Albany Courtyard, SW1Y

The courtyard is named after Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, who in 1791 purchased Melbourne House which stood on this site.

Albany Courtyard leads to The Albany
Credit: Wiki Commons/Ham

Melbourne House had been built between 1771 and 1776 by Sir William Chambers for the newly created 1st Viscount Melbourne. Melbourne had bought a house - Piccadilly House - and its land from Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland for £16 500. The new house was called Melbourne House and was a three-storey mansion, seven bays wide. It had a pair of service wings flanking a front courtyard.

Twenty years later, Lord Melbourne had built up considerable debt funding a particularly extravagant lifestyle. In 1791 he downsized by exchanging Melbourne House for Dover House in Whitehall with the recently married Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany. He wanted a larger property in order to "entertain in style”.

Only ten years after that, in 1802 the Duke in turn gave up the house and it was converted into 69 bachelor apartments (known as "sets") by Henry Holland. The main block and its two service wings was subdivided. Two new parallel long buildings were built over the garden, running as far as Burlington Gardens. Most sets are accessed off common staircases without doors, in the same manner as Oxbridge colleges and the Inns of Court.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Simon Warwick House Street, SW1A Added: 15 Jan 2024 15:44 GMT	Simon De Charmes, clockmaker De Charmes (or Des Charmes), Simon, of French Huguenot extraction. Recorded 1688 and Free of the Clockmakers’ Company 1691-1730. In London until 1704 at least at ’his House, the Sign of the Clock, the Corner of Warwick St, Charing Cross’. See Brian Loomes The Early Clockmakers of Great Britain, NAG Press, 1981, p.188 Reply
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Scott Hatton Savile Row, W1S 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. Reply

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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

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Café Royal The Café Royal - now a five-star hotel at 68 Regent Street - was, before its conversion to a hotel, a notable restaurant.

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De Hems De Hems has become a base for London’s Dutch community, serving bitterballen and frikandellen.

De Hems

Piccadilly Circus Piccadilly Circus was built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly.

Piccadilly Circus

Queen’s Theatre The Queen’s Theatre is located in Shaftesbury Avenue on the corner of Wardour Street.

Queen’s Theatre

Royal Institution The Royal Institution of Great Britain (Royal Institution) is an organisation for scientific education and research, based in the City of Westminster.

Royal Institution

Royal Society The Royal Society is a self-governing Fellowship of many of the world’s most distinguished scientists drawn from all areas of science, engineering and medicine.

Royal Society

Shepherd Market Shepherd Market was described by Arthur Bingham Walkley in 1925 as one of the oddest incongruities in London.

Shepherd Market

Soho Soho is a world-famous area of the City of Westminster and part of the West End of London.

Soho

St James’s St James’s is an exclusive area in the West End of London.

St James’s

NEARBY STREETS

Academy House, W1S Academy House is located on Sackville Street

Academy House, W1S

Air Street, SW1Y Air Street was the most westerly street in London when newly built in 1658 (Piccadilly Circus)

Air Street, SW1Y

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)

Air Street, W1B

Albany Courtyard, SW1Y The courtyard is named after Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, who in 1791 purchased Melbourne House which stood on this site (St James’s)

Albany Courtyard, SW1Y

Albany, W1B The Albany is an apartment complex in Piccadilly, established in 1802 (Mayfair)

Albany, W1B

Albemarle Street, W1S Albemarle Street takes its name from the second Duke of Albermarle, son of General Monk (Green Park)

Albemarle Street, W1S

Angel Court, SW1Y Angel Court is named after a long demolished inn of this name (St James’s)

Angel Court, SW1Y

Apple Tree Yard, SW1Y Apple Tree Yard is thought named after the apple trees formerly to be found here (St James’s)

Apple Tree Yard, SW1Y

Archer Street, W1D Archer Street was Arch Street in 1675, Orchard Street in 1720 and Archer Street by 1746 (Soho)

Archer Street, W1D

Arlington House, SW1A Arlington House is now part of an exclusive residential development (St James’s)

Arlington House, SW1A

Arlington Street, SW1A Arlington Street is named after Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, 17th century statesman and local landowner (St James’s)

Arlington Street, SW1A

Ashburton Place, W1J Ashburton Place connects Clarges Street and Bolton Street

Ashburton Place, W1J

Avery Row, W1K Avery Row was probably named after Henry Avery, an 18th century bricklayer who built this street over the Tyburn Brook (Mayfair)

Avery Row, W1K

Babmaes Street, SW1Y Babmaes Street was originally called Wells Street (St James’s)

Babmaes Street, SW1Y

Barlow Place, W1S This is a street in the W1J postcode area

Barlow Place, W1S

Beak Street, W1B Beak Street runs roughly east-west between Regent Street and Lexington Street (Soho)

Beak Street, W1B

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

Beak Street, W1F

Bennet Street, SW1A Bennet Street lies off St James’s Street (St James’s)

Bennet Street, SW1A

Bennett House, SW1A Bennett House is located on Bennet Street (St James’s)

Bennett House, SW1A

Berkeley House, W1J Berkeley House is a block on Hay Hill (Mayfair)

Berkeley House, W1J

Berkeley Square House, W1J Berkeley Square House is a building on Berkeley Square

Berkeley Square House, W1J

Berkeley Square, W1J Berkeley Square was originally laid out in the mid 18th century by architect William Kent (Mayfair)

Berkeley Square, W1J

Berkeley Street, W1J Berkeley Street runs from Piccadilly to Berkeley Square (Green Park)

Berkeley Street, W1J

Birkett House, W1S Birkett House is a block on Albemarle Street (Mayfair)

Birkett House, W1S

Bloomfield Court, W1K Bloomfield Court is located on Bourdon Street (Mayfair)

Bloomfield Court, W1K

Blue Ball Yard, SW1A Blue Ball Yard is first mentioned in 1672 when its site was sold by King Charles II (St James’s)

Blue Ball Yard, SW1A

Bolton Street, W1J Bolton Street runs from Curzon Street in the north to Piccadilly in the south (Mayfair)

Bolton Street, W1J

Bourdon Place, W1J Bourdon Place is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

Bourdon Place, W1J

Bourdon Street, W1J Bourdon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area

Bourdon Street, W1J

Boyle Street, W1S Boyle Street was built on a piece of land called the Ten Acres to discharge some Boyle family debts (Mayfair)

Boyle Street, W1S

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

Brewer Street, W1D

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

Brewer Street, W1F

Bridgewater House, SW1A Bridgewater House is a block on Cleveland Row (St James’s)

Bridgewater House, SW1A

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

Bridle Lane, W1B

Broughton House, W1S Broughton House is located on Sackville Street (Piccadilly Circus)

Broughton House, W1S

Bruton Lane, W1S Bruton Lane is a road in the W1S postcode area

Bruton Lane, W1S

Bruton Place, W1J Bruton Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Bruton Place, W1J

Bruton Street, W1S Bruton Street is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area

Bruton Street, W1S

Burlington Arcade, SW1Y Burlington Arcade is a covered shopping arcade, 179 metres in length, that runs from Piccadilly to Burlington Gardens. (St James’s)

Burlington Arcade, SW1Y

Burlington Gardens, W1J Burlington Gardens, with houses dating from 1725, was laid out on land that was once part of the Burlington Estate (Mayfair)

Burlington Gardens, W1J

Bury Street, SW1A Bury Street runs north-to-south from Jermyn Street to King Street, crossing Ryder Street (St James’s)

Bury Street, SW1A

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

Cape Yard, W1D

Carlton Gardens, SW1Y Carlton Gardens was developed before 1832 (St James’s)

Carlton Gardens, SW1Y

Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y Carlton House Terrace consists of a pair of terraces - white stucco-faced houses on the south side of the street overlooking St James’s Park (St James’s)

Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y

Catherine Wheel Yard, SW1A Catherine Wheel Yard is named after an inn that stood on this site until it burnt down in 1895 (St James’s)

Catherine Wheel Yard, SW1A

Charles II Street, SW1Y Charles II Street is named for the ’Merry Monarch’ (St James’s)

Charles II Street, SW1Y

Chatham House, SW1Y Chatham House is a building on St James’s Square (St James’s)

Chatham House, SW1Y

Chesham House, W1B Chesham House is a block on Regent Street (Soho)

Chesham House, W1B

Church Place, SW1Y Church Place was named after the adjacent St James’s Church, Piccadilly (St James’s)

Church Place, SW1Y

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

Cinema House, W1F

Clarges Mews, W1J Clarges Mews is a mews at the top of Clarges Street (Mayfair)

Clarges Mews, W1J

Clarges Street, W1J Clarges Street runs north from Piccadilly

Clarges Street, W1J

Cleveland Yard, SW1Y Cleveland Yard is now the site of Cleveland Place (St James’s)

Cleveland Yard, SW1Y

Clifford Street, W1S Clifford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area

Clifford Street, W1S

Clydesdale Bank House, W1J Clydesdale Bank House is a block on Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)

Clydesdale Bank House, W1J

Coach And Horses Yard, W1S Coach And Horses Yard is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)

Coach And Horses Yard, W1S

Colette House, W1J Colette House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)

Colette House, W1J

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

Conduit Street, W1S

Cork Street, W1S Cork Street, on the Burlington Estate, was named after Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork

Cork Street, W1S

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)

Coventry Street, W1D

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

Creston House, W1F

Crown Passage, SW1A Crown Passage is thought to be after a former tavern of the name (St James’s)

Crown Passage, SW1A

Dalmeny Court, SW1Y Dalmeny Court is a block on Duke Street (St James’s)

Dalmeny Court, SW1Y

Dansey Place, W1D Dansey Place was formerly named George Yard, after a pub adjacent called the George and Dragon (Soho)

Dansey Place, W1D

Dansey Yard, W1D George Yard was renamed Dansey Yard after 1884 (Soho)

Dansey Yard, W1D

Denman House, W1J Denman House is a block on Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)

Denman House, W1J

Denman Street, W1J Denman Street - formerly Queen Street - was named after Dr Thomas Denman midwifery pioneer in 1862 (Piccadilly Circus)

Denman Street, W1J

Devonshire House, W1J Devonshire House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)

Devonshire House, W1J

Dover Street, W1J Dover Street is notable for its Georgian architecture as well as the location of historic London clubs and hotels (Green Park)

Dover Street, W1J

Dudley House, SW1A Dudley House is situated at 169 Piccadilly (St James’s)

Dudley House, SW1A

Duke Of York Street, SW1Y Duke Of York Street runs between Jermyn Street and St James’s Square (St James’s)

Duke Of York Street, SW1Y

Duke Street St James’s, SW1Y Duke Street St James’s is named after James II, Duke of York when the street was built and brother to Charles II, king at the time (St James’s)

Duke Street St James’s, SW1Y

Eagle Place, SW1Y Eagle Place lies off Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)

Eagle Place, SW1Y

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

Egmont House, WC2H

Egyptian House, W1J Egyptian House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)

Egyptian House, W1J

Empire House, W1J Empire House is a block on Piccadilly (St James’s)

Empire House, W1J

Fitzmaurice Place, W1J Fitzmaurice Place is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Fitzmaurice Place, W1J

French Railway House, SW1Y French Railway House occupies 178-180 Piccadilly (St James’s)

French Railway House, SW1Y

Gerrard Street, W1D Gerrard Street is the main street of Chinatown (Soho)

Gerrard Street, W1D

Glasshouse Street, W1B Glassmaking or Salt Petre manufacturing took place here from the 1670s (Soho)

Glasshouse Street, W1B

Glendore House, W1J Glendore House is a block on Clarges Street (Mayfair)

Glendore House, W1J

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

Golden House, W1F

Golden Square, W1B Golden Square is a historic Soho square, dating from the 1670s (Soho)

Golden Square, W1B

Gossard House, W1S Gossard House is a building on Savile Row

Gossard House, W1S

Grafton Street, W1J Grafton Street is the name for the northern end of Dover Street (Mayfair)

Grafton Street, W1J

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

Great Pulteney Street, W1F

Great Windmill Street, W1F Great Windmill Street has had a long association with music and entertainment, most notably the Windmill Theatre (Soho)

Great Windmill Street, W1F

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

Greens Court, W1D

Grosvenor Hill Court, W1K Grosvenor Hill Court is a block on Bourdon Street (Mayfair)

Grosvenor Hill Court, W1K

Grosvenor Hill, W1K Grosvenor Hill is one of the streets of London in the W1K postal area (Mayfair)

Grosvenor Hill, W1K

Half Moon Street, W1J Half Moon Street runs between Piccadilly and Curzon Street

Half Moon Street, W1J

Ham Yard, W1D Ham Yard was the yard behind a 17th century pub called ’The Ham’ (Soho)

Ham Yard, W1D

Hammersley House, W1B Hammersley House is a block on Warwick Street (Soho)

Hammersley House, W1B

Hay Hill, W1S Hay Hill is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Hay Hill, W1S

Haymarket House, W1D Haymarket House is a block on Shaver’s Place (Piccadilly Circus)

Haymarket House, W1D

Haymarket, SW1Y Haymarket – site of a former market selling hay until the 1830s (St James’s)

Haymarket, SW1Y

Heathcoat House, W1S Heathcoat House is a block on Savile Row (Mayfair)

Heathcoat House, W1S

Heddon House, W1B Heddon House is a block on Regent Street (Soho)

Heddon House, W1B

Heddon Street, W1B Heddon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area

Heddon Street, W1B

Heddon Street, W1B Heddon Street is a road in the W1S postcode area (Soho)

Heddon Street, W1B

Hobhouse Court, WC2H Hobhouse Court is named after Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Victorian MP and arts patron (Leicester Square)

Hobhouse Court, WC2H

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

Horse and Dolphin Yard, W1D

Huguenot House, WC2H Huguenot House is a block on Panton Street (Leicester Square)

Huguenot House, WC2H

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

Husband Street, W1D

Jermyn Street, SW1Y Jermyn Street is the main east-west road of St James’s (St James’s)

Jermyn Street, SW1Y

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

Kemble House, W1D

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

King House, W1S

King Street, SW1Y King Street leads from St James’s Street to St James’s Square (St James’s)

King Street, SW1Y

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

Kinnaird House, SW1Y Kinnaird House is a block on Pall Mall (St James’s)

Kinnaird House, SW1Y

Lancashire Court, W1K Lancashire Court runs off New Bond Street (Mayfair)

Lancashire Court, W1K

Lancashire Court, W1S Lancashire Court is a block on Lancashire Court (Mayfair)

Lancashire Court, W1S

Landsdowne Row, W1J Landsdowne Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Landsdowne Row, W1J

Lansdowne House, W1J Lansdowne House is a block on Berkeley Square (Mayfair)

Lansdowne House, W1J

Lansdowne Row, W1J Lansdowne Row is one of the streets of London in the W1J postal area (Mayfair)

Lansdowne Row, W1J

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)

Leicester Street, SW1Y

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

Lisle Street, W1D Lisle Street leads east from Wardour Street (Soho)

Lisle Street, W1D

Little St James’s Street, SW1A Little St James’s Street is a turning off of St James’s Street proper (St James’s)

Little St James’s Street, SW1A

Lower James Street, W1B Lower James Street leads southeast out of Golden Square (Soho)

Lower James Street, W1B

Lower John Street, W1B Lower John Street is the southwest exit of Golden Square (Soho)

Lower John Street, W1B

Lower Regent Street, SW1Y Lower Regent Street is the name for the part of Regent Street which lies south of Piccadilly Circus (St James’s)

Lower Regent Street, SW1Y

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

Malta House, W1J Malta House is a building on Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)

Malta House, W1J

Masons Yard, SW1Y Mason’s Yard was named for the local 18th century victualler Henry Mason (St James’s)

Masons Yard, SW1Y

Mayfair Mews, W1K A street within the W1S postcode (Mayfair)

Mayfair Mews, W1K

Mayfair Place, W1J Mayfair Place runs behind Devonshire House (Green Park)

Mayfair Place, W1J

Mews Yard, W1K Mews Yard is a road in the WC2H postcode area (Mayfair)

Mews Yard, W1K

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

Mill Street, W1S

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

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 Bond Street, W1J New Bond Street is the northernmost section of what is simply known as ’Bond Street’ in general use (Mayfair)

New Bond Street, W1J

New Burlington Mews, W1B New Burlington Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1B postal area (Soho)

New Burlington Mews, W1B

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 one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area (Mayfair)

New Burlington Street, W1B

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

New Burlington Street, W1B

New Zealand House, SW1Y New Zealand House is a block on Haymarket (St James’s)

New Zealand House, SW1Y

Nightingale House, W1J Nightingale House is a block on Curzon Street (Mayfair)

Nightingale House, W1J

Norris Street, SW1Y Norris Street – after Godfrye Norris, local leaseholder in the 17th century (Piccadilly Circus)

Norris Street, SW1Y

Nuffield House, W1J Nuffield House is located on Piccadilly (St James’s)

Nuffield House, W1J

Old Bond Street, W1J Old Bond Street was named for Sir Thomas Bond, a property developer from Peckham who laid out a number of streets in this part of the West End (Green Park)

Old Bond Street, W1J

Old Burlington Street, W1J Old Burlington Street connects Burlington Gardens and Clifford Street

Old Burlington Street, W1J

Ormond Yard, SW1Y Ormond Yard was named after James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, who owned a house next to this yard in the 17th century (St James’s)

Ormond Yard, SW1Y

OverSeas House, SW1A OverSeas House is a block on Park Place (St James’s)

OverSeas House, SW1A

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)

Oxendon Street, W1D

Pall Mall, SW1Y Pall Mall was laid out as grounds for playing pall mall in the 17th century (St James’s)

Pall Mall, SW1Y

Panton Street, SW1Y Panton Street was named after Colonel Thomas Panton, local property dealer of the 17th century (Leicester Square)

Panton Street, SW1Y

Park Place, SW1A Park Place is named after nearby Green Park (St James’s)

Park Place, SW1A

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

Piccadilly Arcade, SW1Y Piccadilly Arcade runs between Piccadilly and Jermyn Street (St James’s)

Piccadilly Arcade, SW1Y

Piccadilly Circus, W1J Piccadilly Circus was laid out by John Nash in 1819 (Piccadilly Circus)

Piccadilly Circus, W1J

Piccadilly Place, SW1Y Piccadilly Place is an alleyway leading to Vine Street (Piccadilly Circus)

Piccadilly Place, SW1Y

Piccadilly, SW1Y Piccadilly is one of the main London streets (St James’s)

Piccadilly, SW1Y

Piccadilly, W1J Piccadilly is a major road in the West End (Green Park)

Piccadilly, W1J

Pickering Place, SW1A Thought to be the smallest public open space in London, Pickering Place is perhaps most famous for being the location of the last public duel in England (St James’s)

Pickering Place, SW1A

Pickering Place, SW1Y Pickering Place is London’s smallest square (St James’s)

Pickering Place, SW1Y

Pollen Street, W1S Pollen Street is one of the streets of London in the W1S postal area

Pollen Street, W1S

Princes Arcade, SW1Y Princes Arcade, built 1929–33, was named after the former Prince’s Hotel, which stood here (St James’s)

Princes Arcade, SW1Y

Quadrant Arcade, W1B Quadrant Arcade - part of a shopping centre - is named after the Quadrant to the south of Regent Street (Soho)

Quadrant Arcade, W1B

Red Wolf House, W1J Red Wolf House is a block on Bolton Street (Green Park)

Red Wolf House, W1J

Regency House, W1B Regency House is sited on Warwick Street (Soho)

Regency House, W1B

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

Renoir House, W1S Renoir House is a block on New Bond Street (Mayfair)

Renoir House, W1S

Rex House, SW1Y Rex House is a building on Regent Street (St James’s)

Rex House, SW1Y

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

Rose and Crown Yard, SW1Y Rose and Crown Yard was probably named after a former inn of this name (St James’s)

Rose and Crown Yard, SW1Y

Royal Arcade, W1S Royal Arcade is an alleyway of exclusive shops (Mayfair)

Royal Arcade, W1S

Royal Opera Arcade, SW1Y Royal Opera Arcade was originally part of an opera house theatre, built by John Nash (St James’s)

Royal Opera Arcade, SW1Y

Royalty House, W1S Royalty House is a block on Sackville Street (Mayfair)

Royalty House, W1S

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 Court, W1D

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)

Rupert Street, W1D

Russell Court, SW1A Russell Court is named after the Russell family, who lived here in the 1600s (St James’s)

Russell Court, SW1A

Ryder Street, SW1A Ryder Street was named after Richard Rider, Master Carpenter to Charles II (St James’s)

Ryder Street, SW1A

Ryder Yard, SW1Y Ryder Yard was named for Richard Rider, Master Carpenter to Charles II (St James’s)

Ryder Yard, SW1Y

Ryger House, SW1A Ryger House is located on Arlington Street (St James’s)

Ryger House, SW1A

Sabadell House, SW1Y Sabadell House is a block on Pall Mall (St James’s)

Sabadell House, SW1Y

Sackville Street, W1B Sackville Street runs north from Piccadilly (Mayfair)

Sackville Street, W1B

Samuel House, SW1Y Samuel House is located on St Alban’s Street (St James’s)

Samuel House, SW1Y

Savile House, W1J Savile House is a block on Berkeley Street (Green Park)

Savile House, W1J

Savile Row, W1S Savile Row is known worldwide for gentlemen’s tailoring (Mayfair)

Savile Row, W1S

Scandia House, W1S Scandia House is a building on Albemarle Street (Green Park)

Scandia House, W1S

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

Sherwood Street, W1B Sherwood Street is ultimately named for Francis Sherard, a Pulteney lessee (Piccadilly Circus)

Sherwood Street, W1B

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

Silver House, W1F

Smiths Court, W1D Smiths Court once hosted a blacksmith - hence the name (Soho)

Smiths Court, W1D

Spencer House, SW1A Spencer House is a block on St James’s Place (St James’s)

Spencer House, SW1A

St Alban’s House, SW1Y St Alban’s House can be found on Haymarket (St James’s)

St Alban’s House, SW1Y

St Albans Street, SW1Y St Albans Street was named after Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of Saint Albans, 17th century politician and local landowner (Piccadilly Circus)

St Albans Street, SW1Y

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 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 James’s Market, SW1Y

St James’s Chambers, SW1Y St James’s Chambers is a block located at 9 Ryder Street (St James’s)

St James’s Chambers, SW1Y

St James’s Place, SW1A St James’s Place runs west from St James’s Street (St James’s)

St James’s Place, SW1A

St James’s Square, SW1Y St James’s Square is the only square in the district of St James’s (St James’s)

St James’s Square, SW1Y

St James’s Street, SW1A St James’s Street is a main road of the West End running from Pall Mall to Piccadilly (St James’s)

St James’s Street, SW1A

Stafford House, W1S Stafford House is sited on Stafford Street (Green Park)

Stafford House, W1S

Stafford Street, W1S Stafford Street is named after Margaret Stafford, partner of developer Sir Thomas Bond who built on this site in the seventeenth century. (Green Park)

Stafford Street, W1S

Standbrook House, W1S Standbrook House is a block on Old Bond Street (Green Park)

Standbrook House, W1S

Stratton House, W1J Stratton House is a block on Stratton Street (Green Park)

Stratton House, W1J

Stratton Street, W1J Stratton Street forms an L shape between Piccadilly and Berkeley Street (Mayfair)

Stratton Street, W1J

Suffolk Place, SW1Y The Earl of Suffolk (Thomas Howard) was the reason for the naming of Suffolk Place (St James’s)

Suffolk Place, SW1Y

Suffolk Street, SW1Y Suffolk Street was named after Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk, who owned a stable yard attached to Northumberland House which lay on this site (St James’s)

Suffolk Street, SW1Y

Swallow Street, SW1Y Swallow Street honours Thomas Swallow, lessee in 1540 of the pastures on which the road was built (Piccadilly Circus)

Swallow Street, SW1Y

Swan House, W1S Swan House can be found on Old Bond Street (Green Park)

Swan House, W1S

Swiss Court, SW1Y Swiss Court is named for the former Swiss Centre, once located here (Leicester Square)

Swiss Court, SW1Y

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

Tenison Court, W1B

The Bank Building, SW1A The Bank Building is located on St James’s Street (St James’s)

The Bank Building, SW1A

The Economist Building, SW1A The Economist Building can be found on St James’s Street (St James’s)

The Economist Building, SW1A

The London Pavillion, SW1Y The London Pavilion is a building on Piccadilly Circus (Soho)

The London Pavillion, SW1Y

The Ritz Arcade, SW1A The Ritz Arcade lies outside The Ritz Hotel (St James’s)

The Ritz Arcade, SW1A

Time & Life Building, W1J Time & Life Building is a block on Bruton Street

Time & Life Building, W1J

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

Tisbury Court, W1D

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

Upper James Street, W1F

Upper John Street, W1B Upper John Street leads northwest out of Golden Square (Soho)

Upper John Street, W1B

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

Urbanora House, W1F

Victory House, W1B Victory House is a block on Regent Street (Piccadilly Circus)

Victory House, W1B

Vigo Street, W1J Vigo Street is a short street running west from Regent Street

Vigo Street, W1J

Vine Street, SW1Y Vine Street is a short dead-end street running east from Swallow Street and is parallel to Piccadilly (Piccadilly Circus)

Vine Street, SW1Y

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 Street, W1D The W1D part of Wardour Street south of Shaftesbury Avenue runs through London’s Chinatown (Soho)

Wardour Street, W1D

Warwick Street, W1B Warwick Street was previously known as both Dog Lane and Marrowbone Lane (Soho)

Warwick Street, W1B

Waterloo Place, SW1Y Waterloo Place, an extension of Regent Street, is awash with statues and monuments that honour heroes of the British Empire (St James’s)

Waterloo Place, SW1Y

Wellington Mews, W1B Wellington Mews was a new name for a stable yard without a name before the nineteenth century (Soho)

Wellington Mews, W1B

Westmorland House, W1B Westmorland House is a block on Regent Street (Soho)

Westmorland House, W1B

Whitcomb Street, WC2H Whitcomb Street - named after William Whitcomb, 17th century brewer and property developer (Leicester Square)

Whitcomb Street, WC2H

White Horse Street, W1J White Horse Street runs from Piccadilly to Shepherd Street (Green Park)

White Horse Street, W1J

Wilder Walk, W1J Wilder Walk was named for Councillor Ian Wilder in 2012 (Piccadilly Circus)

Wilder Walk, W1J

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

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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:	Piccadilly Theatre (2007) Credit: Turquoisefish TUM image id: 1556885906 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Tottenham Court Road (1927) TUM image id: 1556973109 Licence:
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:	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:	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: