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Foundling Museum
Foundling Museum
Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ

1.03km

History of the Foundling Hospital, Britain's first home for abandoned children, art by many of Britain's most...Read more

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

1.14km

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

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Islington Museum
Islington Museum
Islington Museum, 245 Saint John Street, London, EC1V 4NB

1.63km

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Museum of London
Museum of London
Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5HN

1.73km

City's history, culture, archaeologyRead more

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Guildhall Art Gallery
Guildhall Art Gallery
Guildhall Art Gallery, Guildhall Yard, London, EC2V 5AE

1.94km

Located in the Guildhall, collection includes art and cultural artefacts about London, Victorian-era works, remains...Read more

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Cuming Museum
Cuming Museum
Cuming Museum, 5 Ethel Street, London, SE17 1NH

2.31km

Local history, culture; small collection of Ancient Egyptian objects. Closed since March 2013 due to fire damage.Read more

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Dennis Severs' House
Dennis Severs' House
Dennis Severs' House, 18 Folgate Street, London, E1 6BX

2.58km

Enactments of life in the 18th and 19th centuriesRead more

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Museum of Immigration and Diversity
Museum of Immigration and Diversity
Museum of Immigration and Diversity, 19 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH

2.79km

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Geffrye Museum
Geffrye Museum
Geffrye Museum, 136 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8EA

2.85km

Changing style of the English domestic interior in a series of period rooms from 1600 to the present day. Also...Read more

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Jack the Ripper Museum
Jack the Ripper Museum
Jack the Ripper Museum, 12 Cable Street, London, E1 8JG

2.96km

History of the East London in the 1880s, providing a serious examination of the crimes of Jack the Ripper within the...Read more

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Oxford Street borders four different districts of London, Soho, Fitzrovia, Marylebone, and Mayfair .



Oxford Street is located in the borough of Westminster in central London.

Oxford Street can be considered to form part of the districts of Fitzrovia, Soho and Mayfair .



The best nightclubs in London and their location is rather subjective as there are great clubs in different areas of London each with a different vibe. Mayfair tends to have the most exclusive celebrity clubs whilst east London is a little bit cooler.

Soho has some good places too although you won't rub shoulders with high society if you cross over Regent Street.



London's China Town is located in central London around Gerrard Street, close to Leicester Square. The nearest tube stations are Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus.



The main areas in London for the best London clubs are Mayfair and Soho. Shoreditch and East London are becoming increasing popular too.


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Blue Plaques in London

George Eliot Blue Plaque - George Eliot 1819-1880 novelist died here
Black Plaque № 41028 - The Ancient House was restored in 1934. The building at that time was very deformed and the 1934 repairs retained the building in its settled position. The 2001 restoration re-established the integrity of the timber frame and as such realigned many of the timers. The wall at ground level along Orford Road was built in 1934 to look as if it was deformed Tudor brickwork. This 1934 architectural conceit, which was executed superbly by the bricklayer, has been retained as part of the history of the
Ernie Wise Blue Plaque - Ernie Wise OBE   1925-1999
Christopher Wren Grey Plaque - The church of St Dunstan in the East stood on this site from ancient times. Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt the church after the Great Fire of 1666 and the only part of his design which survivies is the tower. The remainder of the church was rebuilt in 1817 and destroyed by enemy action in 1941. This garden was created by the Corporation of London and opened by the RT. Hon. The Lord Mayor Sir Peter Studd. on 21st June 1971.
Horace Short, Eustace Short, And Oswald Short Blue Plaque - The Short Brothers Horace 1872-1917 Eustace 1875-1932 Oswald 1883-1969 aeronautical engineers worked in arches 75 and 81
Rosalind Franklin, Raymond Gosling, Herbert Wilson, Maurice Wilkins, And 1 Other - R. E. Franklin R. G. Gosling H. R. Wilson M. H. F. Wilkins A. R. Stokes King's College London DNA X-ray diffraction studies 1953

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