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the premises have been occupied by watches of switzerland 57 broadcasting edit broadcasting house is immediately north of the top end of regent street and has been used by the bbc since 1932 immediately north of regent street is the bbc s headquarters broadcasting house whose front entrance is in langham place several national radio stations are broadcast from this building the site had formerly been a building on the gardens of foley house designed by james wyatt and called wyatt s house it was demolished in 1928 with much of the fixtures ending up in the victoria and albert museum to construct broadcasting house construction was challenging because the building had to be visually similar to other properties on regent street yet also contain over twenty soundproofed studios the exterior is built of portland stone and above the front entrance is a sculpture by eric gill 58 broadcasting house was first used by the bbc on 2 may 1932 and total construction costs were 350 000 it was too small for all services and st george s hall next to all souls was used for variety broadcasts until it was demolished during the blitz on 15 october 1940 the building took a direct hit killing seven people and later that year a landmine exploded on portland place causing widespread fires in broadcasting house despite the damage it survived the war and became one of the best known buildings associated with radio broadcasting subsequently the bbc expanded with additional studios at maida vale 58 followed by the former 59 headquarters of bbc television bbc television centre at wood lane 58 between 2003 and 2010 broadcasting house was expanded to include a new wing and modernise the site replacing earlier extensions it was designed by maccormac jamieson prichard 60 originally named the egton house it was renamed to the john peel wing in 2012 in memory of the radio broadcaster 61 the paris theatre was located in a converted cinema in lower regent street near other bbc buildings several rock groups performed live concerts here including the beatles queen and pink floyd which were simultaneously recorded for broadcast the bbc stopped using the theatre in 1995 62 education edit main article university of westminster the university of westminster s official flag in royal blue above no 309 regent street the university of westminster s main campus is at no 309 regent street founded in 1838 under the chairmanship of george cayley it is one of the oldest educational institutions in central london 63 it began life as the royal polytechnic institution after a royal charter had been formally received in august 1839 64 prince albert became a patron to the institution the polytechnic closed in 1881 but was promptly re founded by quintin hogg as the polytechnic at regent street in 1970 it was amalgamated with holborn college of law languages and commerce to become the polytechnic of central london pcl which in turn became the university of westminster in 1992 65 the university houses the regent street cinema which acted as a platform for major scientists artists and authors such as charles dickens 66 john henry pepper 67 and the lumière brothers auguste and louis lumière where public and private screenings of cinématographe were shown to an audience 68 the cinema was restored and reopened to the public in may 2015 69 other edit all souls church next to broadcasting house as seen from the heights all souls church is at the top of regent street next to broadcasting house it was built in 1823 out of bath stone and consecrated in 1824 and is the only surviving building in regent street that was designed by john nash 25 70 the café royal located at 68 regent street in the quadrant was opened in 1865 by daniel nicols and became an institution of london high society in 1895 oscar wilde argued with frank harris in the café about his proposal to sue the marquess of queensberry for libel over wilde s alleged homosexuality wilde went ahead with the trial which ultimately led to his own arrest and imprisonment the present building by sir reginald blomfield dates from 1928 and is grade ii listed it was closed in 2008 and the building which houses the café was bought by a subsidiary of alrov group 71 as a part of crown estate s plans to redevelop this part of regent street 72 veeraswamy london s oldest extant indian restaurant has been at 99 101 regent street since 1926 73 events edit nigel mansell driving a jordan formula one car on regent street in 2004 regent street is home to several events throughout the year 74 the regent street festival happens annually and during this time the street is closed to traffic 75 in september there is a series of fashion related events dubbed as fashion and design month fdm which has been running since 2015 76 77 in an interview with david shaw the head of the regent street portfolio he said that for fdm 2016 they worked with many talented individuals across a variety of events combining creative talent with our established stores 76 there have been christmas lights on regent street in various forms since 1882 25 the current regular displays date from 1948 when the regent street association decorated the street with trees 78 since 1954 the regent street association have arranged annual christmas lights there is a different display every year and the switching on ceremony occurs during november 79 on 6 july 2004 half a million people crowded into regent street and the surrounding streets to watch a parade of formula one cars 80 in 2016 the sport s chief manager bernie ecclestone speculated that a london grand prix may potentially happen in the future including regent street as a part of the circuit 81 cultural references edit winter lights on regent street at night in 2025 the character lord frederick verisopht in charles dickens nicholas nickleby lived in an apartment in regent street this reflected the nature of the street in the mid 19th century when it was still a fashionable residence for the upper class 82 in august 1839 the first british commercial production of daguerreotype photographs were carried out in a property on regent street shortly after the process had been publicly documented 14 regent street is a location on the british version of monopoly as a group of three green squares with oxford street and bond street the three properties are grouped together as they are all known for their retail and commercial backgrounds 83 the langham hotel on regent street is mentioned in several of arthur conan doyle s sherlock holmes stories including the sign of four a scandal in bohemia and the disappearance of lady frances carfax 84 in the hound of the baskervilles chapter 4 holmes and watson attempt to follow stapleton down regent street 85 offshoot crescent road heddon street was the location for the cover photography for 1972 david bowie album the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars a blue plaque has been placed to mark the spot where bowie posed for the front cover 86 see also edit london portal list of eponymous roads in london new regent street in christchurch new zealand notes edit the section between waterloo place and piccadilly circus colloquially known as lower regent street was officially renamed to regent street st james 2014 2 the acts of parliament commencement act 1793 this photograph has a wide field of view in reality the curvature is not as extreme references edit 1 2 regent street archived from the original on 12 february 2012 retrieved 16 october 2014 city management and communities results of traffic order consultation ref 7053 regent street st james s renaming a length of regent street pdf report london borough of westminster council 10 september 2014 archived from the original pdf on 6 august 2020 retrieved 6 july 2017 timbs 1867 p 710 1 2 3 regent street google maps retrieved 1 september 2016 gelbart hannah 4 december 2015 oxford circus tube station closes every three days for overcrowding bbc news british 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