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Tag: Camden

Harpur Mews, WC1N

January 30, 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Formerly East Street, by association with New North Street. As a young man of humble origins from Bedford, William…

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Filed under: Camden, Dissolution of the monasteries, Holborn & Covent Garden, Lord Mayor, name change, Nicholas Barbon, streets named after Lord Mayors

Wakefield Street, WC1H

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Place Name It was named after the Pindar of Wakefield, an inn that first opened sometime around 1517, on Gray’s…

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Filed under: Camden, King's Cross, Robin Hood, streets named after pubs

Tottenham Street, W1T

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Place Name After nearby Tottenham Court Road, which took its name from the former manor of Tottenham (Tottenhall) which stood…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, bloomsbury, Camden, Tottenham Court Road

Tottenham Mews, W1T

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Place Name After nearby Tottenham Court Road, which took its name from the former manor of Tottenham (Tottenhall) which stood…

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Filed under: Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon street name, bloomsbury, Camden, streets named after buildings

Gresse Street, W1T

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Place Name Peter Gaspard Gresse (1715 – 1771), described as a Gentleman of Saint Pancras, is thought to have been…

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Filed under: bloomsbury, Camden, streets named after a Swiss connection

Camden Street, NW1

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

Camden Gardens, NW1

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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

Longford Street, NW1

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PLACE NAME Gillian Bebbington in London Street Names says that this is one of a group of streets in the…

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Filed under: Camden, Regent's Park, unknown origin

Pancras Road, NW1

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Place Name The area is named after the local church which is dedicated to St Pancras. Pancras was a Roman citizen…

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Filed under: Camden, roads named after saints, St Pancras and Somers Town

Bedford Square, WC1B

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PLACE NAME Named after the Dukes of Bedford, on whose land the garden was built between 1775 and 1780. The…

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Filed under: Bedford Estate, bloomsbury, Camden

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