View of the Junction of Howard Street and Norfolk Street, London, 1880 by John Crowther

Norfolk Street and Howard Street, Ordnance Survey map 1950s

Howard Street was in the

Liberty of the Savoy The Savoy was a manor and liberty sandwiched between the Liberty of Westminster, on two sides, the Inner and Middle Temple corner of City of London and a steep bank of the Tideway. It was in the county of Middlesex. It was all held by the Duchy ...

between Westminster and the City of London; it ran from

Surrey Street Surrey Street in the City of Westminster, London, runs from Strand, London, Strand in the north to Temple Place in the south. It was built on land once occupied by Arundel House and its gardens. History Surrey Street was built on land once occ ...

in the west to

Arundel Street Arundel Street is a street in the City of Westminster, London, that runs from Strand in the north to Temple Place in the south. It is on land once occupied by Arundel House and its gardens. Location Arundel street runs from Strand in the nort ...

in the east, and was crossed only by Norfolk Street. It was demolished in the 1970s.

History

It was built on land once occupied by

Arundel House Arundel House was a London town-house or palace located between the Strand and the River Thames, near the Church of St Clement Danes. History During the Middle Ages it was the town house of the Bishops of Bath and Wells, when it was kno ...

and its gardens, the property of the

Howard family The House of Howard is an English noble house founded by John Howard, who was created Duke of Norfolk (third creation) by King Richard III of England in 1483. However, John was also the eldest grandson (although maternal) of the 1st Duke of the ...

, Dukes of Norfolk. Howard Street and its neighbouring streets, Arundel, Norfolk, and

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...

, were all built after Arundel House was demolished by the earl of Arundel in 1678. Howard and Norfolk Streets were demolished in the 1970s to build Arundel Great CourtAmberley House, 11-12 Norfolk Street, Westminster.
Historic England. Retrieved 23 January 2017. – taken over by another building in 2012.
Simon Jenkins, ''

Evening Standard The ''Evening Standard'', formerly ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), also known as the ''London Evening Standard'', is a local free daily newspaper in London, England, published Monday to Friday in tabloid format. In October 2009, after be ...

'', 5 May 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2017. A major replacement is a campus of

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

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