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Piccadilly Circus is a road junction and public space of London's West End in the City of Westminster.It was built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with Piccadilly.In this context, a circus, from the Latin word meaning "circle", is a round open space at a street junction.
[13] [14] It was returned to Piccadilly Circus on 29 June 1947. [15] The statue was again removed in the 1980s – this time for restoration – and resited upon its return in February 1985. During the restoration a set of plaster casts was unearthed in the basements of the Victoria and Albert Museum which revealed damage to the statue. [16]
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Shaftesbury Avenue in 2016 with West End theatres pictured along the right side of the road Shaftesbury Avenue from Piccadilly Circus in 1949 The Forbidden Planet comic store on the road. Shaftesbury Avenue is a major road in the West End of London, named after The 7th Earl of Shaftesbury.
South Kensington is a London Underground station in the district of South Kensington, south west London.It is served by three lines: Circle, District and Piccadilly. [6] On the Circle and District lines the station is between Gloucester Road and Sloane Sqaure stations, and on the Piccadilly line it is between Gloucester Road and Knightsbridge stations.
Piccadilly Circus is a London Underground station located directly beneath Piccadilly Circus itself, with entrances at every corner. Located in Travel-card Zone 1 , the station is on the Piccadilly line between Green Park and Leicester Square stations and on the Bakerloo line between Oxford Circus and Charing Cross stations.
The inn was located on sloping ground stretching between Jermyn Street and Piccadilly Circus, known as Regent Circus. [2] A competition was held for the design of a concert hall complex, with Thomas Verity winning out of 15 entries. He was commissioned to design a large restaurant, dining rooms, ballroom, and galleried concert hall in the basement.
Swan & Edgar Ltd building, Piccadilly Circus. Swan & Edgar Ltd was a department store, located at Piccadilly Circus on the western side between Piccadilly and Regent Street established in the early 19th century and closed in 1982. William Edgar ran a haberdashery stall in St James Market, before meeting George Swan. [1]