Tottenham Court Road looking north with the Euston Tower in the distance

Tottenham Court Road is a road in Central London, England, running from St Giles' Circus (the junction of Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road) north to Euston Road, near the border of the City of Westminster and the London Borough of Camden. The road is one-way; all three lanes are northbound only. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1631 KB) Photo of Tottenham Court Road, facing North, taken 21 August 2005 by User:Edward. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1631 KB) Photo of Tottenham Court Road, facing North, taken 21 August 2005 by User:Edward. ... Euston Tower is a skyscraper located in the London Borough of Camden, at 286 Euston Road, near the intersection with Tottenham Court Road. ... Central London is a much-used but unofficial and vaguely defined term for the most inner part of London, the capital of England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... St Giles Circus is the region of Londons West End located at the intersection of Oxford Street, New Oxford Street, Charing Cross Road and Tottenham Court Road. ... Oxford Street, with Centre Point in the background Oxford Street in 1875, looking west from the junction with Duke Street. ... Charing Cross Road, London, looking North from its junction with Long Acre. ... Euston Road is an important thoroughfare in central London. ... The City of Westminster is a London borough with city status, situated to the west of the City of London and north of the River Thames. ... The London Borough of Camden is an inner-London borough created in 1965 to replace the metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, St Pancras. ...

The south end of the road is very close to the British Museum and Centre Point, the West End's tallest building. The road is served by three stations on the London Underground - from south to north these are: Tottenham Court Road, Goodge Street and Warren Street. The British Museum in London, England is one of the worlds greatest museums of human history and culture. ... See also Sydney Tower, for Centrepoint in Australia Centre Point An advert for tenants willing to rent Centre Point. ... The interior of Covent Garden Market in the West End The West End of London is an area of central London, containing many of the citys major tourist attractions, businesses, and administrative headquarters. ... The London Underground is a transit system that serves much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... Tottenham Court Road is a station on the London Underground, serving as an interchange between the Central Line and the Charing Cross branch of the Northern Line. ... Goodge Street Goodge Street is a London Underground station on Tottenham Court Road. ... Warren Street Warren Street tube station is a London Underground station. ...

Tottenham Court Road is a significant shopping street, known for its large number of electrical shops, which range from shops specialising in cables and computer components, to shops dealing in package computers and audio-video systems. Further north there are many furniture shops including Habitat and Heals. The road gained notoriety in 2001 when the first branch in Central London of the Spearmint Rhino chain of lap-dancing clubs opened. The Church of Scientology has a branch at 60 Tottenham Court Road. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Main Street. ... Electronics is the study of the flow of charge through various materials and devices such as, semiconductors, resistors, inductors, capacitors, nano-structures, and vacuum tubes. ... welcome:: This is an article about items in a room. ... Habitat is a retailer of household furnishings which operates its own stores in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, and has franchise outlets elsewhere. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Spearmint Rhino is a chain of strip clubs that operates throughout the United States, United Kingdom, Central Europe, Russia, and Australia. ... For the book or movie Striptease see Striptease (book) and Striptease (movie) A striptease is a performance, usually a dance, in which the performer gradually removes their clothing for the purposes of sexually arousing the audience, usually performed in nightclubs. ... Scientology cross Symbol Doctrine Practices Concepts People Public groups Organization Controversy The Church of Scientology is the largest organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. ...

In the 1950s and 1960s Tottenham Court Road and a few of the adjoining streets became a mecca for World War Two surplus radio and electronics equipment. Shops such as Proops Brothers and "Z & I Aero Services" lined both sides of the road in those days and thousands of British youngsters traveled there to buy amplifiers, radios and electronic components. There were many stores there selling all kinds of electro mechanical and radio parts. By the 1960s they were also selling a myriad of Japanese transistor radios audio mixers and such. Many British-made tube stereos were offered too. This area was quite similar to New York City's famous Radio Row around Cortland Street. This article is becoming very long. ... Radio Row was a warehouse district in lower Manhattan, New York City. ...

Opposite Habitat and Heals is an open public space called Whitefield Gardens. On the side of a house is a painting, the "Fitzrovia Mural" over 60 feet high, showing many people at work and at leisure, but none are recognisable. It was painted in 1980 in a style resembling that of Diego Rivera. In 2005 12 so-called "Our Glass" panels were erected in the gardens. Each is about 5 feet high, with two sides showing a collage of people associated with the area, from satirical cartoonist Hogarth to singer Boy George. There is 13th panel showing an index to the people. Each panel has a title, for example "1. Whitfield Gardens and the Reverend Whitefield", "2. The Soul Catchers", "3. Hub of the Anti-Slavery campaign"... up to "12. Our Glasses Public Art Club Land". Diego Rivera (December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957), (full name Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez) was a Mexican painter and muralist born in Guanajuato City, Guanajuato. ... A collage composed of magazine articles and pictures Collage (From the French: , to stick) is regarded as a work of visual arts made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole. ... Hogarth may refer to: Burne Hogarth, American cartoonist, illustrator, educator and author. ... George Alan ODowd, better known as Boy George (born June 14, 1961 in Eltham) is a pop singer-songwriter. ...

It is the only thoroughfare in the W1 postal district to feature the word road in its name - all the others are streets, squares, etc. The W (Western and Paddington) postcode area, also known as the London W postcode area[1] is a group of postcode districts in central and west London, England. ... The London postal districts are divisions of the London post town in England and are primarily used for the direction of mail. ...

Tottenham Court Road was home to the Horse Shoe Brewery for many years. In October 1814 a giant vat full of porter burst, demolishing some housing on the road and killing eight people. A label from the Nut Brown brand. ... vat can be a type of barrel used for storage. ... Żywiec Porter Porter is a style of beer in the ale family which has a dark colour. ...