Bolton Street, London

Bolton Street is a street in Mayfair London, between Curzon Street to its north, and Piccadilly to its south. It is named after the Duke of Bolton, and was from its construction during the 17th century and 1708 the westernmost street of London.^[1]

The immediate vicinity of Bolton Street

Bolton Street on John Rocque's 1746 map of London

Bolton Street

Notable inhabitants

Madame D’Arblay (Fanny Burney) brown plaque

Former residents of Bolton Street include:

• Madame D'Arblay (pseudonym Fanny Burney), playwright, at No. 11, which marked by a plaque erected by the Society of Arts;
• Richard Clement (1754 - 1829), grandfather of the cricketers Richard Clement and Reynold Clement, at No. 13;^[2]
• Colonel Thomas Moody, Kt., British geopolitical expert, at No. 23;^[3][4][5][6]
• Henry James, novelist, at No. 3.;^[1]
• John Pitt Dening, soldier and polo player, who shot himself at its Bolton House Hotel in 1929.^[7]

Buildings

The western side of the street has been replaced by modern buildings but the eastern side still contains Georgian buildings. Among the listed buildings in the street are No.s 11,^[8] 13,^[9] 14,^[10] 15,^[11] 16,^[12] 17 and 18,^[13] 19 and 20.^[14] The auction house Noonans Mayfair has its office at number 16.

References

1. "Bolton Street, W1." in Christopher Hibbert; Ben Weinreb; John Keay; Julia Keay (2010). The London Encyclopaedia. London: Pan Macmillan. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-230-73878-2.
2. "Richard Clement: Profile and Legacies Summary, Legacies of British Slave Ownership, UCL". University College London. 2019.
3. Incorporated Society for the Conversion and Religious Instruction and Education of the Negro Slaves in the British West India Islands (1828). "Report of the Incorporated Society for the Conversion and Religious Instruction and Education of the Negro Slaves in the British West India Islands for the Year 1828". R. Gilbert. p. 236.
4. Incorporated Society for the Conversion and Religious Instruction and Education of the Negro Slaves in the British West India Islands (1829). "Report of the Incorporated Society for the Conversion and Religious Instruction and Education of the Negro Slaves in the British West India Islands for the Year 1829". William Clowes, London. p. 88.
5. Eliza Boyle & Son (1829). "Boyle's Fashionable Court and Country Guide, January 1829". Eliza Boyle & Son, 284 Regent Street, London. p. 436.
6. Thomas Moody (1779 - 1849) (1828). "Letter of Thomas Moody, late Commissioner for inquiring into the State of Captured Negroes, 7 July 1828, in Papers Relating to the Slave Trade, of the Session 29 January - 28 July 1828, Vol. XXVI". House of Commons. p. 6.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
7. "International Polo Player Found Shot", The Times, 10 April 1929, p. 18.
8. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1066426)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
9. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1357209)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
10. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1066427)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
11. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1219165)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
12. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1219171)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
13. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1357210)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
14. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1219182)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

External links

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