Riding House Street

Former premises of T.J. Boulting & Sons
Green plaque honouring Olaudah Equiano.

Riding House Street is a street in central London in the City of Westminster.

Location

Riding House Street runs roughly north-east from Langham Place in the west, adjacent to the BBC's Broadcasting House, to Cleveland Street in the east. The street is crossed on its western side by Great Portland Street and Great Titchfield Street. In the east, Wells Street, Bourlet Close and Nassau Street all join Riding House Street on its south side and Candover Street on the north side.

Notable buildings

There are listed buildings in the street, at numbers 1-3[1] and 59 and 61.[2]

Notable residents

Olaudah Equiano lived in Riding House Street from which he published The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano in 1789. A green plaque notes the spot.

References

  1. ↑ 1 AND 3, RIDING HOUSE STREET W1. Historic England. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. ↑ 59 AND 61, RIDING HOUSE STREET W1. Historic England. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

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