Neal's Yard

Neal's Yard

Shown within Central London
Length	0.04 mi (0.064 km)
Location	London Borough of Camden
Postal code	WC2H 9DP
Coordinates	51°30′52″N0°07′35″W / 51.5144°N 0.1265°W / 51.5144; -0.1265
Southeast end	Shorts Gardens
Northwest end	Monmouth Street
Construction
Inauguration	late 1600s

Monty Python blue plaque at Neal's Yard

Neal's Yard is a small alley in London's Covent Garden between Shorts Gardens and Monmouth Street which opens into a courtyard. It is named after the 17th-century developer Thomas Neale. ^[1]

In 1976, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam bought offices at 11 Neal's Yard, ^[2] and alternative activist and entrepreneur Nicholas Saunders established the bulk Whole Food Warehouse; he had bought 2 Neal's Yard, a derelict warehouse previously used by the former Covent Garden fruit and vegetable market, for £7,000 a few years earlier. From this success, grew other enterprises in other buildings such as Neal's Yard Apothecary (now known as Neal's Yard Remedies), Neal's Yard Bakery, ^{[3] [4] [5]} Monmouth Coffee Company and Neal's Yard Dairy, ^[6]

The area now contains several other health-food cafes and retailers. ^{[7] [8]}

Gallery

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References

1. "In and Around Covent Garden: Neal's Yard". Covent Garden. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
2. Hind, John (7 December 2013). "Terry Gilliam: 'I had a big row with John Cleese about tinned peaches'". the Guardian . Retrieved 17 January 2023.
3. Albery, Nicholas (5 February 1998). "Obituary for Nicholas Saunders". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 2 February 1999.
4. Stuart, Flora Maxwell (5 February 1998). "Obituary: Nicholas Saunders". The Independent . Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
5. "History, With love from Neal's Yard". Neal’s Yard. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
6. Fort, Matthew (12 January 2008). "Around Britain with a fork". Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
7. Nachman, Sherrie (3 May 1998). "The Unbeaten Path". Washington Post . Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
8. Lyall, Sarah (5 April 1998). "Streets of Dreams; Monmouth St., 2 blocks to satisfy any whimsy". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

External links

• Media related to Neal's Yard at Wikimedia Commons