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London Film Museum
London Film MuseumTop Pick
London Film Museum, 45 Wellington Street, London, WC2E 7BN

0.51km

Props, costumes, sets and artefacts from British films, history of moviemakingRead more

Museums Tourist Attractions Sightseeing TV, Music & Media Museums Covent Garden Wellington Street

London Transport Museum
London Transport MuseumTop Pick
London Transport Museum Covent Garden Piazza , London, WC2E 7BB

0.54km

Public transportation including the railway, underground, buses, memorabiliaRead more

Explore London Sightseeing Museums Tourist Attractions Transportation Museums Covent Garden

The National Gallery
National GalleryTop Pick
Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN

0.88km

National collection of Western European painting from the 13th century to 1900.Read more

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Dr Johnson's House
Dr Johnson's House
Dr Johnson's House, 17 Gough Square, London, EC4A 3DE

0.15km

18th-century townhouse home of 18th-century English writer Samuel JohnsonRead more

Museums Tourist Attractions Sightseeing Historic Houses Biographical Museums

Two Temple Place
Two Temple Place
Two Temple Place, 2 Temple Place, London, WC2R 3BD

0.16km

Late Victorian mansion, now an art gallery to showcase publicly owned art from UK regional collections, only open...Read more

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Twinings Museum
Twinings Museum
Twinings Museum, 216 Strand, London, WC2R 1AP

0.16km

Thomas Twining bought Tom's Coffee House on London's Strand in 1706 and from that day forward the Twinings name has...Read more

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Part of Twinings (Flagship Store)

Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons
Hunterian Museum
Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE

0.33km

Hunterian Collection of preserved anatomical specimens, history, artefacts and developments in surgery, part of the...Read more

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Inns of Court & City Yeomanry
Inns of Court & City Yeomanry Museum
Inns of Court & City Yeomanry, 10 Stone Buildings, London, WC2A 3TG

0.37km

Regimental history and artefacts of the Inns of Court & City YeomanryRead more

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Courtauld Institute of Art
Courtauld Gallery
Courtauld Institute of Art, Strand, London, WC2R 0RN

0.38km

Part of the University of London, located in Somerset House, features Old Masters and Impressionist paintingsRead more

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Sir John Soane`s Museum
Sir John Soane`s Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields London, Holborn, London, WC2A 3BP

0.45km

Welcome to the historic house, museum and library of distinguished 19th century architect Sir John Soane. At Soane’s...Read more

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Somerset House
Somerset House
Somerset House, Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

0.46km

Arts centre with gallery and Courtauld GalleryRead more

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Sir John Soane's Museum
Sir John Soane's Museum
Sir John Soane's Museum, 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3BP

0.46km

Fine art, architecture, antiquities, sculptureRead more

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St Bartholomew's Hospital Museum
St Bartholomew's Hospital Museum
19 Giltspur Street, London, EC1A 9DD

0.47km

The Barts Health group of hospitals provides a huge range of clinical services to people in east London and...Read more

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St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral, St. Paul's Churchyard, London, EC4M 8AD

0.47km

Anglican cathedral with religious art, sculpture, architecture, tombs, decorative artsRead more

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Bankside Gallery
Bankside Gallery
Bankside Gallery, 48 Hopton Street, London, SE1 9JH

0.47km

Educational charity, home to the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter PrintmakersRead more

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St Bartholomew's Hospital
St Bartholomew's Hospital Museum
St Bartholomew's Hospital, St Bartholomew’s Hospital Museum, North Wing, St Bartholomew’s Hospital,, West Smithfield, London , EC1A 7BE

0.51km

History of the hospital and its work, historic surgical instruments, sculpture, mediaeval archives, works of art...Read more

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The Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Library and Museum of Freemasonry
The Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 60 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5AZ

0.53km

Library, artefacts and regalia of FreemasonryRead more

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The Library & Museum of Freemasonry
The Library & Museum of Freemasonry
Freemasons Hall 60, Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5AZ

0.53km

Offers publicly available collections of Masonic material in the world. Includes collection, catalogue, news, events...Read more

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The Hayward
Hayward Gallery
The Hayward, 337-338 Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX

0.54km

Part of the Southbank Centre, contemporary artRead more

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Kirkaldy Testing Museum
Kirkaldy Testing Museum
Kirkaldy Testing Museum, 99 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0JF

0.58km

Materials testing machines used by engineer David KirkaldyRead more

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Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths
Goldsmiths' Centre
Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, 42 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5AD

0.61km

Changing exhibits of contemporary jewellery and silversmithing, operated by the Worshipful Company of GoldsmithsRead more

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Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition
Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition
Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition, 21 New Globe Walk, London, SE1 9DT

0.62km

Backstage tours and history of the theatre, costumes, music, theatrical effects, recreation of a 17th-century...Read more

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Museum of London
Museum of London
Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5HN

0.62km

City's history, culture, archaeologyRead more

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Museum of London
Museum of London
150 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5HN

0.66km

The story of the city from prehistoric times to the present day. Information on the collections held by the museum...Read more

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Museum of the Order of St John
Museum of the Order of St John
Museum of the Order of St John, 26 Saint John's Lane, London, EC1M 4DA

0.69km

History of the Order of St John and its medical care in the communityRead more

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Blue Plaques in London

George Eliot Blue Plaque - George Eliot 1819-1880 novelist died here
Black Plaque № 41028 - The Ancient House was restored in 1934. The building at that time was very deformed and the 1934 repairs retained the building in its settled position. The 2001 restoration re-established the integrity of the timber frame and as such realigned many of the timers. The wall at ground level along Orford Road was built in 1934 to look as if it was deformed Tudor brickwork. This 1934 architectural conceit, which was executed superbly by the bricklayer, has been retained as part of the history of the
Ernie Wise Blue Plaque - Ernie Wise OBE   1925-1999
Christopher Wren Grey Plaque - The church of St Dunstan in the East stood on this site from ancient times. Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt the church after the Great Fire of 1666 and the only part of his design which survivies is the tower. The remainder of the church was rebuilt in 1817 and destroyed by enemy action in 1941. This garden was created by the Corporation of London and opened by the RT. Hon. The Lord Mayor Sir Peter Studd. on 21st June 1971.
Horace Short, Eustace Short, And Oswald Short Blue Plaque - The Short Brothers Horace 1872-1917 Eustace 1875-1932 Oswald 1883-1969 aeronautical engineers worked in arches 75 and 81
Rosalind Franklin, Raymond Gosling, Herbert Wilson, Maurice Wilkins, And 1 Other - R. E. Franklin R. G. Gosling H. R. Wilson M. H. F. Wilkins A. R. Stokes King's College London DNA X-ray diffraction studies 1953

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