If you ever get the chance I recommend reading Peter Ackroyd London the Biography, it gives a fascinating insight on the area around Seven Dials that I always think of whenever I pass through this beautiful part of town https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0099422581/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_58r6Db8EMW2VW
London: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd.