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Districts of the London Borough of Camden

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.

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A400 road (Great Britain)

The A400 road is an A road in London that runs from Charing Cross (near Trafalgar Square, in London's West End) to Archway in North London.

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Age of Enlightenment

The Age of Enlightenment (also the Age of Reason and the Enlightenment) was the intellectual and philosophical movement that occurred in Europe in the 17th and the 18th centuries.

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Aldenham School

Aldenham School is a co-educational private boarding and day school for pupils aged eleven to eighteen, located between Elstree and the village of Aldenham in Hertfordshire, England.

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Alec Guinness

Sir Alec Guinness (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor.

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Alfred Marsh

Alfred Marsh (3 November 1858 – 13 October 1914) was an anarchist-communist and long-time editor and stalwart of the newspaper ''Freedom''.

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Ampthill Square Estate

The Ampthill Square Estate, also known as the Ampthill Estate, is a housing estate in the London Borough of Camden in London, England.

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Ancient Diocese of Narbonne

The former Catholic diocese of Narbonne existed from early Christian times until the French Revolution.

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Andrés de Jesús María y José Bello López (November 29, 1781 – October 15, 1865) was a Venezuelan humanist, diplomat, poet, legislator, philosopher, educator and philologist, whose political and literary works constitute an important part of Spanish American culture.

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Anthony Minghella

Anthony Minghella, (6 January 195418 March 2008) was a British film director, playwright, and screenwriter.

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Antonio Puigblanch

Antoni Puig i Blanch (also known as Antoni Puigblanch) (1755, Mataró, Spain – 1840, Somers Town, London) was a Spanish philologist and politician.

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Arthur Richard Dillon

Arthur Richard Dillon (1721–1806) was archbishop of Narbonne in France.

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Basil Jellicoe

John Basil Lee Jellicoe (5 February 1899 – 24 August 1935) was a priest in the Church of England best known for his work as a housing reformer.

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Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England.

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Benjamin Smith (engraver)

Benjamin Smith (1754–1833) was a British engraver, printseller and publisher, active from 1786 to 1833.

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Bleak House

Bleak House is a novel by Charles Dickens, first published as a 20-episode serial between 12 March 1852 and 12 September 1853.

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Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury is a district in the West End of London, part of the London Borough of Camden in England. Somers Town, London and Bloomsbury are areas of London and districts of the London Borough of Camden.

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Blue plaque

A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place in the United Kingdom, and certain other countries and territories, to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site, serving as a historical marker.

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Bob Hoskins

Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor and film director.

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Body snatching

Body snatching is the illicit removal of corpses from graves, morgues, and other burial sites.

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Breaking and Entering (film)

Breaking and Entering is a 2006 romantic crime drama film written and directed by Anthony Minghella and starring Jude Law, Juliette Binoche, and Robin Wright.

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British Library

The British Library is a research library in London that is the national library of the United Kingdom.

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British Rail Class 395

The British Rail Class 395 Javelin is a dual-voltage electric multiple unit (EMU) passenger train built by Hitachi Rail as part of the Hitachi A-train AT300 family for high-speed commuter services on High Speed 1 and elsewhere on the South Eastern franchise.

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Building Schools for the Future

Building Schools for the Future (BSF) was the name given to the British government's investment programme in secondary school buildings in England in the 2000s.

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Camden London Borough Council

Camden London Borough Council, also known as Camden Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Camden in Greater London, England.

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Camden New Journal

The Camden New Journal is a British independent newspaper published in the London Borough of Camden.

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Camden Town

Camden Town, often shortened to Camden, is an area in the London Borough of Camden, around north-northwest of Charing Cross. Somers Town, London and Camden Town are areas of London and districts of the London Borough of Camden.

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Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is the world's largest independent cancer research organisation.

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Catherine Despard

Catherine Despard (died 1815), from Jamaica, publicised political detentions and prison conditions in London where her Irish husband, Colonel Edward Despard, was repeatedly incarcerated for their shared democratic convictions.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Chalton Street

Chalton Street is a street in the Somers Town neighbourhood of London, England.

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Chalton Street Market

is a street market in Camden, North London.

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Charitable trust

A charitable trust is an irrevocable trust established for charitable purposes.

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Charles James Booth (30 March 1840 – 23 November 1916) was a British shipowner, Comtean positivist, social researcher, and reformer, best known for his innovative philanthropic studies on working-class life in London towards the end of the 19th century.

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Charles Cocks, 1st Baron Somers

Charles Cocks, 1st Baron Somers (29 June 1725 – 30 January 1806), known as Sir Charles Cocks, 1st Baronet, from 1772 to 1784, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1747 to 1784.

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Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and social critic.

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Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton

Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, (25 October 1683 – 6 May 1757) was a British peer and politician.

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Charrington Brewery

Charrington Brewery was founded in Bethnal Green, London, in the early 18th century by Robert Westfield.

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Chartered Surveyor

Chartered Surveyor is the description (protected by law in many countries) of Professional Members and Fellows of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) entitled to use the designation (and a number of variations such as "Chartered Building Surveyor" or "Chartered Quantity Surveyor" or "Chartered Civil Engineering Surveyor" depending on their field of expertise) in the (British) Commonwealth of Nations and Ireland.

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Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea Football Club is a professional football club based in Fulham, West London, England.

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Chenies

Chenies is a village and civil parish in south-east Buckinghamshire, England.

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Church of England

The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies.

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Coroner

A coroner is a government or judicial official who is empowered to conduct or order an inquest into the manner or cause of death.

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Courtesan

A courtesan is a prostitute with a courtly, wealthy, or upper-class clientele.

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Dan Leno

George Wild Galvin (20 December 1860 – 31 October 1904), better known by the stage name Dan Leno, was a leading English music hall comedian and musical theatre actor during the late Victorian era.

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David Copperfield

David Copperfield Dickens invented over 14 variations of the title for this work, see is a novel by Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from infancy to maturity.

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Devon

Devon (historically also known as Devonshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Doris Lessing

Doris May Lessing (Tayler; 22 October 1919 – 17 November 2013) was a British novelist.

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Ealing comedies

The Ealing comedies is an informal name for a series of comedy films produced by the London-based Ealing Studios during a ten-year period from 1947 to 1957.

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Earl of Tankerville

Earl of Tankerville is a noble title drawn from Tancarville in Normandy.

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Edward Cave

Edward Cave (27 February 1691 – 10 January 1754) was an English printer, editor and publisher.

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Edward Scriven

Edward Scriven (1775 – 23 August 1841) was an English engraver of portraits, in the stipple and chalk manner.

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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital

The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital and its predecessor organisations provided health care to women in central London from the mid-Victorian era.

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The England national football team have represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872.

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Ethel Le Neve

Ethel Clara Neave (21 January 1883 – 9 August 1967), known as Ethel Le Neve, was the mistress of Dr.

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Eurostar

Eurostar is an international high-speed rail service in Western Europe, connecting Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

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Euston Arch

The Euston Arch, built in 1837 (and demolished in 1962), was the original entrance to Euston station, facing onto Drummond Street, London.

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Euston Hall

Euston Hall is a country house, with park by William Kent and Capability Brown, located in Euston, a small village in Suffolk located just south of Thetford, England.

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Euston railway station

Euston railway station (or London Euston) is a major central London railway terminus managed by Network Rail in the London Borough of Camden.

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Euston Road

Euston Road is a road in Central London that runs from Marylebone Road to King's Cross.

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Euston tube station

Euston is a London Underground station.

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Eversholt

Eversholt is a village and civil parish located in Bedfordshire, England.

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Faithful Companions of Jesus

The Faithful Companions of Jesus Sisters (FCJ Sisters, French: Fidèles compagnes de Jésus) is a Christian religious institute of the Roman Catholic Church directly subject to the Pope.

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Financial endowment

A financial endowment is a legal structure for managing, and in many cases indefinitely perpetuating, a pool of financial, real estate, or other investments for a specific purpose according to the will of its founders and donors.

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Finial

A finial (from finis, end) or hip-knob is an element marking the top or end of some object, often formed to be a decorative feature.

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Francis Aidan Gasquet

Francis Aidan Cardinal Gasquet (born Francis Neil Gasquet; 5 October 1846 – 5 April 1929) was an English Benedictine monk and historical scholar.

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Francis Crick Institute

The Francis Crick Institute (formerly the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation) is a biomedical research centre in London, which was established in 2010 and opened in 2016.

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Frankenstein

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley.

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Fred Titmus

Frederick John Titmus (24 November 1932 – 23 March 2011) was an English cricketer, whose first-class career, mostly for Middlesex with a short stint for Surrey, spanned five decades.

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Freedom (British newspaper)

Freedom is a London-based anarchist news website and semi-annual journal published by Freedom Press.

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French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.

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George Lance

George Lance (24 March 1802 – 18 June 1864) was an English painter of still life and portrait miniatures.

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George Moore (philanthropist)

George Moore (9 April 1806 – 21 November 1876) was an English lace merchant and philanthropist.

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Georgian architecture

Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830.

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Gilbert Bayes

Gilbert William Bayes (4 April 1872 – 10 July 1953) was an English sculptor.

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Goldington

Goldington is part of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.

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Goods station

A goods station (also known as a goods yard or goods depot) or freight station is, in the widest sense, a railway station where, either exclusively or predominantly, goods (or freight), such as merchandise, parcels, and manufactured items, are loaded onto or unloaded off of ships or road vehicles and/or where goods wagons are transferred to local sidings.

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Gray's Inn

The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court (professional associations for barristers and judges) in London.

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Greater London Council

The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986.

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Green Party of England and Wales

The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW; Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr; Parti Gwer Pow Sows ha Kembra; often known simply as the Green Party or the Greens) is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales.

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Guy-Toussaint-Julien Carron

Abbé Guy-Toussaint-Julien Carron (1760–1821) was a French Roman Catholic priest who founded a number of social and educational institutions, especially while in exile in England, and was a prolific author of pious tracts.

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Hampstead

Hampstead is an area in London, England, which lies northwest of Charing Cross, and extends from the A5 road (Roman Watling Street) to Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland. Somers Town, London and Hampstead are areas of London and districts of the London Borough of Camden.

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Hansard

Hansard is the transcripts of parliamentary debates in Britain and many Commonwealth countries.

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Harriette Wilson

Harriette Wilson (2 February 1786 – 10 March 1845) was the author of The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson: Written by Herself (1825).

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Hawley Harvey Crippen

Hawley Harvey Crippen (September 11, 1862 – November 23, 1910), colloquially known as Dr.

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Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire (or; often abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties.

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High Hopes (1988 film)

High Hopes is a 1988 British comedy drama film directed by Mike Leigh, focusing on an extended working-class family living in King's Cross, London, and elsewhere.

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High Speed 1

High Speed 1 (HS1), legally the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), is a high-speed railway linking London with the Channel Tunnel.

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Holborn and St Pancras (UK Parliament constituency)

Holborn and St Pancras is a parliamentary constituency in Greater London that was created in 1983.

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Hospital for Tropical Diseases

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases (HTD) is a specialist tropical disease hospital located in London, United Kingdom.

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Housing association

In Ireland and the United Kingdom, housing associations are private, non-profit making organisations that provide low-cost "social housing" for people in need of a home.

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Hundred (county division)

A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region.

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Imperial College London

Imperial College London (Imperial) is a public research university in London, England.

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Irene Barclay

Irene Barclay (née Martin, 27 May 1894 – 21 March 1989) was the first woman to qualify in Britain as a chartered surveyor, and was a noted campaigner for social housing.

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ITV News

ITV News is the branding of news programmes on the British news television channel of ITV.

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James Bacon (judge)

Sir James Bacon (11 February 1798 – 1 June 1895) was a British judge and a Vice-Chancellor of the Court of Chancery.

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James Mitan

James Mitan (13 February 1776 – 16 August 1822) was a British engraver.

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James Tibbits Willmore

James Tibbits Willmore (Handsworth September 180012 March 1863 London) was a British engraver.

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Jerry Cruncher

Jeremiah "Jerry" Cruncher is a fictional character in Charles Dickens' 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities.

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Joe Cole

Joseph John Cole (born 8 November 1981) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger.

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John Gale Jones

John Gale Jones (1769–1838) was an English radical orator.

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John James Sainsbury

John James Sainsbury (12 June 1844 – 3 January 1928) was an English grocer and founder of what is now called the Sainsbury's supermarket chain.

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John Soane

Sir John Soane (né Soan; 10 September 1753 – 20 January 1837) was an English architect who specialised in the Neo-Classical style.

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John Somers, 1st Baron Somers

John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, (4 March 1651 – 26 April 1716) was an English jurist, Whig statesman and peer.

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John Wolcot

John Wolcot (baptised 9 May 1738 – 14 January 1819) was an English satirist, who wrote under the pseudonym of "Peter Pindar".

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Joseph Grantham

Police Constable Joseph Grantham (died 1830) was the first police officer to be killed whilst on duty in the United Kingdom.

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Jude Law

David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an English actor.

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Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche (born 9 March 1964) is a French actress.

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Kentish Town

Kentish Town is an area of northwest London, England in the London Borough of Camden, immediately north of Camden Town. Somers Town, London and Kentish Town are areas of London and districts of the London Borough of Camden.

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King's College London

King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England.

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King's Cross St Pancras tube station

King's Cross St Pancras (also known as King's Cross & St Pancras International) is a London Underground station on Euston Road in the Borough of Camden, Central London.

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King's Cross, London

King's Cross is a district in the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington, located on either side of Euston Road, in the outskirts of north London and central London, England, north of Charing Cross. Somers Town, London and King's Cross, London are areas of London and districts of the London Borough of Camden.

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List of mayors of St Pancras

This is a list of mayors of the Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras, London, from 1900 to 1965.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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London Borough of Camden

The London Borough of Camden is a London borough in Inner London, England.

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London County Council

The London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London throughout its existence from 1889 to 1965, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected.

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London King's Cross railway station

King's Cross railway station, also known as London King's Cross, is a passenger railway terminus in the London Borough of Camden, on the edge of Central London.

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London Underground

The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England.

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Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé

Louis Joseph de Bourbon (9 August 1736 – 13 May 1818) was Prince of Condé from 1740 to his death.

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Marble Arch

The Marble Arch is a 19th-century white marble-faced triumphal arch in London, England.

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Maria Caterina Brignole

Maria Caterina Brignole (or Marie-Christine de Brignole; 7 October 1737 – 18 March 1813) was Princess of Monaco by marriage to Prince Honoré III.

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Maria Fidelis

Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ is a Roman Catholic co-educational secondary school in the London Borough of Camden, England.

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Mary Ann Sainsbury

Mary Ann Sainsbury (née Staples; 30 June 1849 – 9 June 1927) was the wife of John James Sainsbury, the founder of the Sainsbury's supermarket chain.

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Mary Shelley

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist who is best known for writing the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction.

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Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft (27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797) was a British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights.

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Medical Research Council (United Kingdom)

The Medical Research Council (MRC) is responsible for co-coordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom.

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Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras

St Pancras was a civil parish and metropolitan borough in London, England.

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Metropolitan Police

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly known as the Metropolitan Police, which is still its common name, serves as the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and crime prevention within Greater London.

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Middlesex

Middlesex (abbreviation: Middx) is a historic county in southeast England.

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Midland Railway

The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844.

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Mike Leigh

Mike Leigh (born 20 February 1943) is an English writer-director with a career spanning film, theatre and television.

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Mona Lisa (film)

Mona Lisa is a 1986 British neo-noir crime drama film about an ex-convict who becomes entangled in the dangerous life of a high-class call girl.

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Mornington Crescent tube station

Mornington Crescent is a London Underground station in Somers Town in north west London, named after the nearby street.

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Murder of Richard Everitt

Richard Norman Everitt (6 December 1978 – 13 August 1994) was a white 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in London, England.

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Natalie Bennett

Natalie Louise Bennett, Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (born 10 February 1966), is an Australian-British politician and journalist who served as Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales from 2012 to 2016.

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National Rail

National Rail (NR) is the trading name licensed for use by the Rail Delivery Group, an unincorporated association whose membership consists of the passenger train operating companies (TOCs) of England, Scotland, and Wales.

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National Temperance Hospital

The National Temperance Hospital was a hospital in Hampstead Road, London, between Mornington Crescent and Warren Street.

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Neil Jordan

Neil Patrick Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish film director, screenwriter, novelist and short-story writer.

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Nell Campbell

Laura Elizabeth Campbell (born 24 May 1953), better known as Nell Campbell or by her stage name Little Nell, is an Australian actress, singer, and former club owner.

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New Road, London

The New Road was a toll road built across fields around the northern boundaries of London, the first part of which opened in 1756.

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NHS primary care trust

Primary care trusts (PCTs) were part of the National Health Service in England from 2001 to 2013.

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Nobel Prize in Literature

The Nobel Prize in Literature (here meaning for literature; Nobelpriset i litteratur) is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, "in the field of literature, produced the most outstanding work in an idealistic direction" (original den som inom litteraturen har producerat det utmärktaste i idealisk riktning).

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North London

North London is the northern part of London, England, north of the River Thames. Somers Town, London and north London are areas of London.

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Oakley Square

Oakley Square is a crescent-shaped garden square in Somers Town in Central London, close to Mornington Crescent and Camden Town.

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Oakley, Bedfordshire

Oakley is a village and civil parish located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England, about four miles northwest of Bedford along the River Great Ouse.

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Old Bailey

The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, commonly referred to as the Old Bailey after the street on which it stands, is a criminal court building in central London, one of several that house the Crown Court of England and Wales.

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Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens.

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Ossulston Estate

The Ossulston Estate is a multi-storey council estate built by the London County Council on Chalton Street in Somers Town between 1927 and 1931.

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Our Mutual Friend

Our Mutual Friend, written in 1864–1865, is the last novel completed by Charles Dickens and is one of his most sophisticated works, combining savage satire with social analysis.

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Pancras of Rome

Pancras (Latin: Sanctus Pancratius) was a Roman citizen who converted to Christianity and was beheaded for his faith at the age of fourteen, around the year 304.

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Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English actor and comedian.

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Poet laureate

A poet laureate (plural: poets laureate) is a poet officially appointed by a government or conferring institution, typically expected to compose poems for special events and occasions.

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Primary school

A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary education of children who are 4 to 10 years of age (and in many cases, 11 years of age).

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Privy council

A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a state, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government.

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Public housing

Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local.

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Public housing in the United Kingdom

Public housing in the United Kingdom, also known as council housing or social housing, provided the majority of rented accommodation until 2011 when the number of households in private rental housing surpassed the number in social housing.

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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is a sporting complex and public park in Stratford, Hackney Wick, Leyton and Bow, in east London.

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Regency era

The Regency era of British history is commonly described as the years between and 1837, although the official regency for which it is named only spanned the years 1811 to 1820.

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Regent High School

Regent High School (RHS), formerly South Camden Community School (SCCS; 1993 to 2012) and Sir William Collins Secondary School (1951 to 1993), is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Somers Town, in the London Borough of Camden, England.

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Rehabilitation hospital

Rehabilitation hospitals, also referred to as inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, are devoted to the rehabilitation of patients with various neurological, musculoskeletal, orthopedic, and other medical conditions following stabilization of their acute medical issues.

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Right to Buy

The Right to Buy scheme is a policy in the United Kingdom, with the exception of Scotland since 1 August 2016 and Wales from 26 January 2019, which gives secure tenants of councils and some housing associations the legal right to buy, at a large discount, the council house they are living in.

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Robert Blincoe

Robert Blincoe (c. 1792–1860) was an English author and former child labourer.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Quimper

The Diocese of Quimper (–Cornouaille) and Léon (Latin: Dioecesis Corisopitensis (–Cornubiensis) et Leonensis; French: Diocèse de Quimper (–Cornouaille) et Léon) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France.

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Romantic poetry

Romantic poetry is the poetry of the Romantic era, an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century.

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Royal Doulton

Royal Doulton is an English ceramic and home accessories manufacturer that was founded in 1815.

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Royal Veterinary College

The Royal Veterinary College (informally the RVC) is a veterinary school located in London and a member institution of the federal University of London.

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Sainsbury's

J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is a British supermarket and the second-largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom.

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Samuel De Wilde

Samuel De Wilde (1751 – 19 January 1832), born and died in London, was a portrait painter and etcher of Dutch descent famous for his theatrical paintings.

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Shane Meadows

Shane Meadows (born 26 December 1972) is an English director, screenwriter and actor, known for his work in independent film, most notably the cult film This Is England (2006) and its three sequels (2010–2015).

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Sidney Richard Percy

Sidney Richard Percy (22 March 1822 – 13 April 1886) was an English landscape painter during the Victorian era, and a member of the Williams family of painters.

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Somers Town (film)

Somers Town is a 2008 British independent comedy-drama film directed by Shane Meadows, written by Paul Fraser and produced by Barnaby Spurrier.

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Squatting in England and Wales

In England and Wales, squatting – taking possession of land or an empty house the squatter does not own – is a criminal or civil offence, depending on circumstances.

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St Mary's Church, Somers Town

St Mary's Church is a Church of England church on Eversholt Street in Somers Town, in the London Borough of Camden.

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St Pancras and Islington Cemetery

St Pancras and Islington Cemetery is a cemetery in East Finchley, North London.

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St Pancras Hospital

St Pancras Hospital is part of the Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust in St Pancras area of Central London, near Camden Town.

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St Pancras Old Church

St Pancras Old Church is a Church of England parish church on Pancras Road, Somers Town, in the London Borough of Camden.

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St Pancras railway station

St Pancras railway station, officially known since 2007 as London St Pancras International, is a major central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden.

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St Pancras Renaissance London Hotel

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St Pancras, London

St Pancras is a district in central London. Somers Town, London and St Pancras, London are areas of London and districts of the London Borough of Camden.

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Street fair

A street fair celebrates the character of a neighborhood.

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Terraced house

A terrace, terraced house (UK), or townhouse (US) is a kind of medium-density housing that first started in 16th century Europe with a row of joined houses sharing side walls.

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Thameslink

Thameslink is a mainline route on the British railway network, running from,,,,, and via central London to,,, Rainham,,, and.

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The Blitz

The Blitz was a German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, in 1940 and 1941, during the Second World War.

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The Gentleman's Magazine

The Gentleman's Magazine was a monthly magazine founded in London, England, by Edward Cave in January 1731.

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The Ladykillers (1955 film)

The Ladykillers is a 1955 British black comedy crime film directed by Alexander Mackendrick for Ealing Studios.

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The Observer

The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays.

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The Pickwick Papers

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (also known as The Pickwick Papers) was the first novel by English author Charles Dickens.

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The Pogues

The Pogues were an English or Anglo-Irish Celtic punk band fronted by Shane MacGowan and others, founded in King's Cross, London, in 1982, as Pogue Mahone—an anglicisation of the Irish phrase ''póg mo thóin'', meaning "kiss my arse".

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The Rocky Horror Show

The Rocky Horror Show is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien.

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Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet.

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Thomas Keell

Thomas Henry Keell (24 September 1866 – 26 June 1938) was an English compositor who edited the anarchist periodical Freedom.

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Toll road

A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road (almost always a freeway since the 1940s) for which a fee (or toll) is assessed for passage.

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University College London

University College London (branded as UCL) is a public research university in London, England.

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Urban renewal

Urban renewal (also called urban regeneration in the United Kingdom and urban redevelopment in the United States) is a program of land redevelopment often used to address urban decay in cities.

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Vatican Library

The Vatican Apostolic Library (Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana), more commonly known as the Vatican Library or informally as the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City, and is the city-state's national library.

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Wellcome Trust

The Wellcome Trust is a charitable foundation focused on health research based in London, United Kingdom.

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Werrington, Cornwall

Werrington (Trewolvredow) is a civil parish and former manor now in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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West Ham United F.C.

West Ham United Football Club is a professional football club based in Stratford, East London, England.

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William Godwin

William Godwin (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist.

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William III of England

William III (William Henry;; 4 November 16508 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the 1670s, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702.

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References

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