Westmoreland Street, London
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| Former name(s) | Woodstock Street (north part) |
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| Area | Marylebone |
| Location | City of Westminster |
| Postal code | W1G |
| Coordinates | 51°31′11″N 00°09′00″W / 51.51972°N 0.15000°W |
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Westmoreland Street is in the Marylebone district of the City of Westminster in London, England. The street was built from the 1760s by William Franks and runs from Beaumont Street and Weymouth Street in the north to New Cavendish Street in the south. It was formerly the location of the Welbeck Chapel, which became St James's Church. In 1968, it was the site of Britain's first heart transplant when the National Heart Hospital was located there. The hospital is now known as University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street.
Westmoreland Street is located in the Marylebone district of the City of Westminster, London, and runs from Beaumont Street and Weymouth Street in the north to New Cavendish Street in the south. Woodstock Mews is accessed from its eastern side, and Wheatley Street and De Walden Street join it on its western side. It was built from the 1760s by the local builder William Franks.[1] The origin of its name is unknown.[2]
The northern section above Wheatley Street was originally named Woodstock Street,[1][3] which is still the name of the adjoining mews, and was a separate and narrower street. It was widened in 1862 and 1874 until the two streets became one.[1]
Another location with the same name, Westmoreland Street, SW1, was renamed to Westmoreland Terrace in the 1930s.[4]
