London’s Alleys: Langley Court, WC2

This is an annoying alley in Covent Garden that’s been here for centuries and left scarcely a mark in the history books.It’s generally said that Langley Court was named after Sir Roger Langley, who owned land here in the early 18th century. However, it may have originally been called Angell Court, as that seems to be the name it has in the 1682 edition of William Morgan’s map of London, and while it is a little difficult to be absolutely certain what the name was — it cer