Regent Street facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Regent Street

Looking north along Regent Street in April 2011, with Union Flags hung to celebrate the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Namesake	George, Prince Regent of the United Kingdom
Maintained by	Transport for London
Location	London, United Kingdom
Nearest tube station	Oxford Circus Piccadilly Circus Charing Cross
Construction
Other
Designer	John Nash, James Burton
Known for	Liberty Hamleys Apple Store University of Westminster

Regent Street is a large shopping street in London's west end. It is well known to people who live in London as well as tourists. It is also famous for its Christmas decorations.

Regent Street is named after Prince Regent (who became George IV).

Regent Street was designed by architect John Nash. The street layout he made is still there, but the only building left in Regent Street that was there when it was first designed and built is All Souls Church.

Every single building in Regent Street is protected as a Listed Building. Together, they make up the Regent Street Conservation Area.

The street can be bought in the United Kingdom version of the board game Monopoly.

Related pages

• Monopoly (game)
• London

Images for kids

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  Panoramic view of Oxford Circus; the location where Oxford Street meets Regent Street

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  Regent Street proposal, published 1813, titled "PLAN, presented to the House of Commons, of a STREET proposed from CHARING CROSS to PORTLAND PLACE, leading to the Crown Estate in Marylebone Park"

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  The Quadrant, Regent Street in 1837, seen from Piccadilly Circus. The buildings have since been replaced

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  The Quadrant on Regent Street, leading to Piccadilly Circus

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  Photograph of Regent Street in 1942, facing Piccadilly Circus

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  Liberty is at the junction of Regent Street with Great Marlborough Street

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  The Apple Store on Regent Street

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  Broadcasting House is immediately north of the top end of Regent Street, and has been used by the BBC since 1932

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  The University of Westminster's official flag in royal blue above No. 309 Regent Street

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  All Souls Church next to Broadcasting House, as seen from The Heights

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  Nigel Mansell driving a Jordan Formula One car on Regent Street in 2004

See also

In Spanish: Regent Street para niños