Scala Street is a street in the

London Borough of Camden The London Borough of Camden () is a London borough in Inner London. Camden Town Hall, on Euston Road, lies north of Charing Cross. The borough was established on 1 April 1965 from the area of the former boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, and St ...

that runs between

Charlotte Street Charlotte Street is a street in Fitzrovia, historically part of the parish and borough of St Pancras, in central London. It has been described, together with its northern and southern extensions (Fitzroy Street and Rathbone Place), as the ''s ...

and

Whitfield Street Whitfield Street is a street in the London Borough of Camden that runs from Warren Street in the north to Windmill Street in the south. The street is crossed by Grafton Way, Maple Street, Howland Street, Wayland Street, and Goodge Street. Whitfi ...

. It was formerly known as Pitt Street but was renamed after the

Scala Theatre The Scala Theatre was a theatre in Charlotte Street, London, off Tottenham Court Road. The first theatre on the site opened in 1772, and the theatre was demolished in 1969, after being destroyed by fire. From 1865 to 1882, the theatre was kn ...

when this occupied most of its north side. The street's postcode is W1T 2HW. The street is the location of

Pollock's Toy Museum 'Pollock's Toy Museum'' is a small museum in London, England. The museum was started in 1956 in a single attic room at 44 Monmouth Street, near Covent Garden. As the enterprise flourished, other rooms were taken over for the museum and th ...

, which moved there in 1969 from its original premises in

Monmouth Street Monmouth Street is a street in the Seven Dials district of Covent Garden, London, England. Monmouth Street runs north to south from Shaftesbury Avenue to a crossroads with Tower Street and Shelton Street, where it becomes St Martin's Lane. A ...

. The brown-brick building dates from around 1767 and is listed at grade II.

Pitt Street

The street was developed as Pitt Street by the architect and speculative builder

Jacob Leroux Jacob Leroux (1737–1799) was an architect who created housing and other speculative developments. These included Somers Town which was created on land leased from Lord Somers adjacent to the New Road. This had a polygonal layout inside the ...

. He build residential housing on 17 plots with a frontage of 17 feet 9 inches and a depth of 40 feet. These were comparatively high density, not allowing space for the workshops required for artisanal use.

Scala Street

The street was renamed after the

in 1937. In 1964, a scene in the movie, '' A Hard Day's Night'', was shot in the street, in which the

Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developme ...

were shown arriving at the back entrance of the theatre and escaping fans by hiding in a canvas workman's hut. The theatre was demolished after a fire and the site is now occupied by a block called Scala House.

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