Gresse Street is a street in London that is on the border between the
City of Westminster and the
London Borough of Camden
The London Borough of Camden () is a London borough in Inner London. Camden Town Hall, on Euston Road, lies north of Charing Cross. The borough was established on 1 April 1965 from the area of the former boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, and S ...
, the north and eastern sides being in Camden and the rest in Westminster.
The street is joined by
Rathbone Place
Rathbone Place is a street in central London that runs roughly north-west from Oxford Street to Percy Street. it is joined on its eastern side by Percy Mews, Gresse Street, and Evelyn Yard. The street is mainly occupied by retail and office pr ...
,
Stephen Street and Stephen Mews.
The street stands on land that was once owned by the family of the painter
John Alexander Gresse
John Alexander Gresse (1741–1794), was an English painter and drawing-master.
Early life
Gresse was born in London in 1741. His father was a native of Rolle, on the Lake of Geneva, and owned a small property close to Oxford Street, on which t ...
.
The street is the home of the
Fashion Retail Academy.
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References
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Streets in the City of Westminster
Streets in the London Borough of Camden
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