Bolton Street is a street in
Mayfair
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London
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, between
Curzon Street
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to its north, and
Piccadilly
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to its south. It is named after the Duke of Bolton, and was from its construction during the 17th century and 1708 the westernmost street of London.
["Bolton Street, W1." in ]
Notable inhabitants
Former residents of Bolton Street include:
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Madame D'Arblay (pseudonym Fanny Burney), playwright, at No. 11, which marked by a plaque erected by the
Society of Arts
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;
*Richard Clement (1754–1829), grandfather of the cricketers
Richard Clement and
Reynold Clement
Major Reynold Alleyne Clement (3 March 1834 – 2 October 1905) was an English first-class cricketer who was a member of Queen Victoria's bodyguard, and was Clerk of the Course of Ascot Racecourse from 1884 until his death in 1905.
Early life
R ...
, at No. 13;
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Colonel Thomas Moody, Kt., British geopolitical expert, at No. 23;
*
Henry James
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, novelist, at No. 3.;
[
*]John Pitt Dening
Captain John Pitt Dening (1894 - 1929) was a soldier and British India champion polo player.
Early life
Dening was born 21 November 1894 to Lieutenant-General Sir Lewis Dening, KCB, DSO and Lady Dening of Hampton Court Palace at Jhelum, Punjab, ...
, soldier and polo player, who shot himself at its Bolton House Hotel in 1929.
Buildings
The western side of the street has been replaced by modern buildings but the eastern side still contains Georgian buildings. Among the listed building
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s in the street are No.s 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, 19 and 20.Noonans Mayfair
Noonans Mayfair, formerly Dix Noonan Webb, is an auction house based in London. It specialises in coins, medals, jewellery and paper money. Since being established, the firm has sold over 400,000 lots.
It holds regular traditional auctions throu ...
has its office at number 16.
References
External links
Streets in the City of Westminster
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