West Street is a street in London, that runs from Shaftesbury Avenue in the north to Upper St Martin's Lane in the south. It is joined by

Litchfield Street Litchfield Street is a street in the City of Westminster, London, that runs from Charing Cross Road in the west to West Street in the east. The street is only half its original length. In 1929 Anton Zwemmer established the Zwemmer Gallery in Lit ...

on its south side and the pedestrian

Tower Court The Tower CourtThe property is listed in the NRHP as the Tower ''Courts''; however, contemporary sources including photos, postcards, and advertisements gave the name as Tower Court. is a historic motel on Central Avenue (former U.S. Route 66) i ...

on the north side. The east side of the street is in the London Borough of Camden and the western side in the

City of Westminster The City of Westminster is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and London boroughs, borough in Inner London. It is the site of the United Kingdom's Houses of Parliament and much of the British government. It occupies a large area of cent ...

Buildings

At number 26 is the

West Street Chapel The West Street Chapel is a former chapel at 24 West Street, London WC2. It was John Wesley’s first Methodist chapel in London's West End. History The chapel was built for a Huguenot congregation who has previously worshipped in Newport Mar ...

, where

John Wesley John Wesley (; 2 March 1791) was an English people, English cleric, Christian theology, theologian, and Evangelism, evangelist who was a leader of a Christian revival, revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The soci ...

, the joint founder of Methodism, once preached. Also located in West Street are the Ambassadors Theatre and the

St Martin's Theatre St Martin's Theatre is a West End theatre which has staged the production of ''The Mousetrap'' since March 1974, making it the longest continuous run of any show in the world. The theatre is located in West Street, near Shaftesbury Avenue, in t ...

which has staged the production of '' The Mousetrap'' since March 1974, making it the longest continuous run of any show in the world. The London branch of L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon is located in the street. The Ivy restaurant and The Club at The Ivy are located on the corner with Litchfield Street. In the early 1950s, the Central School of Music and Dance was at No 15.''New Musical Express'' No 298, 26 September 1952, p 15
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