Long Acre, the Glossary
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46 relations: Austin Motor Company, B roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, Car dealership, Central London, Charles I of England, City of Westminster, Coach (carriage), Corset, Covent Garden, Covent Garden tube station, Dandy horse, Debrett's, Denis Johnson (inventor), Dissolution of the monasteries, Drury Lane, Duke of Bedford, Edward VI, Ellen Terry, Emma Martin (socialist), Fiat, Freemasons' Hall, London, French horn, Great Britain road numbering scheme, Great Queen Street, Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth, Henry Irving, Henry VIII, John Logie Baird, John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford, London Film School, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz Group, Odhams Press, Peerage, Pineapple Dance Studios, Queen's Theatre, Long Acre, Richard Lovelace (poet), Sporting Life (British newspaper), St Martin's Lane, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Thomas Paine, TI Media, United Kingdom, Westminster Abbey, William Shakespeare, Woman's Own.
Austin Motor Company
The Austin Motor Company Limited was an English manufacturer of motor vehicles, founded in 1905 by Herbert Austin in Longbridge.
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B roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads.
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Car dealership
A car dealership, or car dealer, is a business that sells new or used cars, at the retail level, based on a dealership contract with an automaker or its sales subsidiary.
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Central London
Central London is the innermost part of London, in England, spanning the City of London and several boroughs.
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Charles I of England
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
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City of Westminster
The City of Westminster is a London borough with city status in Greater London, England.
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Coach (carriage)
A coach is a large, closed, four-wheeled, passenger-carrying vehicle or carriage usually drawn by two or more horses controlled by a coachman, a postilion, or both.
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Corset
A corset is a support undergarment worn to hold and train the torso into the desired shape and posture.
Covent Garden
Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane.
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Covent Garden tube station
Covent Garden is a London Underground station serving Covent Garden and the surrounding area in the West End of London. Long Acre and Covent Garden tube station are Covent Garden.
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Dandy horse
The dandy horse, a derogatory term for what was first called a Laufmaschine ("running machine" in German), then a vélocipède or draisienne (in French and then English), and then a pedestrian curricle or hobby-horse, or swiftwalker, is a human-powered vehicle that, being the first means of transport to make use of the two-wheeler principle, is regarded as the forerunner of the bicycle.
Debrett's
Debrett's Debrett’s is the ultimate authority on Britain’s titled aristocracy, and has been recording the biographical details of its membership since 1769.
Denis Johnson (inventor)
Denis Johnson (– 25 December 1833) was an English coachmaker who worked on Long Acre, London, England.
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Dissolution of the monasteries
The dissolution of the monasteries, occasionally referred to as the suppression of the monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541, by which Henry VIII disbanded Catholic monasteries, priories, convents, and friaries in England, Wales, and Ireland; seized their wealth; disposed of their assets; and provided for their former personnel and functions.
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Drury Lane
Drury Lane is a street on the eastern boundary of the Covent Garden area of London, running between Aldwych and High Holborn. Long Acre and Drury Lane are streets in the City of Westminster.
Duke of Bedford
Duke of Bedford (named after Bedford, England) is a title that has been created six times (for five distinct people) in the Peerage of England.
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Edward VI
Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553.
Ellen Terry
Dame Alice Ellen Terry (27 February 184721 July 1928) was a leading English actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Emma Martin (née Bullock; 1811/1812 – 8 October 1851) was a British writer, socialist and free thinker.
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Fiat
Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. (originally FIAT, Fabbrica Italiana Automobili di Torino) is an Italian automobile manufacturer, formerly part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and since 2021 a subsidiary of Stellantis through its Italian division Stellantis Europe.
Freemasons' Hall, London
Freemasons' Hall in London is the headquarters of the United Grand Lodge of England and the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England, as well as being a meeting place for many Masonic Lodges in the London area.
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French horn
The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the horn in professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell.
Great Britain road numbering scheme
In Great Britain, there is a numbering scheme used to classify and identify all roads.
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Great Queen Street
Great Queen Street is a street in the West End of central London in England. Long Acre and Great Queen Street are Covent Garden and streets in the City of Westminster.
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Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth
Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth, KB (15 January 1596 – 13 June 1661) was an English nobleman and translator.
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Henry Irving
Sir Henry Irving (6 February 1838 – 13 October 1905), christened John Henry Brodribb, sometimes known as J. H. Irving, was an English stage actor in the Victorian era, known as an actor-manager because he took complete responsibility (supervision of sets, lighting, direction, casting, as well as playing the leading roles) for season after season at the West End's Lyceum Theatre, establishing himself and his company as representative of English classical theatre.
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Henry VIII
Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547.
John Logie Baird
John Logie Baird (13 August 188814 June 1946) was a Scottish inventor, electrical engineer, and innovator who demonstrated the world's first live working television system on 26 January 1926.
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John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford
John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford (1485 – 14 March 1555) was an English royal minister in the Tudor era.
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London Film School
London Film School (LFS) is a film school in London, United Kingdom, and is situated in a converted brewery in Covent Garden, London, neighbouring Soho, a hub of the UK film industry.
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Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz, commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926.
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Mercedes-Benz Group
The Mercedes-Benz Group AG (previously named Daimler-Benz, DaimlerChrysler and Daimler) is a German multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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Odhams Press
Odhams Press was a British publishing company, operating from 1920 to 1968.
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Peerage
A peerage is a legal system historically comprising various hereditary titles (and sometimes non-hereditary titles) in a number of countries, and composed of assorted noble ranks.
Pineapple Dance Studios
Pineapple Dance Studios' is a dance studio complex, performing arts school, and associated dancewear, clothing, and eyewear brand, based in London, England.
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Queen's Theatre, Long Acre
The Queen's Theatre was a London theatre established in 1867 on the site of St Martin's Hall, a large concert room that had opened in 1850. Long Acre and Queen's Theatre, Long Acre are Covent Garden.
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Richard Lovelace (poet)
Richard Lovelace (homophone of "loveless"; 9 December 1617 – 1657) was an English poet in the seventeenth century.
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Sporting Life (British newspaper)
The Sporting Life was a British newspaper published from 1859 until 1998, best known for its coverage of horse racing and greyhound racing.
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St Martin's Lane
St Martin's Lane is a street in the City of Westminster, which runs from the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, after which it is named, near Trafalgar Square northwards to Long Acre. Long Acre and st Martin's Lane are Covent Garden and streets in the City of Westminster.
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Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, commonly known as Drury Lane, is a West End theatre and Grade I listed building in Covent Garden, London, England. Long Acre and theatre Royal, Drury Lane are Covent Garden.
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Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine (born Thomas Pain; – In the contemporary record as noted by Conway, Paine's birth date is given as January 29, 1736–37. Common practice was to use a dash or a slash to separate the old-style year from the new-style year. In the old calendar, the new year began on March 25, not January 1.
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TI Media (formerly International Publishing Company, IPC Magazines Ltd, IPC Media and Time Inc. UK) was a consumer magazine and digital publisher in the United Kingdom, with a portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England.
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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor.
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Woman's Own
Ian's Own is a British lifestyle magazine aimed at women.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Acre
Also known as Long Acre (street), Long Acre, London.