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Brewer Street - Glasshouse Street to Wardour Street

Soho, London, W1F 9TB

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Summary

  • The start point for this guide is Glasshouse Street.
  • The end point for this guide is Wardour Street.
  • The average walking time between the start and end points is 5 minutes.
  • This guide covers the length of Brewer Street between Glasshouse Street and Wardour Street.
  • Points of interest in this area include: NCP Brewer Street Car Park.
  • There are no public transport stops or stations in this area.

About the Start Point

Streets and Roads

  • Most of the streets and roads have streetlighting at regular intervals.
  • The footpaths include the following surfaces: tarmac, concrete and paving slabs.
  • Some of the streets and roads contain slightly uneven surfaces.
  • These are located throughout the length of Brewer Street.
  • There are directional signposts of the following type: Legible London.
  • Some of the footpaths are at least 180cm wide.
  • Street furniture in this area includes: bollards with low colour contrast and no visual band, a phone box, street lamps, litter bins, traffic signs and a post box.
  • The following create narrow parts of the footpath which are under 120cm wide: a phone box, traffic signs, a waste bin and bollards.
  • Other obstructions on the footpath include: advertising signs such as A-boards and temporary footpath works.
  • There is a taxi rank located between Rupert Street and Great Windmill Street.
  • The footpath can become crowded at the taxi rank.
  • This is at located between Rupert Street and Great Windmill Street.
  • There are no public toilet facilities in this area.

Crossing Points (North)

  • The following types of crossing points are used in this area: unmarked crossing (without controls or markings).
  • The crossing points at Lower John Street, Lower James Street, Bridle Lane, Great Pulteney Street, Lexington Street, and the entrance and exit the NCP Brewer Street Car Park have a dropped kerb which does not have tactile paving.
  • Along the north side of the street are access points into Green Court and Walkers Court. These areas are pedestrian only and level with the pavement.
    There is an entrance and an exit into the Brewer Street car park to the east of the Lexington Street Crossing. These have dropped kerbs on either side.

Crossing Points (South)

  • The following types of crossing points are used in this area: unmarked crossing (without controls or markings).
  • The crossing point at Great Windmill Street has a dropped kerb which does not have tactile paving.
  • The crossing points at Air Street, Sherwood Street and Rupert Street have a flush kerb which does not have tactile paving.

About the End Point

Nightlife

  • There were no noticeable differences at the start point except for lower lighting levels.
  • There were no enforcement officers/volunteers/police present at the time of the survey, but there were security staff for some businesses.
  • There is standard street lighting in this area, with lamp posts at fairly regular intervals.
  • There is some additional illumination from businesses and signage.
    Lighting levels vary along the route.
  • There are additional obstructions along pavements at night due to queuing systems, gatherings of pedestrians outside some businesses, and bags and boxes of rubbish.
  • There are some venues which are more likely to be open/busier during the night, such as pubs, night clubs and bars.
  • The area was busier with pedestrians at night in some places along the route.
  • Noise levels did not appear to be significantly higher at night, other than noise generated by the larger numbers of pedestrians.
  • There were no noticeable differences at the end point except for lower lighting levels.