Huntley Street
Huntley Street is a street in Bloomsbury, London, known for its close association with University College Hospital.
Location
Huntley Street runs from
Hospital buildings
The northern part of the street is dominated by buildings related to University College Hospital (UCH). The rear of the UCH Cruciform Building is on the corner of the street with Grafton Way. Opposite is the Rosenheim Building and further down the street on the same side is the UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre. The Paul O'Gorman Building is on the east side. The West side now hosts the new Royal National Ear Nose and Throat and Eastman Dental Hospitals, part of UCL Hospitals NHS Trust, following closure of their former buildings on Gray's Inn Road. [2]
Squats
In 1977, five blocks of empty flats were
Chenies Street Chambers
At the southern end on the western side is Chenies Street Chambers which once had its entrance in Chenies Street. Following bombing during the Second World War, the main entrance to the building is now in Huntley Street.[5] The building was originally designed as flats for single professional women, but is now social housing.[6]
References
- ^ V0013634. Wellcome Images. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ [1] Fitzrovia News, 7 October 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- JSTOR 2563131.
- ISBN 0-9507259-0-0.
- ^ Metropolitan Borough of Camden Record of AIR RAID INCIDENTS. Chenies Street Chambers Historical Society. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ CHENIES STREET CHAMBERS. Chenies Street Chambers Historical Society. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
External links
Part of Horwood's Plan, showing Upper Thornhaugh Street, before it was lengthened (and re-named Huntley Street in the 1830s).