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Living in Soho: Energy oozes from Soho's
every pore: the capital’s party core and epitome of London
cool. Techno music bounces off the inside walls of eclectic record stores
and into the narrow aroma-filled mosaic of alleyways. Artists, media workers,
tailors, market traders, dealers and musicians pack themselves into this
square mile pocket of London where radical and counter-cultural ideals emanate
from the streets. Soho’s long had an explosive arts scene and creative
people from Mozart to Behan have flocked here, allured by Soho’s edgy
nature.
In Tudor times Soho was a hunting ground of open fields and duck ponds (hence
the name ‘Soho’ which derives from an old hunting call) and
what began as a royal park gradually deteriorated into squalor, slums, and
sex shops in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Soho and sex have long been
synonymous, but today the peep shows are giving way to über-trendy
clothing stores, funky jazz clubs and cutting-edge production houses. These
days you’re more likely to see a runner carrying piles of film canisters
than a ‘woman of the streets’
Far removed from the highly trafficked tourist haunts of Trafalgar and Leicester
Squares, Soho prides itself on being the spiritual home of the British film
industry. Soho comprises of specialty bookstores, jewel-box theatres, and
repertory cinemas, but the Italian coffee houses, heaving gay bars and diverse
selection of ethnic restaurants are what make Soho most celebrated.
The main streets and squares are Soho Square, Greek Street, Frith Street,
Dean Street, Wardour Street, Berwick Street, Poland Street, Broadwick Street,
Beak Street, Brewer Street, Old Compton Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Great
Marlborough Street, Regent Street, Marshall Street, Carnaby Street, Haymarket,
Coventry Street, Soho Lofts, Marshall House
Location of Soho top
Soho fits neatly into an area bordered by Oxford Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Regent Street and Charing Cross Road in the City of Westminster.The busiest thoroughfares are Wardour Street and its three parallel cousins Dean, Frith and Greek Streets. The grid-like structure of this eastern quarter filters out into the compact maze of west Soho from the century-old markets of Berwick Street to the pedestrianised lanes of Carnaby Street.
During the 1960’s Carnaby Street was at the centre of Swinging London, and is flanked on either side by cobbled Newburgh Street, which sells fashionable wares, and classical Regent Street. Soho is situated adjacent to the famous West End theatre district and everything is within an easy stroll of the sights.
Nearby areas include: Transport top
Soho’s about as close as you’ll get to 24 hour living
in London. The London Underground generally stops running after
midnight, however the night bus service runs regularly throughout the hours
of darkness, enroute through Soho via Regent Street, Oxford Street, Tottenham
Court Road, Charing Cross Road and Shaftsbury Avenue.
The area is well-served by public transport and has an assortment of tube
stations from which to embark on the dynamic centre of Soho.
Nearest Tube Stations:
- Tottenham Court Road (Central & Northern lines)
- Oxford Circus (Central, Bakerloo & Victoria lines)
- Leicester Square (Piccadilly & Northern lines)
- Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly & Bakerloo lines)
Meard Street, Soho, is a prime pedestrianised walkway of Queen Anne houses with original fireplaces, panelling, wigs and cupboards. Soho Lofts, above Conrans' Mezzo Restaurant, has set the trend for London loft living and nearby spaces on Wardour, Dean and Archer Streets have all followed suit.
Strewn around Soho are individual town houses and mews properties, while converted period buildings and smaller blocks provide studios, one and two bedrooms. New developments, some with underground parking, roof terraces or balconies, are to be found in Bouchier Street, Upper John Street and Marshall House just moments from Carnaby Street. More modestly priced flats can be purchased in high rise local authority blocks such as Ingestre Court and Kemp House and are popular for their stunning panoramic views.
The rental market in Soho is very buoyant and freehold houses are scarce.
The demand for real estate in Soho far outweighs the availability as a large
cross section of potential tenants from celebrities and city high-flyers
to students all want a piece of the action.
History of Soho top
In medieval times Soho was predominately farmland but in
the 16th and 17th centuries the region became a hunting ground for London's
aristocracy. Only when the City of London in the east became too crowded,
after the Great Fire of 1666, did Soho become residential.
In the early-18th century the hub's wealthy residents left their Soho Square
pads for the new-found Mayfair, replaced by writers, radicals, artists and
foreign immigrants, chiefly Italians. Among the first residents were Greek
Christians, remembered by Greek Street and on Frith Street Richard Frith
constructed many of the houses.
Soho’s not the sleazy red light district of yesteryear and its seedy
reputation exceeds itself. In the eighties legislation was introduced to
reduce the number of sex establishments which had sprouted up in the decades
prior and since then the area has cleaned up its image dramatically.
Highlights of Soho top
Soho’s booming gay culture has injected life into the neighbourhood, as has the area’s live jazz scene supported by popular venues such as Ronnie Scott’s on Frith Street, Jazz After Dark on Greek Street and the Pizza Express Jazz Club on Dean Street.
With its unusual mock Tudor garden shed centrepiece Soho Square is a delightful patch of green space in the centre of Soho offering a place of quiet repose.
Other places of interest in Soho top
- Soho House
21 Old Compton Street, Soho, London W1D 5JJ.
Tel: 020 7734 5188
- Berwick Street Market
Berwick Street, Soho, London W1
- Liberty
Regent Street, Soho, London W1B 5AH
Tel: 020 7734 1234
- Foyle’s Bookshop
113-119 Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H 0EB
- Agent Provocateur
6 Broadwick St, Soho, London W1F 8HL
Tel: 020 7439 0229
- Hamley's Toy Store
188-196 Regent Street, Soho, London W1
Tel: 020 7494 2000
- Carnaby Street
Soho, London W1
- BKB
19 Old Compton Street, Soho, London W1D 5JJ
Tel: 020 7734 5656
- Bar Italia
22 Frith Street, Soho, London W1
Tel : 020 7437 4520
- Milk & Honey
61 Poland Street, Soho, London W1F 7NU.
Tel: 0871 075 1608
- Lab 12 Old Compton Street, Soho, London W1V 5P
Tel: 0871 075 1605
- Alphabet Bar
61-63 Beak Street, Soho,London, W1F 9SL
Tel: 020 7439 2190
- Sun & Thirteen Cantons
21 Great Pulteney Street, Soho, London W1F 9NG
Tel: 020 7734 0934
- The Dog & Duck
18 Bateman Street, London, W1D 3AJ
Tel: 020 7494 0697
- Milroy’s of Soho
3 Greek Street, Soho, London W1V 6NX
Tel: 020 7437 0893
- Alastair Little
49 Frith Street, Soho, London W1V
Tel: 020 7734 5183
- Busaba Eathai
106-110 Wardour Street, Soho, London W1V
Tel: 020 7255 8686
- Quo Vadis
26-29 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D
Tel: 020 7437 9585
- Balans
60 Old Compton Street, Soho, London W1D
Tel:020 7439 2183
- Randall & Aubin
16 Brewer Street, Soho, London W1F 0SQ
Tel: 020 7287 4447
- Zilli Fish
36-40 Brewer Street, Soho, London W1F 9TA
Tel: 020 7734 8649
- Masala Zone
9 Marshall Street, Soho, London, W1F 7EJ
Tel: 020 7287 9966
- The Red Fort
77 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 3SH
Tel: 020 7437 2525
- Dell’ Ugo
56 Frith Street, Soho, London W1V 5TA
Tel: 020 7734 8300
