Clarges Street
Clarges Street is a street in the City of Westminster, London. The street runs from Clarges Mews in the north to Piccadilly in the south. It is crossed by Curzon Street.
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Clarges Street from Piccadilly
History
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The immediate vicinity of Clarges Street
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Clarges Street on John Rocque's 1746 map of London
Clarges Street was built in the early 18th century and is probably named after Sir Thomas Clarges.[1]
Notable inhabitants
Notable inhabitants of Clarges Street have included Lady Hamilton, Edmund Kean, Thomas Babington Macaulay,[1] and racing driver D'Arcy Baker.[2]
Buildings
Clarges Street is mostly made up of Georgian town houses and modern office buildings.[1] The headquarters of The Kennel Club is at numbers 1–5.[3]
References
- "Clarges Street, W1." in Christopher Hibbert; Ben Weinreb; John Keay; Julia Keay (2010). The London Encyclopaedia. London: Pan Macmillan. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-230-73878-2.
- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89N8-QNZG?i=87&cc=2228170
- Head Office. The Kennel Club Charitable Trust. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
External links
Media related to Clarges Street at Wikimedia Commons
Desolation Island by Patrick O'Brian, Harper Collins 2003 ed., @ p.102.
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