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Benjamin Franklin House
Benjamin Franklin House
Benjamin Franklin House, 36 Craven Street, London, WC2N 5NF

0.42km

18th-century house where Benjamin Franklin lived for 16 years, exhibits on his life, science activitiesRead more

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Florence Nightingale Museum
Florence Nightingale Museum
Florence Nightingale Museum, 2 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EW

0.98km

Life and nursing work of Florence NightingaleRead more

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

1.16km

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

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Sherlock Holmes Museum
Sherlock Holmes Museum
Sherlock Holmes Museum, 221b Baker Street, London, NW1 6XE

1.42km

Dedicated to the fictional detective Sherlock HolmesRead more

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FAQs about Piccadilly Circus and Biographical Museums in London

Piccadilly Circus is one of the busiest areas of central London so unsurprisingly there is lots to see and do in the nearby area.

There are a few different theories about where the name Piccadilly originated and new theories are periodically touted. The debate has in fact gone on for hundreds of years which shows the significance of the area. There is an excellent description of the different theories available to read on British History Online (https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols31-2/pt2/pp32-40).

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Gracie Fields Plaque - Dame Gracie Fields 1898-1979 entertainer built this house for herself in 1934
Alfred Harmsworth Blue Plaque - Alfred Harmsworth Viscount Northcliffe 1865-1922 journalist and newspaper proprietor lived here
Essex Street, Nicholas Barbon, Orlando Bridgeman, Henry Fielding, And 2 Other - Essex Street was laid out in the grounds of Essex House by Nicholas Barbon in 1675. Among many famous lawyers who lived here were Sir Orlando Bridgeman c.1606-1674 Lord Keeper, Henry Fielding 1707-1754 novelist and Brass Crosby 1725-1793 Lord Mayor of London. James Savage 1779-1852 architect had his office here. Prince Charles Edward Stuart stayed at a house in the street in 1750. Rev Theophilus Lindsey 1723-1808 Unitarian Minister founded Essex Street Chapel here in 1774. Dr. Samuel Johnson est
Charles Darwin Blue Plaque - Charles Darwin 1809-1882 naturalist lived in a house on this site 1838-1842
Josef Dallos Green Plaque - Josef Dallos 1905-1979 Hungarian born British ophthalmologist invented living eye impression technique 1930. First contact lens only practice here 1937-1964
Charles Dickens Blue Plaque - Charles Dickens 1812-1870 Author Stayed here in 1832

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Piccadilly Circus in the News

Barbecoa Piccadilly

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Published: Mon 24th Dec 2018 05:05 PM

Inside Mayfair’s new prosecco bar that’s become a hot spot for celebrities including Samuel L. Jackson, Gino D’Acampo and Katie Piper

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/8027270/inside...

Published: Sat 22nd Dec 2018 06:17 AM

Capital City Cloggers selected to dance in London New Year’s Day Parade

https://www.coladaily.com/2018/12/20/capital-city-cl...

Published: Thu 20th Dec 2018 03:23 PM

Who's watching you from an unmarked van while you shop in London? Cops with facial recog tech

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/12/17/met_police_...

Published: Wed 19th Dec 2018 11:01 PM

Met Police test facial recognition technology in London

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Published: Tue 18th Dec 2018 05:10 PM

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