Carnaby Street view      1792 Map     Early 60s street view

1  John Stephen's Village Store c.1968           2  Not known         3  John Stephen Girls Shop
     
4  Topper shoes previously Warburton & Son c.1956

5  John Stephen HIS c.1957 from Beak Street. Previously Warburton & Son c.1956

6  Edwin Crook & Co. c.1957   5 and 6 were later The Village Store boutique (John Stephen) c.1967

7  Early occupant not known: 7 & 9 were later Henry Moss c.1966 then Pussy Galore (Henry Moss) 1969.
The shop became Sweet Fanny Adams boutique in the early 70s

8  John Stephen Custom Tailoring boutique (John Stephen)

9  Topper shoes. One of two Topper outlets on Carnaby Street. Open Monday - Saturday 9am - 6pm with late night shopping until 7pm on Thursday and Friday, No.9 had a 'beautifully cool interior in weird purply shades' and catered for girls.

10 Merc (Javid Alavi) 1967 (previously a small shop in Ganton Street)

10 - 19 At the start of the Sixties this entire block (listed as No.19) was the site of the Electricity building (originally the Saint James' and Pall Mall Electric Lighting Company) extending to Marshall Street. Read More    Disused building entrance No.19 in 1967   From 1827 - 1892 there was a National School on part of this site. Number 13 was previously The Ship public house c.1784-1884) Street View  View2

14 Listed as Carnaby House on 1967 Advert

20 - 21 Ravel shoes (Raoul Chausseurs of Oxford Street) later Mary Quant Colour Shop c.1980

22 Cranks Salad Table Opened 21st June 1961. It was founded and owned by David and Kay Canter and Daphne Swann, and its flagship restaurant was later (1967-2001) at Marshall Street. London's first truly vegetarian restaurant.  later Kleptomania boutique c.1967 (Tommy Roberts and Charlie Simpson)

23 Donis (Andrew Spyropoulos) c.1957. Donis Under 5 boutique on first floor. 23 also housed a company called Kepkold.

24 Take 6 (Sidney Brent, who owned 14 branches in London). This was originally the site of The Castle public house c.1824-1895  The boutique had live bands playing during the lunch hour to attract more customers.
Later Cranks Shop (provisions store) 1967 Advert

25 Mates boutique (Irvine Sellar) An establishment called Carnaby Signs occupied the 1st floor. By 1969 Irvine Sellar owned 24 boutiques. Previously a shop Jim's

25A Yvon boutique c.1968  Le Papillon c.1968?

26 Ranjit Travels travel agents later Carnaby Girl (Irvine Sellars) c.1968      

27 Irvine Sellars  boutique - originally a greengrocers

28 Tom Cat boutique c.1966 (Irvine Sellars) later Fancy That and Carnaby Capers souvenir shop c.1971

28A Lady Jane's Birdcage boutique (Harry Fox) previously a boutique called Hide and a Tobacco Kiosk appended to number 28.

29 Lady Jane boutique (opened by Harry Fox and Henry Moss April 1966) - the first boutique actually in the street to specialise in ladies' fashion. Models were instructed to dress and undress in the windows for the first three days of trading. Previously the site of a local dairy

30 Como Snacks cafe (George Grech) later Sir Harry boutique (Harry Fox) c.1972

31 Oscar's Coffee Shop (Oscar Bucchioni) c.1955 later became Universal Commissions Ltd betting shop. (2nd picture) c.1962 (Emile Gatta and Oscar Bucchioni) later sold to Aristos (Anella)
(Aristos and Achilleas Constantinou) c.1971

32 Rene florists (date?) C.G.Honeywill's leather manufacturers c.1968

33 - 34 John Stephen department store and Scottish Highland Shop and Scotch & Soda Bar (date?).
It was transformed from a fitting house during shopping hours to a drinking lounge in the evening. Previously Tollas a jewellery and fancy goods warehouse

35 Gear boutique (Tom Salter) 1964 2nd picture  previously a restaurant c.1944

36 - 37 Morrell's hardware and electrical store. Between 37 and 38, prior to reconstruction, was an entrance to 'Pugh's Place', occupied by G.Stannard & Sons, box and packing case makers c.1944

38 - 38A Male W.1. boutique (John Stephen) c.1965 1962 Prior to Male W1  Building reconstruction     

39 Paul's Male Boutique (Nathan and Susie Spiegel, who also owned the Mister Carnaby boutique)

40 Detroit Dry Cleanery ('Famous Spencer dry cleaning process')

41 His Clothes / Her Clothes / His'n'Hers boutiques (John Stephen) 41 Carnaby

42 Carnaby Cafe Locally known as Fred's. Previously a Different Cafe under another name or different signage - Player's? later Lady Jane Again! (for her) c.1969 and The Fox's Lair (for him) (sign saying his'n'hers) c.1972 boutiques (Harry Fox). Acquired by Irvine Sellars some time after new paving.

43 Lord John boutique (Warren & David Gold) February 13th 1964 - The iconic murals were painted in1967. Previously The Coach and Horses public house c.1787 - 1965

44 Ravel shoes (Raoul Chausseurs of Oxford Street). Previously The Bull's Head p.h. c.1784-1910
Above: MB Langdon Insuance and Nelson School of English c.1976

45 Topper / Shoes by Topper shoe shop (Monty Stewart and Steve Topper). One of two outlets on Carnaby Street. It kept the same opening hours as No.9 but catered for men only, with the range costing from three pounds to ten guineas. The first floor was used by Aristos (Achilleas and Aristos Constantinou) c.1965

46 Inderwick's    Street View   The pipe & tobacco specialist was founded in 1797 by John Inderwick. The original shop located on Wardour Street was one of the earliest tobacconists in London. Although appearing slightly out of place during the Carnaby fashion period, they resisted several offers on their lease. Throughout this period their business was enhanced rather than threatened as curious shoppers ventured in to buy their specialist tobacco blends, cigarettes and the long clay Churchwardens, Corncobs and Meerschaum pipes which they had been selling for 170 years. Above Inderwicks was the very first Aristos boutique, occupying two rooms on the first floor, a small shop area in the front and a workroom in the back where Constantinou Aristos ran up garments for girls. The son of a master tailor, he had graduated from the London College of Fashion in 1965 and with the profits from this boutique opened up a second shop named Blooshp at 45 Newburgh Street where he was joined by his younger brother Achillea. A third shop was opened in Carnaby Street c.1971 and another in Marlborough Court

46 - 46A Domino Male and Trecamp boutiques (John Stephen) c.1965 later Pop boutique c.1968
1965 News article on the naming of 'Trecamp'

47 Paul's Male Boutique (Nathan and Susie Spiegel, who also owned the Mister Carnaby boutique) c.1959. Opened a 2nd Carnaby branch late 60s

47A John Stephen Custom Built Clothes For Men boutique c.1964 The Mod Male boutique
(John Stephen). later Adam W.1. boutique (Stanley Adams) and Sweet Fanny Adams swimwear
c.1968 (Henry Moss)

48 Otis Elevator Company Ltd (c.1966)    

49 to 51 was collectively Stanley House with the following ground floor occupants:

49 Carna B Hive boutique

50 In the 1930s 50 was the Florence Mills Social Parlour run by Amy Ashwood Garvey, a social centre for black people in London. In 1950 the Club Eleven jazz club, with two 'house' bands led by Johnny Dankworth and Ronnie Scott, moved here from 41 Great Windmill Street but closed after only 6 months due to a police raid. The venue was called The Sunset Club in the 1950s, but changed its name to The Roaring Twenties club (owned by Lennie Weston and featuring artists Count Suckle and Duke Vin)


50 - 51 Man's Shop boutique (John Stephen) c.1959 later JS Trouser Bar boutique (John Stephen)

52 Kids In Gear children's boutique (Tom Salter) c.1967    Previously The Welsh Harp public house c.1838-1938)

52 - 55 John Stephen Teen Store c.1965 also housing His'n'Her Clothes and Their Records (John Stephen). The upper floors of Stephen House housed the John Stephen offices, the Henry Moss shirt design offices, the Don Arden music management offices Galaxy Entertainments and the basement was a coffee shop.  Stephen House 1966 picture

53 - 54  Carnaby Street boutique c.1967 was previously Joseph Stegmaier's Hungarian Cafe and Restaurant

56 Not known    57 The Drug Store boutique (John Stephen Teen Store)

(previously Cross Street) Corner view

Number unknown: Merc boutique (Javid Alavi) c.1966

4   Foale & Tuffin boutique c.1963 - the 1st boutique exclusively for women. The top 2 floors of the
premises were occupied by James Wedge (c.1962) - a design and salon boutique for hats

6   Carnaby Cavern tailors and boutique (Danny Benjamin) c.1964 - See the separate page with reminiscences and stories about the Carnaby Cavern as told by owner Danny Benjamin

10 Cranks No.2 health foods c.1966. 10 and 12 Ganton Street formed a three-storey block with 17 - 17A Newburgh Street

12 Hat Gear hat boutique for men and girls c.1967    14 Mister Carnaby boutique (?)

15 Metal Crafts     17 Dorian boutique?
Interestingly there appears to be an entrance to the Underground next to Dorian in this image but I can find no record of its existence!

26 Palisades pop art gear (Pauline Fordham / Clive Goodwin / Michael White) c.1965

(was West Street)

Newburgh Street view

5   Vince Man's Shop boutique (Bill Green) later Nina Breddal jewellery c.1967. Green plaque on building

6   Grec no information   8 Unknown boutique      9 .....doir (?)

13  Aristos  (Blooshp) later Anella boutique (Aristos and Achilleas Constantinou) c.1966

14 Soho Fare cafe c.1967    15 Vince Man's Shop boutique (Bill Green) c.1954   Advert

16 - 17 White Horse public house c.1718 (listed as 16 West Row in 1839 and 16 West Street in 1921).
It was rebuilt 1939. Number 17 is listed as Cranks (wholemeal bakery and juicery) in the 1968 London directory

45 Blooshp boutique (Constantinou and Achillea Aristos). Renamed Ariella in 1971



Unknown numbers: Golden Chance turf accountants c.1968    The Beak Club c.1968
A Gents Hairdressers c.1963

A large oblong area surrounded by galleried buildings which appears on a 1792 map as a 'Repository for Carriages', replacing the previous 'Nailer's Yard'. Rina Rottondo: " 'Round here, when I started work, it was all dress making. It was either catering or the rag trade. I mean, my mum and dad and my brother went into catering, but my sister and I, we went into dress making. Kingly Court, just off Beak Street, they were all little factories, used to be like all little rag trade places"

4 The Pinstripe Club / The Kingly Club




1 & 2  Foale & Tuffin boutique c.1963 later Button Queen (Toni Frith) c.1967. Devon's Haute Coiffure c.1969 later The Face boutique

3 Sounds Ahead record shop opened by Derek Treharne c.1973 later Deal Real record shop c.2002



Beak Street first appears by this name in the rate books for 1689. The central part of the street, east of King Street on the north side and Warwick Street on the south, as far as Bridle Lane, formed part of Gelding Close and was called Silver Street (possibly derived from Golden Square which was itself derived from Gelding Close) until 1883 when all three sections became known as Beak Street. The eastern end of the street beyond Bridle Lane was also originally called Silver Street

15 The Grapes public house c.1830-1851, then Cumberland Stores public house 1851-1989, then The Clachan
Listed as 27 Silver Street prior to 1883

16 Howard Hardy & Co. Ltd. Upstairs was Murray's Cabaret Club. The club's hostesses included Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice Davies (see Murrays Club website).

17 Barcelona Spanish restaurant c.1968  

19 Toilet Saloon c.1968 also John Stephen Offices (see ad)
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Passage to Kingly Court
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21 Lonsdale Sports c.1968 previously the Coach & Horses public house c.1839-1915.
Listed as 24 Silver Street prior to 1883

Granada Television (36 Golden Square)

39 Not Known: The Red Lion public house c.1839-1910. Listed as 17 Silver Street prior to 1883

40 Not Known: The Crown public house c.1809-1921. Listed as 8 Silver Street prior to 1883 and mentioned by Charles Dickens in 'Nicholas Nickleby'

41 Sphinx coffee bar, restaurant and kebab house c.1962. Formerly listed as 16 Silver Street. The Venetian painter Antonio Canaletto lodged here from c.1749 to 1751. Note Sphinx Club next door at 43

49 Old Coffee House public house, formerly the Silver Street Coffee House c.1772. Rebuilt 1894.
Listed as 13 Silver Street prior to 1883

(previously King Street)

1 The Cat’s Whisker was a coffee bar in the 1950s and one of the first to have a juke box. The basement very small and the juke box, a small stage and a coffee bar left very little room to dance, so they did the 'hand jive'. and variations such as the 'mashed potato'. In the evenings Leon Bell, a hairdresser from South London, led one of Britain’s first rock and roll groups - The Bell Cats - who are credited with inventing the hand jive in this club.

7 Barber

9 Bag O'Nails night club run by brothers Rik and John Gunnell

10 Kleptomania boutique c.1966 (Tommy Roberts and Charlie Simpson)   

11 Out of hours drinking club Tatty Bogle, originally in Frith Street since 1917, moved here (until 2012) and was used as a bomb shelter in WWII. Its membership included Burgess, MacLean, Anthony Blunt and Buster Crabbe.  Later Valtaro cafe

14 Not Known: The Red Lion public house c.1788

18 Blue Posts public house, licensed in 1728 as the Two Blue Posts. Blue Posts and Soho on You Tube. The present pub was built in 1892 at a cost of £4,000. Also formerly known as King Charles II. Listed as 18 King Street in 1905. There are three 'Blue Post' pubs in Soho alone, plus one in St James and one in Fitzrovia. A sixth on the corner of Tottenham Court Road and Hanway Street closed down in the 1990s. Much further back, a Two Blue Posts pub could be found at 32 Old Bond Street, while an Old Blue Posts famous for its dining room, closed round the corner in Cork Street in 1911. Another was located on Shoe Lane in the City. The 'blue posts' in the name were the boundary-markers of Soho Fields, the sixteenth century royal hunting grounds

23 The Nest Club was a basement jazz venue run by American musician Ike Hatch from 1934 until 1939. The Mills Brothers, Fats Waller and The Ink Spots performed there. Closed during WWII, it reopened in 1944 as The Florida Club

26 Artists' Own Gallery Events included happenings, performances, concerts, and media art exhibitions in the 1960s, run by Keith and Hazel Albarn and others. Malcolm McLaren presented the first public showing of his work there in 1967

29 Adam W.1. boutique (Stanley Adams) c.1965

30 Not known: Formerly Oriental Stores and Tallow Chandlers Arms public house c.1801-1915

34 The Clachan public house c.1750 previously The Bricklayers Arms, renamed in 1887. Rebuilt in 1898. Listed as 34 King Street prior to 1906. It was once owned by the family-run Liberty department store and was originally planned to be used as a warehouse before it was sold off

38 The Green Dragon public house c.1797-1910, demolished for the construction of the Liberty & Co department store