For those of you are unaware the Russian embassy is on Orwell Road and there was a proposal to rename the road to Independent Ukraine Road but that is not going to happen as Orwell Road residents described a proposal to change the name of the road to Independent Ukraine Road as “kind of Orwellian” as they had not been consulted in advance.
Drury Street was originally known as Little Boater Lane before it became Drury Lane before becoming a street. According to a number of local historians Drury is a reference to Sir William Drury who had been Lord Justice of Ireland in the late 16th Century. Today the street is a shopping destination but more recently it has become a popular dining destination.
A VISIT TO DRURY STREET IN FEBRUARY 2022
Drury Street was originally known as Little Boater Lane before it became Drury Lane before becoming a street. According to a number of local historians Drury is a reference to Sir William Drury who had been Lord Justice of Ireland in the late 16th Century. Today the street is a shopping destination but more recently it has become a popular dining destination.
