Dover Street is a street in Mayfair, London, England. The street is notable as the location of historic London clubs and hotels, which have been frequented by world leaders and historic figures in the arts. It also hosts a number of contemporary art galleries. An Elizabeth Frink sculpture stands on its junction with Piccadilly, opposite the Ritz Hotel. Mayfair is an area in the City of Westminster London, named after the fortnight-long May Fair that took place there from 1686 until it was banned in that location in 1764. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... Shepherd and Sheep by Elizabeth Frink in Paternoster Square, London Elizabeth Frink (14 November 1930 - 18 April 1993) was an English sculptor and printmaker. ... Piccadilly is a major London street, running from Hyde Park Corner in the west to Piccadilly Circus in the east. ... For other uses, see Ritz (disambiguation). ...

History

Dover Street was built by a syndicate of developers headed by Sir Thomas Bond. The syndicate purchased a Piccadilly mansion called Clarendon House from Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle in 1683 and proceeded to demolish the house and develop the area. At that time the house backed onto open fields and the development of the various estates in Mayfair was just getting underway. The syndicate also built Bond Street and Albemarle Street. A drawing of Clarendon House published in 1829. ... Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle (14 August 1653 - 6 October 1688) was an English statesman and failed soldier. ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... An arcade in Old Bond Street Bond Street is a major shopping street in the West End of London. ...

Anne Lister (1791–1840), a notable Victorian lesbian, liked to stay at Hawkins, 26 Dover Street.[1] Anne Lister (1791–1840), called Fred by her lover and Gentleman Jack by Halifax residents, was a well-off Yorkshire landowner and self-conscious lesbian. ... 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Edward Moxon moved from premises he had established in 1830 in New Bond Street to 44 Dover Street. He published Wordsworth from 1835 onwards and in 1839 issued the first complete edition of Shelley's poems. In 1841 he was found guilty of blasphemy for passages in Shelley's Queen Mab. Edward Moxon (1801 - June 3, 1858) was a British poet and publisher. ... Bond Street is a major shopping street in the West End of London. ... William Wordsworth, English poet William Wordsworth (April 7, 1770 – April 23, 1850) was a major English romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their 1798 joint publication, Lyrical Ballads. ... Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley (August 4, 1792 – July 8, 1822) was one of the major English Romantic poets and is widely considered to be among the finest lyric poets who wrote in the English language. ... Look up blasphemy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In English folklore, Queen Mab is a fairy. ...

Brown's Hotel (then termed a "genteel inn") was established in 1837 by James Brown, Lord Byron's valet, who took a lease on 23 Dover Street to cater for those who were in town "for the Season". He ran it with his wife, Sarah Willis, the personal maid of Lady Byron, who gave financial support. The hotel was later enlarged and joined with backing premises on Albemarle Street. In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful telephone call in Britain from the hotel. In 1890, The International Niagara Commission met in the hotel and their decision on distributing "Niagara power" subsequently led to the adoption of the alternating current worldwide. Other guests have included Napoleon III, Theodore Roosevelt (at the time of his marriage), Rudyard Kipling and Agatha Christie (her book At Bertram's Hotel is based on Brown's). [2] Lord Byron, Anglo-Scottish poet George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22, 1788–April 19, 1824) was an Anglo-Scottish poet and a leading figure in Romanticism. ... Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born scientist and inventor. ... Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte (April 20, 1808 - January 9, 1873) was the son of King Louis Bonaparte and Queen Hortense de Beauharnais; both monarchs of the French puppet state, the Kingdom of Holland. ... Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. ... Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling (December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936) was a British author and poet, born in India. ... Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (September 15, 1890 – January 12, 1976), was an English crime fiction writer. ...

Oliver Wendell Holmes in Our Hundred Days in Europe records staying at Mackellar's Hotel, 17 Dover Street, where "we found ourselves comfortably lodged and well cared for during the whole time we were in London".[3] Oliver Wendell Holmes was the name of two prominent men, father and son: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. ...

Green Park tube station was originally known as Dover Street station, but was renamed after refurbishments to install escalators, when its entrance no longer opened onto Dover Street.[4] Jubilee Line platform, with train arriving, at Green Park underground station Unique tilework at this station represents the many trees in nearby Green Park Green Park tube station is a London Underground station located on the north side of Green Park itself, on Piccadilly close to its intersection with the...

Clubs

The street is historically and currently the location of a number of well-known London clubs.

• The Albemarle Club, originally in Albemarle Street nearby, was relocated to 37 Dover Street before its closure.
• The Arts Club, founded by Charles Dickens and others in 1863, originally in Hanover Square, has been located at 40 Dover Street since 1893. Whistler's decision to sue John Ruskin was made on the premises.
• The Capisce Club, 1 Dover Street, is a nightclub and restaurant.
• The Drones Club, the famous but fictional London club of P. G. Wodehouse, as featured in his widely-read Jeeves and Wooster books, was located in this street.
• The Bath Club — Mark Twain breakfasted here.[5]

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Galleries

Art galleries in the street include:

• The Alexia Goethe Gallery, 5–7 Dover Street, showing work by leading 20th century artists including Kees van Dongen, Max Ernst and Pablo Picasso
• The CCA Galleries, 8 Dover Street — originally Christies Contemporary Art and now an independent company publishing prints
• The Air Gallery, 32 Dover Street, hires it premises for shows
• Richard Green, 39 Dover Street (Green is noted for his discoveries of overlooked Old Master paintings)
• The Piccadilly Gallery, 43 Dover Street
• The Portal Gallery, also 43 Dover Street (represents Beryl Cook)
• The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) was initially in Dover Street, but relocated to The Mall in 1968.

The Ritz Hotel is opposite Dover Street

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Location

The street lies in the south of Mayfair in the West End. To the south-east, the street adjoins the major thoroughfare of Piccadilly. To the north-west, it continues as Grafton Street. To the north-east is Albemarle Street, running parallel with Dover Street and the location of the Royal Institution. South-west is Berkeley Street (adjoining Berkeley Square to the north), also running in parallel. The West End of London is part of the city centre of London in England. ... Piccadilly is a major London street, running from Hyde Park Corner in the west to Piccadilly Circus in the east. ... The Royal Institution of Great Britain was set up in 1799 by the leading British scientists of the age, including Henry Cavendish and its first president George Finch, the 9th Earl of Winchilsea, for diffusing the knowledge, and facilitating the general introduction, of useful mechanical inventions and improvements; and for... Berkeley Square in 1830. ...

The nearest tube station is Green Park. Jubilee Line platform, with train arriving, at Green Park underground station Unique tilework at this station represents the many trees in nearby Green Park Green Park tube station is a London Underground station located on the north side of Green Park itself, on Piccadilly close to its intersection with the...

External links

• LondonTown.com information
• Capisce Nightclub
• CCA Galleries
• Dover Street Restaurant & Jazz Bar, 8–10 Dover Street
• Dover Street Market, 17–18 Dover Street
• The Air Gallery
• The Portal Gallery
• The Alexia Goethe Gallery
• The Piccadilly Gallery
• Richard Green gallery
• The Air Gallery