View of Wellington Street from Russell Street.

Wellington Street is a street located in Covent Garden, Westminster, London. It connects Bow Street, Russell Street, Tavistock Street, Exeter Street, Strand and Lancaster Place.

The street takes its name from Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.[1]

Location

Wellington Street runs south east to north west from Strand to Bow Street.[2][3] The nearest tube station is Covent Garden.[4]

Buildings

Lyceum Theatre is located on Wellington Street.[5]

References

  1. ^ Fairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p336
  2. ^ "Southampton Street and Tavistock Street Area: Wellington Street". Survey of London: Covent Garden. Vol. 36. London: London County Council. 1970. pp. 226–229. Retrieved 6 March 2021 – via British History Online.
  3. ^ "Wellington Street". londontown.com. LondonTown.com]. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Central London Bus Map" (PDF). Transport for London. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  5. ^ Pope, W. Macqueen and Ronald Mayes. "The Lyceum Theatre, Wellington Street, London", Arthur Lloyd, accessed 16 October 2015

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