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FAQs about Piccadilly and Living Life 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

Maria Louise Ramé Blue Plaque - Ouida (Marie Louise de la Ramée) 1839-1908 novelist lived here

Turkish Bronze Gun And John Duckworth Bronze Plaque - This Turkish bronze gun was cast in 1790-91 (AH 1212) in the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Selim III. It weighs 5.2 tonnes, fired stone shot of just over 56 kilos and is one of two taken by Admiral Sir John Duckworth from Kinali Island in the Sea of Marmara in 1807. The gun was presented to the Royal Naval Asylum at Greenwich by HRH Prince Ernest, Duke of Cumberland on 21 October 1807. The cast-iron display carriage was made later by the Royal Carriage Department of the Royal Arsenal, Wo

Charles Dickens Blue Plaque - Charles Dickens 1812-1870 writer, journalist and social reformer

Philip Henry Gosse And Edmund Gosse Blue Plaque - Here lived Philip Henry Gosse 1810-1888 zoologist Sir Edmund Gosse 1849-1928 writer and critic born here

Joseph Lyons Blue Plaque - Sir Joseph Lyons 1847-1917 Pioneer of mass catering lived here

Henry Austen And Jane Austen Blue Plaque - Jane Austen novelist, stayed with her brother Henry in a house on this site 1814-1815

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Piccadilly in the News

Manc drugs courier jailed for his part in a 'colossal' £1bn smuggling plot has had his sentence cut

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

Published: Tue 25th Dec 2018 09:50 AM

About Sharps Pixley

https://www.sharpspixley.com/about

Published: Mon 24th Dec 2018 12:23 AM

A captivating cabinet of curiosities in Piccadilly

https://howtospendit.ft.com/mens-style/204841-a-capt...

Published: Sun 23rd Dec 2018 05:36 AM

Billionaire brothers David and Simon Reuben land on £132m Piccadilly property

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/billionaire-broth...

Published: Sun 23rd Dec 2018 01:02 AM

An oral history of the Warehouse Project

https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/warehouse-project-oral...

Published: Wed 19th Dec 2018 05:45 PM

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