Bond St
Bond Street
developed in the second half of the 18th century, the south in 1745-79 and the
north in the 1780s. It was the first road built northwards from North Street.
In May 1794 it was renamed New Street but in 1805, with the arrival of New
Road, Bond Street reverted to its original name.
Today this busy
entrance to the North Laine is lined with small shops selling a variety of
goods - cards, gifts, bags, clothing, pictures, jewellery, and stationery. There are a
number of listed buildings at Nos 2-3 and 4-7. 35-38 are small 18th century cottages
and No 35 was converted to the Stage
Door of the Theatre Royal in 1894. A few former warehouses dating
from the c19th still exist, of which no 18 is the best example. No 27 was the Wheatsheaf Inn
until 1970 and its name can still be seen above the shop front today. No 42 Bond
St stands on the site of the former Salem Baptist Chapel built in 1787.
Bond Street is
within the North Laine Conservation Area, designated in 1977
17 Bond St