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Tag: Camden

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

22 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

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

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: 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, Georgian

Brooke’s Market, EC1N

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Place Name Named after Fulke Greville, Lord Brooke (October 3, 1554 – September 30, 1628), who bought the Earl of…

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Filed under: Camden, City of London, Murder, streets named after Cambridge graduates, streets named after tragic events

Bedford Place, WC1B

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PLACE NAME Connects Bloomsbury Square with Russell Square and was built between 1801 and 1805. Named after landowners, the Dukes…

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Filed under: Bedford Estate, bloomsbury, Camden

Emerald Court, WC1N

27 August 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place name London’s narrowest alleyway, a mere 67cm (26.5in) at its narrowest point, it appears on John Rocque’s 1746 map…

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Filed under: bloomsbury, Camden, name change, streets named after colours

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