Denmark Street, which lies a few feet from Tottenham Court Road station and links Charing Cross Road to the Palladian church of St Giles in the Fields, has been a centre for music since the 16th century, when it was known for the printing of sheet ballads, known as broadsides.
But it was in the 20th century that it became the undisputed hub of London’s contemporary music scene, with music and instrument shops, recording studios and hangouts that hosted musicians from Elton John to David Bowie, The Rolling Stones and later the Sex Pistols.
