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Bolton Street is a street in the City of Westminster, London. The street runs from Curzon Street in the north to Piccadilly in the south.
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Map of Bolton St, Mayfair, London W1J, UK
History
Bolton Street was built around 1696 and named after the Duke of Bolton for whom sewerage pipes were being laid to his home nearby at that time. In 1708 the street was the westernmost in London.
Notable inhabitants
Former residents of Bolton Street include playwright Madame D'Arblay (Fanny Burney) at number 11, marked by a Society of Arts brown plaque, and novelist Henry James at number 3. Soldier and champion polo player John Pitt Dening shot himself at the Bolton House Hotel in the street in 1929.
Buildings
The western side of the street has been almost completely replaced by modern buildings but the eastern side still contains many Georgian buildings. Among the listed buildings in the street are numbers 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, 19 and 20.