Category: West End

Queen’s Theatre

The Queen’s Theatre is located in Shaftesbury Avenue on the corner of Wardour Street.

Embankment

Embankment underground station has been known by various names during its long history – including, indeed, ’Embankment’.

Charing Cross

Charing Cross denotes the junction of the Strand, Whitehall and Cockspur Street, just south of Trafalgar Square

Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus was built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly.

Oxford Circus

Oxford Circus, designed by John Nash in 1811.

Durham House Street, WC2N

Durham House Street was the former site of a palace belonging to the bishops of Durham in medieval times.

Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D

Shaftesbury Avenue is a major street in the West End of London, named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury.

Photos of old London

Trams were once ubiquitous in London. The first, a horse tram, was introduced in Victoria in 1860; in 1884, a cable tram was introduced for Highgate Hill; electric vehicles arrived in 1901, and by 1914, London has the largest tram network in Europe. The arrival of the diesel bus soon led to their demise, and …

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Blackmoor Street, WC2B

Blackmoor Street was in the Drury Lane slum.

Leicester Square, WC2H

Leicester Square is a central tourist attraction of London.