Boyle Street is a short street in central

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

that is named after the Boyles, the Earls of Burlington, and is on land that was once part of the

Burlington Estate __NOTOC__ The Burlington Estate is an area in Mayfair to the north of Piccadilly in the West End of London, England.Old Burlington Street Old Burlington Street is a street in central London that is on land that was once part of the Burlington Estate. Location The street runs north–south from Boyle Street to Burlington Gardens and is crossed only by Clifford Street. History A ...

, to

Savile Row Savile Row (pronounced ) is a street in Mayfair, central London. Known principally for its traditional bespoke tailoring for men, the street has had a varied history that has included accommodating the headquarters of the Royal Geographical ...

. On its north side is an office block and on the south side is the

West End Central Police Station The West End Central Police Station was a police station at 27 Savile Row, in London's West End, on the junction with Boyle Street. It was the headquarters of the 'C' division of the Metropolitan Police, station-code 'CD' (the letter D depicting ...

History

Although all offices today, the street once had houses and other buildings. The Burlington Charity Schoolhouse was built in the street in about 1720, for a girls school founded in 1699 (the Burlington School for Girls).

Lord Sidney Beauclerk Lord Sidney Beauclerk (27 February 170323 November 1744) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1733 to 1744. He acquired a reputation as a fortune hunter. Early life Beauclerk was the fifth son of the 1st Duke of St ...

, son of the

Duke of St. Albans Duke of St Albans is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1684 for Charles Beauclerk, 1st Earl of Burford, then 14 years old. King Charles II had accepted that Burford was his illegitimate son by Nell Gwyn, an actress, and awa ...

and father of

Topham Beauclerk Topham Beauclerk ( ; 22 December 1739 – 11 March 1780) was a celebrated wit and a friend of Dr Johnson and Horace Walpole. Life Topham Beauclerk was born on 22 December 1739, the only son of Lord Sidney Beauclerk and a great-grandson of King ...

, lived at number 1."Cork Street and Savile Row Area: Table of notable inhabitants on the Burlington Estate" in ''Survey of London: Volumes 31 and 32: St James Westminster, Part 2.'' 1963, pp. 566-572. Date accessed: 17 June 2014.

John Trusler Revd John Trusler (1735–1820) was an eccentric English Anglican divine, divine, literary compiler, and medical empiric. Early life Trusler was born in Hanover Square, London, Hanover Square, London, England, in July 1735.Emma Major, "Trusler, ...

, eccentric divine, lived at number 2 from 1764-5. Elias Prestage, auctioneer who had auction rooms in

, was at number 1 in 1778.

William Haines Charles William Haines (January 2, 1900 – December 26, 1973) was an American actor and interior designer. Haines was discovered by a talent scout and signed with Goldwyn Pictures in 1922. His career gained momentum when he received favo ...

, engraver and painter, had his studio at No. 1, 1816–30.

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