Great Russell Street is a street in Bloomsbury, London, best known for being the location of the British Museum. [1] It runs between Tottenham Court Road (part of the A400 route) in the west, and Southampton Row (part of the A4200 route) in the east. It is one-way only (eastbound) between its western origin at Tottenham Court Road and Bloomsbury Street. [2]
The headquarters of the Trades Union Congress is located at Nos. 23–28 ( Congress House). [3] The street is also the home of the Contemporary Ceramics Centre, [4] the gallery for the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain; [5] as well as the High Commission of Barbados to the United Kingdom. [6] The Queen Mary Hall and YWCA Central Club, built by Sir Edwin Lutyens between 1928 and 1932, was at No 16-22 (it is now a hotel). [7]
Great Russell Street has had a number of notable residents, especially during the Victorian era, including:
Adjoining streets:
Cultural institutions and sites
Nearby:
Media related to Great Russell Street at Wikimedia Commons
51°31′06″N 0°07′34″W / 51.51833°N 0.12611°W
Great Russell Street is a street in Bloomsbury, London, best known for being the location of the British Museum. [1] It runs between Tottenham Court Road (part of the A400 route) in the west, and Southampton Row (part of the A4200 route) in the east. It is one-way only (eastbound) between its western origin at Tottenham Court Road and Bloomsbury Street. [2]
The headquarters of the Trades Union Congress is located at Nos. 23–28 ( Congress House). [3] The street is also the home of the Contemporary Ceramics Centre, [4] the gallery for the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain; [5] as well as the High Commission of Barbados to the United Kingdom. [6] The Queen Mary Hall and YWCA Central Club, built by Sir Edwin Lutyens between 1928 and 1932, was at No 16-22 (it is now a hotel). [7]
Great Russell Street has had a number of notable residents, especially during the Victorian era, including:
Adjoining streets:
Cultural institutions and sites
Nearby:
Media related to Great Russell Street at Wikimedia Commons
51°31′06″N 0°07′34″W / 51.51833°N 0.12611°W