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Wardour Street English
Wardour Street English is the name given to a pseudo-archaic form of diction affected by some writers, particularly those of historical fiction. It alludes to the former reputation of Wardour Street in the Soho district of London as a centre for dealers in antique and reproduction furniture, and their supposed propensity for passing off modern imitations as original items.
Wardour Street
![The former premises of [[Willy Clarkson]] on Wardour Street](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Willy Clarksons Wardour Street.jpg?width=200 "The former premises of [[Willy Clarkson]] on Wardour Street")
STREET IN SOHO, LONDON
Princes Street, Soho; Wardour St
Wardour Street () is a street in Soho, City of Westminster, London. It is a one-way street that runs north from Leicester Square, through Chinatown, across Shaftesbury Avenue to Oxford Street.
Edward Wardour
ENGLISH POLITICIAN
Sir Edward Wardour
Sir Edward Wardour (died 14 March 1645/6) was an English office holder and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1625.
