That fine thoroughfare known as =Piccadilly= was designated after “Piccadilla Hall,” its most westerly building during the reign of Elizabeth, and utilized as a depôt for the sale of the then fashionable PICCADILLY LACE, so called on account of its little spearlike points, _piccadilly_ being the diminutive of _pica_, a pike, a spear. In the succeeding reign of James I., the high ruff worn by males was styled a piccadilly, though the lace had disappeared from its edge. =Curzon Street= was named after George Augustus Curzon, third Viscount Howe, the ground landlord. =Charles Street= and =Queen Street= were first built upon in the reign of Charles II., in honour of whom and his queen they were designated. =Shepherd Street=, =Shepherd’s Market=, and =Market Street= faithfully preserve the memory of the owner of the land upon which the ancient “May Fair” was held. =Hay Hill=, =Hill Street=, and =Farm Street= mark the situation of an old farm that stood upon the lands of John, Lord Berkeley of Stratton, an able officer in the army of Charles I., whose titles are perpetuated in =John Street=, =Berkeley Square=, =Berkeley Street=, and =Stratton Street=; while =Bruton Street= refers to the family seat of the Berkeleys, situated at Bruton, Somersetshire. =Mount Street= marks the site of one of the western forts or bastions hastily formed by the Parliamentarians in 1643 to resist an expected attack upon the Metropolis from this side by the Royalists. =Clarges Street= derived its name from the residence of Sir Walter Clarges built in 1717, and afterwards occupied by the Venetian Ambassador. In =Half-Moon Street= stood an old tavern bearing the sign of “The Half-Moon.” =Arlington Street= and =Bennett Street= were named after Henry Bennett, Earl of Arlington, whose town house was situated on the site of the former thoroughfare. =Dover Street= was so called in memory of Henry Jermyn, Lord Dover, who died in it in 1782. =Albemarle Street= contained the residence of Christopher Monk, second Duke of Albemarle, acquired from the Earls of Clarendon. =Old Bond Street=, of which =New Bond Street= is a modern continuation, received its name from the Bond family, now extinct. The land upon which it stands was the property of Sir Thomas Bond, Comptroller of the Household of Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I. =Clifford Street= preserves the memory of Elizabeth Clifford, who became the wife of Richard Boyle, Earl of Burlington (died 1753), after whom =Old Burlington Street=, and subsequently, =New Burlington Street= were designated. In =Cork Street= resided Lord Cork, one of the four brothers of the Boyle family advanced to the peerage at the same time. =Savile Row= was named after Dorothy Savile, who became Countess of Burlington and Cork, and inherited the property. =Vigo Street= commemorates the capture of Vigo, in Spain, by the British on several occasions in the course of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The street dates back to the year 1720. =Sackville Street=, built in 1679, serves its purpose as perpetuating the memory of the witty Charles Sackville, Earl of Dorset, whose friends were unwilling that his fame should be allowed to die. =Air Street=, Piccadilly Circus, was at the time of its erection in the year 1659 one of the most westerly, and consequently, open streets of the town. =Swallow Street= is a corruption of “Slough Street,” at one time a miry thoroughfare much infested by footpads. =Vine Street= recalls the ancient vineyard belonging to the Abbey at Westminster, situated here.