Devonshire Street (Westminster)

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Inn 1888 Pub & Scullery, 21 Devonshire Street.

Devonshire Street is a street in the City of Westminster, London. Adjoining Harley Street, it is known for the number of medical establishments it contains.

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The street is named after the 5th Duke of Devonshire, who was related to the ground landlord, the Duke of Portland. [1]

Location

Devonshire Street north side between Devonshire Row Mews and Portland Place. Devonshire Street in London, June 2013.jpg
Devonshire Street north side between Devonshire Row Mews and Portland Place.

Devonshire Street runs from Great Portland Street in the east to Marylebone High Street in the west. Beaumont Street, Devonshire Place Mews, Devonshire Place, Devonshire Mews West, Harley Street, Devonshire Mews North, Portland Place, Devonshire Row Mews, and Hallam Street all adjoin Devonshire Street on its north side.

On its south side, Beaumont Street, Dunstable Mews, Upper Wimpole Street, Devonshire Mews South, Harley Street, Devonshire Close, Portland Place, Bridford Mews, and Hallam Street all join Devonshire Street on its south side.

Buildings

The Royal Philatelic Society London was formerly located on the corner of Devonshire Street and Devonshire Place. [2]

The Embassy of Chile in the United Kingdom was located in the street until 2009. [3]

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References

  1. Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher (1992). The London Encyclopaedia (reprint ed.). Macmillan. pp. 231–232.
  2. Royal Philatelic Society London. Archived 23 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  3. "Chile investing 18 million USD in new London embassy". 7 September 2008.

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