Neal's Yard
Neal's Yard is a small alley in London's Covent Garden between Shorts Gardens and Monmouth Street which opens into a courtyard. It is named after the 17th century developer, Thomas Neale.[1]
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Length | 0.04 mi (0.06 km) |
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Location | London Borough of Camden |
Postal code | WC2H 9DP |
Coordinates | 51°30′52″N 0°07′35″W |
Southeast end | Shorts Gardens |
Northwest end | Monmouth Street |
Construction | |
Inauguration | late 1600s |
In 1976, alternative activist and entrepreneur Nicholas Saunders started the bulk Whole Food Warehouse; he had bought 2 Neal's Yard, a derelict warehouse for the nearby Covent Garden fruit and vegetable market, for £7,000 a few years earlier. From this success, grew various other enterprises in other buildings such as Neal's Yard Coffee House, Neal's Yard Bakery and the Neal's Yard Apothecary.[2][3][4]
The area now contains several health-food cafes and retailers such as Neal's Yard Remedies, Neal's Yard Dairy, Casanova & daughters, and Wild Food Cafe.[5][6]
References
- "In and Around Covent Garden: Neal's Yard". Covent Garden. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- Albery, Nicholas. "Obituary for Nicholas Saunders". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2 February 1999.
- Stuart, Flora Maxwell (5 February 1998). "Obituary: Nicholas Saunders". The Independent. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014.
- "History, With love from Neal's Yard". Neal’s Yard. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- Sherrie Nachman (3 May 1998). "The Unbeaten Path". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
- Sarah Lyall (5 April 1998). "Streets of Dreams; Monmouth St., 2 blocks to satisfy any whimsy". The New York Times.
External links
Media related to Neal's Yard at Wikimedia Commons