Denmark Street, known as the British answer to Tin Pan Alley where musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, Elton John and the Rolling Stones once worked, is to be redeveloped by entrepreneur Laurence Kirschel with shops, restaurants and bars.
Studios blossomed in the 60s, bringing the stars to the street: as well as the Stones, the Kinks, Jimi Hendrix and later Stevie Wonder and Elton John laid down tracks here, while bands including the Beatles and the Sex Pistols jammed in minuscule rehearsal rooms.