Adam and Eve Inn

The Adam and Eve was an inn on Oxford Street.

Not to be confused with a later pub to its north, a plan of 1708 shows the Adam and Eve as “a detached road-side public-house.” It stood in the “Dung Field” near to the present Adam and Eve Court, almost opposite Poland Street.

Nearby was Figg’s boarding house, standing isolated from other buildings.

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Scott Hatton

Savile Row, W1S

Added: 30 Jan 2023 11:28 GMT

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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

Tisbury Court, W1D

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Tisbury Court Jazz Bar
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Aberdeen Mews, W1F Aberdeen Mews was situated off Ramillies Place (Soho)

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Adam and Eve Court, W1D The court was named for the nearby Adam and Eve tavern (Fitzrovia)

Adam and Eve Court, W1D

Adeline Place, WC1B Adeline Place was named after Adeline Marie Russell (Bloomsbury)

Adeline Place, WC1B

All Souls Place, W1B All Souls Place is a short cul-de-sac in the shadow of All Souls Church, originating in the eighteenth century as a mews off Edward Street (Fitzrovia)

All Souls Place, W1B

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

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Ambika House, W1B Ambika House is located on Portland Place (Oxford Circus)

Ambika House, W1B

Andrew Borde Street, W1D Andrew Borde Street was situated opposite the end of Sutton Row and under the Centre Point development (St Giles)

Andrew Borde Street, W1D

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

Arlette House, W1F Arlette House is a block on Meard Street (Soho)

Arlette House, W1F

Arthur Stanley House, W1T Arthur Stanley House is located on Tottenham Street (Fitzrovia)

Arthur Stanley House, W1T

Artists House, W1D Artists House is a block on Manette Street (Soho)

Artists House, W1D

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

AWL House, W1W

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

Balfour House, W1W

Bateman Street, W1D Bateman Street was named for Sir James Bateman, local landowner and Lord Mayor of London in the 1670s (Soho)

Bateman Street, W1D

Bateman’s Buildings, W1D Bateman’s Buildings runs north from Bateman Street (Soho)

Bateman’s Buildings, W1D

Bayley Street, WC1B Bayley Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1B postal area (Bloomsbury)

Bayley Street, WC1B

Beak Street, W1F Beak Street is named after Thomas Beake, one of the Queen’s messengers (Soho)

Beak Street, W1F

Bedford Avenue, WC1B Bedford Avenue is one of the streets of London in the WC1B postal area (Bloomsbury)

Bedford Avenue, WC1B

Bedford Court Mansions, WC1B Bedford Court Mansions is a block on Adeline Place (Bloomsbury)

Bedford Court Mansions, WC1B

Bedford Square, WC1B Bedford Square was designed as a unified architectural composition in 1775-6 by Thomas Leverton (Bloomsbury)

Bedford Square, WC1B

Belmont House, W1W Belmont House is a block on Candover Street (Fitzrovia)

Belmont House, W1W

Berners Mews, W1T Berners Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Berners Mews, W1T

Berners Place, W1T Berners Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Tottenham Court Road)

Berners Place, W1T

Berners Street, W1D William Berners completed building in 1763 what is today Berners Street. (Fitzrovia)

Berners Street, W1D

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)

Berners Street, W1D

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

Berwick Road, W1F

Berwick Street, W1F Berwick Street commemorates the Duke of Berwick, an illegitimate son of James II (Soho)

Berwick Street, W1F

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

Binstead Street, W1D

Bird Street, W1T Bird Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Bird Street, W1T

Bloomsbury House, WC1B Bloomsbury House is a block on Bedford Square (Bloomsbury)

Bloomsbury House, WC1B

Blore Court, W1F Blore Court - situated at 3 Berwick Street - was built over after the Second World War (Soho)

Blore Court, W1F

Bourchier Street, W1D Bourchier Street was formerly, Hedge Lane, Milk Alley and Little Dean Street (Soho)

Bourchier Street, W1D

Bourlet Close, W1W Bourlet Close is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)

Bourlet Close, W1W

Brewer Street, W1D Brewer Street runs west to east from Glasshouse Street to Wardour Street (Soho)

Brewer Street, W1D

Bridle Lane, W1B Abraham Bridle, carpenter, was lessee in the 1680s (Soho)

Bridle Lane, W1B

Broadcasting House, W1A Broadcasting House is a block on Portland Place (Fitzrovia)

Broadcasting House, W1A

Broadwick Street, W1F Broadwick Street runs west-east between Marshall Street and Wardour Street, crossing Berwick Street (Soho)

Broadwick Street, W1F

Brock House, W1W Brock House is a building on Langham Street (Fitzrovia)

Brock House, W1W

Bromley Place, W1T Bromley Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Bromley Place, W1T

Bywell Place, W1W Bywell Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Bywell Place, W1W

Cambridge Circus, WC2H Cambridge Circus is the intersection of Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road (Soho)

Cambridge Circus, WC2H

Candover Street, W1W Candover Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)

Candover Street, W1W

Cape Yard, W1D A street within the W1D postcode (Soho)

Cape Yard, W1D

Carlisle Street, W1D Carlisle Street commemorates the former mansion of the Countess of Carlisle during the eighteenth century (Soho)

Carlisle Street, W1D

Carlisle Walk, W1D Carlisle Walk is a road in the E8 postcode area (Soho)

Carlisle Walk, W1D

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

Carnaby Street, W1F

Cavendish Place, W1G Cavendish Place is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Oxford Circus)

Cavendish Place, W1G

Centre Point, WC2H Centre Point is a controversial 1960s-built tower block

Centre Point, WC2H

Century House, W1D Century House is a block on Oxford Street (Tottenham Court Road)

Century House, W1D

Chandos Street, W1G Chandos Street is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Oxford Circus)

Chandos Street, W1G

Chapone Place, W1D Hester Chapone lived No 8 Dean Street in the 1770s (Soho)

Chapone Place, W1D

Charlotte Place, W1T Charlotte Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Charlotte Place, W1T

Charlotte Street, W1T Charlotte Street was laid out in the mid 18th century on open fields (Fitzrovia)

Charlotte Street, W1T

Cinema House, W1F Cinema House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)

Cinema House, W1F

College Court, W1D College Court is a building on Berners Street (Tottenham Court Road)

College Court, W1D

Colville Place, W1T Colville Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Tottenham Court Road)

Colville Place, W1T

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

Conduit Street, W1S

Creston House, W1F Creston House is a block on Great Pulteney Street (Soho)

Creston House, W1F

D’Arblay House, W1F D’Arblay House is located on D’Arblay Street (Soho)

D’Arblay House, W1F

D’Arblay Street, W1F D’Arblay Street is named after Fanny Burney’s married name, Madame D’Arblay (Soho)

D’Arblay Street, W1F

Dean Street, W1D Dean Street is a historically rich thoroughfare that extends from Oxford Street to Shaftesbury Avenue. (Soho)

Dean Street, W1D

Denmark Place, WC2H Denmark Place was an alleyway one block north of Denmark Street (St Giles)

Denmark Place, WC2H

Denmark Street, WC2H Denmark Street is one of the streets of London in the WC2H postal area (St Giles)

Denmark Street, WC2H

Diadem Court, W1D Crown Court was renamed as Diadem Court in 1896 (Soho)

Diadem Court, W1D

Duchess Street, W1B Duchess Street is a road in the W1B postcode area (Marylebone)

Duchess Street, W1B

Duchess Street, W1W Duchess Street runs from Mansfield Street to Hallam Street, across Portland Place (Marylebone)

Duchess Street, W1W

Duck Lane, W1F Duck Lane was possibly known for duck baiting (Soho)

Duck Lane, W1F

Dufours Place, W1F Paul Dufour was the lessee of this land from Pulteney in 1720s (Soho)

Dufours Place, W1F

East Street, W1T East Street is one of the streets in the Twickenham postal district (Tottenham Court Road)

East Street, W1T

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

Eastcastle Street, W1D

Eastcastle Street, W1T The portion of Eastcastle Street to the east of Wells Street originally belonged to the Berners Estate (Fitzrovia)

Eastcastle Street, W1T

Egmont House, WC2H Egmont House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue (Soho)

Egmont House, WC2H

Europa House, W1F Europa House is a block on Great Marlborough Street (Soho)

Europa House, W1F

Evelyn Yard, W1T Evelyn Yard is a road in the W1T postcode area (Tottenham Court Road)

Evelyn Yard, W1T

Falconberg Court, W1D Falconberg Court once ran off Falconberg Mews (Soho)

Falconberg Court, W1D

Falconberg Mews, W1D Falconberg Mews runs off of Sutton Row (Soho)

Falconberg Mews, W1D

Fareham Street, W1D Fareham Street was renamed from Titchfield Street in 1951 (Soho)

Fareham Street, W1D

Film House, W1F Film House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)

Film House, W1F

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

Flanders House, W1G

Flaxman Court, W1D Flaxman Court was formerly Meard’s Passage and Swan Yard. (Soho)

Flaxman Court, W1D

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

Foley House, W1B

Foley Street, W1W Foley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)

Foley Street, W1W

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

Frith Street, W1D Frith Street is named after Richard Frith, a local builder (Soho)

Frith Street, W1D

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

Ganton Street, W1F

George Yard, W1D In 1936, George Yard became Goslett Yard (St Giles)

George Yard, W1D

Gerrard Place, W1D Gerrard Place was known as Nassau Street until 1910 (Soho)

Gerrard Place, W1D

Golden House, W1F Golden House is a block on Great Pulteney Street (Soho)

Golden House, W1F

Goodge Place, W1T Goodge Place is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Goodge Place, W1T

Goodge Street, W1T Goodge Street was named after John Goodge a carpenter who along with his two nephews developed Crab Tree Fields to form Goodge Street in 1740 (Fitzrovia)

Goodge Street, W1T

Gosfield House, W1W Gosfield House is a building on Gosfield Street (Fitzrovia)

Gosfield House, W1W

Gosfield Street, W1W Gosfield Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)

Gosfield Street, W1W

Goslett Yard, W1D Goslett Yard was previously George Yard, after an inn at its end (St Giles)

Goslett Yard, W1D

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)

Grafton Street, W1D

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 Chapel Street, W1D Great Chapel Street is named after the former Huguenot chapel at the north end of Sheraton Street (Soho)

Great Chapel Street, W1D

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

Great Marlborough Street, W1B

Great Marlborough Street, W1F Great Marlborough Street was named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (Soho)

Great Marlborough Street, W1F

Great Pulteney Street, W1F Great Pulteney Street is named for Sir William Pulteney, estate owner in the 1670s (Soho)

Great Pulteney Street, W1F

Great Titchfield Street, W1W Great Titchfield Street is one of the streets of London in the W1 postal area (Fitzrovia)

Great Titchfield Street, W1W

Greek Court, W1D Greek Court is a tiny sealed-off alleyway named after a former Greek church established in 1670s (Soho)

Greek Court, W1D

Greek Street, W1D Greek Street leads south from Soho Square to Shaftesbury Avenue. (Soho)

Greek Street, W1D

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

Green Dragon Yard, W1B

Greens Court, W1D Greens Court is probably called after Thomas Green, paviour, lessee in 1685 (Soho)

Greens Court, W1D

Gresse Street, W1T Gresse Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Tottenham Court Road)

Gresse Street, W1T

Hammer House, W1F Hammer House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)

Hammer House, W1F

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

Hanway Place, W1D Hanway Place is named for Major John Hanway (Tottenham Court Road)

Hanway Place, W1D

Hanway Street, W1D Hanway Street was named after Major John Hanway (Tottenham Court Road)

Hanway Street, W1D

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

Harewood Place, W1C

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

Harford House, W1W

Henry Wood House, W1B Henry Wood House is a block on Langham Place (Fitzrovia)

Henry Wood House, W1B

Herrie’s Place, W1D Herrie’s Place was, in the eighteenth century, called Poland Yard (Soho)

Herrie’s Place, W1D

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

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)

Hog Lane, WC2H

Holden House, W1 Holden House is sited on Oxford Street (Tottenham Court Road)

Holden House, W1

Holland Street, W1F Holland Street is one of the streets of London in the W1F postal area (Soho)

Holland Street, W1F

Hollen Street, W1D Hollen Street was laid out in 1715-16 by Allen Hollen (Soho)

Hollen Street, 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

Hopkins Street, W1F Hopkins Street was most likely named after Richard Hopkins, plasterer, a lessee in 1709 (Soho)

Hopkins Street, W1F

Horse and Dolphin Yard, W1D Horse and Dolphin Yard once lay behind the Horse and Dolphin Inn (Soho)

Horse and Dolphin Yard, W1D

Husband Street, W1D Husband Street likely derived its name from Thomas Husbands, a painter (Soho)

Husband Street, W1D

Ingestre Court, W1F Ingestre Court is sited on Ingestre Place (Soho)

Ingestre Court, W1F

Ingestre Place, W1D In 1868, New Street and Husband Street were collectively renamed Ingestre Place. (Soho)

Ingestre Place, W1D

International House, W1S Residential block (Mayfair)

International House, W1S

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

James Boswell House, W1W

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

Julian House, W1T Julian House is a building on Windmill Street (Fitzrovia)

Julian House, W1T

Kemble House, W1D Kemble House is sited on Dean Street (Soho)

Kemble House, W1D

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)

Kemp’s Court, W1F

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

Kent House, W1D

Khiara House, W1D Khiara House can be found on Poland Street (Soho)

Khiara House, W1D

King House, W1S King House can be found on Maddox Street (Mayfair)

King House, W1S

Kingly Court, W1B Kingly Court is a shopping court behind Kingly Street (Soho)

Kingly Court, W1B

Kingly Street, W1B King Street became Kingly Street in 1906 (Soho)

Kingly Street, W1B

Kirkman House, W1T Kirkman House is a building on Whitfield Street (Tottenham Court Road)

Kirkman House, W1T

Langham House, W1B Residential block (Oxford Circus)

Langham House, W1B

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

Langham Place, W1B

Langham Street, W1W Langham Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)

Langham Street, W1W

Leverton House, WC1B Leverton House is a block on Bedford Square (Bloomsbury)

Leverton House, WC1B

Lexington House, W1F Lexington House is a block on Lexington Street (Soho)

Lexington House, W1F

Lexington Street, W1D Lexington Street was named in 1885 after Robert Sutton Baron ’Lexinton’, the 17th century inheritor of the Pulteney estate (Soho)

Lexington Street, W1D

Lison House, W1F Lison House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)

Lison House, W1F

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

Little Argyll Street, W1B

Little Compton Street, W1D Little Compton Street was a street in Soho (Soho)

Little Compton Street, W1D

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

Little Portland Street, W1W Little Portland Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)

Little Portland Street, W1W

Little Titchen Street, W1W Little Titchen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)

Little Titchen Street, W1W

Little Titchfield Street, W1W Little Titchfield Street is a road in the W1W postcode area (Fitzrovia)

Little Titchfield Street, W1W

Livonia Street, W1F Livonia Street was originally Bentinck Street, family name of owner the Duke of Portland (Soho)

Livonia Street, W1F

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

Lowndes Court, W1F

Macclesfield Street, W1D Macclesfield Street leads into Soho and Chinatown from the north (Soho)

Macclesfield Street, W1D

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

Maddox Street, W1S

Manette Street, W1D Manette Street in Soho is named after the character from Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities. (Soho)

Manette Street, W1D

Mappin House, W1 Mappin House is a block on Winsley Street (Oxford Circus)

Mappin House, W1

Margaret Court, W1W Margaret Court is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)

Margaret Court, W1W

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

Margaret Street, W1B

Margaret Street, W1W Margaret Street is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)

Margaret Street, W1W

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

Marshall Street, W1F Marshall Street was laid out for Lord Craven in 1733 (Soho)

Marshall Street, W1F

Marylebone Passage, W1W Marylebone Passage is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)

Marylebone Passage, W1W

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

Mason’s Arms Mews, W1S

Meard Street, W1D John Meard, the younger was a carpenter, later a landowner, who developed the street (Soho)

Meard Street, W1D

Met Building, W1T Met Building is a block on Percy Street (Tottenham Court Road)

Met Building, W1T

Middleton Buildings, W1W Middleton Buildings is one of the streets of London in the W1W postal area (Fitzrovia)

Middleton Buildings, W1W

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

Middleton Place, W1W

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

Mill Street, W1S

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

Mimosa House, W1B

Minden House, W1F Minden House is a building on D’Arblay Street (Soho)

Minden House, W1F

Moor Street, W1D Moor Street first appears by name in 1683 (Soho)

Moor Street, W1D

Morley House, W1B Morley House is a block on Regent Street (Fitzrovia)

Morley House, W1B

Morley House, W1W Residential block (Fitzrovia)

Morley House, W1W

Mortimer Street, W1T Mortimer Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Mortimer Street, W1T

Mortimer Street, W1T A street within the W1W postcode (Fitzrovia)

Mortimer Street, W1T

Mortimer Street, W1W Mortimer Street is one of the streets of London in the W1 postal area (Fitzrovia)

Mortimer Street, W1W

Morwell Street, WC1B Morwell Street is a road in the WC1B postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Morwell Street, WC1B

Mottram House, W1T Mottram House is located on Whitfield Street (Tottenham Court Road)

Mottram House, W1T

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

Nags Head Yard, W1D

Nash House, W1S Nash House is a building on St George Street (Mayfair)

Nash House, W1S

Nassau House, WC2H Nassau House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue (Soho)

Nassau House, WC2H

Nassau Street, W1T Nassau Street runs north from Mortimer Street (Fitzrovia)

Nassau Street, W1T

National House, W1D National House is located on Wardour Street (Soho)

National House, W1D

National House, W1F National House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)

National House, W1F

New Burlington Place, W1S New Burlington Place is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)

New Burlington Place, W1S

New Burlington Street, W1B New Burlington Street is a road in the W1B postcode area (Soho)

New Burlington Street, W1B

New Street, W1D New Street existed until 1868 (Soho)

New Street, 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

Newlands House, W1T Newlands House is sited on Berners Street (Fitzrovia)

Newlands House, W1T

Newman House, W1T Newman House can be found on Newman Street (Fitzrovia)

Newman House, W1T

Newman Passage, W1T Newman Passage is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Newman Passage, W1T

Newman Street, W1T Newman Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Newman Street, W1T

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)

Newport Place, WC2H

Noel Street, W1F Noel Street is named after the Duchess of Portland, nee Lady Elizabeth Noel (Soho)

Noel Street, W1F

Noland House, W1D Noland House is a block on Poland Street (Soho)

Noland House, W1D

Old Compton Street, W1D Old Compton Street is a road that runs east–west through Soho (Soho)

Old Compton Street, W1D

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, W1F Oxford Street is the main shopping street of London (Soho)

Oxford Street, W1F

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

Paramount House, W1F Paramount House can be found on Wardour Street (Soho)

Paramount House, W1F

Pargiter Court, W1F Pargiter Court is a block on Silver Place (Soho)

Pargiter Court, W1F

Percy Street, W1T Francis and William Goodge issued building leases for land on Percy Street’s south side in 1764 and north side in 1766. (Tottenham Court Road)

Percy Street, W1T

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)

Peter Street, W1D

Phillips House, W1T Phillips House is a block on Goodge Street (Fitzrovia)

Phillips House, W1T

Phoenix House, WC2H Phoenix House is sited on Phoenix Street (St Giles)

Phoenix House, WC2H

Poland Street, W1F Poland Street was named for the former King of Poland Inn, situated as its northern end (Soho)

Poland Street, W1F

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

Portland House, W1W

Portland Mews, W1F Portland Mews is so-named as it is part of the Portland Estate (Soho)

Portland Mews, W1F

Portland Place, W1A Portland Place is named for William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland (Marylebone)

Portland Place, W1A

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

Putney House, W1 Putney House is a block on Great Titchfield Street (Fitzrovia)

Putney House, W1

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

Putney House, W1W

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

Rathbone Place, W1T Rathbone Place honours Captain Rathbone who was the builder of the road and properties thereon from 1718 onwards (Tottenham Court Road)

Rathbone Place, W1T

Rathbone Square, W1T Rathbone Square is a location in London (Tottenham Court Road)

Rathbone Square, W1T

Rathbone Street, W1T Rathbone Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Rathbone Street, W1T

Regent Place, W1B Regent Place is named for the Prince Regent at the name of construction (Soho)

Regent Place, W1B

Regent Street, W1B Regent Street dates from the 1810s and was named after the Prince Regent, later George IV (Soho)

Regent Street, W1B

Rembrandt House, W1W Rembrandt House is located on Great Portland Street (Fitzrovia)

Rembrandt House, W1W

Richmond Buildings, W1D Richmond Buildings is a turning off Dean Street (Soho)

Richmond Buildings, W1D

Richmond Mews, W1D Richmond Mews, like Richmond Buildings, is named for Thomas Richmond (Soho)

Richmond Mews, W1D

Riding House Street, W1W Riding House Street commemorates a riding house and barracks of the First Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards (Fitzrovia)

Riding House Street, W1W

Romilly Street, W1D Romilly Street is a small street that runs behind Shaftesbury Avenue and takes its name from lawyer Samuel Romilly (Soho)

Romilly Street, W1D

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

Roxburghe House, W1B

Royalty Mews, W1D Royalty Mews was named after the former Royalty Theatre (1840-1938) (Soho)

Royalty Mews, W1D

Salt House, W1F Salt House is a building on Peter Street (Soho)

Salt House, W1F

Salt Yard, W1T A street within the W1T postcode (Fitzrovia)

Salt Yard, W1T

Sandringham Court, W1F Sandringham Court can be found on Dufour’s Place (Soho)

Sandringham Court, W1F

Screen House, W1F Screen House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)

Screen House, W1F

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, W1D

Sheraton Street, W1D Sheraton Street - formerly Little Chapel Street until 1937 - was renamed after Thomas Sheraton, furniture designer (Soho)

Sheraton Street, W1D

Silver House, W1F Silver House is located on Carnaby Street (Soho)

Silver House, W1F

Silver Place, W1F Silver Place has an unknown name origin (Soho)

Silver Place, W1F

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 Place, W1D

Soho Square, W1D In its early years, Soho Square was one of the most fashionable places to live in London (Soho)

Soho Square, W1D

Soho Street, W1D Soho Street leads north out of Soho Square (Soho)

Soho Street, W1D

Sounding Alley, WC2H Sounding Alley is a road in the E3 postcode area (St Giles)

Sounding Alley, WC2H

St Anne’s Court, W1D St Anne’s Court is an alleyway that connects Dean Street and Wardour Street (Soho)

St Anne’s Court, W1D

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 George’s House, W1T St George’s House is a block on Wells Street (Fitzrovia)

St George’s House, W1T

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

St Georges House, W1S

St Georges Square, W1S St Georges Square is one of the streets of London in the E14 postal area (Mayfair)

St Georges Square, W1S

St Giles House, W1D St Giles House is a block on Poland Street (Soho)

St Giles House, W1D

St Giles Square, WC2H St Giles Square is part of a new, post-Crossrail, development (St Giles)

St Giles Square, WC2H

St Giles Square, WC2H St Giles Square is a modern piazza-style development

St Giles Square, WC2H

Stephen Mews, W1T Stephen Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Stephen Mews, W1T

Stephen Street, W1T Stephen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Tottenham Court Road)

Stephen Street, W1T

Stirling Court, W1F Stirling Court is a block on Marshall Street (Soho)

Stirling Court, W1F

Store Street, WC1E Store Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1E postal area (Bloomsbury)

Store Street, WC1E

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

Sutherland House, W1F

Sutton Row, W1D Sutton Row has existed since 1681 (Soho)

Sutton Row, W1D

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

Swallow Place, W1B

Swan House, W1D Swan House is a block on Poland Street (Soho)

Swan House, W1D

Tenison Court, W1B Tenison Court was named for Dr Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury (Soho)

Tenison Court, W1B

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

Tenterden Street, W1S

The White House, W1W The White House can be found on Mortimer Street (Fitzrovia)

The White House, W1W

Tisbury Court, W1D Tisbury Court lies off Wardour Street (Soho)

Tisbury Court, W1D

Titchfield Street, W1D Titchfield Street became Fareham Street in 1951 (Soho)

Titchfield Street, W1D

Tottenham Court Road, W1T Tottenham Court Road is a major road running from the junction of Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road, north to Euston Road - a distance of about three-quarters of a mile (Tottenham Court Road)

Tottenham Court Road, W1T

Townsend House, W1D Residential block (Soho)

Townsend House, W1D

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

Tyler’s Court, W1F A plot of land here was rented to Richard Tyler in 1682 when the area remained fields (Soho)

Tyler’s Court, W1F

Union Street, W1W The easternmost section of Riding House Street was previously known as Union Street (Fitzrovia)

Union Street, W1W

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

United Kingdom House, W1D

Upper James Street, W1F Upper James Street is the northernmost street leading into Golden Square (Soho)

Upper James Street, W1F

Urbanora House, W1F Urbanora House is a block on Wardour Street (Soho)

Urbanora House, W1F

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

Vogue House, W1S

Walker’s Court, W1D Walker’s Court is one of the many passageways which in past years was known as ’Paved Alley’. (Soho)

Walker’s Court, W1D

Wardour Mews, W1F Wardour Mews is a cul-de-sac off of Portland Street (Soho)

Wardour Mews, W1F

Wardour Street, W1F Wardour Street is a street that runs north from Leicester Square, through Chinatown, across Shaftesbury Avenue to Oxford Street (Soho)

Wardour Street, W1F

Waverley House, W1F Waverley House is a block on Noel Street (Soho)

Waverley House, W1F

Wedgwood Mews, W1D Wedgwood Mews hosted Josiah Wedgwood’s showrooms between 1774 and 1795 (Soho)

Wedgwood Mews, W1D

Wells Mews, W1W Wells Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1T postal area (Fitzrovia)

Wells Mews, W1W

Wells Street, W1D Wells Street - ’Welses Lane’ - is first recorded in 1692 (Fitzrovia)

Wells Street, W1D

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

West End House, W1D

West One House, W1T West One House is a block on Wells Street (Fitzrovia)

West One House, W1T

West One House, W1W West One House is a block on Bourlet Close (Fitzrovia)

West One House, W1W

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

Western House, W1F

William Blake House, W1F William Blake House is a block on Marshall Street (Soho)

William Blake House, W1F

Windmill Street, W1T Windmill Street appears on the John Roque map from the 1750s (Tottenham Court Road)

Windmill Street, W1T

Wingate House, WC2H Wingate House is a block on Shaftesbury Avenue (Soho)

Wingate House, WC2H

Winnett Street, W1D Previously Upper Rupert Street, Winnett Street was ultimately named after local eigteenth-century glass merchant Thomas Winnet (Soho)

Winnett Street, W1D

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

Winsley Street, W1D

Wogan House, W1A Wogan House is a block on Great Portland Street (Fitzrovia)

Wogan House, W1A

Woodford House, W1 Woodford House is a block on Great Titchfield Street (Fitzrovia)

Woodford House, W1

Woolverstone House, W1T Woolverstone House is a block on Berners Street (Fitzrovia)

Woolverstone House, W1T

York House, W1T York House is sited on Berners Street (Fitzrovia)

York House, W1T

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Theatreland, Shaftesbury Avenue Credit: IG/my.wandering.journey TUM image id: 1653838404 Licence: CC BY 2.0	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:	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. Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1624972963 Licence:	Piccadilly Theatre (2007) Credit: Turquoisefish TUM image id: 1556885906 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Tottenham Court Road (1927) TUM image id: 1556973109 Licence:	High level shot of Regents Place as seen from Great Portland Street. The photograph shows the Holy Trinity Church and Great Portland Street underground station in the foreground. Credit: Wiki Commons/PortlandVillage TUM image id: 1674220898 Licence: CC BY 2.0
London Hippodrome in 2017 Credit: Ethan Doyle White TUM image id: 1528649183 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Sectional view of Wyld’s Great Globe, which stood in Leicester Square, London 1851–62 Credit: Illustrated London News TUM image id: 1490829375 Licence:	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 Credit: Colonel Warden TUM image id: 1526658322 Licence:	St Patrick’s Church Soho Square- entrance to the nave Credit: Wiki Commons/Diliff TUM image id: 1733742934 Licence: CC BY 2.0	A Friday Evening Discourse at the Royal Institution; Sir James Dewar on Liquid Hydrogen (1904) Credit: Henry Jamyn Brooks TUM image id: 1661785947 Licence: