Swallow Place, W1B

Swallow Place is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area.

Oxford Circus panorama (2006)
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Parkers Row, SE1 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. Reply
Lindsay Trott Lockside, E14 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. Reply
Janelle Robbins Blossom Place, E1 Added: 27 Dec 2024 18:47 GMT	Harriet Robbins Please get in touch re Harriet Robbins Reply
Dave Hinves Bacon Street, E1 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. Reply
Kevin Pont St George’s Square, SW1V Added: 23 Nov 2024 17:03 GMT	St Georges Square This is rather lovely and well worth a visit! Reply
Simon Chapman Blossom Place, E1 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. Reply
Mark G Skidmore Street, E1 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. Reply
Alan Russell Cheshire Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 14:36 GMT	Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Hanover Square Rooms The Hanover Square Rooms (also called the Queen’s Concert Rooms) were assembly rooms principally for musical performances.

Hanover Square Rooms

Oxford Circus Oxford Circus, designed by John Nash in 1811.

Oxford Circus

NEARBY STREETS

Aberdeen Mews, W1F Aberdeen Mews was situated off Ramillies Place (Soho)

Aberdeen Mews, W1F

Allan House, W1G Allan House is a block on John Princes Street (Oxford Circus)

Allan House, W1G

Argyll Street, W1F Argyll Street was named after John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, owner of the land in the 18th century (Soho)

Argyll Street, W1F

Binstead Street, W1D Binstead Street used to lead from Oxford Street to Oxford Market (Oxford Circus)

Binstead Street, W1D

Carnaby Street, W1F Carnaby Street became the heart of Swinging London (Soho)

Carnaby Street, W1F

Cavendish Square, W1G Cavendish Square was laid out in 1717–18 at the beginning of the transformation of Harley family lands in Marylebone (Marylebone)

Cavendish Square, W1G

Cavendish Street, W1G Cavendish Street is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)

Cavendish Street, W1G

Dering Street, W1S Dering Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Bond Street)

Dering Street, W1S

Eastcastle Street, W1D Eastcastle Street was originally called Castle Street East (Fitzrovia)

Eastcastle Street, W1D

Flanders House, W1G Flanders House is sited on Cavendish Square (Oxford Circus)

Flanders House, W1G

Foley House, W1B Foley House is a block on Maddox Street (Mayfair)

Foley House, W1B

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)

Foubert’s Place, W1B

Ganton Street, W1F Ganton Street runs across Carnaby Street (Soho)

Ganton Street, W1F

Great Castle Street, W1B Great Castle Street was begun in 1722 (Fitzrovia)

Great Castle Street, W1B

Great Castle Street, W1W Great Castle Street was one of the main streets of the Harley Estate (Fitzrovia)

Great Castle Street, W1W

Great Marlborough Street, W1B Great Marlborough Street runs east of Regent Street past Carnaby Street towards Noel Street (Soho)

Great Marlborough Street, W1B

Green Dragon Yard, W1B Green Dragon Yard was named after an adjacent pub (Soho)

Green Dragon Yard, W1B

Greybrook House, W1K Greybrook House can be found on Brook Street (Bond Street)

Greybrook House, W1K

Hanover Court, W1S Hanover Court is a building on Hanover Square (Mayfair)

Hanover Court, W1S

Hanover House, W1S Hanover House can be found on Harewood Place (Mayfair)

Hanover House, W1S

Hanover Square, W1S Hanover Square was created as the ’Whig’ square with Cavendish Square being the ’Tory’ square (Mayfair)

Hanover Square, W1S

Hanover Street, W1S Hanover Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)

Hanover Street, W1S

Harcourt House, W1G Harcourt House is a block on Cavendish Square (Marylebone)

Harcourt House, W1G

Harewood Place, W1C Harewood Place is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)

Harewood Place, W1C

Highlight House, W1W Highlight House is a block on Margaret Street (Fitzrovia)

Highlight House, W1W

Hills Place, W1D Hills Place leads south off Oxford Street (Oxford Circus)

Hills Place, W1D

Holles Street, W1C Holles Street runs north from Oxford Street, on the east side of the John Lewis store (Oxford Circus)

Holles Street, W1C

International House, W1S Residential block (Mayfair)

International House, W1S

Jammal House, W1S Jammal House is a block on Hanover Street (Mayfair)

Jammal House, W1S

John Prince’s Street, W1G This is a street in the W1G postcode area (Oxford Circus)

John Prince’s Street, W1G

Jubilee House, W1 Jubilee House is located on Oxford Street (Oxford Circus)

Jubilee House, W1

Kent House, W1D Kent House is a block created as showrooms in 1937 (Fitzrovia)

Kent House, W1D

Little Argyll Street, W1B Little Argyll Street dates from 1736 (Soho)

Little Argyll Street, W1B

Little Marlborough Street, W1B Little Marlborough Street was named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, an 18th century general (Soho)

Little Marlborough Street, W1B

Lowndes Court, W1F Lowndes Court was named after William Lowndes, its 17th century landowner (Soho)

Lowndes Court, W1F

Maddox Street, W1S Maddox Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)

Maddox Street, W1S

Margaret Street, W1B Margaret Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area (Fitzrovia)

Margaret Street, W1B

Mark House, W1B Mark House is a block on Maddox Street (Mayfair)

Mark House, W1B

Market Court, W1D Market Court is a small alleyway north of Oxford Street (Oxford Circus)

Market Court, W1D

Market Place, W1D Market Place is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)

Market Place, W1D

Marlborough Court, W1F Marlborough Court was named for the Duke of Marlborough’s 1704 victory at Blenheim (Soho)

Marlborough Court, W1F

Marlborough Mews, W1F Marlborough Mews became - after 1910 - Ramillies Place (Soho)

Marlborough Mews, W1F

Mason’s Arms Mews, W1S Mason’s Arms Mews is a road in the W1S postcode area (Mayfair)

Mason’s Arms Mews, W1S

Medici Courtyard, W1S Medici Courtyard is a location in London (Bond Street)

Medici Courtyard, W1S

Mimosa House, W1B Mimosa House can be found on Princes Street (Mayfair)

Mimosa House, W1B

Nags Head Yard, W1D Nags Head Yard used to lay behind Marlborough Mews (Oxford Circus)

Nags Head Yard, W1D

Newburg Road, W1F Newburg Road is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area (Soho)

Newburg Road, W1F

Newburgh Street, W1F Newburgh Street - formerly West Street - was named after Lord Newburgh, a pupil of De Foubert and mentioned by Evelyn (Soho)

Newburgh Street, W1F

Old Cavendish Street, W1 Old Cavendish Street is a road in the W1 postcode area (Oxford Circus)

Old Cavendish Street, W1

Oxford Circus Avenue, W1F Oxford Circus Avenue exists on a lot of London maps but doesn’t exist (Oxford Circus)

Oxford Circus Avenue, W1F

Oxford Circus House, W1D Oxford Circus House is sited on Oxford Street (Oxford Circus)

Oxford Circus House, W1D

Oxford Circus, W1B Oxford Circus was originally called Regent Circus (Oxford Circus)

Oxford Circus, W1B

Oxford Market, W1D Oxford Market was the name of the streets around the market of the same name (Fitzrovia)

Oxford Market, W1D

Oxford Street, W1S Oxford Street is England’s most famous and popular shopping street (Mayfair)

Oxford Street, W1S

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)

Palladium House, W1B

Portland House, W1W Portland House is a block on Great Portland Street (Fitzrovia)

Portland House, W1W

Princes Street, W1B Princes Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area (Oxford Circus)

Princes Street, W1B

Princess House, W1D Residential block (Fitzrovia)

Princess House, W1D

Ramillies House, W1F Ramillies House is sited on Ramillies Street (Soho)

Ramillies House, W1F

Ramillies Place, W1F Ramillies Place is a short street situated off the southern side of Oxford Street (Soho)

Ramillies Place, W1F

Ramillies Street, W1D Ramillies Street, which was previously known as Blenheim Street before 1885, was situated at a lower level than Oxford Street. (Soho)

Ramillies Street, W1D

Roxburghe House, W1B Roxburghe House is sited on Regent Street (Fitzrovia)

Roxburghe House, W1B

St George Street, W1S St George Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)

St George Street, W1S

St Georges House, W1S St Georges House can be found on Hanover Square (Mayfair)

St Georges House, W1S

Sutherland House, W1F Sutherland House is a block on Argyll Street (Soho)

Sutherland House, W1F

Swallow Place, W1B Swallow Place is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area (Oxford Circus)

Swallow Place, W1B

Tenterden Street, W1S Tenterden Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)

Tenterden Street, W1S

Turks Head Yard, W1D Turks Head Yard was once a courtyard north of Oxford Street (Oxford Circus)

Turks Head Yard, W1D

Turner House, W1B Turner House is a block on Great Marlborough Street (Soho)

Turner House, W1B

United Kingdom House, W1D United Kingdom House is a block on Great Titchfield Street (Fitzrovia)

United Kingdom House, W1D

Vogue House, W1S Vogue House is a block on Hanover Square (Mayfair)

Vogue House, W1S

West End House, W1D West End House is a block on Hill’s Place (Oxford Circus)

West End House, W1D

Western House, W1F Western House is a block on Argyll Street (Oxford Circus)

Western House, W1F

Winsley Street, W1D Winsley Street is a road leading north from Oxford Street to Eastcastle Street (Fitzrovia)

Winsley Street, W1D

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Get Back Credit: Stable Diffusion TUM image id: 1675076090 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Transmission TUM image id: 1509553463 Licence:	BT Tower The Post Office Tower - now known as the BT Tower - opened in the Fitzrovia area of central London in 1965. The tower’s main structure was 177 metres high. A further section of aerial rigging brought the total height to 191m. It was the tallest building in the UK until London’s NatWest Tower opened in 1980. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1481989234 Licence:	The Prince of Wales Theatre in 1903 shortly before its demolition for the building of the Scala Theatre in 1904. Credit: Caroline Blomfield TUM image id: 1492875482 Licence:	Fairyland, 92 Tottenham Court Road (1905) Fairyland was an amusement arcade with a shooting range, owned and run by Henry Stanton Morley (1875-1916) during the period leading up to and during the First World War. It was closed after (unintentionally according to its owners), it was used to practice political assassinations. Notably, attempts on the life of Prime Minister Herbert Asquith (planned but not carried out) and Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie (carried out). TUM image id: 1490541720 Licence:
Piccadilly Theatre (2007) Credit: Turquoisefish TUM image id: 1556885906 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Truefitt & Hill products Truefitt & Hill is the oldest barbershop in the world, as certified by Guinness Book of World Records in April 2000. Truefitt was established in 1805 by William Francis Truefitt. Truefitt styled himself as hairdresser to the British Royal Court and the firm received their first Royal Warrant from King George III. In 1911, Edwin Hill set up a barber shop on Old Bond Street, also near the royal neighbourhoods in London and it was to this address H.P. Truefitt (William’s nephew) moved in 1935 to create Truefitt & Hill. The present location of Truefitt & Hill at 71 St James’s Street, was taken up in 1994. Credit: Wiki Commons/psd TUM image id: 1677764605 Licence:	A Friday Evening Discourse at the Royal Institution; Sir James Dewar on Liquid Hydrogen (1904) Credit: Henry Jamyn Brooks TUM image id: 1661785947 Licence:	Swears & Wells Ltd at 192 Regent Street, ’Ladies Modes’ (1925) Originally in Regent Street, the store moved to Oxford Street in the 1930s and became a national chain of furriers. This original Regent Street location became Hamleys. Swear and Wells is a department store in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels - a rival to Crumley’s and Horrids. It is renowned for its upmarket food hall which boasts an unparalleled selection of imported Überwaldean food and drink. Credit: Bishopsgate Institute TUM image id: 1665666004 Licence:	London Library, 14 St James’s Square. The London Library is a self-supporting, independent institution. It is a registered charity whose sole aim is the advancement of education, learning and knowledge. The adjacent building (13 St James’s Square) is the High Commission of Cyprus. Credit: Wiki Commons/GrindtXX TUM image id: 1660307621 Licence: CC BY 2.0
The Champion in Fitzrovia is a fine Grade II listed pub with Victorian-style fittings. Its most notable feature is the splendid stained glass windows of the ground floor bar, featuring British historical characters, including David Livingstone, Florence Nightingale, and cricketer W.G. Grace. The windows look old but were installed in 1989 and are the work of Ann Sotheran. TUM image id: 1684490166 Licence:	’The Café Royal’ (1911) The huge variety of public leisure interiors – cafés, music halls and clubs among them – depicted by artists linked to the Camden Town Group reveal their enthusiasm for and direct engagement with the new entertainment and refreshment spaces of modern urban life. The leisure districts of early twentieth-century central London were safer, better lit and more easily accessible than they had been in the 1890s, and the expansion of the Underground network and the rise in motorised travel allowed many more people the opportunity to enjoy a daytrip to the city. Writing in 1902, the journalist George Sims imagined the ideal metropolitan excursion in an article entitled ‘A Country Cousin’s Day in Town’. Beginning with a trip to Madame Tussaud’s, a ride to Tower Hill on the Metropolitan Railway, and a refreshment stop at Pimm’s luncheon counter, the morning would end with a stroll around the Royal Aquarium, a visit to St James’s Hall in Piccadilly and to the nearby Egyptian Hall. The evening would commence with dinner in the artists’ room at Pagani’s, a visit to the ‘poetic and beautifully draped’ ballet at the Alhambra Theatre, a ‘long glass of lager’ in the continental style at the cosmopolitan Hotel de L’Europe with its Parisian inspired décor, and a visit to the latest moving picture show at the Palace Theatre. After catching the end of the ballet at the Empire, the evening would draw to a close with a peep into the ‘luxurious Criterion bar and American café’, a glance at the seafood display in the window of Scott’s, and a leisurely nightcap at the Café Royal ‘seated comfortably on a luxurious lounge’. Credit: Charles Ginner (1878–1952) TUM image id: 9532667 Licence:	The Marie Antoinette Suite at the Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly (1914) Credit: Architectural Record Company, New York TUM image id: 1657550221 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly Credit: Simon Gunzinger TUM image id: 1653912771 Licence:	Engraving of the Hanover Square Rooms in Hanover Square. For a century this was the principal concert venue in London. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1674215047 Licence: