Rathbone Place
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Rathbone Place is a street in central London that runs roughly north-west from Oxford Street to Percy Street. it is joined on its eastern side by Percy Mews, Gresse Street, and Evelyn Yard. The street is mainly occupied by retail and office premises.
Buildings
On the east side, Number 11 is a grade II listed terraced house. The house was built around 1718-20 and refronted in the nineteenth century. The ground floor is now commercial premises.[1]
On the same side is the The Wheatsheaf public house at number 25 which became one of the principal gathering-places of London's bohemian set before the Second World War and where customers included Dylan Thomas.
On the western side of the street was the former Royal Mail depot that is being redeveloped by Great Portland Estates into a mix of residential, office and retail units.[2]
References
- ^ List entry Number: 1265266. English Heritage. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ Great Portland Estates to develop £550m Rathbone Place project. Chloe Stothart & Tom Fitzpatrick, Construction News, 16 October 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
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