St Martin's Lane
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St Martin's Lane is a street in the
History
The street was first built up in 1610 when Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury was granted 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land on the street's west side. It was originally known as West Church Lane; the current name dates from 1618.[1]
A narrow street with relatively little traffic, St Martin's Lane is home to the
In the 18th-century St Martin's Lane was noted for the Academy founded by
The Salisbury
The Salisbury in Covent Garden was built as part of a six-storey block around 1899 on the site of an earlier pub that had been known under several names, including the Coach & Horses and Ben Caunt's Head; it is both Grade II listed, and on CAMRA's National Inventory, due to the quality of the etched and polished glass and the carved woodwork.[2]
Films
The film St Martin's Lane (also known as
References
Citations
- ^ a b c Weinreb et al. 2008, p. 786.
- ^ "Heritage Pubs, National Inventory". www.heritagepubs.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
Sources
- ISBN 978-1-405-04924-5.