Clarges Street

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[edit]

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]

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[EncylLon-1] "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.

[2] Head Office. The Kennel Club Charitable Trust. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

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