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Chapter 3 – Part four: A central metropolitan block

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 Novermber 1963    The Buchanan Report    Chapter 3iv  
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There are a number of specialist shops in the area, including the restaurants and food shops of Charlotte Street and Percy Street, and the motor car showrooms and ancillary shops of Warren Street and Great Portland Street

  • Fig. 164 Charlotte Street near the junction with Percy Street. This part of the street is of potential value for conversion to pedestrian use.
    Fig. 164 Charlotte Street near the junction with Percy Street. This part of the street is of potential value for conversion to pedestrian use.

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The study area is 148 acres in extent, and 9,000 people live and 50,000 people work there. It contains part of the great Oxford Street shopping centre. The major part of its industry is concerned with the clothing trade (which has a link with the clothing shops and stores in Oxford Street), to which a considerable amount of storage and showroom space is attached. There are a number of specialist shops in the area, including the restaurants and food shops of Charlotte Street and Percy Street, and the motor car showrooms and ancillary shops of Warren Street and Great Portland Street. The main local shopping centres are Great Titchfield Street, Goodge Street and Cleveland Street. There are five underground stations on the roads surrounding the area, one at each corner and one midway along the eastern side, and there are bus routes along the surrounding main roads (Figure 165). The employment, and the floor space occupied by the different uses are shown in detail in Table 7.

Table 7: Existing floor areas and employment

Land use Floor Area (acres) Number of Persons Employed
Offices 62 13,400 (Including 2,000 working in hospital)
Residential 91 —
Shops 65 10,500
Commerce 63 6,500
Public Buildings and Education 43 2,600
Industry and Public Utilities 68 17,000
Unoccupied, etc. 23 —
Totals 415 50,000
Fig. 165 The study area showing the predominant uses of land. The Great Titchfield Street local shopping centre is on the west, the Goodge Street centre on the east and the Cleveland Street centre in the north.
Fig. 165 The study area showing the predominant uses of land. The Great Titchfield Street local shopping centre is on the west, the Goodge Street centre on the east and the Cleveland Street centre in the north.
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