Grey Street is renowned for its
Georgian
architecture by John Dobson, and was in 2002 voted
'Best street in the UK' by BBC
Radio 4 listeners.
The street runs South from Grey's Monument; after the junction with
Mosley Street it continues as Dean Street. Like Dean Street it follows the route
of the Lorke or Lort Burn, which
formerly flowed into the Tyne but is now underground, and so curves slowly to
the East as well as descending towards the river.
Sir John
Betjeman said of it: As for the curve of Grey Street, I shall never
forget seeing it to perfection, traffic-less on a misty Sunday morning. Not even
Regent Street, even old Regent Street London, can compare with that descending
subtle curve.
Grey Street was built by John Dobson and Richard Grainger in the 1830s; Dean Street had
been constructed earlier, in 1749. Grey Street houses the Theatre
Royal and entrances to Monument Metro station and the Central Arcade.
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