioneer in 1862 (Piccadilly Circus)
Denmark Place, WC2H Denmark Place was an alleyway one block north of Denmark Street (St Giles)
Denmark Street, WC2H Denmark Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)
Diadem Court, W1D Crown Court was renamed as Diadem Court in 1896 (Soho)
Duck Lane, W1F Duck Lane was possibly known for duck baiting (Soho)
Dufours Place, W1F Paul Dufour was the lessee of this land from Pulteney in 1720s (Soho)
Dyott Street, WC1A Dyott Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1A postal area (St Giles)
Earlham Street, WC2H Earlham Street is one of the spokes leading off of Seven Dials (Covent Garden)
Earnshaw Street, WC2H Earnshaw Street was at first called Arthur Street (St Giles)
East Street, W1T East Street is one of the streets in the Twickenham postal district (Tottenham Court Road)
Eastcastle Street, W1D Eastcastle Street was originally called Castle Street East (Fitzrovia)
Eastcastle Street, W1T The portion of Eastcastle Street to the east of Wells Street originally belonged to the Berners Estate (Fitzrovia)
Egmont House, WC2H Egmont House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue (Soho)
Endeavour House, WC2H Endeavour House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue (St Giles)
Europa House, W1F Europa House is a block on Great Marlborough Street (Soho)
Evelyn Yard, W1T Evelyn Yard is a road in the W1T postcode area (Tottenham Court Road)
Excel Court, WC2H Excel Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)
Fairgate House, WC1A Fairgate House is a block on New Oxford Street (St Giles)
Falconberg Court, W1D Falconberg Court once ran off Falconberg Mews (Soho)
Falconberg Mews, W1D Falconberg Mews runs off of Sutton Row (Soho)
Fareham Street, W1D Fareham Street was renamed from Titchfield Street in 1951 (Soho)
Film House, W1F Film House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)
Flaxman Court, W1D Flaxman Court was formerly Meard’s Passage and Swan Yard. (Soho)
Flitcroft Street, WC2H Flitcroft Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)
Foley House, W1B Foley House is a block on Maddox Street (Mayfair)
Foubert’s Place, W1B Foubert’s Place is named after a Frenchman who had a riding school here in the reign of Charles II (Soho)
Frith Street, W1D Frith Street is named after Richard Frith, a local builder (Soho)
Ganton Street, W1F Ganton Street runs across Carnaby Street (Soho)
Garrick Street, WC2E Garrick Street is the northern extension of Bedford Street running up to Long Acre and Cranbourne Street (Covent Garden)
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)
George Yard, W1D In 1936, George Yard became Goslett Yard (St Giles)
Gerrard Place, W1D Gerrard Place was known as Nassau Street until 1910 (Soho)
Gerrard Street, W1D Gerrard Street is the main street of Chinatown (Soho)
Glasshouse Street, W1B Glassmaking or Salt Petre manufacturing took place here from the 1670s (Soho)
Golden House, W1F Golden House is a block on Great Pulteney Street (Soho)
Golden Square, W1B Golden Square is a historic Soho square, dating from the 1670s (Soho)
Goodwins Court, WC2N Goodwins Court connects Bedfordbury with St Martin’s Lane (Covent Garden)
Goslett Yard, W1D Goslett Yard was previously George Yard, after an inn at its end (St Giles)
Gossard House, W1S Gossard House is a building on Savile Row
Grafton Street, W1D Grafton Street took its name from Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton, Charles II’s illegitimate son by Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland. (Leicester Square)
Great Castle Street, W1B Great Castle Street was begun in 1722 (Fitzrovia)
Great Castle Street, W1W Great Castle Street was one of the main streets of the Harley Estate (Fitzrovia)
Great Chapel Street, W1D Great Chapel Street is named after the former Huguenot chapel at the north end of Sheraton Street (Soho)
Great Marlborough Street, W1B Great Marlborough Street runs east of Regent Street past Carnaby Street towards Noel Street (Soho)
Great Marlborough Street, W1F Great Marlborough Street was named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (Soho)
Great Newport Street, WC2H Great Newport Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Leicester Square)
Great Pulteney Street, W1F Great Pulteney Street is named for Sir William Pulteney, estate owner in the 1670s (Soho)
Great Windmill Street, W1F Great Windmill Street has had a long association with music and entertainment, most notably the Windmill Theatre (Soho)
Greek Court, W1D Greek Court is a tiny sealed-off alleyway named after a former Greek church established in 1670s (Soho)
Greek Street, W1D Greek Street leads south from Soho Square to Shaftesbury Avenue. (Soho)
Green Dragon Yard, W1B Green Dragon Yard was named after an adjacent pub (Soho)
Greens Court, W1D Greens Court is probably called after Thomas Green, paviour, lessee in 1685 (Soho)
Ham Yard, W1D Ham Yard was the yard behind a 17th century pub called ’The Ham’ (Soho)
Hammer House, W1F Hammer House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)
Hammersley House, W1B Hammersley House is a block on Warwick Street (Soho)
Hanway Place, W1D Hanway Place is named for Major John Hanway (Tottenham Court Road)
Hanway Street, W1D Hanway Street was named after Major John Hanway (Tottenham Court Road)
Haymarket House, W1D Haymarket House is a block on Shaver’s Place (Piccadilly Circus)
Heathcoat House, W1S Heathcoat House is a block on Savile Row (Mayfair)
Heddon House, W1B Heddon House is a block on Regent Street (Soho)
Heddon Street, W1B Heddon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area
Heddon Street, W1B Heddon Street is a road in the W1S postcode area (Soho)
Herrie’s Place, W1D Herrie’s Place was, in the eighteenth century, called Poland Yard (Soho)
Highlight House, W1W Highlight House is a block on Margaret Street (Fitzrovia)
Hills Place, W1D Hills Place leads south off Oxford Street (Oxford Circus)
Hog Lane, WC2H Hog Lane was a lane that went from St Giles’ leper hospital (set up in the 12th century) to the monument to Eleanor at Charing Cross. (St Giles)
Holden House, W1 Holden House is sited on Oxford Street (Tottenham Court Road)
Holland Street, W1F Holland Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area (Soho)
Hollen Street, W1D Hollen Street was laid out in 1715-16 by Allen Hollen (Soho)
Hopkins Street, W1F Hopkins Street was most likely named after Richard Hopkins, plasterer, a lessee in 1709 (Soho)
Horse and Dolphin Yard, W1D Horse and Dolphin Yard once lay behind the Horse and Dolphin Inn (Soho)
Huguenot House, WC2H Huguenot House is a block on Panton Street (Leicester Square)
Husband Street, W1D Husband Street likely derived its name from Thomas Husbands, a painter (Soho)
Ingestre Court, W1F Ingestre Court is sited on Ingestre Place (Soho)
Ingestre Place, W1D In 1868, New Street and Husband Street were collectively renamed Ingestre Place. (Soho)
International House, W1S Residential block (Mayfair)
Irving Street, WC2H Irving Street is named after Henry Irving, the popular Victorian actor (Leicester Square)
Isis House, WC1A Isis House is a building on New Oxford Street (St Giles)
Jammal House, W1S Jammal House is a block on Hanover Street (Mayfair)
Jubilee House, W1 Jubilee House is located on Oxford Street (Oxford Circus)
Kemble House, W1D Kemble House is sited on Dean Street (Soho)
Kemp’s Court, W1F Kemp’s Court is situated in the heart of Berwick Street Market where a line of stalls stretch down both sides of the road. (Soho)
Kent House, W1D Kent House is a block created as showrooms in 1937 (Fitzrovia)
Khiara House, W1D Khiara House can be found on Poland Street (Soho)
Kingly Court, W1B Kingly Court is a shopping court behind Kingly Street (Soho)
Kingly Street, W1B King Street became Kingly Street in 1906 (Soho)
Leicester Court, WC2H Ryders Court was renamed to Leicester Court in 1936 (Leicester Square)
Leicester Place, WC2H Leicester Place leads north from Leicester Square (Soho)
Leicester Square, WC2H Leicester Square is a central tourist attraction of London (Leicester Square)
Leicester Street, SW1Y Leicester Street was named after Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester, who purchased land in 1630 and erected a house (Leicester Square)
Lexington House, W1F Lexington House is a block on Lexington Street (Soho)
Lexington Street, W1D Lexington Street was named in 1885 after Robert Sutton Baron ’Lexinton’, the 17th century inheritor of the Pulteney estate (Soho)
Lisle Street, W1D Lisle Street leads east from Wardour Street (Soho)
Lison House, W1F Lison House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)
Litchfield Street, WC2H Litchfield Street is possibly named after Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield, who was brother-in-law of Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton and son of Charles II (Leicester Square)
Little Argyll Street, W1B Little Argyll Street dates from 1736 (Soho)
Little Compton Street, W1D Little Compton Street was a street in Soho (Soho)
Little Marlborough Street, W1B Little Marlborough Street was named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, an 18th century general (Soho)
Little Newport Street, WC2H Little Newport Street was renamed as Newport Place in 1939 (Leicester Square)
Livonia Street, W1F Livonia Street was originally Bentinck Street, family name of owner the Duke of Portland (Soho)
Lower James Street, W1B Lower James Street leads southeast out of Golden Square (Soho)
Lower John Street, W1B Lower John Street is the southwest exit of Golden Square (Soho)
Lowndes Court, W1F Lowndes Court was named after William Lowndes, its 17th century landowner (Soho)
Macclesfield Street, W1D Macclesfield Street leads into Soho and Chinatown from the north (Soho)
Manette Street, W1D Manette Street in Soho is named after the character from Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities. (Soho)
Mappin House, W1 Mappin House is a block on Winsley Street (Oxford Circus)
Margaret Court, W1W Margaret Court is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)
Margaret Street, W1W Margaret Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)
Market Court, W1D Market Court is a small alleyway north of Oxford Street (Oxford Circus)
Market Place, W1D Market Place is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)
Marlborough Court, W1F Marlborough Court was named for the Duke of Marlborough’s 1704 victory at Blenheim (Soho)
Marlborough House, WC2H Marlborough House is a block on Earlham Street (Covent Garden)
Marlborough Mews, W1F Marlborough Mews became - after 1910 - Ramillies Place (Soho)
Marshall Street, W1F Marshall Street was laid out for Lord Craven in 1733 (Soho)
Marylebone Passage, W1W Marylebone Passage is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)
May’s Court, WC2N May’s Court is a road in the WC2N postcode area (Covent Garden)
Meard Street, W1D John Meard, the younger was a carpenter, later a landowner, who developed the street (Soho)
Mercer Street, WC2H Mercer Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)
Minden House, W1F Minden House is a building on D’Arblay Street (Soho)
Monmouth Street, WC2H Monmouth Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Moor Street, W1D Moor Street first appears by name in 1683 (Soho)
Morley House, W1B Morley House is a block on Regent Street (Fitzrovia)
Nags Head Yard, W1D Nags Head Yard used to lay behind Marlborough Mews (Oxford Circus)
Nassau House, WC2H Nassau House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue (Soho)
National House, W1D National House is located on Wardour Street (Soho)
National House, W1F National House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)
Neal’s Yard, WC2H Neals Yard is one of the most photographed places of London (Covent Garden)
New Burlington Mews, W1B New Burlington Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area (Soho)
New Burlington Place, W1S New Burlington Place is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
New Burlington Street, W1B New Burlington Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)
New Burlington Street, W1B New Burlington Street is a road in the W1B postcode area (Soho)
New Compton Street, WC2H New Compton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)
New Street, W1D New Street existed until 1868 (Soho)
Newburg Road, W1F Newburg Road is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area (Soho)
Newburgh Street, W1F Newburgh Street - formerly West Street - was named after Lord Newburgh, a pupil of De Foubert and mentioned by Evelyn (Soho)
Newport Court, WC2H Newport Court was laid out approximately on the site of the courtyard of Newport House (Leicester Square)
Newport Place, WC2H Newport Place was named after Mountjoy Blount, Earl of Newport (Isle of Wight), who owned a house on Newport Street in the 17th century (Leicester Square)
Noel Street, W1F Noel Street is named after the Duchess of Portland, nee Lady Elizabeth Noel (Soho)
Noland House, W1D Noland House is a block on Poland Street (Soho)
Old Burlington Street, W1J Old Burlington Street connects Burlington Gardens and Clifford Street
Old Compton Street, W1D Old Compton Street is a road that runs east–west through Soho (Soho)
Orange Street, WC2H Orange Street gets its name from William III, Prince of Orange - the reigning king when the street was built. (Leicester Square)
Orion House, WC2H Orion House is a block on Upper St Martin’s Lane (Covent Garden)
Oxendon Street, W1D Oxendon Street, after Sir Henry Oxendon, husband of Mary Baker, daughter of Robert Baker who built the former Piccadilly House nearby (Leicester Square)
Oxford Circus Avenue, W1F Oxford Circus Avenue exists on a lot of London maps but doesn’t exist (Oxford Circus)
Oxford Circus House, W1D Oxford Circus House is sited on Oxford Street (Oxford Circus)
Oxford Circus, W1B Oxford Circus was originally called Regent Circus (Oxford Circus)
Oxford Market, W1D Oxford Market was the name of the streets around the market of the same name (Fitzrovia)
Oxford Street, W1F Oxford Street is the main shopping street of London (Soho)
Palladium House, W1B Palladium House is a grade II listed (in 1981) Art Deco office building located on the corner of Great Marlborough Street and Argyll Street (Soho)
Panton Street, SW1Y Panton Street was named after Colonel Thomas Panton, local property dealer of the 17th century (Leicester Square)
Paramount House, W1F Paramount House can be found on Wardour Street (Soho)
Pargiter Court, W1F Pargiter Court is a block on Silver Place (Soho)
Peter Street, W1D Peter Street likely originated as a passage to the saltpetre house built around 1656, situated between Peter Street and Brewer Street. (Soho)
Phoenix House, WC2H Phoenix House is sited on Phoenix Street (St Giles)
Phoenix Street, WC2H Phoenix Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)
Piccadilly Circus, W1J Piccadilly Circus was laid out by John Nash in 1819 (Piccadilly Circus)
Piccadilly Place, SW1Y Piccadilly Place is an alleyway leading to Vine Street (Piccadilly Circus)
Poland Street, W1F Poland Street was named for the former King of Poland Inn, situated as its northern end (Soho)
Pollen Street, W1S Pollen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area
Portland House, W1W Portland House is a block on Great Portland Street (Fitzrovia)
Portland Mews, W1F Portland Mews is so-named as it is part of the Portland Estate (Soho)
Princess House, W1D Residential block (Fitzrovia)
Quadrant Arcade, W1B Quadrant Arcade - part of a shopping centre - is named after the Quadrant to the south of Regent Street (Soho)
Ramillies House, W1F Ramillies House is sited on Ramillies Street (Soho)
Ramillies Place, W1F Ramillies Place is a short street situated off the southern side of Oxford Street (Soho)
Ramillies Street, W1D Ramillies Street, which was previously known as Blenheim Street before 1885, was situated at a lower level than Oxford Street. (Soho)
Rathbone Place, W1T Rathbone Place honours Captain Rathbone who was the builder of the road and properties thereon from 1718 onwards (Tottenham Court Road)
Regency House, W1B Regency House is sited on Warwick Street (Soho)
Regent Place, W1B Regent Place is named for the Prince Regent at the name of construction (Soho)
Regent Street, W1B Regent Street dates from the 1810s and was named after the Prince Regent, later George IV (Soho)
Richmond Buildings, W1D Richmond Buildings is a turning off Dean Street (Soho)
Richmond Mews, W1D Richmond Mews, like Richmond Buildings, is named for Thomas Richmond (Soho)
Romilly Street, W1D Romilly Street is a small street that runs behind Shaftesbury Avenue and takes its name from lawyer Samuel Romilly (Soho)
Royalty House, W1S Royalty House is a block on Sackville Street (Mayfair)
Royalty Mews, W1D Royalty Mews was named after the former Royalty Theatre (1840-1938) (Soho)
Rupert Court, W1D Rupert Court was named for Prince Rupert of the Rhine, the First Lord of the Admiralty when the court was built in 1676 (Soho)
Rupert Street, W1D Rupert Street – after Prince Rupert of the Rhine, noted 17th century general and son of Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of King James I (Soho)
Sackville Street, W1B Sackville Street runs north from Piccadilly (Mayfair)
Salt House, W1F Salt House is a building on Peter Street (Soho)
Sandringham Court, W1F Sandringham Court can be found on Dufour’s Place (Soho)
Savile Row, W1S Savile Row is known worldwide for gentlemen’s tailoring (Mayfair)
Screen House, W1F Screen House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)
Seven Dials, WC2H Seven Dials was built on the site of the Cock-and-Pie Fields, named for a nearby inn (Covent Garden)
Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D Shaftesbury Avenue is a major street in the West End of London, named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (Soho)
Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H Shaftesbury Avenue was named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, Victorian politician and philanthropist (St Giles)
Sheraton Street, W1D Sheraton Street - formerly Little Chapel Street until 1937 - was renamed after Thomas Sheraton, furniture designer (Soho)
Sherwood Street, W1B Sherwood Street is ultimately named for Francis Sherard, a Pulteney lessee (Piccadilly Circus)
Silver House, W1F Silver House is located on Carnaby Street (Soho)
Silver Place, W1F Silver Place has an unknown name origin (Soho)
Smiths Court, W1D Smiths Court once hosted a blacksmith - hence the name (Soho)
Soho Place, W1D Soho Place is a walkway created in the 2010s when the Crossrail project caused the demolition of the locality (St Giles)
Soho Square, W1D In its early years, Soho Square was one of the most fashionable places to live in London (Soho)
Soho Street, W1D Soho Street leads north out of Soho Square (Soho)
Sounding Alley, WC2H Sounding Alley is a road in the E3 postcode area (St Giles)
St Anne’s Court, W1D St Anne’s Court is an alleyway that connects Dean Street and Wardour Street (Soho)
St George’s House, W1T St George’s House is a block on Wells Street (Fitzrovia)
St Giles High Street, WC2H St Giles High Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)
St Giles House, W1D St Giles House is a block on Poland Street (Soho)
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 Square, WC2H St Giles Square is part of a new, post-Crossrail, development (St Giles)
St Giles Square, WC2H St Giles Square is a modern piazza-style development
St James’s Market, SW1Y St James’s Market was part of the site of St James’s leper hospital in the Middle Ages, named after James, son of Zebedee (Piccadilly Circus)
St Martins Court, WC2H St Martins Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2N postal area (Leicester Square)
St Martins Lane, WC2N St Martins Lane runs up to Seven Dials from St Martin’s-in-the-Fields (Covent Garden)
St Martins Street, WC2H St Martins Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Leicester Square)
Stacey Street, WC2H Stacey Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)
Stirling Court, W1F Stirling Court is a block on Marshall Street (Soho)
Sutherland House, W1F Sutherland House is a block on Argyll Street (Soho)
Sutton Row, W1D Sutton Row has existed since 1681 (Soho)
Swallow Street, SW1Y Swallow Street honours Thomas Swallow, lessee in 1540 of the pastures on which the road was built (Piccadilly Circus)
Swan House, W1D Swan House is a block on Poland Street (Soho)
Swiss Court, SW1Y Swiss Court is named for the former Swiss Centre, once located here (Leicester Square)
Tenison Court, W1B Tenison Court was named for Dr Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury (Soho)
The London Pavillion, SW1Y The London Pavilion is a building on Piccadilly Circus (Soho)
Thomas Neal Centre, WC2H Thomas Neal Centre is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Tisbury Court, W1D Tisbury Court lies off Wardour Street (Soho)
Titchfield Street, W1D Titchfield Street became Fareham Street in 1951 (Soho)
Tower Court, WC2H Tower Court is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Tower Street, WC2H Tower Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (Covent Garden)
Townsend House, W1D Residential block (Soho)
Turks Head Yard, W1D Turks Head Yard was once a courtyard north of Oxford Street (Oxford Circus)
Turner House, W1B Turner House is a block on Great Marlborough Street (Soho)
Tyler’s Court, W1F A plot of land here was rented to Richard Tyler in 1682 when the area remained fields (Soho)
United Kingdom House, W1D United Kingdom House is a block on Great Titchfield Street (Fitzrovia)
Upper James Street, W1F Upper James Street is the northernmost street leading into Golden Square (Soho)
Upper John Street, W1B Upper John Street leads northwest out of Golden Square (Soho)
Upper St Martin’s Lane, WC2H This is a street in the WC2H postcode area (Covent Garden)
Urbanora House, W1F Urbanora House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)
Vale Royal House, WC2H Vale Royal House is a block on Charing Cross Road (Leicester Square)
Victory House, W1B Victory House is a block on Regent Street (Piccadilly Circus)
Vigo Street, W1J Vigo Street is a short street running west from Regent Street
Vine Street, SW1Y Vine Street is a short dead-end street running east from Swallow Street and is parallel to Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)
Walker’s Court, W1D Walker’s Court is one of the many passageways which in past years was known as ’Paved Alley’. (Soho)
Wardour Mews, W1F Wardour Mews is a cul-de-sac off of Portland Street (Soho)
Wardour Street, W1D The W1D part of Wardour Street south of Shaftesbury Avenue runs through London’s Chinatown (Soho)
Wardour Street, W1F Wardour Street is a street that runs north from Leicester Square, through Chinatown, across Shaftesbury Avenue to Oxford Street (Soho)
Warwick Street, W1B Warwick Street was previously known as both Dog Lane and Marrowbone Lane (Soho)
Waverley House, W1F Waverley House is a block on Noel Street (Soho)
Wedgwood Mews, W1D Wedgwood Mews hosted Josiah Wedgwood’s showrooms between 1774 and 1795 (Soho)
Wellington Mews, W1B Wellington Mews was a new name for a stable yard without a name before the nineteenth century (Soho)
Wells Street, W1D Wells Street - ’Welses Lane’ - is first recorded in 1692 (Fitzrovia)
West End House, W1D West End House is a block on Hill’s Place (Oxford Circus)
West Street, WC2H West Street was most likely created in the 1680s or before (Covent Garden)
Western House, W1F Western House is a block on Argyll Street (Oxford Circus)
Westmorland House, W1B Westmorland House is a block on Regent Street (Soho)
Whitcomb Street, WC2H Whitcomb Street - named after William Whitcomb, 17th century brewer and property developer (Leicester Square)
White Bear Yard, WC2H White Bear Yard - named after a former pub - was off the north side of Lisle Street (Soho)
Wilder Walk, W1J Wilder Walk was named for Councillor Ian Wilder in 2012 (Piccadilly Circus)
William Blake House, W1F William Blake House is a block on Marshall Street (Soho)
Wingate House, WC2H Wingate House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue (Soho)
Winnett Street, W1D Previously Upper Rupert Street, Winnett Street was ultimately named after local eigteenth-century glass merchant Thomas Winnet (Soho)
Winsley Street, W1D Winsley Street is a road leading north from Oxford Street to Eastcastle Street (Fitzrovia)
Woolverstone House, W1T Woolverstone House is a block on Berners Street (Fitzrovia)
York House, W1T York House is sited on Berners Street (Fitzrovia)


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Trafalgar Square was a former station on the Bakerloo Line before it combined with Strand station on the Northern Line to become the new Charing Cross underground station.
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Piccadilly Theatre (2007)
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London Hippodrome in 2017
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Sectional view of Wyld’s Great Globe, which stood in Leicester Square, London 1851–62
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De Hems, 11 Macclesfield Street and the entrance to Horse & Dolphin Yard. This pub is a centre for Dutch expats living in London. It was also the location where the Rolling Stones first met Andrew Loog Oldham, their future manager
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