Old Compton Street street-sign

Old Compton Street is located in Soho, London, England. The street was named after Henry Compton, who raised funds for a local parish church, eventually dedicated as St Anne's Church in 1686. The area in general and this street in particular became populated by French refugees after Charles II gave protection to Protestants in 1681. Old Compton St sign taken by C Ford March 04. ... Cast-iron architecture in Greene Street SoHo is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the United Kingdom anthem is God Save the Queen. ... Henry Compton (1632 - July 7, 1713), English divine, was the sixth and youngest son of the second earl of Northampton. ... 1686 (MDCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... Events March 4 - Charles II of England grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania. ...

The street is the traditional centre of London's gay community. In the middle of Soho, it features several gay bars, restaurants and cafés, as well as a popular theatre. Whilst a pedestrianisation project proved unpopular with local traders and was reversed, the street is closed to vehicular traffic for the Soho Pride festival one weekend each year, in late summer. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The idea of a gay community is complex reflecting the diverse nature of the individuals who make up that community. ... Cast-iron architecture in Greene Street SoHo is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan. ... A gay bar is a drinking establishment which can vary in character as much as any other type of bar, but which caters exclusively or primarily to a gay and / or lesbian clientele. ... Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ... Coffeehouse in Damascus // A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or cafe (also spelled as café from the French, Spanish, and Portuguese or caffè from the Italian) shares some of the characteristics of a bar, and some of the characteristics of a restaurant. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... It has been suggested that Pedestrian street be merged into this article or section. ...

By all accounts, it has always been Soho's main shopping street. By the end of the 18th century, fewer than ten of the houses were without shop fronts. In the middle of the 19th century, while there were some workshops too, as well as restaurants and public houses, the ground floors of most of the houses were still used as shops. The number of foreign occupants continued to grow and the street became a recognised meeting place for exiles, particularly those from France: after the suppression in Paris of the Paris Commune, the poets, Rimbaud and Verlaine often frequented drinking haunts here. City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Le Père Duchesne looking at the statue of Napoleon I on top of the Vendome column: Eh ben ! bougre de canaille, on va donc te foutre en bas comme ta crapule de neveu !… (Well now! buggering rascal, we will knock you the fuck off just like your crook of... Rimbaud can refer to: Arthur Rimbaud, 19th century poet and literary figure Penny Rimbaud, founder and drummer of the anarchist punk rock band Crass This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Geography Country Belgium Community French Community Region Walloon Region Province Liège Arrondissement Huy Coordinates , , Area 24. ...

As might be expected of one of London's more entertaining districts, Old Compton Street had its resident curiosity in the form of Wombwell's Menagerie. George Wombwell kept a boot and shoe shop on the street between 1804 and 1810 and by all accounts was quite an entrepreneur. Dwarf-like and a drunk he nonetheless built up three hugely successful menageries from a starting point of two snakes bought at a bargain price. The menageries travelled the length and breadth of England and made him a wealthy man before his death in 1850. George Wombwell, (December 24, 1777 – November 16, 1850), was a famous menagerie exhibitor in the Victorian Britain. ...

Between 1956 and 1970, the 2 I's Coffee Bar was located here. Many well-known 1960s pop musicians played in its cramped surroundings. The 2 I’s Coffee Bar was a coffee bar in the basement at 59 Old Compton Street, Soho, London, England, between 1956 and 1970. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

Prince Edward Theatre is located on the street. Until 2004, the long-running production of Mamma Mia!, a musical based upon the songs of ABBA, which has a cult status amongst gay men^{[dubious Рdiscuss]}, was showing at the theatre. When Mamma Mia! moved to larger premises in another part of the West End, a production of Mary Poppins moved in, which has an even more camp following^{[dubious Рdiscuss]}. The Prince Edward Theatre is a theatre situated on Old Compton Street, just north of Leicester Square in the West End of London. ... Mamma Mia! is a musical with a book by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA. Bj̦rn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, who composed the original music for ABBA, have been involved in the development of the show from the beginning. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... For the 1964 Academy Award winning motion picture, see Mary Poppins (film). ... Camp is an aesthetic in which something has appeal because of its bad taste or ironic value. ...

One notable pub on the street is the Admiral Duncan pub, which in 1999 was the site of a nail bomb attack which killed three people and injured over a hundred. A neo-nazi, David Copeland, was later found guilty of the attack, which had been intended specifically to injure members of London's gay community. Previously decorated quite drably, the Admiral Duncan was re-opened painted pink and purple with a large gay pride rainbow flag flying outside, which has remained there ever since. The Admiral Duncan pub The Admiral Duncan is a pub in Old Compton Street, Soho in the heart of Londons gay district. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... A nail bomb is an anti-personnel explosive device packed with nails to increase its destructive power. ... The terms Neo-Nazism and Neo-Fascism refer to any social or political movement to revive Nazism or Fascism, respectively, and postdates the Second World War. ... David Copeland David John Copeland (born May 15, 1976) is a former member of the British neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement, who became known as the London nailbomber after a 13-day bombing campaign in April 1999 aimed at Londons black, Asian, and gay communities. ... Gay pride or LGBT pride refers to a world wide movement and philosophy asserting that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity. ... Six color rainbow gay pride flag flying over the Castro gay village in San Francisco, June 2005 The six colors of the most common gay pride flag. ...

The Admiral Duncan pub

Along the street are numerous other gay bars, including Comptons (one of the first exclusively and openly gay bars to open there in the 1980s), and G-A-Y bar. Also on the street are a variety of cafés, tea rooms (included a branch of the renowned Patisserie Valerie) and restaurants (including Balans (which, unusually for much of England, is open 24 hours a day), and a variety of sex shops (one of which, Clone Zone, part of a nationwide chain, is exclusively aimed at the gay market). Admiral Duncan pub taken by C Ford March 04. ... Admiral Duncan pub taken by C Ford March 04. ... The Admiral Duncan pub The Admiral Duncan is a pub in Old Compton Street, Soho in the heart of Londons gay district. ... A gay bar is a drinking establishment which can vary in character as much as any other type of bar, but which caters exclusively or primarily to a gay and / or lesbian clientele. ... The London Astoria, the usual home of G-A-Y G-A-Y is a gay nightclub in London. ... Front window of a Tokyo sex shop advertising adult toys A sex shop is a shop that sells products such as sex toys, pornography, erotic lingerie, erotic books, and safer sex products such as condoms and dental dams. ...

Old Compton Street is also the home of some of London's film and video post-production houses. Post production is the general term for the last stage of film production in which photographed scenes (also called footage) are put together into a complete film. ...

An interesting local feature can be found in the middle of Charing Cross Road at its junction with Old Compton Street. Beneath the grill [1] in the traffic island in the middle of the road, can be seen the old road signs [2] for the now vanished Little Compton Street, which once joined Old Compton Street with New Compton Street. Charing Cross Road, London, looking North from its junction with Long Acre. ...

Adjoining streets

From west to east:

• Wardour Street
• Dean Street
• Frith Street
• Greek Street
• Charing Cross Road
• Little Compton Street (now defunct)

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External links

• LondonTown.com information
• ViewLondon.co.uk information
• Panoramic view at the junction with Dean Street
• Discovering Old Compton Street and New Compton Street
• Compton Street, Old and New