568:
41:
53:
29:
203:
The number of
Chinese businesses on the street has been on the increase. On the ground level in August 2007, there were two traditional Chinese medicine practices, five Chinese restaurants, three Chinese supermarkets, three Chinese travel agents, two Chinese mobile phone outlets, a Chinese cake shop,
122:
measure, to push impoverished workers out of the city centre. Although the street's construction was stalled by legislation requiring rehousing some of these displaced residents, overcrowding persisted. Charles Booth's
Poverty Map shows the neighbourhood makeup shortly after Shaftesbury Avenue
179:
Shaftesbury Avenue marks the boundary of three discrete West End areas. The subsection of the road from
Piccadily Circus to Cambridge Circus marks the southern border of Soho. Of that subsection a slightly shorter stretch thereof, from
146:
theatres clustered together on the west side of the road between
Piccadilly Circus and Charing Cross Road. At the intersection of Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road there is also the large
965:
462:
892:
161:, which became a cinema in 1970. It was first known as ABC1 and ABC2 but, since 2001, it has been the Odeon Covent Garden. Another cinema, the Soho
955:
72:
906:
364:
287:
960:
580:
479:
877:
455:
841:
430:
831:
598:
537:
212:
448:
119:
723:
552:
882:
759:
703:
663:
603:
950:
754:
588:
557:
249:
693:
547:
648:
608:
517:
492:
322:
57:
398:
836:
713:
683:
532:
527:
522:
512:
308:
749:
502:
497:
542:
487:
471:
103:
867:
851:
22:
392:
945:
846:
507:
718:
678:
96:
88:
40:
420:
284:
239:
698:
404:
147:
127:
223:) at the Piccadilly Circus end of Shaftesbury Avenue, and produce portraits for the tourists.
790:
181:
131:
107:
728:
673:
268:
8:
785:
708:
688:
643:
593:
151:
92:
872:
780:
775:
638:
633:
628:
613:
173:
84:
68:
52:
887:
810:
733:
658:
653:
244:
227:
197:
111:
80:
76:
45:
415:
800:
623:
410:
205:
143:
33:
188:. Overlapping the gay village boundary, the still-shorter part of the street from
815:
618:
326:
291:
158:
139:
567:
365:"Man dies after being crushed by pop-up telescopic urinal in London's West End"
331:
204:
two
Chinese hair salons, a Chinese fishmonger, a Chinese newsagent, a Chinese
189:
162:
135:
440:
226:
On 27 January 2023, a maintenance worker was killed after he was crushed by a
939:
921:
908:
795:
349:
216:
150:. Finally, the north-eastern end of the road has another large theatre, the
344:
309:
http://bartitsusociety.com/visiting-the-site-of-the-original-bartitsu-club/
193:
110:, to provide a north–south traffic artery through the crowded districts of
185:
168:
Between 1899 and 1902, no. 67 Shaftesbury Avenue was the location of the
211:
In the evening, street artists gather on the pavement outside the HQ of
28:
319:
668:
435:
425:
102:
Shaftesbury Avenue was built between 1877 and 1886 by the architect
269:
Shaftesbury Avenue, volumes 31 and 32: St James
Westminster, Part 2
172:
School of Arms and
Physical Culture, which is the first commercial
169:
220:
95:, and from Cambridge Circus to New Oxford Street, it is in the
307:
Web page - Visiting the site of the original
Bartitsu club
184:
to
Cambridge Circus, denotes the southern edge of the Soho
115:
91:. From Piccadilly Circus to Cambridge Circus, it is in the
126:
The avenue is generally considered the heart of London's
285:London Sights and Attractions - Shaftesbury Avenue
937:
470:
966:Entertainment districts in the United Kingdom
456:
165:, is located about halfway along the street.
463:
449:
399:Shaftesbury Avenue shown on a Poverty Map
196:marks the interface between gay Soho and
157:Also on Shaftesbury Avenue is the former
36:pictured along the right side of the road
842:Metropolis Management Amendment Act 1885
51:
39:
27:
956:Streets in the London Borough of Camden
362:
938:
832:Royal Commission on the City of London
176:training school in the Western world.
16:Major street in the West End of London
444:
213:ICE - International Currency Exchange
724:Westminster St Margaret and St John
363:Osborne, Samuel (27 January 2023).
13:
961:Streets in the City of Westminster
14:
977:
755:Metropolitan Commission of Sewers
386:
250:List of eponymous roads in London
566:
407:— detailed architectural history
32:Shaftesbury Avenue in 2016 with
837:Metropolis Management Act 1855
714:Southwark St George the Martyr
573:Headquarters at Spring Gardens
356:
338:
313:
301:
278:
262:
75:. It runs north-easterly from
1:
750:Metropolitan Buildings Office
393:Shaftesbury Avenue London W1
7:
472:Metropolitan Board of Works
233:
208:, and three Chinese banks.
73:The 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
10:
982:
852:London Government Act 1899
320:Chinese business directory
23:Shaftesbury Avenue (horse)
20:
860:
847:Local Government Act 1888
824:
768:
760:Metropolitan Fire Brigade
742:
579:
564:
478:
128:West End theatre district
951:Roads designated in 1886
679:St George Hanover Square
401:— Charles Booth's London
255:
219:(previously the home of
118:. It was also part of a
97:London Borough of Camden
44:Shaftesbury Avenue from
694:St Martin-in-the-Fields
240:List of London theatres
67:is a major road in the
60:comic store on the road
21:For the racehorse, see
325:21 August 2007 at the
61:
49:
37:
791:Northumberland Avenue
684:St George in the East
581:Incorporated vestries
290:6 August 2007 at the
182:Great Windmill Street
108:Sir Joseph Bazalgette
55:
43:
31:
729:Westminster St James
395:— TourUK information
345:Hopes of immortality
918: /
786:London sewer system
436:Shaftesbury Theatre
296:talkingcities.co.uk
152:Shaftesbury Theatre
93:City of Westminster
878:James McGarel-Hogg
873:Frederick Marrable
806:Shaftesbury Avenue
781:Hammersmith Bridge
776:Charing Cross Road
198:London's Chinatown
174:Asian martial arts
85:Charing Cross Road
69:West End of London
65:Shaftesbury Avenue
62:
50:
38:
901:
900:
888:Joseph Bazalgette
811:Thames Embankment
654:Mile End Old Town
574:
245:Chinatown, London
228:telescopic urinal
106:and the engineer
81:New Oxford Street
77:Piccadilly Circus
46:Piccadilly Circus
34:West End theatres
973:
946:West End theatre
933:
932:
930:
929:
928:
923:
922:51.512°N 0.132°W
919:
916:
915:
914:
911:
801:Southwark Street
572:
570:
465:
458:
451:
442:
441:
426:Sondheim Theatre
405:Survey of London
380:
379:
377:
375:
360:
354:
342:
336:
317:
311:
305:
299:
282:
276:
273:Survey of London
266:
206:bureau de change
89:Cambridge Circus
58:Forbidden Planet
981:
980:
976:
975:
974:
972:
971:
970:
936:
935:
926:
924:
920:
917:
912:
909:
907:
905:
904:
902:
897:
893:List of members
856:
820:
816:Waterloo Bridge
764:
738:
719:Stoke Newington
575:
571:
562:
480:Boards of works
474:
469:
421:Gielgud Theatre
389:
384:
383:
373:
371:
361:
357:
343:
339:
327:Wayback Machine
318:
314:
306:
302:
292:Wayback Machine
283:
279:
267:
263:
258:
236:
230:on the street.
159:Saville Theatre
104:George Vulliamy
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
979:
969:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
927:51.512; -0.132
899:
898:
896:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
868:Francis Fowler
864:
862:
858:
857:
855:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
828:
826:
822:
821:
819:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
772:
770:
766:
765:
763:
762:
757:
752:
746:
744:
740:
739:
737:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
596:
591:
585:
583:
577:
576:
565:
563:
561:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
505:
500:
495:
490:
484:
482:
476:
475:
468:
467:
460:
453:
445:
439:
438:
433:
431:Palace Theatre
428:
423:
418:
416:Apollo Theatre
413:
408:
402:
396:
388:
387:External links
385:
382:
381:
355:
337:
332:Spectrum Radio
312:
300:
277:
260:
259:
257:
254:
253:
252:
247:
242:
235:
232:
190:Wardour Street
148:Palace Theatre
120:slum clearance
71:, named after
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
978:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
943:
941:
934:
931:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
883:John Thwaites
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
865:
863:
859:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
829:
827:
823:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
796:Putney Bridge
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
773:
771:
767:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
747:
745:
741:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
699:St Marylebone
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
599:Bethnal Green
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
586:
584:
582:
578:
569:
559:
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
508:Lee/Plumstead
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
485:
483:
481:
477:
473:
466:
461:
459:
454:
452:
447:
446:
443:
437:
434:
432:
429:
427:
424:
422:
419:
417:
414:
412:
411:Lyric Theatre
409:
406:
403:
400:
397:
394:
391:
390:
370:
366:
359:
352:
351:
350:New Statesman
346:
341:
334:
333:
328:
324:
321:
316:
310:
304:
297:
293:
289:
286:
281:
274:
270:
265:
261:
251:
248:
246:
243:
241:
238:
237:
231:
229:
224:
222:
218:
217:Raphaels Bank
214:
209:
207:
201:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
177:
175:
171:
166:
164:
160:
155:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
129:
124:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
100:
98:
94:
90:
86:
82:
78:
74:
70:
66:
59:
54:
47:
42:
35:
30:
24:
19:
903:
805:
743:Undertakings
538:St Saviour's
372:. Retrieved
368:
358:
348:
340:
330:
315:
303:
295:
280:
272:
264:
225:
210:
202:
194:Greek Street
178:
167:
156:
125:
101:
64:
63:
18:
925: /
825:Legislation
769:Major works
674:Rotherhithe
629:Hammersmith
614:Clerkenwell
558:Whitechapel
553:Westminster
186:gay village
130:, with the
83:, crossing
940:Categories
910:51°30′43″N
709:Shoreditch
704:St Pancras
664:Paddington
644:Kensington
604:Camberwell
594:Bermondsey
548:Wandsworth
374:28 January
353:, Nov 2001
335:, Aug 2007
913:0°07′55″W
689:St Luke's
669:Plumstead
659:Newington
639:Islington
634:Hampstead
589:Battersea
518:Limehouse
493:Greenwich
112:St. Giles
734:Woolwich
533:St Olave
528:St Giles
513:Lewisham
369:Sky News
323:Archived
288:Archived
234:See also
170:Bartitsu
144:Sondheim
123:opened.
649:Lambeth
624:Hackney
609:Chelsea
503:Holborn
498:Hackney
221:NatWest
140:Gielgud
48:in 1949
861:People
619:Fulham
543:Strand
523:Poplar
488:Fulham
298:, 2006
275:, 1963
163:Curzon
136:Apollo
256:Notes
132:Lyric
376:2023
215:and
142:and
116:Soho
114:and
56:The
200:.
192:to
87:at
79:to
942::
367:.
347:,
329:,
294:,
271:,
154:.
138:,
134:,
99:.
464:e
457:t
450:v
378:.
25:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)
