Devonshire Street

Devonshire Street is a street in the City of Westminster, London. Adjoining Harley Street, it is known for the number of medical establishments it contains.

Inn 1888 Pub & Scullery, 21 Devonshire Street.

The street is named after the 5th Duke of Devonshire, who was related to the ground landlord, the Duke of Portland.[1]

Location

Devonshire Street north side between Devonshire Row Mews and Portland Place.

Devonshire Street runs from Great Portland Street in the east to Marylebone High Street in the west. Beaumont Street, Devonshire Place Mews, Devonshire Place, Devonshire Mews West, Harley Street, Devonshire Mews North, Portland Place, Devonshire Row Mews, and Hallam Street all adjoin Devonshire Street on its north side.

On its south side, Beaumont Street, Dunstable Mews, Upper Wimpole Street, Devonshire Mews South, Harley Street, Devonshire Close, Portland Place, Bridford Mews, and Hallam Street all join Devonshire Street on its south side.

Buildings

The Royal Philatelic Society London is located on the corner of Devonshire Street and Devonshire Place.[2]

The embassy of Chile in the United Kingdom was formerly located in the street.

References

  1. Weinreb, Ben, and Hibbert, Christopher (1992). The London Encyclopaedia (reprint ed.). Macmillan. pp. 231–232.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Royal Philatelic Society London. Archived 23 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 September 2015.

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