Birkenhead Street, London

Looking along Birkenhead Street

Birkenhead Street is a street opposite Kings Cross Station, and adjoining Euston Road, part of the A501 road, a historically important thoroughfare in central London, England. Previously named Liverpool Street,^[1] it was once the site of the Panharmonium or Panharmonion Theatre.^[2] It was renamed as Birkenhead Street in the 20th Century, possibly during post-war reconstruction. A large proportion of the southern part of Birkenhead Street is 'privatised' within the Birkenhead Street Estate, Camden^[3] accessible only to key holders, and passes through its four buildings, Riverside, Riverfleet, Fleetway, and Fleetfield.^[4]

Besides Euston Road at the north, Birkenhead Street also adjoins St. Chads Street (formerly Derry Street) in the centre and terminates at Argyle Street, London (formerly Manchester Street) at the south, adjacent to the Kings Cross Brunswick Neighbourhood Association Centre (KCBNA), which is accommodated within the Birkenhead Street Estate.

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  Birkenhead Street Estate.

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  Street signs at corner with Gray's Inn Road.

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  Birkenhead Street.

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  Street sign at corner with St. Chads Street.

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2. ↑ LCC Survey of London St Pancras Pt 4 King's Cross, 1952 p.103
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4. ↑ map

Coordinates: 51°31′48″N 0°07′20″W / 51.5301°N 0.1221°W / 51.5301; -0.1221