Clarges Street
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Clarges Street is a street in the City of Westminster, London. The street runs from Clarges Mews in the north to Piccadilly in the south. It is crossed by Curzon Street.
History
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Clarges Street was built in the early 18th century and is probably named after Sir Thomas Clarges.[1]
Notable inhabitants
[edit]Notable inhabitants of Clarges Street have included Lady Hamilton, Edmund Kean, Thomas Babington Macaulay,[1] and racing driver D'Arcy Baker[citation needed].
Buildings
[edit]Clarges Street is mostly made up of Georgian town houses and modern office buildings.[1] The headquarters of The Kennel Club is at numbers 1–5.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Clarges Street, W1." in Christopher Hibbert; Ben Weinreb; John Keay; Julia Keay (2010). The London Encyclopaedia. London: Pan Macmillan. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-230-73878-2.
- ^ Head Office. The Kennel Club Charitable Trust. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
External links
[edit] Media related to Clarges Street at Wikimedia Commons
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