Seven Dials Covent Garden is a unique quarter of London whose star-shaped layout remains as constructed in the early 1690s. It was brought back to life largely through the dedication of the Seven Dials Trust, working in partnership with the local authorities and landowners for nearly forty years.

Prominent Modernist architect, Henry Thomas 'Jim' Cadbury-Brown, made his home at 32 Neal Street between 1964–1982. One of the designers of the Festival of Britain, he is perhaps best known for his work on the Royal College of Art.

A famous watchmaker noted for his highly accurate clocks and marine chronometers, Edward John Dent was awarded a royal warrant in 1841 and won the tender to make the clock now known as Big Ben. 

The infamous Roxy, showcase for punk music and host to all the major bands of the genre, was housed in the basement of a Neal Street warehouse for two eventful years.

An iconic Covent Garden name, the barrow-making firm Ellen Keeley, named for the costermonger matriarch, had premises on Neal Street and in nearby Nottingham Court. They invented and manufactured several barrows, much used in London's wholesale markets.