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district of London, on the corner with Coram Street, just north of
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garage and petrol station on the ground and lower floors later known as the
Russell Court Garage. Daimler Hire Limited, representing Hertz, were operating from the site in the 1950s, hiring-out a variety of motor vehicles, while
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The freehold of the block is owned by
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Russell Court is on the east side of Woburn Place, on the corner with
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built 1931. Note that
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who acquired the site from CitySpaces Self
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