Attractions in Leicester Square - London

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Arts Theatre

This P Morley Holder designed theatre was built in 1927, and started out its life as a theatre club. In its early years the theatre hosted many world firsts, including...

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Curzon Cinema Soho

The Curzon in Soho was the first new cinema to be built in Central London after the Second World War. The Curzon is sunk underneath a building designed by Harold...

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Empire Leicester Square and Equinox Nightclub

The building known as the Empire started out as a Victorian Music Hall in 1884. It is claimed that the first ever moving pictures in Britain were shown at the...

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Gates of Leicester Square, The

At the centre of Leicester Square, there is a small garden surrounded by railings. At each of the corners of this garden, there is an entrance with a statue. These...

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London Chinatown

London’s Chinatown was originally in the East End, but moved to the area around Piccadilly and Leicester Square due to the popularity of Chinese food and culture in London. The...

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London Hippodrome, The

Frank Matcham constructed this magnificent grade II listed building in 1900. The commission came from Edward Moss who required a venue for inner city circus and variety performances....

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Marquee Club

The original club opened in 1958 in Oxford Street where acts such as The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton were regulars. It moved to its most famous venue in Wardour...

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Odeon Leicester Square

The Odeon in Leicester Square is one of the most famous cinemas in the world, and it has the largest non-Imax screen in Europe. It also can claim to have...

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Palace Theatre

This theatre is perhaps best known for its series of long running musicals over the last fifty years. These have included The Sound Of Music and Jesus Christ Superstar, which...

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Prince Charles Cinema

The Prince Charles Cinema has been at its current home since the early 1990s, and is well known for its innovative programs of films as well for its cheap ticket...

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Queen’s House Leicester Square

This late 19th Century building was originally designed as the Queens Hotel. In the late 1980s the house was rebuilt and extended behind the original painted stone facade. The building...

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Queen’s Theatre

Like most of the W.G.R Sprague theatres, the Queen’s Theatre is one of a pair of theatres, the other part of this pair being what is now called the Gielgud...

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Shakespeare Statue

The statue in the centre of Leicester Square shows the famous playwright William Shakespeare. Shakespeare is surrounded by dolphins, which are rumoured to be a symbol of knowledge and wisdom....

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The Photographer's Gallery

Opened in 1971, the Photographer’s Gallery was the first independent gallery in Britain devoted exclusively to photography. The gallery has developed a strong reputation as the UK’s key venue for...

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Vue West End

With the exception of the Odeon Leicester Square, this is the largest cinema in London and hosts the most premiers. This huge ‘movie village’ has 15 screens showing largely...

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Wyndham’s Theatre

The Wyndham’s Theatre was designed by W.G.R. Sprague, and is the first of a pair of theatres that are joined by a walkway, the other being the Albery Theatre. The...

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