The British Museum front entrance on Great Russell Street.

Great Russell Street is a street in Bloomsbury, central London, England. It is the location of the main entrance of the British Museum to the north. The Congress Centre [1] of the Trades Union Congress is located at No. 28 [2].

Famous residents

Great Russell Street has had a number of notable residents, especially in the Victorian era, including the following:

• Charles Dickens (1812–1870), novelist, lived at No 14.
• Randolph Caldecott (1846–1886), illustrator, lived at No 46.
• Thomas Henry Wyatt (1807–1880), architect, lived at No 77.

Adjoining streets

• Bloomsbury Street
• Bloomsbury Square
• Museum Street
• Southampton Row

See also

• Museum Mile

External links

• LondonTown.com information
• Jurys Great Russell Street Hotel

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