Catherine Street
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Catherine Street, originally known as Brydges Street, is a street in the City of Westminster, London. It runs from Russell Street in the north to Aldwych in the south. It is crossed midway by Tavistock Street and joined on the western side near Aldwych by the eastern end of Exeter Street.
History
The street was first laid out by Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford, in the 1630s at which time it was closed at its southern end near the junction with Exeter Street. Its southern end was the wall of Exeter House garden and the back of the White Hart Inn in the Strand.[1] The south part was named Catherine Street after Queen Catherine of Braganza, wife of King Charles II.[2]
Until 1872 the north part was called Brydges Street after the fourth earl's wife.[1] In that year the whole street was named Catherine Street.
Buildings
The street is part of the theatre district of London's
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References
- ^ a b c "Bow Street and Russell Street Area: Catherine Street". British History Online. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher (1992). The London Encyclopaedia (reprint ed.). Macmillan. p. 130.
- ^ Historic England. "40 & 42, Tavistock Street WC2 (1276087)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "15, Catherine Street WC2 (1209861)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
External links
Media related to Catherine Street at Wikimedia Commons