Wimpole Street was home to a few celebrities, such as Paul McCartney who lived at the home of the Asher family at 57 Wimpole Street in 1964–1966 during his relationship with Jane Asher.[2] At this address John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in the front basement room, while McCartney wrote the tune to "Yesterday" in a box room at the top of the house.[3]
Arthur Conan Doyle, who created the character of Sherlock Holmes, worked and wrote in 2 Upper Wimpole Street in 1891. A green plaque has been installed to commemorate the cultural heritage of the City of Westminster.
The most famous resident was the poet Elizabeth Barrett, who lived at 50 Wimpole Street with her family from 1838 until 1846 when she eloped with Robert Browning. The street became famous from the play based on their courtship, The Barretts of Wimpole Street. The play starred Katharine Cornell, and when she retired, she moved to E. 51st St. in New York. As she was now neighbour to two other actors who also starred in the play, the street was nicknamed "Wimpole Street".[citation needed]
The first complete English performance of Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem was performed on 10 July 1871 at 35 Wimpole Street, the private residence (from 1851) of the composer and pianist Kate Loder. The arrangement, which came to be known as "the London version", was for piano duet (played by Loder and Cipriani Potter) with soloists and choir. Around 30 voices were used in the performance.[8]
Virginia Woolf memorably describes Wimpole Street in Flush: A Biography, beginning: "It is the most august of London streets, the most impersonal. Indeed, when the world seems tumbling to ruin, and civilisation rocks on its foundations, one has only to go to Wimpole Street...".[9]
The street was also given as the home of Henry Higgins by George Bernard Shaw in his play Pygmalion and in the musical adaptation My Fair Lady, with 27a given as the address. 22a Wimpole Street is referenced in the Monty Python sketch 'Secret Service Dentists'.[10]
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Wimpole Street is a street in Marylebone central London Located in the City of Westminster it is associated with private medical practice and medical associations Royal Society of Medicine 1 Wimpole Street Cafe at number 3a Wimpole Street No 1 Wimpole Street is an example of Edwardian baroque architecture completed in 1912 by architect architects John Belcher and J J Joass as the home of the Royal Society of Medicine 1 64 Wimpole Street is the headquarters of the British Dental Association Wimpole Street was home to a few celebrities such as Paul McCartney who lived at the home of the Asher family at 57 Wimpole Street in 1964 1966 during his relationship with Jane Asher 2 At this address John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote I Want to Hold Your Hand in the front basement room while McCartney wrote the tune to Yesterday in a box room at the top of the house 3 On the corner of Wimpole and Wigmore Street took place a legal case about causing a nuisance between neighbours in Sturges v Bridgman 1879 Arthur Conan Doyle who created the character of Sherlock Holmes worked and wrote in 2 Upper Wimpole Street in 1891 A green plaque has been installed to commemorate the cultural heritage of the City of Westminster In 1932 Paul Abbatt and Marjorie Abbatt opened a toy shop Paul amp Marjorie Abbatt Ltd designed by their friend the architect Erno Goldfinger at 94 Wimpole Street 4 5 The shop was unique in that children were allowed to touch and play with the displayed toys Contents 1 Notable residents 2 Fictional residents 3 In popular culture 4 See also 5 ReferencesNotable residents edit nbsp 50 Wimpole Street setting of the play The Barretts of Wimpole Street 1930 Jane Asher No 57 Richard Asher endocrinologist and haematologist No 57 Evelyn Baring 1st Earl of Cromer No 36 Sir Thomas Barlow physician to Queen Victoria No 10 Charles Edouard Brown Sequard No 82 Elizabeth Barrett Browning No 50 6 Sir Robert Walter Carden 1st Baronet No 64 Wilkie Collins No 82 Ethel Gordon Fenwick No 20 Sir Henry Goldfinch No 11 Henry Hallam No 67 Edward James and Tilly Losch No 35 Sir William Milbourne James Judge of the Court of Appeal in Chancery and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council No 47 Sir Paul McCartney No 57 David Rowlands surgeon No 57 James Samuel Risien Russell Guyanese British physician neurologist No 44 Sir Henry Thompson and his wife pianist and composer Kate Loder No 35 Sir Frederick Treves 1st Baronet No 6 Octavius Wigram No 36 7 Fictional residents editHenry Higgins Pygmalion and My Fair Lady No 27a James amp Maria Bertram Rushworth Mansfield Park by Jane Austen Elizabeth Barrett Flush A Biography by Virginia Woolf No 50In popular culture edit nbsp Dr David Rowlands home 57 Wimpole Street London also former home of Paul McCartney The most famous resident was the poet Elizabeth Barrett who lived at 50 Wimpole Street with her family from 1838 until 1846 when she eloped with Robert Browning The street became famous from the play based on their courtship The Barretts of Wimpole Street The play starred Katharine Cornell and when she retired she moved to E 51st St in New York As she was now neighbour to two other actors who also starred in the play the street was nicknamed Wimpole Street citation needed The first complete English performance of Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem was performed on 10 July 1871 at 35 Wimpole Street the private residence from 1851 of the composer and pianist Kate Loder The arrangement which came to be known as the London version was for piano duet played by Loder and Cipriani Potter with soloists and choir Around 30 voices were used in the performance 8 Virginia Woolf memorably describes Wimpole Street in Flush A Biography beginning It is the most august of London streets the most impersonal Indeed when the world seems tumbling to ruin and civilisation rocks on its foundations one has only to go to Wimpole Street 9 The street was also given as the home of Henry Higgins by George Bernard Shaw in his play Pygmalion and in the musical adaptation My Fair Lady with 27a given as the address 22a Wimpole Street is referenced in the Monty Python sketch Secret Service Dentists 10 See also editWimpole House Wimpole Mews an adjoining road famous for its links with the Profumo affair Harley Street also associated with private medicine Healthcare in LondonReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wimpole Street Hunting P 2005 The Royal Society of Medicine Postgraduate Medical Journal 81 951 45 48 doi 10 1136 pgmj 2003 018424 PMC 1743179 PMID 15640428 Vickers Graham 2001 Rock Music Landmarks of London Omnibus Press ISBN 0 7119 8675 4 Paul McCartney Many Years From Now by Barry Miles Paul and Marjorie Abbatt Ltd The Modern Shop The Emergence of Modern Shop Design in Britain architecture com Royal Institute of British Architects UK Archived from the original on 7 July 2011 Retrieved 11 March 2011 Paul and Marjorie Abbatt Grace s Guide UK Retrieved 11 March 2011 Mitton G E 1911 Where Great Men Lived in London London A amp C Black Bayliss Bill July 2014 The Thorpe Combe Hospital Story PDF Retrieved 21 March 2023 Lewis Andrew Notes to Naxos CD 8 573952 2019 Woolf Virginia 1933 Flush a biography 1st second impression ed Hogarth Press p 19 orangecow org Secret Service Dentists script 51 31 10 N 0 08 56 W 51 51956 N 0 14895 W 51 51956 0 14895 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wimpole Street amp oldid 1203691745, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
