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Street-by-Street: Covent Garden

Once an area of decaying streets and warehouses, 7 . Neal Street and
Neal’s Yard
Covent Garden came alive only when the fruit A bright and colourful
and vegetable market traders went about their area of shops and cafés.
business. After the market moved out in the
1970s, the area was renovated. Now, visitors,
residents and street entertainers throng
the Piazza, much as they would have done
centuries ago. Covent Garden

8 Thomas Neal’s S H O R T S G A R D E N S station
This airy complex houses designer
shops and the Donmar theatre.
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9 Seven Dials D I A L S
A replica of a
17th-century
monument marks N E A L S T R E E T
the junction.

Ching Court is a M O N M O U T H S T R E E T S H E L T O N S T R E E T
Post-Modernist J
courtyard by A
architect M E
L O N G A C R E
Terry Farrell. S

St Martin’s Theatre is E E T
home to the world’s U P P E R S T M A R T I N’ S L A N E T R
longest-running play: L S S T R E E T
The Mousetrap. R A
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Stanfords, F
established in 1852, is
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the largest map and
guide retailer in the
world (see pp326–7). G A R R I C K K I N G S T R E E T
4 Lamb and Flag S
Parts of this pub, one T S T R E E T
of London’s oldest, M
date from 1623. R
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The Garrick Club is T N E W R O W H E N R I E T T A STREET
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London’s literary club. N ’ S L B F B E D F O R D S T R E E T
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New Row is lined Y
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with little shops
and cafés.
Goodwin’s Court is a charming,
albeit small, alley lined with
former Georgian shops.
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