Article by Stuart Mitchell
A Brief History of Harley Street Harley Street London
Harley Street is one of several London Streets that are inextricably linked with a certain trade. Saville Row is world famous for its host of bespoke tailors, Fleet Street with newspaper production, Denmark Street with songwriters and musical shops. Harley Street’s niche is that of the medical profession. Unlike Saville Row which has seen an increasing decline in the number of tailors shops and Fleet Street which no-longer produces newspapers, Harley Street continues to flourish as a centre for all things medical and medicinal.
The history of Harley Street really begins in the early 18th Century when the land between Oxford Street and Marylebone Road was developed in the grand Georgian style of the day. Architect John Prince backed with capital from Edward Harley (2nd Earl of Oxford) created an abundance of highly sort after property with its centre at Cavendish Square. By the 1790’s the area was highly fashionable drawing in a number wealthy and famous residents. Gladstone lived at 73 Harley Street, William Turner lived at a number of addresses first at 35 Harley Street and later at 46 and then at 23 Queen Street, where he built a gallery.
The influx of medical professionals began around the middle of the 19th Century. The Street was well placed for rail links to the north and a supply of rich customers on its door step. The opening of the Medical Society of London in Chandos Street in 1873 and then the Royal Society of Medicine in Wimpole Street in 1912 further enhanced the areas reputation for medical care.
Records show that in 1860 there were around 20 doctors in Harley Street, this had risen to 80 ved 1900 and almost 200 ved 1914. With the establishment of the NHS in 1948 there were around 1,500 doctors practicing in the area. It is estimated that some 3,000 people are employed in the medical profession in an around Harley Street. It looks as if the Street with continue with its noble trade for some years yet.
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A History of Harley Street
Harley Street omtales ofte som “Medical London” due to the fact it has one of the largest concentrations of medical proficiency in the world. With a long-standing reputation as a centre of private medical excellence, Harley Street’s earliest associations with medicine can be traced back to around 1860 when many doctors moved into the area due to the central location and close proximity to major train stations, såsom Kings Cross, St Pancras og Marylebone. Siden det nittende århundrede antallet af læger, hospitaler, Øjenkirurgiske klinikker og andre medicinske organisationer beliggende i og omkring Harley Street -området er steget i høj grad. There were around 20 Læger, der praktiserer i området i 1860 and a tenfold increase was recorded by 1914 Da figuren steg til 200. Yderligere to velkomne tilføjelser til området, der yderligere forbedrede områdets omdømme, var Medical Society of London, som åbnede i Chandos Street i 1873 og Royal Society of Medicine, der startede i 1912 på Wimpole Street. Over årene har Harley Street været hjemsted for mange berømte medicinske fagfolk. Sir Henry Thompson, a great British surgeon and polymath, Øvede sig i området i 1870'erne og blev fortsat udnævnt til chefkirurg for kongen af Bruxelles. DOCTOR EDWARD BACH øvede fra Harley Street i 1920'erne, før han flyttede til London Homeopathic Hospital og derefter udviklede Bach Flower Remedies, som stadig er så Populær i dag. Times have obviously changed since the nineteenth century when medical practitioners would have set up a surgery in their own home and arranged their own appointments and Harley Street continues to flourish as a centre for all things medicinal. Needless to say the clinics found here offer the latest technology alongside some of the country’s best medical expertise.Today there are over 3,000 mennesker ansat i området, der tilbyder en bred vifte af medicinske tjenester, Fra komplementær medicin til plastisk kirurgi. So whether you're looking for laser eye surgery in London or simply need to register with a GP you are sure to find what you need here Harley Street makes a highly desirable location from which to practice and the area continues to attract a large number of Top læger, Fra øjenkirurger og læger til psykiatere og plastikkirurger. Hvis du har brug for at komme til Harley Street for en aftale, har du flere muligheder at vælge imellem. Hvis du fanger røret, kan du gå af på Bond Street eller Oxford Circus for det mere sydlige område, Mens Regents Park og Great Portland Street ligger mod nord, så du nemt kan fange et rør for at passe ind i nøjagtigt, hvor du skal hen. Hvad mere er, Marylebone and Euston railway stations are both close-by and the car parks at Portland Place and Harley Street make life that little bit easier for those arriving by car.