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Aldwych (pronounced ) is a one-way street and also the name of the area immediately surrounding the street, in the City of Westminster in London. The short street is situated north-east of Charing Cross and forms part of the A4 route from London to Avonmouth, Bristol. The Aldwych area forms part of the Northbank business improvement district.〔(The Northbank District )〕 It is known for a number of notable sites and for giving its name to a closed Underground station nearby, which has been used as a filming location in numerous films and television shows. ==Overview== Aldwych, the street, is a crescent, connected to the Strand at both ends. It forms part of the A4 route and carries traffic in a one-way eastbound direction. Streets adjoining Aldwych include Drury Lane, Kingsway, India Place and Melbourne Place. Notable buildings along its length include: * India House, the High Commission of India in London * Australia House, the High Commission of Australia in London * The Waldorf Hilton, London, a hotel opened in 1908 * Aldwych Theatre, opened in 1905 * Novello Theatre, opened in 1905 * Gaiety Theatre, opened in 1864 and closed in 1939 * Bush House, formerly the headquarters of the BBC World Service from 1941 to 2012 and now serving as part of the Strand Campus of King's College London * Television House, the former headquarters of ITN * Connaught House, Columbia House, Aldwych House, and Clement House, buildings of the London School of Economics Facing Aldwych, on the Strand, is the closed Aldwych tube station, which was originally named Strand station. Aldwych station was closed in 1994 but has since been used for filming scenes in a number of films and television shows. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aldwych」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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