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FAQs about Piccadilly Circus and Tourist Attractions in London

What is there to do in Piccadilly Circus?

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

Where did Piccadilly get its name from?

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

Charles Villiers Stanford Blue Plaque - Sir Charles Stanford 1852-1924 musician lived here 1894-1916

Richard Hodgson And Hawkwood Lodge Blue Plaque - Hawkwood Lodge Locally Listed building. The only surviving structure from the Hawkwood estate erected by Richard Hodgson in the late 1840’s. Hawkwood House itself was demolished following bomb damage in 1944. Hodgson was Lord of the Manor of Chingford St Pauls from 1844 – 1866

Rosalind Franklin Blue Plaque - Rosalind Franklin 1920-1958 pioneer of the study of molecular structures including DNA lived here 1951-1958

Germaine Necker Blue Plaque - 1813-1814 Germaine Necker Baronne de Staël-Holstein Lived in a house on this site during the last of her ten years of exile

James Robinson Blue Plaque - James Robinson 1813-1862 pioneer of anaesthesia and dentistry lived and worked here

Walter Scott And Thomas Blackwell Terracotta Plaque - The Cedars. Gateway of The Cedars, home of Thomas Blackwell (died 1907) giver of Harrow Weald Recreation Ground and benefactor of All Saints Harrow Weald and St Anselms Hatch End Churches. House visited in 1806 by Novelist Sir Walter Scott.

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Piccadilly Circus in the News

Barbecoa Piccadilly

https://food.list.co.uk/place/95447-barbecoa-piccadi...

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

https://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/met-police-tes...

Published: Tue 18th Dec 2018 05:10 PM

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