Northam’s Buildings, NW1

Northam’s Buildings was swept away by the building of St Pancras station.

It features on the 1799 Horwood map but not before.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Reg Carr Elstree Street, N1C Added: 10 Feb 2021 12:11 GMT	Campbellite Meeting In 1848 the Campbellites (Disciples of Christ) met in Elstree Street, where their congregation was presided over by a pastor named John Black. Their appointed evangelist at the time was called David King, who later became the Editor of the British Millennial Harbinger. The meeting room was visited in July 1848 by Dr John Thomas, who spoke there twice on his two-year ’mission’ to Britain. Reply
BG Lancing Street, NW1 Added: 20 Dec 2022 02:58 GMT	Lancing Street, NW1 LANCING STREET Reply
Wendy The Polygon Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT	Polygon Buildings Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings. Reply
Neil The Polygon Added: 31 Mar 2024 19:23 GMT	The Polygon My mum Pauline Quinn lived in the polygon buildings from 1940 to 1960. She went to st. Aloysius school. Reply
Neil The Polygon Added: 31 Mar 2024 22:37 GMT	The Polygon My mum Pauline Quinn lived in the polygon buildings from 1940 to 1960. She went to st. Aloysius school. Reply

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

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

’Royal Blue’ horse omnibus outside 5 Euston Road The bus carries route information and an advert for Selfridge’s.

’Royal Blue’ horse omnibus outside 5 Euston Road

Ossulston Estate The Ossulston Estate is a multi-storey council estate built by the London County Council in Somers Town between 1927 and 1931.

Ossulston Estate

Somers Town Somers Town is a district close to three main line rail termini - Euston, St Pancras and King’s Cross.

Somers Town

NEARBY STREETS

Albion Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Albion Walk, N1

Albion Yard, N1 Albion Yard lies off of Balfe Street (King’s Cross)

Albion Yard, N1

Aldenham House, NW1 Aldenham House is located on Aldenham Street (Somers Town)

Aldenham House, NW1

Aldenham Mews, NW1 Aldenham Mews was situated off Aldenham Street (Somers Town)

Aldenham Mews, NW1

Aldenham Street, NW1 Aldenham Street – Richard Platt, 16th century brewer and local landowner, gave land for the endowment of Aldenham School, Hertfordshire (Somers Town)

Aldenham Street, NW1

Argyle Place, WC1H Argyle Place was also known as Argyle Terrace and Sion Terrace (Bloomsbury)

Argyle Place, WC1H

Argyle Square, WC1H Argyle Square is one of the streets of the Battle Bridge Estate (King’s Cross)

Argyle Square, WC1H

Argyle Street, WC1H Argyle Street, originally Manchester Street, was named after the former Argyle House (Bloomsbury)

Argyle Street, WC1H

Argyle Walk, WC1H Argyle Walk is named for Argyll in Scotland (Bloomsbury)

Argyle Walk, WC1H

Balfe Street, N1 Balfe Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Balfe Street, N1

Barclay Street, NW1 Barclay Street led from Aldenham Street northwards to Medburn Street (Somers Town)

Barclay Street, NW1

Battle Bridge Place, N1C Battle Bridge Place is the traditional name for a newer area of King’s Cross (King’s Cross)

Battle Bridge Place, N1C

Battle Bridge Road, N1C Battle Bridge Road ran beside the gasholders of Kings Cross (King’s Cross)

Battle Bridge Road, N1C

Battlebridge Court, N1 Battlebridge Court is sited on Wharfdale Road (King’s Cross)

Battlebridge Court, N1

Beckett House, WC1 Beckett House is a block on Westking Place (Bloomsbury)

Beckett House, WC1

Belgrove Street, WC1H Belgrove Street, formerly Belgrave Street, leads south from Euston Road (Bloomsbury)

Belgrove Street, WC1H

Bentham House, WC1H Bentham House is sited on Endsleigh Gardens (Bloomsbury)

Bentham House, WC1H

Bentley House, NW1 Bentley House is a block on Euston Road (Euston Square)

Bentley House, NW1

Bidborough Street, NW1 Bidborough Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Bidborough Street, NW1

Birkenhead Street, WC1H Birkenhead Street is a street opposite Kings Cross Station, and adjoining Euston Road (King’s Cross)

Birkenhead Street, WC1H

Bravingtons Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Bravingtons Walk, N1

Brewer Street, N1C Brewer Street was formerly a main street of the area, named for landowners the Brewers’ Company (St Pancras)

Brewer Street, N1C

Bridgeway Street, NW1 Bridgeway Street was a new 1937 name for Bridgewater Street (Somers Town)

Bridgeway Street, NW1

Brighton Street, WC1H Brighton Street became Whidbourne Street in 1891 (9157) (Bloomsbury)

Brighton Street, WC1H

Brill Place, NW1 Brill Place is named after the former Brill Row in the area (Somers Town)

Brill Place, NW1

Brill Row, NW1 Brill Row was one of many small streets which became the basis for a Somers Town market (St Pancras)

Brill Row, NW1

Burleigh House, WC1H Burleigh House is a block on Sidmouth Street (Bloomsbury)

Burleigh House, WC1H

Burton Street, WC1H Burton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Burton Street, WC1H

Caledonia Street, N1 Caledonia Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Caledonia Street, N1

Cartwright Gardens, WC1N Cartwright Gardens is a crescent-shaped park and street located in Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)

Cartwright Gardens, WC1N

Central House, WC1H Central House can be found on Upper Woburn Place (Bloomsbury)

Central House, WC1H

Chalton House, NW1 Chalton House is a block on Chalton Street (Somers Town)

Chalton House, NW1

Chalton Street, NW1 Chalton Street was formerly Charlton Street, and runs parallel to Ossulston Street (Somers Town)

Chalton Street, NW1

Charlwood House, WC1H Charlwood House is a block on Midhope Street (Bloomsbury)

Charlwood House, WC1H

Charrington Street, NW1 Charrington Street runs south to north and is a continuation of Ossulston Street (Somers Town)

Charrington Street, NW1

Chenies Place, NW1 Chenies Place is named after local landowners the dukes of Bedford, also titled Barons Russell of Chenies (Somers Town)

Chenies Place, NW1

Christopher Place, NW1 Christopher Place leads off Chalton Street (St Pancras)

Christopher Place, NW1

Churchway, NW1 Churchway, as ’Church Way’, formed part of old pathway to St Pancras Old Church (Euston)

Churchway, NW1

Clare Court, WC1H Clare Court is a block on Judd Street (Bloomsbury)

Clare Court, WC1H

Clarendon Grove, NW1 Clarendon Grove ran south from Clarendon Square (Somers Town)

Clarendon Grove, NW1

Clarendon House, NW1 Clarendon House is a block on Werrington Street (Somers Town)

Clarendon House, NW1

Coach Road, N1C Coach Road is a road in the N1C postcode area (St Pancras)

Coach Road, N1C

Cooper’s Lane, NW1 Cooper’s Lane gives its name to the Cooper’s Lane Estate (St Pancras)

Cooper’s Lane, NW1

Cranleigh Street, NW1 Cranleigh Street was named in connection with the Barons Ossulston peerage (Somers Town)

Cranleigh Street, NW1

Crestfield Street, WC1H Crestfield Street was previously Chesterfield Street (Bloomsbury)

Crestfield Street, WC1H

Crinan Street, N1 Crinan Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Crinan Street, N1

Cromer Street, WC1H Cromer Street originally gave access from Gray’s Inn Road to Greenland Place and a bowling green (Bloomsbury)

Cromer Street, WC1H

Denton Street, N1C Denton Street disappeared under the construction of St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Denton Street, N1C

Doric Way, NW1 Doric Way is named for the doric Euston Arch, built in 1837 and demolished in 1961 (Somers Town)

Doric Way, NW1

Drayton House, WC1H Drayton House is sited on Gordon Street (Euston Square)

Drayton House, WC1H

Drummond Crescent, NW1 Drummond Crescent named after Lady Caroline Drummond (Euston)

Drummond Crescent, NW1

Duke’s Road, WC1H This is a street in the WC1H postcode area (St Pancras)

Duke’s Road, WC1H

Edith Neville Cottages, NW1 Edith Neville Cottages lies between Drummond Crescent and Doric Way (Euston)

Edith Neville Cottages, NW1

Elstree Street, N1C Elstree Street once laid off of St Pancras Road (St Pancras)

Elstree Street, N1C

Endsleigh Gardens, WC1H Endsleigh Gardens is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Endsleigh Gardens, WC1H

Equity Buildings, NW1 Equity Buildings was replaced by Walker Court (Somers Town)

Equity Buildings, NW1

Euston House, NW1 Euston House is a block on Eversholt Street (Euston)

Euston House, NW1

Euston Road, NW1 Euston Road runs from Marylebone Road to King's Cross. The road is part of the London Inner Ring Road and forms part of the London congestion charge zone boundary (Euston Square)

Euston Road, NW1

Euston Road, WC1H The easternmost section of the Euston Road lies in the N1 postcode and runs along the facade of Kings Cross Station (King’s Cross)

Euston Road, WC1H

Euston Square, NW1 This is a street in the NW1 postcode area (St Pancras)

Euston Square, NW1

Evergreen House, NW1 Evergreen House is a block on Euston Road (St Pancras)

Evergreen House, NW1

Flaxman Terrace, WC1H Flaxman Terrace connects Burton Street with Cartwright Gardens (Bloomsbury)

Flaxman Terrace, WC1H

Gatesden House, WC1H Gatesden House is a block on Cromer Street (King’s Cross)

Gatesden House, WC1H

Gatti’s Wharf, N1 Gatti’s Wharf is a road in the N1 postcode area (King’s Cross)

Gatti’s Wharf, N1

Gideon Schreier House, WC1H Gideon Schreier House is a block on Endsleigh Street (Bloomsbury)

Gideon Schreier House, WC1H

Grafton Place, NW1 Grafton Place originally formed part of the Duke of Grafton’s FitzRoy Estate (Euston)

Grafton Place, NW1

Gridiron Building, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

Gridiron Building, N1C

Hamilton House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)

Hamilton House, WC1H

Hampden Close, NW1 Hampden Close is a street in Camden Town (Somers Town)

Hampden Close, NW1

Hampden Street, NW1 Hampden Street was renamed as part of Polygon Road in 1938 (Somers Town)

Hampden Street, NW1

Harrison Street, WC1H Harrison Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Harrison Street, WC1H

Hastings Street, WC1H Hastings Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Hastings Street, WC1H

Ian Hamilton House, NW1 Ian Hamilton House is a block on Doric Way (Euston)

Ian Hamilton House, NW1

Jessel House, WC1H Jessel House is a building on Judd Street (Bloomsbury)

Jessel House, WC1H

John Dodgson House, WC1H John Dodgson House is sited on Bidborough Street (Bloomsbury)

John Dodgson House, WC1H

Judd Street, WC1H Judd Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Judd Street, WC1H

Kellet House, WC1H Kellet House is a block on Tankerton Street (Bloomsbury)

Kellet House, WC1H

Kelvin House, WC1H Kelvin House is a block on Judd Street (Bloomsbury)

Kelvin House, WC1H

Keystone Crescent, N1 Keystone Crescent has the smallest radius of any crescent in Europe, and has a collection of old preserved houses (King’s Cross)

Keystone Crescent, N1

King’s Boulevard, N1C King’s Boulevard is a road in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)

King’s Boulevard, N1C

King’s Cross Square, N1C King’s Cross Square is a road in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)

King’s Cross Square, N1C

Kings Cross Bridge, N1 Kings Cross Bridge is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Kings Cross Bridge, N1

Kings Place, NW1 Kings Place (sometimes King’s Place) was once a turning off Pancras Road (St Pancras)

Kings Place, NW1

Lancing Street, NW1 Lancing Street is a street in Camden Town (Euston)

Lancing Street, NW1

Lavina Grove, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Lavina Grove, N1

Leigh Street, WC1H Leigh Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Leigh Street, WC1H

Lighterman House, N1 Lighterman House can be found on Wharfdale Road (King’s Cross)

Lighterman House, N1

Lighthouse Building, N1 Lighthouse Building is a building on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)

Lighthouse Building, N1

Loxham House, WC1H Loxham House is a block on Argyle Walk (Bloomsbury)

Loxham House, WC1H

Mabledon Place, WC1H After Mabledon in Kent - home county of local 16th-century landowner Andrew Judd (Bloomsbury)

Mabledon Place, WC1H

Marcello House, N1 Marcello House is a block on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)

Marcello House, N1

Medway Court, WC1H Medway Court can be found on Leigh Street (Bloomsbury)

Medway Court, WC1H

Melton Street, NW1 Melton Street is a street in Camden Town (Euston Square)

Melton Street, NW1

Middlesex Street, NW1 Middlesex Street was north of Chapel Street and partly lost to the Midland Railway Somers Town Goods Depot (St Pancras)

Middlesex Street, NW1

Midhope Street, WC1H Midhope Street was once known as Wood Street (Bloomsbury)

Midhope Street, WC1H

Midland Road, N1C Midland Road is named after the adjacent railway line, built by the Midland Railway Company (St Pancras)

Midland Road, N1C

New Wharf Road, N1 New Wharf Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

New Wharf Road, N1

Noahs Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Noahs Yard, N1

North Place, WC1H North Place ran along what is now Argyle Walk to Brighton Street, marking the boundary between the Battle Bridge and Cromer-Lucas estates. (Bloomsbury)

North Place, WC1H

Northam’s Buildings, NW1 Northam’s Buildings was swept away by the building of St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Northam’s Buildings, NW1

Northdown Street, N1 Northdown Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Northdown Street, N1

Oakshott Court, NW1 Oakshott Court was built in 1974 (Somers Town)

Oakshott Court, NW1

Omega Place, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Omega Place, N1

One Kings Cross, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

One Kings Cross, N1C

One Pancras Square, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

One Pancras Square, N1C

Ossulston Street, NW1 Ossulston Street, a principal north-south route through Somers Town, begins at Euston Road. (St Pancras)

Ossulston Street, NW1

Pancras Square, N1C This is a street in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)

Pancras Square, N1C

Penryn Street, NW1 Penryn Street - as Percy Street - first appeared in rate books during 1852, when eighteen houses were occupied (St Pancras)

Penryn Street, NW1

Perry Street, N1C Perry Street was buried by St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Perry Street, N1C

Phoenix Road, NW1 Phoenix Road, together with Brill Place, is the suggested direct walking route between Euston and St Pancras stations (Somers Town)

Phoenix Road, NW1

Platt Street, NW1 Platt Street formed part of the Aldenham School (Brewers’ Company) Estate (Somers Town)

Platt Street, NW1

Polygon Road, NW1 Polygon Road’s name commemorates the innovative Polygon building that once dominated the former Clarendon Square’s centre. (Somers Town)

Polygon Road, NW1

Purchese Street, NW1 Purchese Street was named after Frederick Purchese, local resident, vestryman, county council member and Mayor of St Pancras (Somers Town)

Purchese Street, NW1

Railway Street, N1 Railway Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Railway Street, N1

Regent Square, WC1H Regent Square was laid out from 1822, with houses being built up to circa 1829 (Bloomsbury)

Regent Square, WC1H

Ryedale House, NW1 Ryedale House is a block on Eversholt Street (Somers Town)

Ryedale House, NW1

Sandwich House, WC1H Sandwich House is a block on Sandwich Street (Bloomsbury)

Sandwich House, WC1H

Sandwich Street, WC1H Sandwich Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Sandwich Street, WC1H

Seaford Street, WC1H Seaford Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Seaford Street, WC1H

Seymour House, NW1 Residential block (Euston)

Seymour House, NW1

Sidmouth Street, WC1H Sidmouth Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Sidmouth Street, WC1H

Sinclair House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)

Sinclair House, WC1H

Smith Street, N1C Smith Street was buried under St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Smith Street, N1C

Somers Close, NW1 Somers Close is a modern southern extension of Penryn Street (Somers Town)

Somers Close, NW1

Speedy Place, WC1H Speedy Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Speedy Place, WC1H

St Chads Place, WC1X St Chads Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

St Chads Place, WC1X

St Chads Street, WC1H St Chads Street was formerly Derby Street (King’s Cross)

St Chads Street, WC1H

St Margarets House, NW1 St Margarets House is a block on Polygon Road (Somers Town)

St Margarets House, NW1

St Martin’s House, NW1 St Martin’s House is a block on Polygon Road (Somers Town)

St Martin’s House, NW1

St Peter’s House, WC1H St Peter’s House is sited on Regent Square (Bloomsbury)

St Peter’s House, WC1H

St Richard’s House, NW1 St Richard’s House is a block on Eversholt Street (Somers Town)

St Richard’s House, NW1

Stibbington Street, NW1 Stibbington Street was absorbed into Chalton Street in 1938 (Somers Town)

Stibbington Street, NW1

Tankerton House, WC1H Tankerton House is a building on Tankerton Street (Bloomsbury)

Tankerton House, WC1H

Tankerton Street, WC1H Tankerton Street is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Tankerton Street, WC1H

Tavistock House South, WC1H Tavistock House South is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Tavistock House South, WC1H

Tavistock House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)

Tavistock House, WC1H

Thanet House, WC1H Thanet House is a block on Thanet Street (Bloomsbury)

Thanet House, WC1H

Thanet Street, WC1H Thanet Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Thanet Street, WC1H

The Circle, N1C The Circle is a road in the N1C postcode area (St Pancras)

The Circle, N1C

The Gridiron, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

The Gridiron, N1C

The Hub, N1 Block in Kings Cross (King’s Cross)

The Hub, N1

The Macmillan Building, N1 The Macmillan Building is a block on Crinan Street (King’s Cross)

The Macmillan Building, N1

The Polygon The Polygon was an early housing estate, a Georgian building with 15 sides and three storeys that contained 32 houses. (Somers Town)

The Polygon

The Stanley Building, N1C The Stanley Building, constructed in the 1860s, was an early social housing project designed to accommodate railway workers. (King’s Cross)

The Stanley Building, N1C

Tiger House, WC1H Tiger House is a block on Burton Street (Bloomsbury)

Tiger House, WC1H

Tonbridge Street, WC1H Tonbridge Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)

Tonbridge Street, WC1H

Trematon Walk, N1 A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

Trematon Walk, N1

Union Street, NW1 Union Street was absorbed into Stibbington Street which itself became part of Chalton Street (Somers Town)

Union Street, NW1

Upper Woburn Place, WC1H Woburn Abbey was the duke of Bedford’s primary estate - they were the most significant property owners in the vicinity (Bloomsbury)

Upper Woburn Place, WC1H

Varnishers Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Varnishers Yard, N1

Wakefield Mews, WC1H Wakefield Mews derives ultimately from a former local pub: ’The Pindar of Wakefield’. (Bloomsbury)

Wakefield Mews, WC1H

Walker House, NW1 Walker House is a building on Unnamed Road (Somers Town)

Walker House, NW1

Watford Street, NW1 Watford Street was cleared away in the 1860s to make way to St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Watford Street, NW1

Wellesley House, NW1 Wellesley House can be found on Wellesley Place (Euston)

Wellesley House, NW1

Werrington Street, NW1 Werrington Street was an incorporation of Clarendon Street and the west side of Clarendon Square (Somers Town)

Werrington Street, NW1

Westking Place, WC1H Westking Place runs north from Heathcote Street to Sidmouth Street (Bloomsbury)

Westking Place, WC1H

Weston Street, NW1 Weston Street disappeared under the then-new St Pancras station during the 1860s (St Pancras)

Weston Street, NW1

Wharfdale Road, N1 Wharfdale Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Wharfdale Road, N1

Whidborne Street, WC1H Whidborne Street was developed as Brighton Street early in the 19th century (Bloomsbury)

Whidborne Street, WC1H

Whittlebury Street, NW1 Whittlebury Street once laid to the west of Euston station (Euston)

Whittlebury Street, NW1

Wilsted Street, NW1 Wilsted Street was the original name for the lower end of Ossulston Street (St Pancras)

Wilsted Street, NW1

Woburn Walk, WC1H Woburn Walk was also known as Woburn Buildings (Bloomsbury)

Woburn Walk, WC1H

Wolcot House, NW1 Wolcot House is a block on Werrington Street (Somers Town)

Wolcot House, NW1

Woolf Mews, WC1H Woolf Mews is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)

Woolf Mews, WC1H

York Way, N1 York Way has been a thoroughfare since the twelfth century (King’s Cross)

York Way, N1

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Kings Place from York Way Credit: Alan Stanton TUM image id: 1518888183 Licence: CC BY 2.0	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:	The British Library TUM image id: 1482066417 Licence: CC BY 2.0	St Pancras Old Church claims to be one of the oldest sites of Christian worship in the world. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1673539523 Licence: CC BY 2.0
St. James Gardens Credit: Google TUM image id: 1530005129 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Agar Town (1857) Credit: Percy Lovell TUM image id: 1499434317 Licence: CC BY 2.0	York Road station when it was open. This used to be the first station north on the Piccadilly Line after King’s Cross St Pancras. Plans to reopen it have so far come to nothing. TUM image id: 1660578042 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Cromer Street TUM image id: 1547917827 Licence:	Rainy St Pancras Credit: IG/legere photos TUM image id: 1681221521 Licence:
Cobden Statue, corner of Eversholt Street and Camden High Street (1905) Richard Cobden (1804 - 1865) was a Radical and Liberal politician, manufacturer, and a campaigner for free trade and peace. He was associated with the Anti-Corn Law League and the Cobden–Chevalier Treaty. In 1866, the Cobden Club was founded to promote "Peace, Free Trade and Goodwill Among Nations". Old London postcard TUM image id: 1627144387 Licence:	Goods Way - old sign TUM image id: 1526241892 Licence: CC BY 2.0	View of the centre of Gordon Square (2008) The square was developed by master builder Thomas Cubitt in the 1820s, as one of a pair with Tavistock Square, which is a block away and has the same dimensions. Credit: Flickr/Ewan-M TUM image id: 1674221243 Licence:	10 Gower Street, Bloomsbury What’s in a name? Well, this area abounds in streets named after landowners. Gower Street is named after Gertrude Leveson-Gower, the wife of John Russell, the 4th Duke of Bedford. Leveson-Gower was noted as a formidable adviser to her husband who held various political roles during the reigns of George II and George III, including Lord Privy Seal and Ambassador to France at the end of the Seven Years’ War. The Gower baronetcy was a subsidiary title of the Duke of Sutherland, held in the Leveson-Gower family until 1963. The area now known as Bloomsbury had come into the possession of the Russell family in 1669. That year the 5th Earl of Bedford’s son married Lady Rachel Vaughan, daughter of the 4th Earl of Southampton. Southampton had started developing the area in the 1660s. John Russell died in 1771 and Gower Street was laid out from the 1780s onwards under Lady Gertrude’s supervision. Credit: Spudgun67 TUM image id: 1546448389 Licence:	Cab shelter, Russell Square Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1553122072 Licence: