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Oldbury Place
Oldbury Place is a small mews-style street in Marylebone, joining Nottingham Street on its northern side and sitting within the grid of streets that make up the Howard de Walden Estate. The street was originally known as Nottingham Mews, taking its name from the adjacent road, and was renamed Oldbury Place in 1892. By that time it had transitioned from stable and service use to light industrial occupation, a pattern common to Marylebone mews streets as the Victorian era progressed.
A notable chapter in the street's history centres on the Bramah Locks Company, founded by inventor and locksmith Joseph Bramah in 1784. The company occupied a site on Oldbury Place for over a century. The Bramah Precision lock manufactured here was regarded as the finest of its kind and the company issued a standing challenge, offering a reward of 200 guineas to anyone who could open it without the correct key. The challenge stood for many years and became a celebrated demonstration of British engineering precision.
Today Oldbury Place is a quiet residential backstreet, with the former industrial buildings replaced by mews houses. It sits within easy walking distance of Marylebone High Street and retains the narrow, set-back character typical of converted Marylebone mews.
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