Marylebone Attractions - London

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Alfred Ayer's House

Alfred Ayer is one of the best known names in 20th Century British philosophy. Ayer lived her at the heart of London because of his links with University College...

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Alfred Milner’s House

Alfred Milner’s house is situated in the pretty Manchester Square at the heart of central London just a stone throw from Oxford Street. Milner was a controversial yet influential...

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Alfred Waterhouse’s House

Alfred Waterhouse was a prominent designer and architect throughout the late 19th Century and lived a great deal of his life in this marvellous central London property, where he also...

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All Saints Church

All Saints is a truly international church with boundaries that go much further than just the parish, the city or the country in which the building stands. At the...

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All Souls Church

This church is one of the most famous and best used of the west end churches in London. Designed by John Nash, the favourite architect of King George IV...

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BBC Broadcasting House

Officially opened in 1932, this grade II listed building is still home to the majority of the BBC's radio output and acts as the official headquarters of the corporation at...

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Baker Street Platform 5

This platform is the very oldest part of the London Underground. The station opened for the first time to the public on the 10th January 1863. The platform...

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Benedict Arnold's House

Benedict Arnold did not live in London for a great deal of time, but the time he spent in this time was significant. An American by birth, Arnold played...

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Black Taxi Tours of London

Visitors who find the hurly burly of bus and coach tours just too much to tolerate can breathe a sigh of relief. Black Taxi Tours of London offer a personalised...

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Bryanston Square

Bryanston Sqaure was built between 1811 and 1821 and quickly became one of the most prestigious addresses in London, just a few minutes away from Marble Arch and Oxford Street....

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Carnaby Street

Carnaby Street is without a doubt one of the most fashionable shopping streets in the capital and one of the best-known places to be seen in London. The street...

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Cavendish Square

Cavendish Square was one of several to be laid out during the 18th Century. Planted with forest trees and shrubs, it was the first development on the 2nd Earl of...

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Charles Babbage's House

Charles Babbage was a London man through and through and enjoyed living in several notable locations in central London. He was celebrated in his time as possibly the greatest...

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Charles Stanhope’s House

Charles 3rd Earl of Stanhope lived much of his life in this charming property at the heart of London. Educated at Eton and the University of Geneva, Stanhope was...

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Church of the Annunciation

The Church of the Annunciation is one of the oldest places of worship in the centre of London with a long and interesting history. Situated at the heart of...

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Colen Campbell House

Colen Campbell lived a great deal of his life in England, London particularly and in fact designed this fine house. Campbell was one of the most prominent architects of...

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Commemoration of Underground

This monument was unveiled in 1963 to mark the 100th anniversary since the first ever underground train on earth rolled under this point to begin what would become a commonplace...

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Cristos

This fine sculptured water feature is the centrepiece of the busy and exclusive St. Christopher's Place in central London, just a minutes walk from Oxford Street. The artwork was...

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E.H. Shepard's House

E.H. Shepard lived in this wonderful old house on the edge of Regents Park for a great deal of his life. He is most famous for the illustrations that...

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Edgware Road

Edgware Road begins the major thoroughfare which leads from Marble Arch in central London directly to the outskirts of North London. However, the road also presents the very best of...

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Edward Lear’s House

“The owl and the pussycat went to sea, in a beautiful pea green boat.” This is the most famous example of Edward Lear’s ‘nonsense’ poetry. Poetry was very...

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Elizabeth Garett Anderson

This charming house stands just a few streets north of Oxford Street and close to Marble Arch. It was home to Elizabeth Garret Anderson, one of the best-known names...

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English Heritage HQ

English Heritage is committed to preserving and improving public access to historic sites around the British Isles. It has worked tirelessly for decades bring some of the greatest historical...

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Ethel Fenwick’s House

This street and many of the others around Harley Street have been home to some of the greatest and most innovative names in medicine throughout the centuries. Ethel Fenwick...

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Evelyn Baring’s House

Evelyn Baring was the 1st Earl of Cromer and lived much of his life in London at this fine town house at the heart of the capital. Baring was...

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Francis Beaufort's House

Beaufort was a man of the sea, but when he was on land he called this fine old central London house his home for most of his life. A...

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Francis Palgrave's House

As a historian, it was important for Palgrave to live at the centre of London, the heart of the city, a place where he could observe the way things had...

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Gala Barracuda Casino

The Gala Barracuda Casino offers a full range of casino games in this modern facility located at the heart of London. Within the casino players can try their luck...

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George Bodley’s House

Situated at the heart of the ‘doctor’s street’ Harley Street in central London, George Bodley’s house blends into the road unlike some of the great architects masterpieces. Bodly was...

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George Richmond's House

George Richmond was a British painter of some note in the 19th Century. He lived a great deal of his adult life in this charming centrally located house in...

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George Still’s House

George Frederic Still lived in this house at the heart of London, close to Harley Street and several of the capitals major hospitals. Still was probably the most influential...

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Hamley’s

Opened in 1881 Hamley’s was for many years the largest toyshop in the world. Named after William Hamley who opened a toyshop called ‘Noah’s Ark’ in High Holborn London,...

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Harley Street

Harley Street is a street in central London close to Oxford Street and Marylebone Road. It is synonymous with the private medical industry and is home to countless private...

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Hector Berlioz’s House

This house was home to one of the foremost 19th Century composers to work in London. Although Hector Berliotz was French by birth and educated in Paris, he made...

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Hellenic Centre

The Hellenic Centre was opened in London in 1994, and has two simple aims; to provide knowledge and insight into the Hellenic communities, and to provide a place where those...

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Henry Brook Adams's House

Henry Brook Adams was an American Historian who lived a great deal of his life in London, enjoying the historical documents that were available for his research in the English...

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Henry Hallam’s House

After studying at Eton and graduating from Oxford in 1799 Henry Hallam started his career as one of the foremost historians of his generation. He lived much of his...

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Henry Mayhew's House

Henry Mayhew love London and lived in this house close to the centre of the city for the majority of his adult life. He was one of the capitals...

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Herbert Henry Asquith’s House

This beautiful town house stands on one side of the fashionable and historic Cavendish Square at the heart of London. Herbert Henry Asquith was a great reforming politician for...

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Hinde Street Methodist Church

Hinde Street Methodist Church is a fine example of a late 19th Century free church style building at the heart of London’s west end. The exterior is simple stone,...

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Institute of British Architect

In 1837 The Royal Institute of British Architects was awarded a Royal Charter and since that time has been one of the forefront organisations in the world for promoting and...

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Institute of Physics

The Institute of Physics is the professional body for those in that field of science in the United Kingdom. The building itself is a multi purpose space that acts...

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John F. Kennedy Statue

This statue was paid for by Sunday Telegraph readers to commemorate the great American President. The statue cost £50,000 to build and no one person was allowed to donate...

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John Hughlings Jackson’s House

This house stands on the corner of Manchester Square, a well-maintained and historically important corner of central London. Jackson lived here close to Harley Street and some of London’s...

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John Hutchinson’s House

This building is a fine example of a central London town house, located in a beautiful leafy square. John Hutchinson lived here for a good deal of his life,...

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John Lennon's Apartment

John Lennon had several places of residence after the explosion of Beatlemania in 1962. One where he spent a great deal of time whilst working was this centrally located...

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John Milsom Rees’ House

John Milsom Rees lived a great deal of his adult life in this fine house at the heart of central London. Recognised as one of the finest surgeons of...

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John Pearson’s House

This house was home to John Pearson, one of the foremost architects of his age. He hailed from the northeast of England and came to London to study as...

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John Richard Green's House

John Richard Green was a historian of some note who lived in this charming house close to the centre of London. Green worked hard after leaving Oxford to establish...

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John Robert Godley's House

Irish born Godley lived in England for most of his life. After attending Harrow School and Oxford University he settled at the heart of London and began a career...

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Jose de San Martin's House

Jose de San Martin was an Argentine and did not spend a great deal of his time in England, but the little he did was spent living in this fine...

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Joseph Nollekens' House

Joseph Nollekens is remembered as one of the greatest sculptors in Britain from the late 18th Century. He lived and worked in this house at the centre of London,...

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Kenneth Williams' House

Kenneth Williams lived a great deal of his life in this central London flat and was the place that he composed his famous diaries from. Without doubt William's was...

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London Fo Guang Temple

This Buddhist temple is one of the largest and most significant in central London. It is home to a large Buddhist community, a great deal of whom hails from...

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Madame Tussaud's

The shear life-like brilliance of Tussaud’s wax figures will amaze you. But the secrets of how they are created are known only to few - our own craftspeople and the...

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Manchester Square

Manchester Square is one of a few exceptionally well-kept garden squares at the heart of central London. Just yards away from Oxford Street, one of the busiest shopping streets...

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Marie Tempest's House

Known by most as 'the queen of her profession' Marie Tempest was a ridiculously talented singer and actress. She was born in London and after a brief spell studying...

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Mary Magdalene Church

Mary Magadelene Church is an impressive Gothic style construction on the edge of Munster Square at the heart of London. The church is noted for the amazingly ornate finishes...

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Mary Seacole's House

Perhaps somewhat overshadowed by Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole was one of the relatively unsung heroes of the nursing profession during the Crimean War. She lived in London close to...

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Michael Faraday's House

This house was home to Michael Faraday and more importantly was one of the places he undertook an apprenticeship and began to learn the valuable lessons about science that would...

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Michael William Balfe's House

Michael William Balfe was born in Ireland but soon moved to central London in order to follow his dreams of being a great composer. He lived much of his...

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Montague Square Gardens

Montague Square Gardens is a beautifully landscaped area in the centre of a group of fine old London town houses. The gardens themselves have more than one area of...

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Olaudah Equiano's House

Olaudah Equiano is one of the most famous African writers ever to have lived. He lived an interesting and exciting life, never wishing to stay in one place for...

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Our Lady of the Rosary Church

This Catholic church is situated close to the Anglican church of St. Mark's on this sleepy street in central London. Close to may of the capital's major attractions this...

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Oxford Circus

An icon of London, Oxford Circus is the heart of the capital. The intersection between Oxford Street and Regents Street, Oxford Circus is easily one of the busiest places...

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Oxford Street

Renowned throughout the world for its shopping facilities, Oxford Street offers shoppers the very best of choice of the high street retailers in the UK. It is considered to be...

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Oxford Street Plaza

Oxford Street Plaza is a modern and exciting shopping precinct at the centre of Oxford Street in London’s west end. The centre has a great selection of shops from...

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Paddington Street Gardens

Interestingly Paddington Street is not in Paddington but in Marylebone. The gardens are some of the best kept and largest of those public spaces managed by Westminster City Council....

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Park Crescent Gardens

Park Crescent Gardens are one of the most centrally located gardens in London. Just a few minutes walk from the major shopping streets of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court...

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Portman Square

Portman Square is the largest of the garden squares in Marylebone. Equalling Grosvenor Square of Mayfair in its dimensions, the square boasts approximately one hectare of garden. This...

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Quintin Hogg’s House

A Londoner through and through, Quintin Hogg lived in this marvellous townhouse at the very heart of London for the best part of his life. The seventh son of...

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Regent Hall

This marvellous building at the heart of London’s west end houses an evangelical Salvation Army church. The facility caters for people on several different levels. Firstly it is...

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Royal Academy of Music Museum

The Royal Academy of Music itself was founded in 1822 and quickly developed into one of the most important institutions concerned with music anywhere in the world. The main...

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Saki's House

'Saki' was the pen name of the celebrated Edwardian author Hector Hugh Monroe. He wrote many of his best known works in this large house at the centre of the...

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Selfridges

Selfridges was established on 15th March 1909 by Gordon Selfridge. The new Oxford Street store offered a soda fountain and a Silence Room. Today, Selfridges provides shoppers with an experience...

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Seymour Leisure Centre

The Seymour Leisure Centre is one of the largest leisure centres in central London. It is managed and run by Westminster Council and has a huge array of facilities...

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Sherlock Holmes Museum

Sherlock Holmes is the fictional creation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and is recognised as one of the most famous and influential characters in English literature. This museum is...

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Sherlock Holmes Statue

The most famous resident of Baker Street is the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This statue stands directly outside the tube station after being...

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Simon Bolivar’s House

Simon Bolivar lived on and off in this house during his regular visits to the United Kingdom. Bolivar spent the most part of his life living in South America....

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s House

This house is a piece of history, a literary gem, and the place where the great Conan Doyle wrote many of the world famous Sherlock Holmes novels. Conan Doyle...

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Sir Arthur Pinero’s House

This house was home to the great dramatist for much of his life, choosing to live in this beautiful area in the centre of London. Pinero was originally well...

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Sir Frederick Treves’ House

This fine house was home to one of the greatest medical men to live and work in London during the 19th and early 20th Century. Treves was a senior...

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Sir Julius Benedict’s House

This fine town house stands on the corner of Manchester Gardens at the heart of central London and was home to German born composer Julius Benedict for most of his...

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Sir Ronald Ross’s House

Ronald Ross didn’t settle in London until later in his life, choosing this fine house on a secluded square at the heart of the capital. He spent much of...

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St Marylebone Parish Church

One of the finest churches in the area, St. Marylebone is the fourth church to stand on this site since around the 13th Century. This building is as 'London'...

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St. Cyprian's Church

This fine Anglican Church stands close to the western edge of Regent's Park at the heart of London's busy streets. It was designed in 1903 by legendary architect Sir...

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St. George's Cathedral

St George's Cathedral is a quite magnificent sight, located on the eastern edge of Regent's Park close to both Euston Station and Great Portland Street. The church is part...

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St. James’ Church

St. James’ Church is one of the finest Roman Catholic Church buildings in the centre of London. The area the church serves at the west end of the capital...

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St. Mark's Church

St. Mark's is a small church situated at the heart of London, tucked away on the lesser known Old Marylebone Road, close to Marylebone Road. The church is noted...

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St. Mary's (Bryanston Square)

St. Mary's is a large church situated at the heart of London in a residential square close to both Edgeware Road and Marylebone Road. The historic church has for...

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St. Mary's Church

St. Mary's Church is a beautiful building constructed in the neo-Gothic style. It is close to Regent's Park and one of the more popular churches in the area as a...

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St. Pancras of Middlesex

This interesting statue is one only a few around the edge of Regent's Park in London. Designed by legendary architect Joseph Durham it celebrates St. Pancras, a local saint...

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St. Peter’s Church

This church is one of the most popular and well known at the heart of the west end. Built in a mock-heroic classical revival style, the great columns and...

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Statue of George Stuart White

This statue is one of several that celebrate great figures in and around the historic Portland Place at the end of Regents Street in London. George Stuart White was...

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Statue of John Nash

John Nash is one of the most celebrated architects ever to have been born in England. This fine old bust of the great man is situated at the heart...

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Statue of Joseph Lister

This fine old statue is one of several in and around Portland Place that commemorates some of the greatest minds ever to have been living in London. Joseph Lister...

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Statue of Lord Cavendish

William Cavendish was the 3rd Earl of Devonshire and a prominent figure in 17th Century British society. A great statesman and a military man, Cavendish worked under both Charles...

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Statue of Quintin Hogg

This grand bronze statue stands at one of the main exits from Portland Place and like the other major monuments of the area celebrates one of the suburbs most famous...

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Stewart Duke Elder’s House

This fine townhouse is at the centre of Harley Street, the most famous medical street in the world. Stewart Duke Elder lived here at the heart of medicine and...

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The London Central Mosque

This mosque is one of the largest and most ornate in London. It is particularly noted for its large gold dome which can be seen from the other side...

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The Masons Arms

This Tudor pub has an even more interesting history than most of central London’s fascinating drinking holes. The building was the site of the Marble Arch dungeons and still...

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The Royal Academy of Music

The Royal Academy of Music is without doubt one of the most prestigious musical colleges in the world. For centuries the academy stood alone as a centre of excellence...

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The Royal Institution of GB

This building is one of the most striking in central London because of its amazing Greco-Roman pillars and arches that protrude from the vast façade. The Royal Institution of...

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The Sportsman Casino

The Sportsman Casino is one of London’s premier casinos. Situated just a few yards away from Oxford Street and close to Marble Arch, this entertainment facility is perfectly positioned...

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The Swedish Church

The Swedish Church is an historic institution and this is one of the few examples of a place of worship of the denomination in the United Kingdom. The beautiful...

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The University of Westminster

The University of Westminster is an amalgam of several other colleges, but stands on the site of the Regent's Street Polytechnic which was built by Quintin Hogg to offer a...

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The West London Mission

The West London Mission is one of the central religious charitable organisations in London, offering worship to a large congregation but also a great deal of help to those in...

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Thomas Gage's House

Thomas Gage is one of the most famous names in the history of the British military. His name is synonymous with bravery and the spirit of the armed forces...

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Thomas Woolner’s House

Thomas Woolner loved living in this house at the heart of the London a city that inspired hi in his work. Woolner was one of the most prominent sculptors...

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Thomas Young’s House

Thomas Young lived a great deal of his adult life at this fine house in the heart of London. By many Young is considered to be ‘the last man...

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Tony Ray Jones' House

This fine property situated at the heart of London was home to one of the most famous British photographers ever to have lived. Tony Ray Jones lived a short...

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Władysław Sikorski

This statue celebrates one of the greatest allies of the British during the 20th Century, the Polish people who now number one of the largest immigrant groups in Britain....

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Wallace Collection, The

A lesser known museum, The Wallace Collection is situated a few minutes to the north of Oxford Street within close proximity to Bond Street and Baker Street tube stations. The...

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Wallenberg Memorial

Raoul Walelnberg was a Swedish diplomat and member of the influential Wallenberg family. He gained fame as an opponent of the Nazi regime in Europe during the Second World...

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Western Marble Arch Synagogue

This synagogue is hidden away in a back street not far from Marble Arch and Oxford Street at the heart of London’s west end. The building is really just...

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Wigmore Hall

Originally named Bechstein Hall, Wigmore Hall as it is now called was designed by T. E. Collcutt, the designer of the Savoy Hotel on The Strand. Boasting excellent acoustics, the...

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William Burnet's House

William Burnet started his life living in this fine house at the centre of the capital, but his life would soon take him to the other side of the world....

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William Gladstone’s House

Gladstone lived in this house at the heart of London for much of his political life. He enjoyed a wonderful career as Liberal Party politician and statesman, ultimately becoming...

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