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  2. Covent Garden - Wikipedia

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    Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. [1] It is associated with the former fruit-and-vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and with the Royal Opera House, itself known as "Covent Garden". [2]

  3. Category:People from Covent Garden - Wikipedia

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    This category includes people from the Covent Garden neighbourhood of the City of Westminster and the London Borough of Camden in Greater London, England. It was part of Middlesex until 1889. It was part of Middlesex until 1889.

  4. List of private residents of Covent Garden - Wikipedia

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    The entries in this tabulation cover some 150 years in the 17th and 18th centuries, when the private residents of Covent Garden included many people of rank and note. They ranged from marquesses to barons, foreign ambassadors and members of parliament to physicians, surgeons, antiquaries, artists, authors and dramatists.

  5. Amanda Barrie - Wikipedia

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    Amanda Barrie (born Shirley Anne Broadbent; 14 September 1935) is an English actress.She appeared in two of the Carry On films before being cast as Alma Halliwell in ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, which she played on and off for 20 years.

  6. Royal Ballet and Opera - Wikipedia

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    The foundation of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden lies in the letters patent awarded by Charles II to Sir William Davenant in 1662, allowing Davenant to operate one of only two patent theatre companies (The Duke's Company) in London. The letters patent remained in the possession of the patentees' heirs until the 19th century.

  7. Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford - Wikipedia

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    Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford PC (1587 – 9 May 1641) was an English nobleman and politician.He built the square of Covent Garden, with the piazza and church of St. Paul's, employing Inigo Jones as his architect. [1]

  8. Letitia Ann Sage - Wikipedia

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    She is known to have resided for a time at No. 10 Charles Street, Covent Garden. She had two sisters, who were actresses: Mrs Sarah Ward (c.1753-1838) and Mrs Kate Powell (c.1762-1807). Sarah was the wife of Thomas Ward, manager of the Manchester Theatre, whilst Kate's husband was Sparks Powell. [4]

  9. Gretchen Franklin - Wikipedia

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    Gretchen Gordon Franklin was born in Covent Garden, Central London, into a theatrical family, the only child of her parents Gordon and Violet Franklin. [3] Her father had a song-and-dance act, while her grandfather was a well-known music-hall entertainer at the turn of the 20th century. [2] Her younger cousin was the comedian Clive Dunn (1920 ...