From :Â In 1896 the street was renamed to join the street to its west, Old Compton Street. Â On we found a page reporting that Rimbaud and Verlaine in 1871 used to frequent a bar, the Hibernia, at 5 Little Compton Street. Â The building shown on that page is now 5 Old Compton Street.
Note: New Compton Street used to extend to the west and join Little Compton Street. Â This section of road may have disappeared in 1877 when Charing Cross Road was built over the (presumably narrower) Crown Street.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Little Compton Street
The grill is above a brick-walled tunnel which carries a mass of cables. The...
Former greyhound and speedway racing stadium, located on Prince Regent Lane. It also hosted football and baseball matches, and stock car racing. In spite of local protests it was sold for re-develo...
The line was constructed by the Great Eastern Railway with a temporary terminus at Noel Park and Wood Green before being opened to Palace Gates. A connection to Bowes Park on the Hertford Loop Line...
Ancient city of Mesopotamia (located mainly in modern-day Iraq). It dates from circa 3,800 B.C. The site is noted for its prominent ziggurat. It started to decline from around 550 BC and was no lon...
In 1696 a mineral spring was discovered on the site, and the Kensington Wells developed from it. The first building to be erected at the spring was the Wells spa, which operated until the mid 18th...
Entertainment venue. Initially it hosted classical music concerts, but after ten years started to include pop and rock events.
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