vine street london vine street street westminster london running swallow street parallel dead end shortened longer road early 18th century owing building 18th 20th century home grew watch house busiest police stations world charged libel court house 18th early 19th century street association law led grouped bow street street standard board geography street approximately feet long dead end running east parallel near circus consists mainly rear buildings facing streets connects swallow street western end halfway eastern end man moon passage provides foot access nearest tube station history street named vine 18th century public house turn named based location roman times documented laid originally ran man moon passage map london shows vine street extending northeast street main properties street brewery carpenter yard vine street split sections following construction regent street man moon passage created time named pub location northern section street renamed branch street ceased exist reconstruction regent street quadrant purchased small houses end vine street redeveloped rear entrance hall backed street hall demolished replaced backs vine street police law vine street long associated police law court house built western end street corner closed following reorganisation court system westminster subsequently occupied lawyer originally built watch house rebuilt following fire destroyed properties street school operated floor cells basement storey added building renamed following establishment school moved building swallow street stayed closing police station went main stations extended 18th century point 19th century busiest police stations world arts crafts extension wing built station faced swallow street man moon pub adjacent station bought police receiver station closed nearby replaced integrated west end central police station row street renamed subsequent rise foot traffic area associated crime led station opened street renamed vine street police station closed building demolished redevelopment events incidents dutch artist moved house western edge vine street stayed returned antwerp september composer died prostitute hill house vine street erotic following sexual act involved tying neck hill charged murder later acquitted charged libel ultimately led arrest subsequent imprisonment reported information murder refused reveal details information discarded little value officer working station sacked revealed gathering bribes local acquiring process officer subsequently committed suicide station believed haunted ghost related incidents include reports papers moved officer hearing footsteps despite knowing station street station mentioned song old main drag album refers station street london owing distrust police force relatively hidden location proximity street suffers crime led man moon passage service vehicles access connecting buildings safely street features property purchase price british monopoly board group coded orange connections law named police station orange properties bow street street valued named respectively man moon closed students monopoly board pub crawl drink nearby swallow street instead
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