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List of London Monopoly locations

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List of London Monopoly locations

The locations on the standard British version of the board game Monopoly are set in London and were selected in 1935 by Victor Watson, managing director of John Waddington Limited. Watson became interested in the board game after his son Norman had tried the Parker Brothers original US version and recommended the company produce a board for the domestic market. He took his secretary Marjory Phillips on a day-trip from the head offices in Leeds to London and the pair looked for suitable locations to use. The London version of the game was successful, and in 1936 it was exported to Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, becoming the de facto standard board in the British Commonwealth. It became such a success in the UK that Waddingtons ran Monopoly competitions in locations depicted on the board; one such contest was held on platforms 3 and 4 of Fenchurch Street station. The resulting board has been perennially popular around the world, with the chosen locations becoming familiar to millions. Tourists from as far as Canada, Singapore and Saudi Arabia have been known to visit specific locations in London because of their presence on the Monopoly board. In 2003, Watson's grandson (also called Victor Watson) unveiled a plaque at what is now a branch of The Co-operative Bank, the original location of the Angel, Islington, to commemorate the elder Watson's contribution to British popular culture. The set has been celebrated by the Monopoly pub crawl, which attempts to visit all the locations on the board and have a drink at a pub in each one. The relative wealth of the various places has changed slightly. Whitechapel Road is now the cheapest (as opposed to Old Kent Road) but Mayfair remains the most expensive; in 2016 an estimate by loan provider West One showed the average house price on each was £590,000 and £3,150,000 respectively.

Tables

· Locations
Old Kent Road
Old Kent Road
Colour
Brown
Name
Old Kent Road
Value
£60
House price (game)
£30
House price (2016)
£813,000
Location
SE1SE14
Notes
The only location south of the River Thames; also the only one both outside and more than one tube stop away from the Circle line.
£30
£30
Col 1
Colour
Whitechapel Road
Name
£30
Value
£590,000
House price (game)
E1
King's Cross station
King's Cross station
Colour
Station
Name
King's Cross station
Value
£200
House price (game)
N/A
House price (2016)
£782,000
Location
NW1
Notes
Principal services: Glasgow Central, Edinburgh Waverley, Sunderland, Newcastle, York, Leeds
The Angel, Islington
The Angel, Islington
Colour
Light blue
Name
The Angel, Islington
Value
£100
House price (game)
£50
House price (2016)
£866,000
Location
N1
Notes
The Angel is a former pub, not a street. It was a Lyons Corner House in 1935 and is reportedly where Watson and Phillips stopped for lunch.
£50
£50
Col 1
Colour
Euston Road
Name
£50
Value
£1,080,000
House price (game)
W1NW1
£60
£60
Col 1
Colour
Pentonville Road
Name
£60
Value
£866,000
House price (game)
N1
Pall Mall
Pall Mall
Colour
Pink
Name
Pall Mall
Value
£140
House price (game)
£70
House price (2016)
£1,380,000
Location
SW1
£70
£70
Col 1
Colour
Whitehall
Name
£70
Value
£1,390,000
House price (game)
SW1
£80
£80
Col 1
Colour
Northumberland Avenue
Name
£80
Value
£1,280,000
House price (game)
SW1
Marylebone station
Marylebone station
Colour
Station
Name
Marylebone station
Value
£200
House price (game)
N/A
House price (2016)
£1,100,000
Location
NW1
Notes
Principal services: Birmingham Snow Hill, Oxford, Sheffield Victoria (historic)
Bow Street
Bow Street
Colour
Orange
Name
Bow Street
Value
£180
House price (game)
£90
House price (2016)
£1,280,000
Location
WC2
£90
£90
Col 1
Colour
Great Marlborough Street(listed as Marlborough Street)
Name
£90
Value
£2,480,000
House price (game)
W1
House price (2016)
There is no actual Marlborough Street in this part of London; the square on the board was misnamed after the Marlborough Street Magistrates Court.
£100
£100
Col 1
Colour
Vine Street
Name
£100
Value
£1,700,000
House price (game)
W1
House price (2016)
The shortest street on the board; it is 70 feet (21 m) long. Since Vine Street has no pubs, a typical Monopoly pub crawl visits the connecting Swallow Street instead.
Strand
Strand
Colour
Red
Name
Strand
Value
£220
House price (game)
£110
House price (2016)
£2,160,000
Location
WC2
£110
£110
Col 1
Colour
Fleet Street
Name
£110
Value
£1,080,000
House price (game)
EC4
£120
£120
Col 1
Colour
Trafalgar Square
Name
£120
Value
£1,280,000
House price (game)
WC2
Fenchurch Street station
Fenchurch Street station
Colour
Station
Name
Fenchurch Street station
Value
£200
House price (game)
N/A
House price (2016)
£1,430,000
Location
EC3
Notes
Principal services: Southend Central
Leicester Square
Leicester Square
Colour
Yellow
Name
Leicester Square
Value
£260
House price (game)
£130
House price (2016)
£1,280,000
Location
WC2
£130
£130
Col 1
Colour
Coventry Street
Name
£130
Value
£1,900,000
House price (game)
W1
£140
£140
Col 1
Colour
Piccadilly
Name
£140
Value
£2,000,000
House price (game)
W1
Regent Street
Regent Street
Colour
Green
Name
Regent Street
Value
£300
House price (game)
£150
House price (2016)
£1,700,000
Location
W1
£150
£150
Col 1
Colour
Oxford Street
Name
£150
Value
£1,300,000
House price (game)
W1
£160
£160
Col 1
Colour
Bond Street
Name
£160
Value
£806,000
House price (game)
W1
House price (2016)
There is no actual Bond Street; it is split into New Bond Street to the north and Old Bond Street to the south.
Liverpool Street station
Liverpool Street station
Colour
Station
Name
Liverpool Street station
Value
£200
House price (game)
N/A
House price (2016)
£784,000
Location
EC2
Notes
Principal services: Norwich, Cambridge, Stansted Airport, Southend Victoria
Park Lane
Park Lane
Colour
Dark blue
Name
Park Lane
Value
£350
House price (game)
£175
House price (2016)
£1,700,000
Location
W1
£200
£200
Col 1
Colour
Mayfair
Name
£200
Value
£3,150,000
House price (game)
W1
House price (2016)
Not a street, but a location in London (between Piccadilly, Regent Street, Oxford Street and Park Lane). The most expensive square on the board, and in reality.
Colour
Image
Name
Value
House price (game)
House price (2016)
Location
Notes
Brown
Old Kent Road
£60
£30
£813,000
SE1SE14
The only location south of the River Thames; also the only one both outside and more than one tube stop away from the Circle line.
Whitechapel Road
£60
£30
£590,000
E1
Station
King's Cross station
£200
N/A
£782,000
NW1
Principal services: Glasgow Central, Edinburgh Waverley, Sunderland, Newcastle, York, Leeds
Light blue
The Angel, Islington
£100
£50
£866,000
N1
The Angel is a former pub, not a street. It was a Lyons Corner House in 1935 and is reportedly where Watson and Phillips stopped for lunch.
Euston Road
£100
£50
£1,080,000
W1NW1
Pentonville Road
£120
£60
£866,000
N1
Pink
Pall Mall
£140
£70
£1,380,000
SW1
Whitehall
£140
£70
£1,390,000
SW1
Northumberland Avenue
£160
£80
£1,280,000
SW1
Station
Marylebone station
£200
N/A
£1,100,000
NW1
Principal services: Birmingham Snow Hill, Oxford, Sheffield Victoria (historic)
Orange
Bow Street
£180
£90
£1,280,000
WC2
Great Marlborough Street(listed as Marlborough Street)
£180
£90
£2,480,000
W1
There is no actual Marlborough Street in this part of London; the square on the board was misnamed after the Marlborough Street Magistrates Court.
Vine Street
£200
£100
£1,700,000
W1
The shortest street on the board; it is 70 feet (21 m) long. Since Vine Street has no pubs, a typical Monopoly pub crawl visits the connecting Swallow Street instead.
Red
Strand
£220
£110
£2,160,000
WC2
Fleet Street
£220
£110
£1,080,000
EC4
Trafalgar Square
£240
£120
£1,280,000
WC2
Station
Fenchurch Street station
£200
N/A
£1,430,000
EC3
Principal services: Southend Central
Yellow
Leicester Square
£260
£130
£1,280,000
WC2
Coventry Street
£260
£130
£1,900,000
W1
Piccadilly
£280
£140
£2,000,000
W1
Green
Regent Street
£300
£150
£1,700,000
W1
Oxford Street
£300
£150
£1,300,000
W1
Bond Street
£320
£160
£806,000
W1
There is no actual Bond Street; it is split into New Bond Street to the north and Old Bond Street to the south.
Station
Liverpool Street station
£200
N/A
£784,000
EC2
Principal services: Norwich, Cambridge, Stansted Airport, Southend Victoria
Dark blue
Park Lane
£350
£175
£1,700,000
W1
Mayfair
£400
£200
£3,150,000
W1
Not a street, but a location in London (between Piccadilly, Regent Street, Oxford Street and Park Lane). The most expensive square on the board, and in reality.

References

  1. Original British Monopoly boards have Old Kent Road and Whitechapel Road in a dark purple group, rather than brown.
  2. Moore 2003, pp. 24–25.
  3. Orbanes 2007, p. 85.
  4. Humphreys 2010, p. 90.
  5. Orbanes 2007, pp. 85–86.
  6. Moore 2003, pp. 9–10.
  7. Moore 2003, p. 7.
  8. Londonist
    http://londonist.com/2016/07/the-geographic-monopoly-board
  9. The Times
    https://www.thetimes.com/article/victor-watson-5ch5mx5f9nx
  10. The Daily Telegraph
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11457504/Victor-Watson-businessman-obituary.html
  11. The Daily Telegraph
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/london/articles/The-ultimate-Monopoly-pub-crawl/
  12. Londonist
    http://londonist.com/2015/12/london-s-best-pub-crawls
  13. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/property/heres-what-a-british-monopoly-board-would-look-like-with-todays-house-prices-a7421776.html
  14. Moore 2003, p. 24.
  15. Moore 2003, p. 210.
  16. Moore 2003, p. 45.
  17. Manchester Evening News
    https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/city-in-pink-not-with-monopoly-voters-1005251
  18. Moore 2003, p. 184.
  19. Moore 2003, p. 131.
  20. Moore 2003, p. 86.
  21. Moore 2003, p. 241.
  22. Moore 2003, p. 159.
  23. Moore 2003, pp. 8–9.
  24. "Great Britain Monopoly Game : Patent Applied For issue c. 1937"
    http://monopoly.cdbpdx.com/GB_PAF_1/
  25. Moore 2003, p. 307.
  26. Moore 2003, p. 44.
  27. Moore 2003, p. 135.
  28. Moore 2003, p. 148.
  29. Weinreb et al. 2008, p. 81.
  30. Financial Times
    https://www.ft.com/content/936ee878-a12c-11e6-891e-abe238dee8e2
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