Wardour Street
/ˈwɔːdə
/noun
1Used allusively to refer to the British film industry: the slogans worked better than anything dreamed up in Wardour Street
2 [as modifier] Denoting the pseudo-archaic diction affected by some modern writers of historical novels: historical romances in Wardour Street prose
Origin
The name of a street in central London, formerly occupied mainly by dealers in antique furniture and more recently by the central offices of the British film industry.