Bond Street
Bond Street, May 2008
Photo by Maureen Brand
Bond Street cottages with stage door to Theatre Royal
Photo by Maureen Brand
Stage door cottage
Photo by Maureen Brand
Bond Street, delivery van, Mead & Co
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Bond Street May 2008
Photo by Maureen Brand
Bond Street Wheatsheaf Inn
Photo by Maureen Brand
A brief history
By Maureen Brand, North Laine resident
Bond Street developed in the second half of the 18th century, the south in 1745-79 and the north in the 1780s. It was the first road built northwards from North Street. In May 1794 it was renamed New Street but in 1805, with the arrival of New Road, Bond Street reverted to its original name.
Today this busy entrance to the North Laine is lined with small shops selling a variety of goods - cards, gifts, bags, clothing, pictures, jewellery and stationery. No 27 was the Wheatsheaf Inn until 1970 and its name can still be seen above the shop front today. Nos 35-38 are small 18th century cottages. No 35 serves as the Stage Door at the rear of the Theatre Royal.
Bond Street is within the North Laine Conservation Area, designated in 1977.
This page was added on 19/05/2008.