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The street, like Southampton Row in Bloomsbury to the north, is named after Sir Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton (1607–1667). It used to be in the district of Bloomsbury, but is now officially in Westminster.
Bloomsbury Square is a garden square in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden, London.Developed in the late 17th century, it was initially known as Southampton Square and was one of the earliest London squares.
the A400 (Gower St./Bloomsbury St.) - northbound to Camden Town, Holloway (via A503) and Archway; southbound to Trafalgar Square; the A4200 (Southampton Row/Woburn Pl.) - northbound to Euston and Camden Town; southbound to Aldwych; the A501 Inner Ring Road - eastbound towards King's Cross and Angel; westbound to Regent's Park and Marylebone
This is a list of the etymology of street names in the London district of Bloomsbury.The following utilises the generally accepted boundaries of Bloomsbury viz. Euston Road to the north, Gray's Inn Road to the east, New Oxford Street, High Holborn, Southampton Row and Theobald's Road to the south and Tottenham Court Road to the west.
Bedford House also called Russell House was the Elizabethan and Jacobean London home of the Russell family, Earls of Bedford, situated on the site of the present Southampton Street on the north side of the Strand. [1] It was demolished in 1704 after the family had relocated to Bloomsbury.
Viewed from Southampton Row Viewed from Bloomsbury Square. Victoria House is a neoclassical building in Bloomsbury, London, WC1. It stands on a long rectangular island site between the east side of Bloomsbury Square and Southampton Row. It became a Grade II listed building in December 1990. [1]
Entrance to the Bedford Estate office in Montague Street Looking north across Bloomsbury Square on the Bedford Estate with Bedford House behind, c. 1725, London town house of the Dukes of Bedford Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford, statue by Richard Westmacott in Russell Square on the Bedford Estate John Norden's map of 1593 map, showing the Bedford Covent Garden Estate not long after it was ...
They had several children. He died at Southampton Street, Bloomsbury, London, in January 1710, aged 54, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son, William. William was in his turn succeeded by his younger brother, John, who was created Earl of Ashburnham in 1730. Lady Ashburnham died in May 1719. [1]