Dean Street

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The Groucho Club on Dean Street

Dean Street is a street in Soho, central London, running from Oxford Street south to Shaftesbury Avenue. It crosses Old Compton Street and is linked to Frith Street by Bateman Street.

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Culture

The Soho Theatre presents new plays and stand-up comedy. The Gargoyle Club ran for 27 years in the upper floors at number 69, [1] a site that also housed the nightclub Billy's in its cellars during the late 1970s, when it was associated with the New Romanticism movement. [2]

Fire

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Dean Street fire on 10 July 2009

On 10 July 2009 a fire broke out on Dean Street. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries but nobody else was hurt. The building that caught fire was gutted. [3]

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From north to south:

References

  1. "Dean Street Townhouse London Hotel Review". Fodor’s Travel.
  2. Johnson, David (1 February 1983). "69 Dean Street: The Making of Club Culture". The Face. No. 34. p. 26. Retrieved 7 April 2018 via Shapersofthe80s.
  3. "Building left gutted by Soho fire". BBC News Online . 11 July 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009.

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