Museum Street

[6] During the early years the street was the site of hovels of slum tenements and rather unsavory characters such as pickpockets and prostitutes.

An attempt at gentrification saw its name changed to Queen Street and it became home to parish schools to ensure the spiritual and secular education of poor children in London.

Charles Dickens drank here when he was dedicating his energy to amateur dramatics, John Keats, George Orwell and the Bloomsbury Set were also patrons.

On the corner of Great Russell Street at the northern end is the Museum Tavern, a public house that traces its origins back to 1723.

Camden's 2003, Car Free Day saw the streetscape give right of way to foot passengers — a success which was heralded across Europe as an example of best practice in cutting vehicular noise and pollution.