Junction of Seymour Place and Crawford Street - geograph

The Beehive, 126 Crawford Street, W1 - geograph

Crawford Street is a street in the

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district of the City of Westminster, London. The street contains two grade II listed public houses.

Location

The street runs from the junction of Homer Row and Crawford Place in the west to the junction of Baker Street and

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in the east. From west to east, the street is crossed by Seymour Place, Wyndham Place, Upper Montagu Street, Durweston Street/Montagu Mews North,

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, Montagu Mansions and Durweston Mews/Montagu Row.

History

The street was laid out from 1795. It is named after Tarrant Crawford, a property in Dorset owned by the

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who owned much of the property in the area.

Listed buildings

The

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public house 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 wa ...

at No. 94a Crawford Street is a

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with

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, as is The Beehive at No. 126. There are a number of other listed buildings in the street.

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Streets in the City of Westminster Portman estate {{London-road-stub