Alfred Place

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Alfred Place is a street in Bloomsbury, London, running between Chenies Street and Store Street.

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Location

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The immediate vicinity of Alfred Place.

Alfred Place runs from Chenies Street in the north to Store Street in the south. It runs parallel with Ridgmount Street and Tottenham Court Road.

There is a cycle hire point at the south end of the street.

Buildings

The street is home to:

Inhabitants

The poet Thomas Campbell (1777–1844) lived in Alfred Place in 1837. [4]

Irish dramatist, James Sheridan Knowles (1784–1862), lived at number 29. [5]

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References

  1. http://www.onealfredplace.co.uk/ [ bare URL ]
  2. https://www.justice.gov.uk/contacts/hmcts/tribunals/residential-property [ bare URL ]
  3. Siddall, Ruth. "A Walking Tour of Building Stones on Tottenham Court Road and adjacent streets in Fitzrovia and Bloomsbury" Archived 7 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine UCL Earth Sciences, 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  4. Williams, George G. Assisted by Marian and Geoffrey Williams. (1973) Guide to Literary London. London: Batsford, p. 134. ISBN   0713401419
  5. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Coordinates: 51°31′12″N0°07′58″W / 51.5200°N 0.1327°W / 51.5200; -0.1327