Woburn Place
Woburn Place is a street in central London, England, named after Woburn Abbey. It is located in the Bloomsbury area of Camden.
Located to the north of the street is Tavistock Square and to the south-east of it is Russell Square. Past Tavistock Square the road becomes Upper Woburn Place until it reaches Euston Road. The British Medical Association building is located near Upper Woburn Place.
Buildings cost a lot in this area. For example, in 2005 a freehold office building at 19–29 Woburn Place (9,400 m2, 101,000 sq ft) was sold for £22.6 million.[1]
The nearest underground station is Russell Square to the south-east.
Woburn Place Media
Map showing proposed route, ca. 1900
A 1910s Ordnance Survey map showing Kingsway just after it had been built and showing the entrance to the tramway tunnel at the north end.
A block away from corner of Kingsway and Holborn streets in London, UK
Kingsway tram tunnel entrance in Southampton Row
Part of the subway is now a tunnel for cars.
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Southampton Row campus at the junction with Theobald's Road.
Blue plaque for the architect William Lethaby (1857–1931), a key figure in the foundation of the original Central School.
Southern end of Southampton Row looking south from the junction with Theobald's Road.
Woburn Place, facing the Royal National Hotel
References
- ↑ "Derwent Valley". 27 April 2005. Archived from the original on 12 October 2006. Retrieved 28 February 2007.
