Two I’s Coffee Bar
W1, Old Compton Street
City of Westminster Site of the 2i's coffee bar (1956 - 1970), birthplace of British rock 'n roll and the popular music industry. Rober...
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Waterloo Free Buffet - WW1
SE1, Waterloo Station between platforms 11 and 13
Lovely bronze plaque to a heartening war-time British service.
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The Bell, Carter Lane
EC4, Carter Lane, 43
From: the Devere Society: "1598 October - In the only letter ever discovered addressed to Shakspere at Stratford, one Richard Quiney writ...
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2 creators
Saracen's Head
EC1, Snow Hill, Police Station
This rather attractive building, designed as a Police Station by Sydney Perks, was erected in 1926. The foundation stone is to the right ...
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Myddelton statue - N1
N1, Islington Green
Myddelton holds a map of the New River in one hand and a spade in the other. Unveiled by Gladstone. The facial features of this memorial...
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4 creators
Bernard Sunley
W1, Berkeley Square, 24
City of Westminster Bernard Sunley, 1910 - 1964, contractor and philanthropist, lived and worked here, 1941 - 1958.
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Shakespeare - The Theatre
EC2, Curtain Road, 86-90
It is thought that Shakespeare lived in Norton Folgate, close to here.
3 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
The Theatre
EC2, Curtain Road, 86-90
February 2013: planning permission was granted to build a theatre on this site. 2023: Now the plans are for housing and a Shakespeare Mus...
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Wilkie Collins - Gloucester Place
W1, Gloucester Place, 65
William Wilkie Collins, 1824 - 1889, novelist, lived here. London County Council
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