 Looking west along Guilford Street | |
| Length | 0.4 mi (0.64 km) |
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| Postal code | WC1W |
| Coordinates | 51°31′22″N0°07′21″W / 51.52278°N 0.12250°W /51.52278; -0.12250 |
| West end |  A4200Russell Square |
| East end | Gray's Inn Road |
Guilford Street is a road inBloomsbury in central London, England, designated the B502. FromRussell Square it extends east-northeast toGray's Inn Road. Note that it is not spelt the same way asGuildford inSurrey. It is, in fact, named afterFrederick North, Lord North, a formerPrime Minister, who was also 2nd Earl of Guilford (sic).[1]
The nearest tube station isRussell Square.
The street contains the rear entrance toGoodenough College, an international residential centre for postgraduates studying or training in London.
It has the main entrance toCoram's Fields, a park containing extensive facilities for children and teenagers. Unusually access is reserved for those under 16; adults are only allowed entry if accompanying a child.[2]
On the south side is a major hospital complex including theNational Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, the nationally famousGreat Ormond Street Hospital for children, the Princess Royal Nurses' Home, theUCL Institute of Child Health and theUCL Institute of Neurology.
On the junction with Russell Square is theHotel Russell. The Hotel Russell was built in 1898 by the architectCharles Fitzroy Doll and opened in 1900. It is distinctively clad in decorativethé-au-lait ("tea with milk")terracotta and was based on theChâteau de Madrid near theBois de Boulogne in Paris.
Its restaurant, which was originally named after the architect but is now called Neptune, is said to be almost identical to theRMSTitanic's dining room, which he designed.[3]
Wing CommanderF. F. E. Yeo-Thomas GC, MC & Bar (1902-1964), anSOE agent during theSecond World War, known by theGestapo as 'The White Rabbit', lived on Guilford Street. His former home is marked by ablue plaque.
Guilford Street is the home of Arthur Rowe, the protagonist in Graham Greene's novel "The Ministry of Fear." The house on Guilford Street is where he administers a mercy killing of his ill wife, survives the blitz, and stores a very unusual cake that is central to the plot of this spy thriller.[4]
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