Nottingham Place is a street in the

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that runs from Marylebone Road in the north to

Paddington Street Paddington Street is a street in the City of Westminster in London that runs from the junction of Crawford Street and Baker Street in the east to Marylebone High Street in the west. Sherlock Mews, Chiltern Street, Luxborough Street, and Notting ...

in the south. The street was named after the Harley family estates in Nottinghamshire. Former residents include the social reformer Octavia Hill, who also had a school there, stained glass artist Charles Eamer Kempe, the London Bible College,and The Kashmir Klub. Current residents include the High Commission of the Maldives and the Latvian embassy.

Origins and location

Nottingham Place is located in the City of Westminster. It runs from Marylebone Road in the north to Paddington Street in the south, and is crossed by

Nottingham Street Nottingham Street is a street in the City of Westminster, London, that runs from Marylebone High Street in the east to Luxborough Street in the west. It is crossed by Nottingham Place. Bingham Place and Oldbury Place join it on the north side. ...

. It was named after the Harley family estates in Nottinghamshire.

History

CHARLES EAMER KEMPE - 37 Nottingham Place Marylebone London W1U 5LT

From 1860, the social reformer Octavia Hill lived in the street, and ran a school there. With the financial assistance of

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, Hill had planned to buy a house there with a garden for a children's playground and to let the building as tenements, and in February 1865 acquired 1, 2 and 3 Paradise Place, three houses, but without gardens. Octavia Hill's sister ran a school there.

Stained glass Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although tradition ...

artist

Charles Eamer Kempe Charles Eamer Kempe (29 June 1837 – 29 April 1907) was a British Victorian era designer and manufacturer of stained glass. His studios produced over 4,000 windows and also designs for altars and altar frontals, furniture and furnishings, lich ...

(1837-1907) lived and worked at number 37 Nottingham Place and a blue plaque marks the spot. The

London Bible College The London School of Theology (LST), formerly London Bible College, is a British interdenominational evangelical theological college based in Northwood within the London Borough of Hillingdon. History During the 1930s A. J. Vereker, secreta ...

was based at no. 46, with a student hostel at no. 19, and later another at no. 17. By 1961, there were over 200 full-time and 300 part-time students, and further extensions were planned, but the

London College of Divinity St John's College, Nottingham, founded as the London College of Divinity, was an Anglican and interdenominational theological college situated in Bramcote, Nottingham, England. The college stood in the open evangelical tradition and stated that i ...

's Northwood campus was purchased instead, and the London Bible College moved there in 1970. The London Bible College premises were acquired by Heron Group, and it became their headquarters, until the mid-1980s, when most of what was now Heron House became an annex to the Princess Grace Hospital. 45 Nottingham Place was the headquarters of the

Cremation Society of Great Britain The Cremation Society of Great Britain (now known as The Cremation Society) was founded in 1874 to promote the use of cremation as an alternative means of dealing with the bodies of the dead instead of burial which until then was the only option. T ...

The Kashmir Klub The Kashmir Klub was a non-profit making, live music club that operated in central London, England between 1997 and 2003. It was located at 6 Nottingham Place, in the basement of a restaurant and bar called "Fabrizio" at the "Baker and Oven". Th ...

was at number six between 1997 and 2003. The High Commission of the Republic of Maldives is at number 22, and the embassy of Latvia in the United Kingdom is located at number 45.Embassy of Latvia in London.
Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and northern Ireland. Retrieved 17 September 2015.

Medical connections

Nottingham Place is strategically located among London's medical streets; Devonshire Road and Harley Street. The

Royal Society of Medicine The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) is a medical society in the United Kingdom, headquartered in London. History The Society was established in 1805 as Medical and Chirurgical Society of London, meeting in two rooms in barristers’ chamber ...

is within walking distance. Several medical women such as

Florence Stoney Florence Ada Stoney (4 February 1870 – 7 October 1932) was an Irish physician who was the first female radiologist in the United Kingdom. During World War I she served abroad as head of the X-ray department and of staff in makeshift hospitals ...

moved there. Consulting rooms belonged to Julia Cock at number 15,

Louisa Aldrich-Blake Dame Louisa Brandreth Aldrich-Blake (15 August 1865 – 28 December 1925) was a pioneering surgeon and one of the first British women to enter the world of modern medicine. Born in Chingford, Essex, she was the eldest daughter of a curate. ...

at number 17, and several other key figures of the

London School of Medicine for Women The London School of Medicine for Women (LSMW) established in 1874 was the first medical school in Britain to train women as doctors. The patrons, vice-presidents, and members of the committee that supported and helped found the London School of Me ...

References

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