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Tag: America

America Street, SE1

9 October 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name This was still agricultural land when John Rocque was drawing his 1746 map of London, although development was…

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Filed under: America, Borough and Bankside, Southwark, streets with a North American connection

Maryland Street, E15

17 September 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Named after the US state. It was originally a hamlet, which had grown up around a large house…

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Filed under: America, Maryland, Newham, streets named after royals, streets named after US states, streets named after women, streets with a North American connection, USA

Camden Gardens, NW1

29 September 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (March 1714 – April 18, 1794) was a leading lawyer, judge, and Whig…

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Filed under: America, Camden, Camden Town, streets named after Cambridge graduates, streets named after Eton connection, William Pitt the Younger

Coram Street, WC1H

8 November 2020 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

PLACE NAME Philanthropist Thomas Coram (about 1668 – March 29, 1751) established the former Foundling Hospital, Britain’s first orphanage, that…

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Filed under: America

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