Malet Street is a street in Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury

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, in the London Borough of Camden

London Borough of Camden

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, central London

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, England

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. It runs between Torrington Place and the British Museum

British Museum

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, parallel to Gower Street

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 and Tottenham Court Road

Tottenham Court Road

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. It is a small street, but is notable for being the location of Senate House

Senate House (University of London)

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, the main building of the University of London

University of London

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, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the University of London Union

University of London Union

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 (ULU) and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

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. Birkbeck, University of London

Birkbeck, University of London

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 is also on the street, though its entrance is now in Torrington Square

Torrington Square

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.

In 1938, the Institute of Education

Institute of Education

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 moved from Southampton Row

Southampton Row

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 to the University of London Senate House complex on Malet Street.

Goodge Street

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 on Tottenham Court Road

Tottenham Court Road

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 to the west is the nearest underground station.

Named after Sir Edward Malet

Edward Malet

Sir Edward Baldwin Malet, 4th Baronet, PC, GCMG, GCB was a British diplomat.Edward Malet came from a family of diplomats; his father was Sir Alexander Malet, British minister to Württemberg and later to the German Confederation. After three years at Eton College, Edward Malet entered the foreign...

 who was married to Lady Ermyntrude Sackville Russell, daughter of Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford

Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford

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who owned much of the surrounding area.