Greek Street
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Greek Street is a street in Soho, London, leading south from Soho Square to Shaftesbury Avenue. The street is famous for its restaurants.
Originally Hogs Lane, the street has been known by its present name at least from 1679. It probably takes its name from a Greek Church, which was built in 1677 in adjacent Crown Street, now part of the west side of Charing Cross Road. The church is depicted in William Hogarth's 'Noon' from Four Times of the Day[1].
Although the street has several houses from the 18th century and earlier, it is mainly 19th century in appearance.
The Coach & Horses pub, famous for its landlord, is at no. 29, at the corner of Romilly Street. There has been a public house of that name on the site since at least the 1720s. There has been a Pillars of Hercules pub at no. 7 since 1733.
The street forms the setting for the 1930 film "Greek Street", directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Sari Maritza and William Freshman.
[edit] References
- ^ British history website - although some sources claim the church is St Giles in the Fields
