Tottenham Court Road

Tottenham Court Road is a street in central London, the St Giles ' Circus ( where Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road crossing ) north to Euston Road runs. It is located near the boundary between the City of Westminster and the London Borough of Camden and is a one-way street; all three lanes are to ride only in the north.

The south end of the street is very close to the British Museum and the Centre Point, the tallest building in the West End. The road is served by three stations of the London Underground, from south to north: Tottenham Court Road, Goodge Street and Warren Street.

The Tottenham Court Road is a major shopping street, known for its large number of shops selling electronic goods. Further north, there are many furniture stores.

The road was gossiped about, as 2001, the first branch of the Lapdancing club chain Spearmint Rhino was opened in central London.

The Church of Scientology has a store at Tottenham Court Road 60

Trivia

Tottenham Court Road is the only thoroughfare in London's postal district W1 containing the word road in their name - all others are Streets, Squares etc.

In this street, the composer and pianist Billy Mayerl was born in 1902.

In Tottenham Court Road a scene in the novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is located.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lets his hero Sherlock Holmes buy his violin with a pawnbroker in Tottenham Court Road.

The street is mentioned in the song " Born Slippy " the music group Underworld.

In Webber's " Cats" the Tottenham Court Road has made ​​an appearance, in the song " Grizabella, the glamor cat".