 Conduit Street at the junction with New Bond Street | |
 Interactive map of Conduit Street | |
| Length | 1,100 ft (340 m) |
|---|---|
| Location | City of Westminster, London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′44″N 0°08′32″W / 51.5121°N 0.1421°W |
| From | Regent Street |
Major junctions | St. George Street, Savile Row |
| To | Bond Street, Bruton Street |
Conduit Street is a street in Mayfair, London. It connects Bond Street to Regent Street.
The street was first developed in the early 18th century on the Conduit Mead Estate, which the Corporation of London had owned since the 15th century; it was a popular place for upper-class Londoners to socialise. Around 1890 Conduit Street had the most tailoring firms in what was known as the Golden Mile of bespoke tailoring. It stretched from Piccadilly and Sackville Street in the south, though and around Savile Row and up to Hanover Square. There were also dressmakers and jewellers.
Conduit Street was hit by a number of bombs in the 2nd World War. Many properties have since been demolished and rebuilt, but a handful have survived.
The MP Charles James Fox was born on Conduit Street in 1749.
Citations
Sources
Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher; Keay, John; Keay, Julia, eds. (2008) [1983]. The London Encyclopaedia (Third ed.). Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-405-04924-5.
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