Bolton Street, London
Bolton Street is a street in Mayfair London, between Curzon Street to its north, and Piccadilly to its south. It is named after the Duke of Bolton, and was from its construction during the 17th century and 1708 the westernmost street of London.
Notable inhabitants
Former residents of Bolton Street include:- Madame D'Arblay (pseudonym Fanny Burney), playwright, at No. 11, which marked by a plaque erected by the Society of Arts;
- Richard Clement (1754 – 1829), Barbados landowner and grandfather of the cricketers Richard Clement and Reynold Clement, at No. 13;
- Colonel Thomas Moody, Kt., British Colonial Office expert, and father of the founder of British Columbia [Richard Clement Moody|Major General Richard Clement Moody], at No. 23;
- Henry James, novelist, at No. 3.;
- John Pitt Dening, soldier and polo player, who shot himself at its Bolton House Hotel in 1929.