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Leicester Square is a London Underground station in the West End of London, within walking distance of Theatreland and Chinatown, as well as the southern reaches of Soho. It is located on Charing Cross Road , a short distance to the east of Leicester Square itself.
The square lies within an area bound by Lisle Street, to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west.The park at the centre of the square is bound by Cranbourn Street, to the north; Leicester Street, to the east; Irving Street, to the south; and a section of road designated simply as Leicester Square, to the west.
Sloane Square station On 26 December 1973 a bomb was detonated in a telephone kiosk in the booking hall at Sloane Square station. Nobody was injured. 0 0 9 October 1975 - Just outside Green Park station On 9 October, a bomb detonated just outside Green Park station, killing one and injuring 20 people. [6] 1 20 13 February 1976 - Oxford Circus ...
A visit to West Ashfield training facility and the history of Oval station on the Northern line. At the depot, Tim learns about the experimental tube train designs of the 1930s and 1980s. 6 8 August 2023 Leicester Square The history of Leicester Square station in London's Theatreland and exploration of disused areas of Hyde Park Corner station ...
The North Western and Charing Cross Railway (NW&CCR) was a railway company established in 1864 to construct an underground railway in London. The NW&CCR was one of many underground railway schemes proposed for London following the opening in 1863 of the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway, but was one of only a few to be authorised by Parliament.
Interior of the Great Globe. Wyld's Great Globe (also known as Wyld's Globe or Wyld's Monster Globe) was an attraction situated in London's Leicester Square between 1851 and 1862, constructed by James Wyld (1812–1887), a distinguished mapmaker and former Member of Parliament for Bodmin.
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Leslie William Green (6 February 1875 – 31 August 1908) [1] was an English architect.He is best known for his design of iconic stations constructed on the London Underground railway system in central London during the first decade of the 20th century, with distinctive oxblood red faïence blocks including pillars and semi-circular first-floor windows, and patterned tiled interiors done in ...