road london south west east road connects central london earl court airport motorway westward south eastern section western section built northern mile length widest streets central london main road medieval times middle ages known road reading way acquired land area prospered making selling shortly purchasing land enclosed erected dwellings including home named portugal street catherine wife charles_ii grew importance road park corner closed allow creation notable homes london built northern street period including constructed time destroyed fire rebuilt 3rd duke later main headquarters home noted societies including members family western end street consecrated surrounding area old white horse cellar famous coaching england century time street favourable location bath hotel emerged built bath purchased demolished prestigious built site station east end street designed built underground station ground premises station accessible street level clothing store simpson established 20th century known place acquire heroin notorious 1960s centre london illegal drug trade today regarded london principal shopping streets landmarks include intercontinental hotels embassy japan inspired works fiction including importance earnest work group squares board history early history street main road centuries evidence unlike north middle ages known road reading way tudor period relatively settled conditions expansion london city walls safer venture property speculation lucrative enterprise developments grew rapidly threat disease disorder prompted government ban developments owing momentum growth laws little real effect plot land bounded line granted elizabeth gentlemen london year later owned grant include small parcel land acres area east great street plot belonged crown owned reign henry_viii granted descendants sold tailor seven years later baker brought acres wilson land thanks largely money second marriage baker financially successful making selling fashionable shortly purchasing land enclosed grazing rights erected dwellings including residence shop years house known hall map published describes street way nearby gaming house known nicknamed hall hall popular gentry london lord lost cards gambling death death eldest son samuel shortly widow father purchased surviving children death eldest son robert allowed effectively control estate daughter died sir retained interest land relatives claimed death estate reverted crown great nephew obtained possession lands cousin trying play paid granted rights colonel pair eventually lost developing lands despite claims related steadily built later 17th century named portugal street catherine wife charles_ii importance traffic increased earlier road park corner closed allow creation restoration english monarchy charles_ii encouraged development portugal street area north fashionable residential london built northern street 1st earl close political adviser king purchased land house location street built earl sold surplus land partly sir built later chose location outskirts london surrounded fields house house poor reconstructed earl constructed time destroyed fire rebuilt 3rd duke subsequently headquarters survived sold redevelopment 10th duke million home land south leased trustees earl thirty year term subsequently extended granted king sir established parallel street remained use 18th century demolished way restaurant proposed residents wanted separate parish fields bill readings construction began building designed cost consecrated surrounding area original residential properties portugal street demolished built applied street east swallow street eventually facto entire length portugal street plan area describes road portugal street aka map london published refers entire street 18th 19th centuries increasingly developed middle 18th century continuously built far park corner development particular busiest roads london started partnership selling recycled candles buckingham palace store sold eggs fresh dried fruits street acquired reputation numerous bars period old white horse cellar famous coaching england later destroyed white bear originally public houses nearly opposite demolished note hercules pillars west triumphant car popular soldiers bath hotel emerged built bath demolished opened site corner brick street built subsequently owned 6th earl architecture renovation survived home gentleman club stayed building london campus members family western end street moved banking premises construction large buildings complete marble led street colloquially referred ferdinand lived wife lived designed 1st built converted apartments albany house residence british prime ministers designed built gave readings novels hall including hall hosted performances demolished replaced century favoured place opened shop frequented lord temple opened shop business continued death run family oldest surviving britain started moving current location moved remained designed modelled ancient egyptian architecture particularly great temple author described places knew venue exhibitions 19th century contained numerous egyptian auction june imperfect statues sold flawless went 20th 21st centuries 1920s old buildings demolished institutional use traffic noise driven away residents residential properties remained albert duke york lived time accession king clothing store simpson established provided factory men clothing premises designed architect style mixed art school design influence opening claimed largest store london closed january premises flagship shop 20th century known place acquire heroin jazz recalled people outside branch boots heroin pills late 1940s 1960s street surrounding area notorious centre london illegal drug trade heroin cocaine purchased black market people seen chemist dealing illegal drugs nearby avenue occupied taking advantage law allowed disused buildings emergency shelter homeless radical movement resulted soon rise drug dealers hell angels occupying site took place september events resulted licensed organisations premises use homeless shelters published article drug scene author discussed regular presence known dealers easy accessibility drugs today regarded london principal shopping streets hosting famous shops located street luxury hotels offices having established area gentlemen clubs 20th century declined left transport major west end london major road junctions east opened connecting recognised landmarks london particularly statue constructed junction erection large electric billboards western end park corner street major road junction significant junctions street bond street dover street road connecting central london earl court airport motorway congestion road reported mid-19th century leading progressive widening removing northern portions traffic signals installed 1930s late 1950s park corner western end form major traffic system including park lane opened october cost million london bus routes run line london underground travels street park corner stations line entrances near cultural references music hall song long way mentions leicester square lyrics written living london popular adopted world war mentioned works fiction gentleman thief lives albany importance earnest according author chose street resemblance spanish word meaning pierced novel mansion house supposedly located sac near demolished replaced flats exterior great god pan offspring pan lives street detective flat bottle street police station bottle street fictitious novels use setting playground rich idle bachelor inter war period 20th century notable instances present characters companions stories character story street square british monopoly board forming set leicester square street european_union version game produced london streets selected park lane singer released album went
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