▁wonder ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁End " ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁voted ▁best ▁street ▁in ▁London ▁by ▁listen ers ▁of ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 4 , ▁winning ▁pra ise ▁for ▁its ▁being ▁" a ▁haven ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁fr antic ▁city ". ▁ ▁Mary le bone ▁High ▁Street ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁w ard ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁West min ster . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁this ▁w ard ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Census ▁was ▁ 1 0 , 3 6 6 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁the ▁construction ▁St ▁Mary le bone ▁Par ish ▁Church ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁street ▁in ▁approximately ▁ 1 4 0 0 , ▁Mary le bone ▁High ▁Street ▁became ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Mary le bone , ▁a ▁role ▁it ▁has ▁continued ▁ever ▁since . ▁▁ 1 7 3 8 ▁saw ▁the ▁official ▁opening ▁of ▁Mary le bone ▁Gard ens ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁street , ▁a ▁sty lish ▁concert ▁ven ue ▁which ▁attract ed ▁em inent ▁compos ers ▁such ▁as ▁George ▁Fr ider ic ▁Hand el ▁and ▁James ▁Hook ; ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁Gard ens ▁was ▁through ▁the ▁" R ose ▁Ta vern ", ▁a ▁public ▁house ▁on ▁ 3 5 - 3 6 ▁Mary le bone ▁High ▁Street , ▁which ▁until ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁was ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁BBC ▁London ▁which ▁has ▁since ▁moved ▁to ▁BBC ▁Broadcast ing ▁House . ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁street ▁today ▁date ▁from