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St. Leonard Church of Shoreditch
Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.
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London, England
The Executioner's Ax
Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.
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Tea Building
A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.
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Goodman’s Fields Horses
Metal horses galloping through a London fountain provide a link to the city's past.
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Weaver's Field
This lush area was the site of extensive enemy bombing during WWII.
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Replica of the Golden Hinde
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
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Bunhill Fields
A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.
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Monument to the Great Fire of London
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
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The Navigators
Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.
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Pudding Lane
The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.
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Leadenhall Market
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
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The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
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Circus Space
The largest clown school in Britain offering accredited degrees.
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Village Underground
Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.
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Traitors' Gate
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
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Museum of the Home
Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.
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The Tower Ravens
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
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London Wall
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
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Love Locks of East London
Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.
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Arnold Circus
A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.
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Premises Studio Music Studios and Cafe
London's most popular recording studio, located in the capital's East End, runs partly on solar power and has played host to some of the world's biggest acts.
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Columbia Road Shops and Flower Market
The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.
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The Oval Space
This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.
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Houseboats of Regents Canal
A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.
