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Barons Court

Barons Court, Hammer­smith & Fulham A compact resi­den­tial locality situated between Hammer­smith and West Kens­ington Hammer­smith (or Margravine) Cemetery was conse­crated in 1869 and soon…

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Latimer Road

Latimer Road, Kens­ington & Chelsea/Hammersmith & Fulham A London Under­ground station and histor­i­cally poor street situated on the western side of Notting Dale Latimer Road’s…

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Westbourne Park

West­bourne Park, West­min­ster/Kensington & Chelsea A fash­ion­able resi­den­tial locality occupying a crescent of land made by the elevated section of the Westway, north-east of Notting…

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The Bishops Avenue

The Bishops Avenue, Barnet An ultra-exclusive street running from the northern tip of Hampstead Heath to East Finchley The avenue’s name derives from the bishops…

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Clapham Common

Clapham Common, Lambeth One of south London’s most important open spaces, jutting into south Battersea from the western side of Clapham From the time of…

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Shad Thames

Shad Thames, Southwark A riverside street, and by extension the surrounding area, located on the south bank of the Thames, east of Tower Bridge The…

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Pushkin House

Pushkin House   Pushkin House library In 1954 a small group of Soviet emigrés set up a polit­i­cally neutral Russian cultural centre at a house…

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Gower Street

Gower Street, Camden An elegantly sombre Blooms­bury street connecting Bedford Square and Euston Road, with a northern extension contin­uing to Hampstead Road Gower Street takes…

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Carlyle’s House

…bank holiday Mondays and Wednesday–Sunday 11am–5pm (last admission 30 minutes before closing) Admission: £5.10 (adults), £2.60 (children), £12.80 (families) Nearest station: South Kens­ington (District and…

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Nuggets

London snippets   Hidden London’s nuggets are mini-articles on widely assorted subjects, each accom­pa­nied by a photo, which you can click to go to a…

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