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

0.48km

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

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

0.69km

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

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Charles Dickens Museum
Charles Dickens Museum
Charles Dickens Museum, 48 Doughty Street, London, WC1N 2LX

0.74km

Mid-19th century period house with original papers, furniture and items relating to author Charles DickensRead more

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

0.74km

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

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

0.89km

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

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

0.91km

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

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

0.92km

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

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Jewel Tower
Jewel Tower
Jewel Tower, Abingdon Street, London, SW1P 3JX

1.12km

Operated by English Heritage, one of only two surviving sections of the mediaeval royal Palace of Westminster,...Read more

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Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace, London, SW1A 1AA

1.16km

Official London residence of the British monarch, public tours of the state rooms, includes Queen's Gallery and Royal...Read more

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Queen's Gallery
Queen's Gallery
Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1A 1AA

1.26km

Exhibitions of items from the Royal Collection, located at Buckingham PalaceRead more

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Lambeth Palace
Lambeth Palace
Lambeth Palace, London, SE1 7JU

1.32km

Tours of the official London residence of the Archbishop of CanterburyRead more

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Apsley House
Apsley House
Apsley House, 149 Piccadilly, London, W1J 7NT

1.37km

Operated by English Heritage, also known as Wellington Museum, home of The Duke of Wellington, significant...Read more

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Mansion House, London
Mansion House
Mansion House, London, Walbrook, London, EC4N 8BH

1.55km

Guided tours of the public rooms of the official residence of the Lord Mayor of the City of London, includes city...Read more

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Carlyle's House
Carlyle's House
Carlyle's House, Carlyle's House, London, SW3

2.84km

Operated by the National Trust, Victorian period townhouse home of historian and philosopher Thomas CarlyleRead more

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Blue Plaques in London

Ezra Pound Blue Plaque - Ezra Pound 1885-1972 poet lived here 1909-1914
Ellen Terry, Charles Wyndham, And Queen's Theatre, Long Acre Black Plaque - Queen's  Theatre    The old Queen's Theatre  occupied this site for just eleven  years from 1867 to 1878 and was  renowned in its day, albeit fleetingly,  for the distinguished players, including  Ellen Terry and Charles Wyndham,  who trod its boards
David Garrick Blue Plaque - David Garrick 1717-1779 actor lived here
Surrey Iron Railway Brass Plaque - The Surrey Iron Railway was the first public railway in England, probably in the world. The railway ran along this road on its route from Croydon to the mouth of the River Wandle, a distance of nearly nine miles. Goods wagons were pulled by horses along a track of cast iron plates laid on stone sleepers, some of which are set in the wall below. The gauge was 4'2. It opened in 1803, following the passing of the Surrey Iron Railway Act in 1801, and closed in 1846, the victim of the success of newe
Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, And Michael Bentine Brushed Metal Plaque - Peter Sellers Spike Milligan Harry Secombe Michael Bentine The Goon Show 1951 - 1960 first exploded here
Ian Fleming Blue Plaque - Ian Fleming 1908-1964 creator of James Bond lived here

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