Southampton Row

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Southampton Row is major thoroughfare running north-south in Bloomsbury, Camden, central London, England.

[edit] History

The street was named after Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton.

The first studio of the sculptor Robert William Sievier (1794–1865) was in Southampton Row until 1837. The Sue Ryder Care charity, established in 1953, is registered at 114–118 Southampton Row.

The street formed part of a tram route, including a tunnel for trams. Nowadays it is a major bus route in central London.

[edit] Location

To the north, Southampton Row adjoins the south-east corner of Russell Square. To the south at Holborn tube station, it becomes Kingsway at the junction with High Holborn. It forms part of the area dubbed Museum Mile and the British Museum is close by down Great Russell Street to the west.