![]() Gower Street | |
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Namesake | Lady Gertrude Leveson-Gower |
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Type | One-way street |
Location | London |
Coordinates | 51°31′21″N 0°07′57″W / 51.5224°N 0.1326°W |
North end | Euston Road |
South end | Montague Place |
Gower Street is a two-way street in Bloomsbury, central London, running from Euston Road at the north to Montague Place in the south. The street continues as North Gower Street north of Euston Road, while to the south it becomes Bloomsbury Street.
University College London (UCL) and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) are located along Gower Street as is part of University College Hospital. UCL maintains two student residences along the street: the Arthur Tattersall and John Tovell Houses. Of the many UCL buildings along Gower Street, the Cruciform Building is especially notable, both for its striking red exterior and its obvious form, even when viewed from the road. Old boys of University College School are known as "Old Gowers" after the street where it was founded and co-located with UCL. SOAS, University of London and Birkbeck College are also in proximity.
Euston Square Underground station is located at the north end of Gower Street, at the corner of Euston Road.
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