Oxford Street

Oxford Street is one of London's more famous streets, which, along with Covent Garden, Bond Street and Piccadilly Street, is part of the West End of London shopping district. Oxford Street has over 300 stores of most major British and foreign brands. Around half a million customers visit the site daily, with an estimated annual turnover of over £ 1 billion. In addition to trading, Oxford Street is famous for such places as the nineteenth-century The Tottenham pub (now Flying Horse) or the iconic The 100 Club.

The club owes its name to the location - it has been operating at number 100 since 1942. It owes its career to some extent to the bombings of London: thanks to its being in the basement, it was considered a safe haven during bombing. Celebrities like Louis Armstrong and Glenn Miller performed here, and in the 1960s and 1970s, The Who and The Animals. In 1976, the first British punk festival with Sex Pistols took place at The 100 Club.

Oxford Street runs along a street from Roman times, called via Trinobantina. From the 12th century it was called Tyburn Road (from the Tyburn River), followed by Uxbridge Road, Worcester Road and Oxford Road. She was colloquially called the Route of Convicts, who were transported this way from Newgate Prison to the gallows in Tyburn. The street has been known under its current name since around 1729. In the 18th century it was famous for street performances, including bloody animal fights and masquerades. The street acquired its current commercial character in the 19th century, when the first stores were opened here.