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5 of the Best Art Galleries in Central London
5 Unmissable Museums in Central London
6 Great Italian Restaurants in the City of London
10 Most Popular London Attractions
11 British Dishes To Try When Visiting London
London Weather
Best 10 Things To Do in Kensington and Chelsea
Guide to Markets in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
5 Great Places for Afternoon Tea in London
Recommendations for a Romantic Weekend in London
5 Best Boutique Hotels in Soho, Mayfair and Fitzrovia
Our Favourite London Parks
10+ Date Night Ideas for Central London
5 Best Hostels in Central London
5 Places in London For Time Out
Recommendations for a Family Friendly Weekend in London
Things to do at Christmas Time in London
5 Best Museums for Family Fun
20+ Things You Must Do In London
5 Unusual Museums in London
10 Best Tourist Attractions in London
The Best Markets to Visit in London
Recommendations for a Decadent Weekend in London
Best Restaurants for Pizza in Covent Garden
Recommendations for a Cheap Weekend in London
5 Shops on Oxford Street You Must Visit
Best Things To Do In Covent Garden
24 Hours in Covent Garden

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Historic Sites

Sidney Webb And Beatrice Webb Blue Plaque - Sidney Webb 1859-1947 and Beatrice Webb 1858-1943 social scientists and political reformers lived here
Charles Wakefield White Plaque - Viscount Wakefield of Hythe who with his wife led Tower Hill restoration and gave this house for good to the church and people MCMXXXVII
William Lancaster Blue Plaque - Sir William Lancaster 1841-1929 Co-founder of the Putney School of Art Mayor of Wandsworth 1901-2
George Godwin Blue Plaque - George Godwin 1813-1888 architect, journalist and social reformer lived here
Willy Clarkson Blue Plaque - Willy Clarkson 1861-1934 theatrical wigmaker lived and died here
Mr Gray Blue Plaque - Mr Gray Artificial Teeth Maker traded here in 1817
Eugen Sandow Blue Plaque - Eugen Sandow 1867-1925 body-builder and promoter of physical culture lived and died here
Frederick Hitch Blue Plaque - Private Frederick Hitch V.C. 1856-1913 hero of Rorke’s Drift lived and died here
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Blue Plaque - In this house The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was founded in 1848.
Peter Sellers Blue Plaque - Peter Sellers 1925-1980 Goon and comic actor lived here 1936-1940
Sidney Bechet Blue Plaque - Sidney Bechet 1897-1959 New Orleans Jazz Pioneer Saxophonist & Clarinetist lived here 1922
Lionel Logue Green Plaque - Lionel Logue CVO 1880-1953 speech therapist to King George VI practised here 1926-1952
Eyre Massey Shaw Blue Plaque - Sir Eyre Massey Shaw 1830-1908 first Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade lived here 1878-1891
Philip Henry Gosse And Edmund Gosse Blue Plaque - Here lived Philip Henry Gosse 1810-1888 zoologist Sir Edmund Gosse 1849-1928 writer and critic born here
Michael Powell And Emeric Pressburger Blue Plaque - Michael Powell 1905-1990 Emeric Pressburger 1902-1988 film-makers worked here in flat 120
Arthur Fleischmann Green Plaque - Arthur Fleischmann KCSG FRBS MD sculptor 1896-1990 lived and worked here 1958-1990
Elizabeth Jesser Reid Green Plaque - Bedford College for Women University of London founded here in 1849 by Elizabeth Jesser Reid
John Robert Godley Blue Plaque - John Robert Godley 1814–1861 Founder of Canterbury New Zealand lived and died here

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Trivia and Facts

The first Chinese restaurant in London opened in 1907

Wikipedia

There is a 19th century time capsule under the base of Cleopatra's Needle - the 68ft, 3,450-year-old obelisk on the Embankment - containing a set of British currency, a railway guide, a Bible, and 12 portraits of "the prettiest English ladies".

Evening Standard

The architect of the Oxo Tower, forbidden from including an electrified advertising hoarding in the building, instead incorporated the company's name in the windows on all four sides.

Evening Standard

Quotes

After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations.

Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance

Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful.

Prince

The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.

J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

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