Museum Street

Coordinates: 51°31′4″N 0°7′33″W / 51.51778°N 0.12583°W / 51.51778; -0.12583
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For the road in York, see Museum Street (York).
The corner of Great Russell Street and Museum Street.
St George's Church, Bloomsbury
in the background.

Museum Street is a street in the

Tottenham Court Road and Holborn to the southwest and southeast respectively.[3]

History

The street goes back to the 14th century and beyond. It remained largely rural until the late 17th century when the growth of London caused its urbanisation.

Known as a thoroughfare since records began, it soon came to be known as Peter Street. The origins of this name are unsure though scholars agree [

Bloomsbury Set
were also patrons.

On the corner of Great Russell Street at the northern end is the

public house that traces its origins back to 1723.[4] From 1723 to 1762 the pub was called the Dog and Duck (so called because duck hunting was popular in the ponds in the Long Fields behind Montagu House in the 17th and 18th centuries). The occult Atlantis Bookshop
was opened on the street in 1922.

More recent history has seen the street set up as a paragon for pedestrian access. Camden's 2003, Car Free Day saw the streetscape give right of way to foot passengers — a success which was heralded across Europe as an example of best practice in cutting vehicular noise and pollution.

Since 1987, number 30 has been home to the commercial art gallery Abbott and Holder.[5]

References

  1. ^ Museum Street, Bloomsbury Shopping Guide, All In London.
  2. ^ Shops on Museum Street, WC1A, LondonOnline.
  3. ^ London guide to Museum Street, WC1A, LondonTown.com.
  4. ISBN 0-9514913-0-X
    .
  5. ^ Gleadell, Colin (21 February 2006). "Under a grand: Abbott and Holder". Retrieved 8 February 2019.

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