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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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Blue Plaques in London

George Gilbert Scott Brown Plaque - Sir George Gilbert Scott 1811-1878 architect lived here
Nicholas Wiseman Black Plaque - Cardinal Wiseman, first Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster lived here 1858 – 1864.
Dylan Thomas Blue Plaque - Dylan Thomas 1914-1953 poet lived here
Sun Yat-Sen Black Plaque - Sun Yat-Sen 1866-1925 father of the Chinese Republic lived in a house on this site while a political exile from his country
Will Hay Blue Plaque - Will Hay 1888-1949 comic actor and astronomer lived here 1927-1934
John Maria Gatti , Adelphi Theatre Restaurant, London, Agostino Gatti, And Rocco Joseph Stefano Gatt - Site of the Adelphi Theatre Restaurant owned by the Swiss-Italian Gatti family, restaurateurs, music hall, theatre and electricity supply entrepreneurs. Sir John Gatti served as Lord Mayor of Westminster, 1911-12

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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

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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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