Tower Street, Covent Garden

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Tower Street is a street in Covent Garden, in the London Borough of Camden. It runs from Earlham Street in the north to Monmouth Street in the south and is crossed only by the pedestrianised Tower Court.

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22 Tower Street is a grade II listed school, [1] later the headquarters of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group but recently [ when? ] converted to apartments. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. England, Historic. "22, TOWER STREET, Camden - 1379048- Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
  2. "Savills UK | 22 Tower Street & 2 Tower Court, Covent Garden, London WC2 | Development | To Buy". Archived from the original on 17 October 2015.
  3. http://www.propertymall.com/property-news/article/35683-English-Rose-buys-former-Lloyd-Webber-HQ-in-Covent-Garden-for-%A320m [ bare URL ]
  4. "Current developments Tower Street:: English Rose Estates". www.englishroseestates.co.uk.

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