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'''Brewer Street''' is a street in the [[Soho]] area of [[central London]], running west to east from [[Glasshouse Street]] to [[Wardour Street]]. |
'''Brewer Street''' is a street in the [[Soho]] area of [[central London]], running west to east from [[Glasshouse Street]] to [[Wardour Street]]. |
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The street was first developed in the late 17th century by the landowner Sir William Pulteney.<ref>{{cite book |title=The early history of Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Soho & their neighbourhood |last=Kingsford |first=Charles Lethbridge |year=1925 |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |oclc=277441784 |page=115}}</ref> It first appears on a map of 1664, and was built up over the following decades from east to west. The street is named after two breweries, Ayres's and Davis's (both demolished), which stood from 1674 at the eastern end of the street then known as Knaves' Acre. This part of the street was later known as Little Pulteney Street until renamed Brewer Street in 1937.<ref>{{Cite web |year=1963 |editor-last=Sheppard |editor-first=F.H.W. |title=Brewer Street and Great Pulteney Street Area |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols31-2/pt2/pp116-137#h3-0002 |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=www.british-history.ac.uk |series=Survey of London, Volumes 31 and 32, St James Westminster |pages=116-137}}</ref> |
The street was first developed in the late 17th century by the landowner Sir William Pulteney.<ref>{{cite book |title=The early history of Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Soho & their neighbourhood |last=Kingsford |first=Charles Lethbridge |year=1925 |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |oclc=277441784 |page=115}}</ref> It first appears on a map of 1664, and was built up over the following decades from east to west. The street is named after two breweries, Ayres's and Davis's (both demolished), which stood from 1674 at the eastern end of the street then known as Knaves' Acre. This part of the street was later known as Little Pulteney Street until renamed Brewer Street in 1937.<ref name="BHO">{{Cite web |year=1963 |editor-last=Sheppard |editor-first=F.H.W. |title=Brewer Street and Great Pulteney Street Area |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols31-2/pt2/pp116-137#h3-0002 |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=www.british-history.ac.uk |series=Survey of London, Volumes 31 and 32, St James Westminster |pages=116-137}}</ref> |
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The street is now known for its variety of shops and entertainment establishments<ref>{{cite book |title=Frommer's Memorable Walks in London |last=Jones |first=Richard |year=2003 |publisher=[[John Wiley and Sons]] |isbn=978-0-7645-6743-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/frommersmemorabl0000jone_z5l8/page/132 132] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/frommersmemorabl0000jone_z5l8/page/132 }}</ref> typical of Soho. |
The street is now known for its variety of shops and entertainment establishments<ref>{{cite book |title=Frommer's Memorable Walks in London |last=Jones |first=Richard |year=2003 |publisher=[[John Wiley and Sons]] |isbn=978-0-7645-6743-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/frommersmemorabl0000jone_z5l8/page/132 132] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/frommersmemorabl0000jone_z5l8/page/132 }}</ref> typical of Soho. |
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Revision as of 18:50, 22 November 2023
Brewer Street is a street in the Soho area of central London, running west to east from Glasshouse Street to Wardour Street.
The street was first developed in the late 17th century by the landowner Sir William Pulteney.[1] It first appears on a map of 1664, and was built up over the following decades from east to west. The street is named after two breweries, Ayres's and Davis's (both demolished), which stood from 1674 at the eastern end of the street then known as Knaves' Acre. This part of the street was later known as Little Pulteney Street until renamed Brewer Street in 1937.[2]
The street is now known for its variety of shops and entertainment establishments[3] typical of Soho.
The street crosses, or meets with, Wardour Street, Rupert Street, Walker's Court, Greens Court, Lexington Street, Great Pulteney Street, Bridle Lane, Sherwood Street, Lower James Street, Lower John Street and Air Street, before meeting with Glasshouse Street at its western end.
References
- ^ Kingsford, Charles Lethbridge (1925). The early history of Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Soho & their neighbourhood. Cambridge University Press. p. 115. OCLC 277441784.
- ^ Sheppard, F.H.W., ed. (1963). "Brewer Street and Great Pulteney Street Area". www.british-history.ac.uk. Survey of London, Volumes 31 and 32, St James Westminster. pp. 116–137. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Jones, Richard (2003). Frommer's Memorable Walks in London. John Wiley and Sons. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-7645-6743-8.
External links
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