strand london strand strand major runs mile square eastwards road fleet street inside main road running west inner london road comes old english meaning edge river historically ran alongside north bank river_thames street popular british upper classes 12th 17th centuries historically important built strand river included aristocracy moved west end 17th century following strand known coffee shops restaurants street centre point theatre music hall 19th century venues remain strand east end street historic churches strand authors poets philosophers lived near strand including street commemorated song let strand recognised typical piece music hall geography street main link cities westminster london runs eastward square parallel river thames boundary city districts road ahead fleet street traffic travelling eastbound follows short crescent connected ends strand road marks southern boundary garden district forms business improvement district recorded formed word meaning edge river initially referred shallow bank wider thames construction later applied road 13th century known street referring community area london underground stations named strand line station renamed station operated northern line station today forms station given construction renamed official opening second anniversary coalition victory london bus routes run strand numerous night bus services history strand route known viii later known briefly trading town called developed stretched square alfred great gradually moved settlement old roman town onwards leaving mark old town area returned fields middle ages strand principal route separate settlements civil commercial centre royal national political centre archaeological record considerable evidence occupation north covered rubble demolition tudor somerset place royal residence create large platform building somerset house 17th century landmark eleanor cross built 13th century western end edward commemorating wife eleanor demolished request parliament english civil war reconstructed west strand parish fields east extended parishes strand length eastern section middlesex located approximately approach strand northern boundary parishes places strand district fields governed separately based street abolished october palaces 12th century onwards large lined strand including palaces inhabited bishops royal mainly located south river gates landings directly thames road poorly maintained pits paving order issued improve traffic later strand originally outer temple 11th century ownership passed knights john henry_viii gave house william baron early 16th century earl leicester rebuilt house originally calling leicester house renamed inherited 2nd earl essex demolished leading strand built location property house originally town house bishops bath wells owned 1st earl southampton death ownership passing executed property sold earl owned 16th 17th century meeting place following destruction previous venue great fire london house demolished street adjoining strand built site built duke somerset regent england church lady process somerset executed occasional residence princess elizabeth ascension throne returned house family ownership passing son 1st earl remainder occasional meeting place elizabeth death owned wife building renamed commemoration anne brother denmark following james death body lay month taken parliament following civil war renaming irregular series owners residents 18th century demolition house rebuilt series government buildings later inland revenue established somerset house late 20th century number art galleries set vacant parts including king london residence john king uncle nation power broker 14th century magnificent nobleman mansion england peasants revolt rebels led opposition poll tax promoted john systematically demolished rebuilt poor gradually fell divided multiple demolished build approach road eventually demolished 19th century occupies site historic london residence built circa demolished century having home derelict century demolished buildings built site built london residence later time reformation acquired king henry viii came known granted acquired royal favourite 1st duke buckingham interlude civil war returned 2nd duke buckingham sold developers demolished new streets buildings built site including street duke street alley buckingham street called exeter house built 16th century lord expansion existing tudor house exeter house demolished exeter exchange built site built upper floors later run housed lions tigers elephant nearly broke free cage destroyed skeleton later display exchange demolished moving replaced noted evangelical meetings demolished site occupied significant palaces strand include inn residence royal 15th 16th centuries demolished replaced turn station large mansion historic london residence built demolished northumberland avenue occupies site official residence secretary state door strand numbered address london apart rebuilt somerset house buildings demolished replaced 17th century onwards built gardens facing strand high class shopping centre enjoyed considerable popularity eventually destroyed modern era 17th century grand strand demolished aristocracy moved west end duck drake tavern strand famed venue conspirators involved time civil war head tavern venue meeting resulted production demanding abolition monarchy trial king 18th century coffee houses established street established supplier tea company claims oldest westminster ran tom ran premises known strand regular prostitutes time rose tavern eastern end street frequented lawyers 18th century later demolished place crown anchor main meeting place helped established roman catholic relief act later catholic politicians address constituents original premises burned rebuilt simpson strand originally started smoking dining club later restaurant strand notable 18th century centre british book trade numerous publishers street prominent example successful publishers owned shop king college london founded strand campus based church designed constructed opened branch college constituent current campus building constructed college acquired buildings quarter eastern end strand designed replacement older courts westminster hall construction delayed died shortly queen_victoria opened courts extension courts opened queen building opened architect redeveloped western end strand 1830s including construction 19th century strand rebuilt houses south longer backed thames separated river constructed acres land street known theatres point contained including terry 21st century remain branch line built partly serve theatre traffic tavern founded early 19th century frequented coal working thames held song supper evenings inn featuring actor established venue commemorated railway station built strand providing boat train service europe stimulated growth hotels area cater travellers included attached station today outlets tourist agents strand old postage stamp dealers opened shop moved currently based designed constructed entrance rebuilt original moved victoria albert museum strand underwent extensive redevelopment mid-20th century length road mary eastwards widened strand ran parallel north leaving churches islands centre road demolished replaced built subsequently demolished replaced office block statue built junction adelaide street street adjoining western end strand churches church believed date 9th century come danish king ruled england buried church place refuge conquest alfred great transferred order knights henry_ii survived great fire declared unsafe rebuilt building damaged blitz interior rebuilt served central church royal_air_force church possible origins nursery rhyme contemporary accounts suggest likely strand designed completed replace previous church demolished way somerset house building designed influenced column church originally designed support statue replaced following anne death survived blitz poor shape led campaign restore 1970s essex street chapel birthplace british strand original chapel built damaged blitz restored war serves headquarters notable residents print seller lived worked strand shop gas lighting fitted 19th century strand newly fashionable address avant garde writers gathered scientist home radical publisher physician published contemporary authors house 1850s edited journal lived regularly travelled strand building named nearby cultural references strand subject famous music hall song let strand composed song opens group tourists staying night square embark chorus let strand banana recognised stereotypical music hall parodied english comedian english composer piano trio strand written strand essays including street haunting novel alludes strand poem graduation poem waste land iii fire sermon strand refers strand poem growing old street figures poem buses strand featured poems underground scheme appearing tube carriages london title song television documentary year stage comedy began 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