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Old Cavendish Street
Old Cavendish Street, originally Cavendish Street, is a street in Marylebone in the City of Westminster in central London that runs from Henrietta Place in the north to Oxford Street in the south. History and buildings The street was one of those laid out in the early 1700s when the area north of Oxford Street was urbanised on a grid pattern. It was named after Lady Henrietta Cavendish, the heiress to the Manor of Marylebone lands and the wife of Edward Harley after whom Harley Street was named.Bebbington, Gillian. (1972) ''London Street Names''. London: B.T. Batsford. pp. 76-77, 164-5, & 171. It was renamed Old Cavendish Street to distinguish it from the much longer New Cavendish Street to the north. In the 1870s it included two public houses, the Red Lion at No. 5 (rebuilt 1879), on the east side, and the Crown at No. 12A (rebuilt 1885–6) and was a throughway to Oxford Street but it has since been pedestrianised at the southern end. The cul-de-sac Red Lion Yard, later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Cavendish Street
New Cavendish Street is a street in the City of Westminster, London, that runs from Marylebone High Street in the west to Cleveland Street in the east. The street was built in 1775 and named after the Cavendish family, who were related to the ground landlords, the Dukes of Portland. Buildings Among the notable buildings in the street are: *61 New Cavendish Street, the former home of Alfred Waterhouse, designer of the Natural History Museum. *The Cavendish Campus of the University of Westminster. * The Ship, a grade II listed public house. * 63 New Cavendish Street, London is a Grade II* listed building, originally planned by Robert and James Adam on the Duke of Portland's Marylebone Estate in the 1770s. By 1775, however, the Adams’ attention had turned to the creation of Portland Place, and neo-classical architect John Johnson took over the site, erecting the townhouse that has since been redeveloped as Asia House. The rooms retain many of their original features – includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrietta Harley, Countess Of Oxford And Countess Mortimer
Henrietta Harley, Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer (''née'' Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles; 11 February 1694 – 9 December 1755) was an English noblewoman, the only child and heiress of John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle and his wife, the former Lady Margaret Cavendish, daughter of Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Her hand was sought in marriage even in her youth as a means of alliance with her powerful father. Suitors included the Intendant of the Court of a Count of the Holy Roman Empire in December 1703, the Elector of Hanover's son (later George I of Great Britain) in June 1706, the Duke of Somerset's son Lord Hertford in 1707–1711, Count Nassau in 1709, and finally Lord Danby (grandson of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds) in 1711, before her father settled on Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. They were married on 31 August 1713, at Wimpole Hall. She brought, through inheritance, Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire, Bolsover Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lewis (department Store)
John Lewis & Partners (formerly and commonly known as John Lewis) is a brand of high-end department stores operating throughout the UK, with concessions also located in the Republic of Ireland and Australia. The brand sells general merchandise as part of the employee-owned mutual organisation known as the John Lewis Partnership, the largest co-operative in the United Kingdom. It was created by Spedan Lewis, son of the founder, John Lewis, in 1929. From 1925 to 2022, the chain had a policy that it would always at least match a lower price offered by a national high street competitor; this pledge was known by the name "Never Knowingly Undersold". The first John Lewis store was opened in 1864 in Oxford Street, London, and there are now 35 stores throughout Great Britain. The first John Lewis concession in the Republic of Ireland opened in a Dublin Arnotts store in October 2016. In the same year, the first Australian John Lewis concession also opened. On 1 January 2008, the Oxford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Fraser
House of Fraser (also operating as Frasers) is a British department store group with 44 locations across the United Kingdom, which is now part of Frasers Group. It was established in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849 as Arthur and Fraser. By 1891, it was known as Fraser & Sons. The company grew steadily during the early 20th century, and after the Second World War a large number of acquisitions transformed the company into a national chain. From 1936, the company expanded substantially through acquisitions, including Scottish Drapery Corporation (1952), Binns (1953), Barkers of Kensington (1957), Dickins & Jones and the Harrods group (1959), and J J Allen and Colson's (1969). In 1948, the company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange. Later acquisitions included Howells (1972) and Army & Navy Stores (1973). The group was purchased by the Al Fayed family in 1985 for £615million, beating out Tiny Rowland for control. By 1993, the management of the group were making attempts to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cul-de-sac
A dead end, also known as a cul-de-sac (, from French for 'bag-bottom'), no through road or no exit road, is a street with only one inlet or outlet. The term "dead end" is understood in all varieties of English, but the official terminology and traffic signs include many different alternatives. Some of these are used only regionally. In the United States and other countries, ''cul-de-sac'' is often not an exact synonym for ''dead end'' and refers to dead ends with a circular end, allowing for easy turning at the end of the road. In Australia and Canada, they are usually referred to as a ''court'' when they have a bulbous end. Dead ends are added to road layouts in urban planning to limit through-traffic in residential areas. While some dead ends provide no possible passage except in and out of their road entry, others allow cyclists, pedestrians or other non-automotive traffic to pass through connecting easements or paths, an example of filtered permeability. The Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Houses
A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was used to differentiate private houses from those which were, quite literally, open to the public as "alehouses", "taverns" and "inns". By Georgian times, the term had become common parlance, although taverns, as a distinct establishment, had largely ceased to exist by the beginning of the 19th century. Today, there is no strict definition, but CAMRA states a pub has four characteristics:GLA Economics, Closing time: London's public houses, 2017 # is open to the public without membership or residency # serves draught beer or cider without requiring food be consumed # has at least one indoor area not laid out for meals # allows drinks to be bought at a bar (i.e., not only table service) The history of pubs can be traced to Roman taverns in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harley Street
Harley Street is a street in Marylebone, Central London, which has, since the 19th century housed a large number of private specialists in medicine and surgery. It was named after Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer."Harley Street" in Overview Since the 19th century, the number of doctors, hospitals, and medical organisations in and around Harley Street has greatly increased. Records show that there were around 20 doctors in 1860, 80 by 1900, and almost 200 by 1914. When the was established in 1948, there were around 1,500. Today, there are more than 3,000 people employed in the Harley Street area, in clinics, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Harley, 2nd Earl Of Oxford And Earl Mortimer
Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (2 June 1689 – 16 June 1741), styled Lord Harley between 1711 and 1724, was a British politician, bibliophile, collector and patron of the arts. Background Harley was the only son of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, by his first wife, Elizabeth Foley. Career He was MP for Radnor (as his father and paternal grandfather had been before him) from 1711 to 1714, and for Cambridgeshire from 1722 until he succeeded his father in 1724 and entered the House of Lords. He was a bibliophile, collector and patron of the arts, and took little interest in public affairs. Harley's considerable collection of coins and medals – 520 lots in all – was auctioned by Christopher Cock at his house in the Great Piazza, Covent Garden over six days, from 18 March 1742. He extended his father's library and expanded the Harleian Collection, now in the British Library. The department of Manuscripts and Special Collections, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grid Pattern
In urban planning, the grid plan, grid street plan, or gridiron plan is a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid. Two inherent characteristics of the grid plan, frequent intersections and orthogonal geometry, facilitate movement. The geometry helps with orientation and wayfinding and its frequent intersections with the choice and directness of route to desired destinations. In ancient Rome, the grid plan method of land measurement was called centuriation. The grid plan dates from antiquity and originated in multiple cultures; some of the earliest planned cities were built using grid plans in Indian subcontinent. History Ancient grid plans By 2600 BC, Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, major cities of the Indus Valley civilization, were built with blocks divided by a grid of straight streets, running north–south and east–west. Each block was subdivided by small lanes. The cities and monasteries of Sirkap, Taxila and Thimi (in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Cavendish Street
Old Cavendish Street, originally Cavendish Street, is a street in Marylebone in the City of Westminster in central London that runs from Henrietta Place in the north to Oxford Street in the south. History and buildings The street was one of those laid out in the early 1700s when the area north of Oxford Street was urbanised on a grid pattern. It was named after Lady Henrietta Cavendish, the heiress to the Manor of Marylebone lands and the wife of Edward Harley after whom Harley Street was named.Bebbington, Gillian. (1972) ''London Street Names''. London: B.T. Batsford. pp. 76-77, 164-5, & 171. It was renamed Old Cavendish Street to distinguish it from the much longer New Cavendish Street to the north. In the 1870s it included two public houses, the Red Lion at No. 5 (rebuilt 1879), on the east side, and the Crown at No. 12A (rebuilt 1885–6) and was a throughway to Oxford Street but it has since been pedestrianised at the southern end. The cul-de-sac Red Lion Yard, later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavendish Square And Old Cavendish Street 1870s Ordnance Survey Map
Cavendish may refer to: People * The House of Cavendish, a British aristocratic family * Margaret Cavendish (1623–1673), British poet, philosopher, and scientist * Cavendish (author) (1831–1899), pen name of Henry Jones, English author on card games and tennis * Henry Cavendish (1731–1810), British natural philosopher and scientist * Mark Cavendish (born 1985), Manx professional road and track cyclist * Diana Cavendish from Little Witch Academia * Thomas Cavendish (1560-1592), English sailor who circumnavigated (1586-1588). Places Australia * County of Cavendish, Queensland * Cavendish Road, Brisbane, Queensland * Cavendish, Victoria Bermuda * Cavendish Tribe, original name of Devonshire Parish, Bermuda Canada * Cavendish, Alberta * Cavendish, Newfoundland and Labrador * Cavendish, a former township, subsequently merged and renamed to form Trent Lakes The Municipality of Trent Lakes is a lower-tier township in the rural, mostly wooded northern section of Pete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavendish Square And Environs, 1764
Cavendish may refer to: People * The House of Cavendish, a British aristocratic family * Margaret Cavendish (1623–1673), British poet, philosopher, and scientist * Cavendish (author) (1831–1899), pen name of Henry Jones, English author on card games and tennis * Henry Cavendish (1731–1810), British natural philosopher and scientist * Mark Cavendish (born 1985), Manx professional road and track cyclist * Diana Cavendish from Little Witch Academia * Thomas Cavendish (1560-1592), English sailor who circumnavigated (1586-1588). Places Australia * County of Cavendish, Queensland * Cavendish Road, Brisbane, Queensland * Cavendish, Victoria Bermuda * Cavendish Tribe, original name of Devonshire Parish, Bermuda Canada * Cavendish, Alberta * Cavendish, Newfoundland and Labrador * Cavendish, a former township, subsequently merged and renamed to form Trent Lakes, Ontario * Cavendish, Prince Edward Island * Cavendish Beach, Prince Edward Island England * Cavendish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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