Half Moon Street, London
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Green Park View along Half Moon Street, 2017 | |
  Location within Central London | |
| Location | Westminster, London, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Postal code | W1 |
| Nearest train station | Green Park |
| Coordinates | 51°30′23″N 0°08′43″W / 51.5063°N 0.1452°W |
| North end | Curzon Street |
| South end | Piccadilly |
| Construction | |
| Construction start | 1730 |
Half Moon Street is a street in the City of Westminster. The street runs from Curzon Street in the north to Piccadilly in the south.
Half Moon Street was built from 1730. It takes its name from a public house that once stood on the corner with Piccadilly.[1]
Notable inhabitants
James Boswell, biographer of Dr Johnson, had lodgings in the street in 1768 at the home of Mr Russell, an upholsterer. Lola Montez, mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, lived in the street in 1849. The street was known for its genteel lodgings and apartments which was still the case when Somerset Maugham visited in 1930.[1]
The WWI poet Siegfried Sassoon had lodgings in 14 Half Moon Street.
In the 20th century, Sax Rohmer (1883–1959), creator of Dr Fu Manchu, once lived in the street. A blue plaque marks the spot.
Charlotte Hayes, the famed brothel keeper, lived here in the 1770s.
Buildings
Among the listed buildings in the street are parts of Flemings Mayfair Hotel and Green Park Hotel. Other listed buildings include numbers 6,[2] 7 and 8,[3] 12a,[4] 14,[5] 15,[6] 24,[7] and 25.[8]
