List of eponymous roads in London
The following is a partial list of eponymous roads in London - that is, roads named after people - with notes on the link between the road and the person.
South Benfleet is a town in the Castle Point district of Essex, 30 miles east of London. The Benfleet post town includes South Benfleet, Thundersley, New Thundersley and Hadleigh. The Battle of Benfleet took place here between the Vikings and Saxons in 894.
Population: 48,824
Latitude: 51° 33' 10.62" N
Longitude: 0° 33' 34.63" E
The following is a partial list of eponymous roads in London - that is, roads named after people - with notes on the link between the road and the person.
The Bakerloo line extension is a proposed southern extension of the London Underground Bakerloo line in South London from its current terminus at Elephant & Castle. An extension to Camberwell was due to be built in the late 1940s, but the project wa…
The Clink was a notorious prison in Southwark, England which functioned from the 12th century until 1780 either deriving its name from, or bestowing it on, the local manor, the Clink Liberty (see also the Liberty of the Clink). The manor and prison …
Barbican is a London Underground station in the City of London, known by various names since it opened in 1865. It takes its current name from the nearby Barbican Estate and Barbican Centre.
The Methodist Central Hall, Westminster (also known as Central Hall Westminster, or simply Methodist Central Hall) is a multi-purpose venue and tourist attraction in City of Westminster, London. It serves primarily as a Methodist church and a confer…
The Grapes is a Grade II listed public house on the north bank of the tidal Limehouse Reach of the Thames, at 76 Narrow Street, London E14 8BP.
The central quadrangle of the British Museum in London was redeveloped to a design by Foster and Partners, from a 1970s design by Colin St John Wilson, to become the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, commonly referred to simply as the Great Court, dur…
Alleyn's School is an independent, co-educational day school situated in Dulwich, south London, England. It is a registered charity and was originally part of the Alleyn's College of God's Gift charitable foundation, which also included James Allen'…
The A13 is a major road in England linking Central London with east London and south Essex. Its route is similar to that of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway, and runs the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area, terminating on the …
The Adelphi Theatre /əˈdɛlfi/ is a London West End theatre, located on the Strand in the City of Westminster. The present building is the fourth on the site. The theatre has specialised in comedy and musical theatre, and today it is a receiving hous…
The George, or George Inn, is a public house established in the medieval period on Borough High Street in Southwark, London. Currently owned and leased by the National Trust, it is located on the south side of the River Thames near London Bridge. It…
The Royal Veterinary College (informally the RVC) is a veterinary school located in London and a constituent college of the federal University of London.
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club is a prominent jazz club which has operated in London, England since 1959.
County Hall (sometimes called London County Hall, LCH) is a building in Lambeth, London, which was the headquarters of London County Council and later the Greater London Council (GLC). The building is on the South Bank of the River Thames, just nort…
Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ), formerly known as Conservative Central Office (CCO)[not in citation given] is the headquarters of the British Conservative Party, housing its central staff and committee members.
Bruce Castle (formerly the Lordship House) is a Grade I listed 16th-century manor house in Lordship Lane, Tottenham, London. It is named after the House of Bruce who formerly owned the land on which it is built. Believed to stand on the site of an e…
The Prospect of Whitby is a historic public house on the banks of the Thames at Wapping in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lays claim to being the site of the oldest riverside tavern, dating from around 1520. It was formerly known as the Dev…
The Jewel Tower is a 14th-century surviving element of the royal Palace of Westminster, in London, England. It was built between 1365 and 1366, under the direction of William of Sleaford and Henry de Yevele, to house the personal treasure of Edward …