Luxborough Street
Luxborough Street, formerly Northumberland Street, is a street in the City of Westminster, London, that runs from Marylebone Road in the north to Paddington Street in the south. Nottingham Street joins Luxborough Street on its eastern side.
Character
Luxborough Street is mostly composed of small
Inhabitants
In 1835, the novelist Anthony Trollope lived in lodgings at No. 22. He was just starting his career with the General Post Office and complained that he never had the money to pay his rent.[3]
English novelist
The archaeologist and antiquarian Edward Pyddoke lived at No. 11 until his death in 1976.[4][5]
St Marylebone Workhouse
The western side of Luxborough street was once the site of the St Marylebone Workhouse, later the St Marylebone Institution, and finally the Luxborough Lodge. It was closed in 1965 and demolished. The site became accommodation for the Polytechnic of Central London, later the University of Westminster.[6]
References
- ^ Conservation Area Audit Harley Street. City of Westminster, London, 2008, p. 92. Archived here.
- ^ ISBN 0713401419
- ISBN 9780804710763.
- ^ List of the Society of Antiquaries of London, Society of Antiquaries of London, Adlard & Son Ltd, Bartholomew Press, 1970, p. 39
- ^ Gov.uk Wills and Probate 1858-1996, Surname "Pyddoke", Year of Death "1977", 1977 record page 6588
- ^ "The Workhouse in St Marylebone, London: Middlesex".
External links
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