12 Facts About Regent Street

Regent Street is a major shopping street in the West End of London.

Regent Street's layout was completed in 1825 and was an early example of town planning in England, replacing earlier roads including Swallow Regent Street.

Regent Street was one of the first planned developments of London.

Construction of the northern section of the New Regent Street involved demolishing most of the existing Swallow Regent Street, which had become run down and was an ideal candidate for regeneration.

Burton's houses on Regent Street are No 4 to No 12; No 17 to No 25; No 106 to No 128; No 132 to No 154; No 133 to No 167; No 171 to No 195; and No 295 to No 319.

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Regent Street was the first shopping area in Britain to support late night opening in 1850, when shopkeepers agreed to keep stores open until 7pm.

Regent Street's scheme was approved in principle but subject to indecision and dispute, both on property acquisition and retailers' demand for bigger display windows.

The first shop, on Fore Regent Street, had "Doctor Jaeger's Sanitary Woollen System" inscribed above the door.

Immediately north of Regent Street is the BBC's headquarters, Broadcasting House, whose front entrance is in Langham Place.

The Regent Street Festival happens annually, and during this time, the street is closed to traffic.

Regent Street is a location on the British version of Monopoly as a group of three green squares with Oxford Street and Bond Street.

Langham Hotel on Regent Street is mentioned in several of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, including "The Sign of Four", "A Scandal in Bohemia" and "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax".