Northumberland Avenue is a London street, running from Trafalgar Square in the west to The Embankment in the east. The avenue was built on the site of Northumberland House, the London home of the Percy family, the Dukes of Northumberland. Several ministry buildings are located in Northumberland Avenue, among them, The Ministry of Defence and DEFRA. The Nigerian High Commission is also based there. The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Trafalgar Square is a square in central London that commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars. ... Victoria Embankment, London The Victoria Embankment, previously the Thames Embankment is a road and walkway along the north bank of the River Thames in London in the cities of Westminster and London. ... The Strand front of Northumberland House in 1752 by Canaletto. ... The title of Earl of Northumberland was created several times in the Peerages of England and Great Britain. ... The title Duke of Northumberland was created in 1551 for John Dudley. ... This articles deals with the British ministry, see defence minister for other countries. ... The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities. ...
Northumberland Avenue has a square on the Monopoly board named after it. Monopoly is one of the best-selling commercial board games in the world. ...
Beyond the Metropole in the Avenue, is the Hotel Victoria, the eastern corner of the block being occupied be the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
The not unattractive building to the right of our picture is the Avenue Theatre, bounded by Craven Street, leading to the Strand, and by the road leading under Charing Cross Railway Bridge.
NorthumberlandAvenue takes its name from the town house of the Percy family, which, having been bought by the Metropolitan Board of Works, was removed in 1874 to make room for improvements at this spot.
NorthumberlandAvenue is located in the City of Westminster
The nearest underground station to NorthumberlandAvenue is 'Charing Cross ' which is about 2 minutes to the North.
A short step away from the main strip of West End theatres, the Playhouses stylish curved facade is rather lost among the towering architecture of Charing Cross and Embankment.
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