Knowledge (XXG)

Great Windmill Street

Source 📝

221: 76: 304: 40: 203:
The area was developed around 1665 but the building was speculative and of poor quality; this led to a royal proclamation in 1671 that prohibited unlicensed development in "Windmill Fields, Dog Fields and Soho". Later that year,
291:
which Marx was a member of. The Red Lion closed in around 2005 and in 2013 was the 'Be at One' Cocktail Bar and Lounge. Due to its association with Marx the pub is sometimes visited as part of the
243:. He gave lectures and anatomical demonstrations from the new house, the first taking place on 1 October 1776. After his death, in 1783 he bequeathed the school and his house to his nephew, Dr 200:
on the site which was recorded 1585 and demolished during the 1690s. In a parliamentary survey of 1658 the mill was described as "well fitted with Staves and other materials".
444: 969: 492: 255:
was its first professor of physiology. The house was used for medical demonstrations until 1831. It now forms part of the dressing rooms and stage of the
943: 922: 288: 208:, one of the original speculators, was granted a licence to continue his scheme with the condition that it was supervised and directed by Sir 212:
who was the Surveyor General of the King's Works. By 1682, maps show that both sides of the street were developed along their whole length.
239:
built a large house at number 16 after demolishing an earlier large dwelling. Hunter's house incorporated a large library, a museum and an
906: 91: 938: 891: 518: 640: 596: 461: 79: 381: 181: 467: 236: 453: 233: 901: 875: 974: 870: 707: 358: 248: 287:. The pub was an important social hub for political refugees from Germany in the mid-19 century, hosting the 778: 205: 865: 850: 809: 256: 814: 220: 17: 948: 896: 845: 742: 292: 284: 247:, who taught there from 1783 to 1803. The Windmill Street School of Anatomy was incorporated into 727: 633: 173: 143: 75: 45: 732: 747: 737: 653: 457: 240: 126: 855: 819: 804: 682: 408: 385: 366: 312: 280: 272: 209: 185: 177: 522: 799: 320: 316: 244: 129: 64: 794: 752: 687: 672: 370: 325: 176:. The street has had a long association with music and entertainment, most notably the 963: 768: 702: 677: 667: 626: 346: 330: 311:
The street has had a long association with music and entertainment, most notably the
153: 545: 829: 722: 717: 697: 409:"Great Windmill Street Area | Survey of London: volumes 31 and 32 (pp. 41–56)" 354: 338: 268: 252: 165: 600: 333:
club. In the 1940s, the first regular paid modern jazz club for London musicians,
271:
was built on the corner with Archer Street in around 1793. In November 1847, the
773: 692: 350: 334: 571: 337:, was run from a basement in Great Windmill Street featuring musicians such as 824: 362: 106: 93: 342: 276: 229: 307:
The Windmill Club, formerly the Windmill Theatre, now a table dancing club.
303: 446:
Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J)
197: 39: 860: 374: 275:
held its second congress in a room above the bar and it was here that
618: 224:
William Hunter plaque on what is now the side of the Lyric Theatre.
302: 219: 649: 169: 622: 369:
youth culture and bands that appeared there included the
931: 915: 884: 838: 787: 761: 660: 149: 135: 122: 85: 70: 60: 52: 521:. Pubs.socialistreviewindex.org.uk. Archived from 493:"Sir Charles and His Journey to Discover a Palsy" 365:in Ham Yard at Number 41 was associated with the 443:C D Waterston; A Macmillan Shearer (July 2006). 634: 8: 32: 641: 627: 619: 546:"Refuge from a reactionary continent . . " 283:submitted their proposals for writing the 38: 31: 499:. Hearing Health & Technology Matters 397: 18:Great Windmill Street School of Anatomy 289:German Workers Educational Association 182:the Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum 44:Great Windmill Street looking towards 7: 572:"Communist Pub Crawl Through London" 544:Jones, Thomas C. (10 January 2019). 403: 401: 970:Streets in the City of Westminster 599:. Vzone.virgin.net. Archived from 25: 315:where during the 1930s and 1940s 570:Harry, Wise (27 February 2016). 196:The street took its name from a 74: 519:"Marx: The man behind the mask" 382:the Ripley's Believe It or Not! 939:Broad Street cholera outbreak 1: 433:, vol. XVIII, 1941, pp. 14–15 380:The street was also home to 991: 454:Royal Society of Edinburgh 923:Media and post-production 738:Street names of Chinatown 429:P.R.O., C66/3124, no. 7; 37: 27:Street in London, England 892:French Protestant Church 708:Great Marlborough Street 56:590 ft (180 m) 411:. British-history.ac.uk 329:. The theatre is now a 168:running north–south in 308: 225: 815:Prince Edward Theatre 762:Parks and open spaces 713:Great Windmill Street 306: 263:Red Lion public house 249:King's College London 228:In 1767 the Scottish 223: 180:, and is now home to 172:, London, crossed by 162:Great Windmill Street 33:Great Windmill Street 897:Notre Dame de France 779:St Anne's Churchyard 743:Street names of Soho 361:. In the 1960s, the 71:Nearest Tube station 907:St Patrick's Church 876:Pillars of Hercules 550:migrationmuseum.org 293:Karl Marx pub crawl 285:Communist Manifesto 103: /  34: 949:Parish of St James 728:Old Compton Street 473:on 24 January 2013 309: 241:anatomical theatre 226: 174:Shaftesbury Avenue 144:Shaftesbury Avenue 107:51.5112°N 0.1343°W 46:Shaftesbury Avenue 957: 956: 944:Parish of St Anne 388:shopping centre. 188:shopping centre. 159: 158: 80:Piccadilly Circus 16:(Redirected from 982: 902:St Anne's Church 851:Coach and Horses 820:Sondheim Theatre 805:London Palladium 683:Broadwick Street 643: 636: 629: 620: 613: 612: 610: 608: 603:on 20 March 2013 597:"The jazz clubs" 593: 587: 586: 584: 582: 576:soasspirit.co.uk 567: 561: 560: 558: 556: 541: 535: 534: 532: 530: 525:on 10 April 2013 515: 509: 508: 506: 504: 489: 483: 482: 480: 478: 472: 466:. Archived from 451: 440: 434: 427: 421: 420: 418: 416: 405: 326:tableaux vivants 313:Windmill Theatre 281:Frederick Engels 273:Communist League 210:Christopher Wren 178:Windmill Theatre 118: 117: 115: 114: 113: 112:51.5112; -0.1343 108: 104: 101: 100: 99: 96: 78: 42: 35: 21: 990: 989: 985: 984: 983: 981: 980: 979: 975:Streets in Soho 960: 959: 958: 953: 927: 911: 880: 834: 800:Gielgud Theatre 783: 757: 733:St Anne's Court 656: 647: 617: 616: 606: 604: 595: 594: 590: 580: 578: 569: 568: 564: 554: 552: 543: 542: 538: 528: 526: 517: 516: 512: 502: 500: 491: 490: 486: 476: 474: 470: 464: 449: 442: 441: 437: 428: 424: 414: 412: 407: 406: 399: 394: 384:museum and the 323:presented nude 321:Vivian Van Damm 317:Laura Henderson 301: 265: 245:Matthew Baillie 218: 194: 142: 137: 130:Coventry Street 111: 109: 105: 102: 97: 94: 92: 90: 89: 48: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 988: 986: 978: 977: 972: 962: 961: 955: 954: 952: 951: 946: 941: 935: 933: 929: 928: 926: 925: 919: 917: 913: 912: 910: 909: 904: 899: 894: 888: 886: 882: 881: 879: 878: 873: 868: 863: 858: 853: 848: 846:Admiral Duncan 842: 840: 836: 835: 833: 832: 827: 822: 817: 812: 810:Palace Theatre 807: 802: 797: 795:Apollo Theatre 791: 789: 785: 784: 782: 781: 776: 771: 765: 763: 759: 758: 756: 755: 753:Wardour Street 750: 748:Walker's Court 745: 740: 735: 730: 725: 720: 715: 710: 705: 700: 695: 690: 688:Carnaby Street 685: 680: 675: 673:Berwick Street 670: 664: 662: 658: 657: 648: 646: 645: 638: 631: 623: 615: 614: 588: 562: 536: 510: 484: 462: 435: 422: 396: 395: 393: 390: 371:Rolling Stones 300: 297: 264: 261: 234:William Hunter 232:and physician 217: 216:Medical school 214: 193: 190: 157: 156: 151: 150:north end 147: 146: 139: 133: 132: 124: 123:south end 120: 119: 87: 83: 82: 72: 68: 67: 62: 58: 57: 54: 50: 49: 43: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 987: 976: 973: 971: 968: 967: 965: 950: 947: 945: 942: 940: 937: 936: 934: 930: 924: 921: 920: 918: 914: 908: 905: 903: 900: 898: 895: 893: 890: 889: 887: 883: 877: 874: 872: 869: 867: 864: 862: 859: 857: 854: 852: 849: 847: 844: 843: 841: 837: 831: 828: 826: 823: 821: 818: 816: 813: 811: 808: 806: 803: 801: 798: 796: 793: 792: 790: 786: 780: 777: 775: 772: 770: 769:Golden Square 767: 766: 764: 760: 754: 751: 749: 746: 744: 741: 739: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 724: 721: 719: 716: 714: 711: 709: 706: 704: 703:Ganton Street 701: 699: 696: 694: 691: 689: 686: 684: 681: 679: 678:Brewer Street 676: 674: 671: 669: 668:Argyll Street 666: 665: 663: 659: 655: 651: 644: 639: 637: 632: 630: 625: 624: 621: 602: 598: 592: 589: 577: 573: 566: 563: 551: 547: 540: 537: 524: 520: 514: 511: 498: 494: 488: 485: 469: 465: 459: 455: 448: 447: 439: 436: 432: 426: 423: 410: 404: 402: 398: 391: 389: 387: 383: 378: 376: 372: 368: 364: 360: 359:Laurie Morgan 356: 352: 348: 347:Johnny Rogers 344: 340: 336: 332: 331:table dancing 328: 327: 322: 318: 314: 305: 299:Entertainment 298: 296: 294: 290: 286: 282: 278: 274: 270: 267:The Red Lion 262: 260: 258: 257:Lyric Theatre 254: 250: 246: 242: 238: 235: 231: 222: 215: 213: 211: 207: 206:Thomas Panton 201: 199: 192:Early history 191: 189: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 155: 154:Brewer Street 152: 148: 145: 140: 134: 131: 128: 125: 121: 116: 88: 84: 81: 77: 73: 69: 66: 63: 59: 55: 51: 47: 41: 36: 30: 19: 866:French House 830:Soho Theatre 723:Meard Street 718:Greek Street 712: 698:Frith Street 605:. Retrieved 601:the original 591: 579:. Retrieved 575: 565: 553:. Retrieved 549: 539: 527:. Retrieved 523:the original 513: 501:. Retrieved 496: 487: 477:18 September 475:. Retrieved 468:the original 445: 438: 431:Wren Society 430: 425: 413:. Retrieved 379: 355:Tony Crombie 339:Ronnie Scott 324: 310: 269:public house 266: 253:Charles Bell 251:in 1829 and 227: 202: 195: 166:thoroughfare 161: 160: 29: 774:Soho Square 693:Dean Street 351:Lennie Bush 335:Club Eleven 110: / 86:Coordinates 61:Postal code 964:Categories 916:Industries 825:@sohoplace 463:090219884X 392:References 363:Scene Club 95:51°30′40″N 871:John Snow 654:Chinatown 503:28 August 386:Trocadero 343:Hank Shaw 277:Karl Marx 230:anatomist 186:Trocadero 138:junctions 98:0°08′03″W 885:Churches 856:Comptons 788:Theatres 607:26 March 529:26 March 415:26 March 198:windmill 184:and the 932:History 861:De Hems 661:Streets 375:The Who 127:A4 road 581:12 May 555:12 May 460:  53:Length 471:(PDF) 450:(PDF) 164:is a 141:A401 136:Major 839:Pubs 652:and 650:Soho 609:2013 583:2024 557:2024 531:2013 505:2020 497:HHTM 479:2015 458:ISBN 417:2013 373:and 357:and 319:and 279:and 170:Soho 367:mod 237:FRS 966:: 574:. 548:. 495:. 456:. 452:. 400:^ 377:. 353:, 349:, 345:, 341:, 295:. 259:. 65:W1 642:e 635:t 628:v 611:. 585:. 559:. 533:. 507:. 481:. 419:. 20:)

Index

Great Windmill Street School of Anatomy

Shaftesbury Avenue
W1
London Underground
Piccadilly Circus
51°30′40″N 0°08′03″W / 51.5112°N 0.1343°W / 51.5112; -0.1343
A4 road
Coventry Street
Shaftesbury Avenue
Brewer Street
thoroughfare
Soho
Shaftesbury Avenue
Windmill Theatre
the Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum
Trocadero
windmill
Thomas Panton
Christopher Wren

anatomist
William Hunter
FRS
anatomical theatre
Matthew Baillie
King's College London
Charles Bell
Lyric Theatre
public house

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.