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

0.29km

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

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

0.55km

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

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

0.57km

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

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Canada House Gallery
Canada House Gallery
Canada House Gallery, Canada House, 5 Trafalgar Square, London, SW1Y 5BJ

0.26km

Canadian historical and contemporary art and artefactsRead more

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Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), 12 Carlton House Terrace, The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH

0.28km

Multi-disciplinary arts centre with exhibit galleriesRead more

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Mall Galleries
Mall Galleries
Mall Galleries, The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH

0.29km

Gallery exhibits of the Federation of British ArtistsRead more

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National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

0.29km

Portraits of historically important and famous British peopleRead more

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Kennel Club Dog Art Gallery
Kennel Club Dog Art Gallery
Kennel Club Dog Art Gallery, London

0.32km

Exhibits and collection of dog paintings, open by appointmentRead more

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The Royal Institution of Great Britain
The Royal Institution of Great Britain
21 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 4BS

0.36km

The Royal Institution of Great Britain (often abbreviated as the Royal Institution or Ri) is an organisation devoted...Read more

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Faraday Museum
Faraday Museum
Faraday Museum, Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BS

0.37km

Located at the Royal Institution, scientist Michael Faraday's 19th century laboratory, activities and people...Read more

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British Optical Association Museum
British Optical Association Museum
British Optical Association Museum, 42 Craven Street, London, WC2N 5NG

0.39km

History of eye careRead more

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The Photographers' Gallery
The Photographers' Gallery
The Photographers' Gallery, 16-18 Ramillies Street, London, W1F 7LW

0.4km

PhotographyRead more

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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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Spencer House, London
Spencer House
Spencer House, London, 27 Saint James's Place, London, SW1A 1NR

0.43km

18th-century mansion with restored state rooms and gardenRead more

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Household Cavalry Museum
Household Cavalry Museum
Household Cavalry Museum, London, SW1A 2AX

0.45km

Regimental artefacts and memorabilia of the Household CavalryRead more

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Clarence House
Clarence House
Clarence House, London, SW1A 1BA

0.46km

Official residence of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of CornwallRead more

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Banqueting House, Whitehall
Banqueting House, Whitehall
Banqueting House, Whitehall, Whitehall, Westminster, London, SW1A 2ER

0.51km

17th century ornate building used for entertaining, designed by Inigo Jones, only remaining component of the Palace...Read more

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The Fleming Collection
Fleming Collection
The Fleming Collection, 7-12 Half Moon Street, London, W1J 7BH

0.55km

Exhibitions of Scottish art, both from its collections and elsewhereRead more

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Handel House Museum
Handel House Museum
Handel House Museum, 25 Brook Street, London, W1K 4HB

0.56km

18th century period townhouse, home of baroque composer George Frideric HandelRead more

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Handel House Museum
Handel House Museum
25 Brook Street, London, W1K 4HB

0.56km

Handel House was home to Handel from 1723 until 1759. It is here Handel composed many of his famous works, such as...Read more

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The Cartoon Museum
Cartoon Museum
The Cartoon Museum, 35 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HH

0.63km

Political cartoons, comic strips and comic booksRead more

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

0.63km

Arts centre with gallery and Courtauld GalleryRead 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

0.64km

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

0.65km

Library, artefacts and regalia of FreemasonryRead more

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Museum of Comedy
Museum of Comedy
Museum of Comedy, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR

0.65km

Located in the undercroft of St. George's, Bloomsbury, photos, posters, memorabilia, scrips, video and film about the...Read more

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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

Brown Plaque № 39254 - Opened in 1912, Kew Gardens Station Footbridge is an early and rare British example of reinforced concrete, using a method pioneered by the French engineer François Hennebique. The bridge is remarkable for its high sides and for the curious projections extending over the railway lines. Both features were designed to protect pedestrians from the dirt of the railway's steam engines.
Marie Tussaud Blue Plaque - Madame Marie Tussaud 1761-1850 artist in Wax lived here 1838-1839
Vera Brittain And Winifred Holtby Blue Plaque - Vera Brittain 1893-1970 Winifred Holtby 1898-1935 writers and reformers lived here
Janet Johnson Brown Plaque - Janet Johnson (1858-1955) Pioneer Welfare Worker Lived at 39 Redcross Way. She became the first woman Guardian of the Poor in Southwark in 1888, devoting her life to the condition of poor workhouse internees. She became manager of the Central London School for Orphans and Destitute Children at Hanwell, initiating humanitarian reforms with new ideas on education, clothing and diet.
F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas Blue Plaque - Wing Commander F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas GC  1902-1964 secret agent codename "The White Rabbit" lived here
Edwin Chadwick Blue Plaque - Sir Edwin Chadwick 1801-1890 public health reformer lived here

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