Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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The history of Exeter House and the later street of the same name is summarised at: http://www.coventgarden.uk.com/exeterst.html
noted as French house [sept 30 ‘61]
Exeter Street runs parallel to the Strand, between Burleigh and Catherine Streets, Exeter Court running off the Strand north toward Exeter Street, toward the SE corner of this segment of the 1742 map. http://www.motco.com/map/81002/SeriesSearchPlatesFulla.asp?mode=query&title=Exeter+Street&artist=384&other=314&x=11&y=11
The original coventgarden link is 404. Here’s a paragraph from its update:
The street name was taken from Exeter House which once stood on the junction with Wellington Street (the site of today’s Lyceum theatre). Also known at times as Burghley House and Cecil House, it was built for Sir Thomas Palmer during the reign of Edward VI and later passed from Elizabeth I to William Cecil, Lord Burghley, and on to his son Thomas. Eighteen years on, Henrietta Maria lodged here before her marriage to Prince Charles. Fire severely damaged the House in 1627 but it was later repaired. Henrietta Maria returned here 33 years later as a widow to worship in the chapel especially set aside for her. After the great fire, the Admiralty Court, the prerogative Courts and the Court of Arches relocated here until the Doctors’ Commons was rebuilt. Anthony Ashley Cooper, 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury, husband of Frances, also lived here for a time. The house was eventually demolished in the 1670s and Exeter Street, Burleigh Street (which is still here today) and Exeter Change were built on its site.