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fares, with the exception of Princes Court. On several
occasions of late years applications have been made by
Messrs. Lambert and Butler, with the consent of adjoining
owners, for orders for stopping up this court, and the
Board, believing that the court was quite unnecessary, that
its continuance was a nuisance, and that it might without
inconvenience to the public be discontinued, supported the
applications; but it was not until the month of January,
1896, that the Justices consented to make the necessary
order, immediately after which the court was discontinued,
and a great nuisance has thereby been abolished.
Renaming of Streets.
The formation of the new thoroughfare between
Bloomsbury Street and Tottenham Court Road has already
been referred to, and during the year an order has been
made by the London County Council for abolishing the
old name of Caroline Mews, and for incorporating the new
thoroughfare with Tavistock Street, and naming the whole
line Bedford Avenue.
An Order was also received for the renaming of
Brunswick Mews, which is now known as Calsen Yard.
A proposal that a name should be applied to the circus
formed by the junction of New Oxford Street with
Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Street, Charing Cross
Road and High Street, and suggesting the name of St.
Giles Circus, was made to the London County Council, but
the Building Act Committee declined to entertain the
suggestion.