Tottenham Court Road

Tottenham Court Road in 2009, looking north from Amoco House (bottom left) to the road's northern end at Euston Tower (top right). The hills of Hampstead and Highgate, not visible from street level, can be seen on the horizon.

Tottenham Court Road (occasionally abbreviated as TCR)[1] is a major road in Central London, almost entirely within the London Borough of Camden.

The road runs from Euston Road in the north to St Giles Circus in the south; Tottenham Court Road tube station lies just beyond the southern end of the road. Historically a market street, it became known for selling electronics and white goods in the 20th century.

The street takes its name from the former manor (estate) – which was the location of a royal court at times – of Tottenham Court, whose lands lay toward the north and west of the road, in the parish of St Pancras. Tottenham Court had no direct connection with the district of Tottenham (which is now in the London Borough of Haringey).

  1. ^ "Contract awarded for redevelopment of TCR tube station". Crossrail. Archived from the original on 9 March 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2017.