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Harley Street has always been an attractive address and is one of the most famous streets in London. Over the years an eclectic collection of residents have inhabited this exclusive area of Marylebone, including writers, musicians, politicians, soldiers, and scientists. Edward Harley inherited Harley Street from his wife, Henrietta Cavendish Hollis, and developed the grid of streets around Harley Street between 1715 and 1720. Today, Harley Street is owned by the |
de Walden family and the Howard de Walden Estate has been managing almost all of the 92 acres of real estate from Marylebone High Street, Portland Place, and from Wigmore Street to Marylebone Road for the past 300 years. The Estate was responsible for the redevelopment of many of the houses in 1900, which followed strict guidelines to maintain the original Georgian-style architecture.
Harley Street enjoys a long-standing reputation as a centre of private dental and medical excellence. The district around Harley Street is more often referred to as Medical London because it has several private clinics and hospitals within the vicinity and the largest concentration of medical proficiency in the world. All of the latest technology and cutting-edge medical expertise has been moved into the area and, not surprisingly, Harley Street is a highly desirable location from which to practice dentistry.
The area attracts a large ever growing number of top dentists, psychiatrists, and plastic surgeons providing first class care, each of whom require a licence from the Estate in order to practice. The Estate has always been particular about the type of people allowed to practice from Harley Street. Between the two World Wars, for example, an application from a resident to let out a room to a dancing teacher was strongly rejected. Until after the Second World War, which was a real catalyst for change, masseurs and psy  chologists were treated with suspicion.
Today there are over 1,500 professional practitioners in and around the Harley Street area, offering a broad range of services from dentistry to cosmetic surgery, and the range and quality of services available continues to expand as new treatments and new diagnostic techniques emerge.
Harley Street is at the forefront in dental and medical science and technology advancements, and is firmly on the map for excellence. We look forward to welcoming you to our newly refurbished and stylish clinic.
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