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Denstone village store

Denstone

in the county of Staffordshire

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Sign at piccadilly at nite. London

Piccadilly

(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)

One of the Capital's most noted places, Piccadilly sweeps uphill with handsome houses on one side and Green Park on the other...

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The Royal Arcade (c.1879), Mayfair

Mayfair

(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)

Mayfair has it all, it is the haunt of the rich and famous, with elegant houses and apartment buildings that are the sole province of the wealthy...

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Lewisham street in Westminister district of London

Westminster

(0.5 miles, 0.9 km)

Of all the jewels in the City of Westminster, none shines more brightly than Westminster Abbey, stunning setting for the coronation of almost every English monarch since William the Conqueror was crowned there in 1066...

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Trafalgar Square

London

(0.9 miles, 1.4 km)

London is one of the top cities in the world, full of history and so many beautiful and fascinating places to visit.You will never tire of all the many fascinating and exciting.....

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Marylebone, London

Marylebone

(1.1 miles, 1.8 km)

Marylebone is one of London's more affluent area's, it is home mostly to the well to do, and yet only a couple of centuries ago a large workhouse was built here to give shelter to the poor and homeless, often foundlings were discovered on the workhouse doorstep...

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Chelsea Old Church and Statue of Sir Thomas More

Chelsea

(1.8 miles, 2.9 km, direction SW)

Chelsea is a district in London which in recent times gained fame as the 'home' of the 'swinging sixties' . The swinging sixties was defined on the Kings Road, which runs the length of the area and both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones lived here at one time...

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The meeting place, St Pancras Station

St Pancras

(1.9 miles, 3.0 km, direction NE)

The name of the area is taken from the boy martyred in AD 304. Pancras was the orphaned Christian son of a Phrygian nobleman who was brought up at the court of the Emperor in Rome...

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A picture of Kensington

Kensington

(2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction W)

The attractive Royal borough of Kensington has many special places. Most prominent is Kensington Palace, birthplace of Queen Victoria...

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St Michael's Church

Camden Town

(2.6 miles, 4.1 km, direction N)

Camden town is a vibrant cosmopolitan region of London...

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The Castle

Notting Hill

(2.7 miles, 4.4 km, direction W)

This area of London is known throughout the world as the scene of London's biggest annual street party...

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Outside Buckingham Palace

Queen Victoria Memorial

(0.2 miles, 0.3 km)

The grand memorial statue to a great Queen and Empress standing almost at the doorway of Buckingham Palace, is best appreciated.....

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Stables at The Royal Mews, London

The Royal Mews

(0.2 miles, 0.3 km)

The Royal Stables at the side of Buckingham Palace, London. Established by George III in 1762 and Redesigned by John Nash in 1825.....

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St. James's Park, London

St James's Palace

(0.3 miles, 0.4 km)

The origins of St.James's Palace lie deeply rooted in the reign of King Henry VIII, it was the King who started the building of.....

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Wellington arch, London

Wellington Arch

(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)

This is one of London's famous ceremonial arches, it was designed in 1825 as a triumphal entrance to Buckingham Palace from the.....

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Wellington Museum, from Wellington Arch in London

Apsley House

(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)

Apsley House is best known for the fact that it was the home of the Duke of Wellington, but it was originally built by Robert.....

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Green Park, London

Green Park

(0.3 miles, 0.6 km)

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Westminister Abbey, London

Westminster Abbey

(0.4 miles, 0.7 km)

Westminster Abbey is world famous for being the resting place of centuries of British monarchs, and as the place where.....

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The Royal Institution of Great Britain

Royal Institution of Great Britain

(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)

For over 200 years, the Royal Institution of Great Britain has been 'diffusing science for the common purposes of life'. A range.....

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Faraday Museum

(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)

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Westminster Cathedral at night

Westminster Cathedral

(0.6 miles, 0.9 km)

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