Aug 6, 2018 · The original York Place is now lost, underneath a modern office block. As an alley, it’s not going to win many prizes for appeal, being a narrow slice through the back of the shops, but does offer a useful route if trying to escape the slow-moving crowds at …

Oct 6, 2022 · Though calls to return York Place to its original trivial title have been unsuccessful, the street sign at each end of the alley still highlights its role in history "York Place formerly...

York Place, a narrow court running parallel with the Strand between Villiers Street and George Court, was oringinallay called exchange Alley, probably from its prosimity to the New Exchange, but within the first few years of its existence it became known as Of Alley, a name which it retained until circa 1855 when it was given its present ...

Mar 6, 2025 · Plate 51: York Place and George Court Survey of London: Volume 18, St Martin-in-The-Fields II: the Strand . Originally published by London County Council, London, 1937.

Aug 13, 2024 · Take a stroll around the West End to find some delightful alleyways straight out of Dickens. There's something quintessentially London about a crooked dark alleyway. They're tightly bound up...

York House (formerly Norwich Palace or Norwich Place) was one of a series of grand mansions that formerly stood on the Strand, the principal route from the City of London to the Palace of Westminster.

Shubert Alley is a 300-foot (91 m) long pedestrian alley at the heart of the Broadway theater district of New York City. The alley was originally created as a fire exit between the Shubert Theatre on West 45th Street and the Booth Theatre on West 44th Street, and the Astor Hotel to …

May 20, 2009 · In the 20th Century, Westminster City Council took the decision to change the name of the street to York Place, but when locals kicked up a fuss, a concession was made and the sign still carries the street's former name, Of Alley today.

Sep 30, 2024 · York is renowned for its grand architecture and unique alleyways. There is no shortage of alluring streets in this city. Yet, Shambles is the most iconic landmark in all of Yorkshire. Meandering along this narrow cobbled lane is undoubtedly one of the unmissable things to do in York.

Oct 5, 2021 · Of Alley must be one of the oddest street names to be found anywhere. The reason for the name rests with a remarkable character who lived during the 17th century. This was George Villiers, 2nd...