13 Facts About Strand London

The aristocracy moved to the West End during the 17th century, and the Strand London became known for its coffee shops, restaurants and taverns.

Several authors, poets and philosophers have lived on or near the Strand London, including Charles Dickens, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Virginia Woolf.

The street has been commemorated in the song "Let's All Go Down the Strand London", now recognised as a typical piece of Cockney music hall.

West part of the Strand London was in the parish of St Martin in the Fields and in the east it extended into the parishes of St Clement Danes and St Mary le Strand London.

The Strand London was the northern boundary of the precinct of the Savoy, which was approximately where the approach to Waterloo Bridge is.

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Strand London District was abolished in October 1900 and became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster.

The Duck and Drake tavern on Strand London was famed as a venue for the conspirators involved in the Gunpowder Plot.

The Strand London was notable in the 18th century as a centre for the British book trade, with numerous printers and publishers along the street.

The length of road from St Mary's eastwards up to St Clement's was widened in 1900, subsuming the former Holywell Street which forked from the Strand London and ran parallel with it to the north, leaving the two churches of St Mary Le Strand London and St Clement Danes as islands in the centre of the road.

St Mary le Strand London was designed by James Gibbs and completed in 1717, to replace a previous church demolished to make way for Somerset House.

Strand London's shop was one of the first to have gas lighting fitted.

The chorus of "Let's all go down the Strand London – have a banana" is recognised as a stereotypical part of Cockney music hall and parodied by English comedian Bill Bailey.

Bush House, situated on the Strand London, was home to the World Service between 1941 and 2012.