St Giles Circus, the Glossary
St Giles Circus is a road junction in the St Giles district of the West End of London at the eastern end of Oxford Street, where it connects with New Oxford Street, Charing Cross Road and Tottenham Court Road, which it is more often referred to owing to the location of Tottenham Court Road Underground station directly under the junction.[1]
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27 relations: @sohoplace, BBC News, Bloomsbury, Brutalist architecture, Central London Railway, Centre Point, Charing Cross Road, Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway, Covent Garden, Crossrail, Dominion Theatre, Fitzrovia, Harry Hyams, Listed building, London Astoria, Oxford Street, Rookery (slum), Skyscraper, Soho, St Giles in the Fields, St Giles's Pound, St Giles, London, Time Out (magazine), Tottenham Court Road, Tottenham Court Road station, West End of London, West End theatre.
- Execution sites in England
@sohoplace
@sohoplace is a West End theatre operated by Nimax Theatres.
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BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.
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Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury is a district in the West End of London, part of the London Borough of Camden in England.
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Brutalist architecture
Brutalist architecture is an architectural style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom, among the reconstruction projects of the post-war era.
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Central London Railway
The Central London Railway (CLR), also known as the Twopenny Tube, was a deep-level, underground "tube" railwayA "tube" railway is an underground railway constructed in a cylindrical tunnel by the use of a tunnelling shield, usually deep below ground level.
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Centre Point
Centre Point is a building in Central London, comprising a 34-storey tower; a 9-storey block to the east including shops, offices, retail units and maisonettes; and a linking block between the two at first-floor level.
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Charing Cross Road
Charing Cross Road is a street in central London running immediately north of St Martin-in-the-Fields to St Giles Circus (the intersection with Oxford Street), which then merges into Tottenham Court Road. St Giles Circus and Charing Cross Road are streets in the City of Westminster and streets in the London Borough of Camden.
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Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway
The Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway (CCE&HR), also known as the Hampstead Tube, was a railway company established in 1891 that constructed a deep-level underground "tube" railway in London.
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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. St Giles Circus and Covent Garden are Odonyms referring to religion.
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Crossrail
Crossrail is a completed railway project centred on London.
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Dominion Theatre
The Dominion Theatre is a West End theatre and former cinema on Tottenham Court Road, close to St Giles Circus and Centre Point, in the London Borough of Camden.
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Fitzrovia
Fitzrovia is a district of central London, England, near the West End.
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Harry Hyams
Harry John Hyams (2 January 1928 – 19 December 2015) was a British millionaire who initially made his money as a speculative property developer.
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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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London Astoria
The London Astoria was a music venue at 157 Charing Cross Road, in London, England, that operated from 1976 to 2009.
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Oxford Street
Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster in the West End of London, running from Tottenham Court Road to Marble Arch via Oxford Circus. St Giles Circus and Oxford Street are streets in the City of Westminster.
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Rookery (slum)
A rookery, in the colloquial English of the 18th and 19th centuries, was a city slum occupied by poor people and frequently also by criminals and prostitutes.
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A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors.
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Soho
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster in the West End of London.
St Giles in the Fields
St Giles in the Fields is the Anglican parish church of the St Giles district of London.
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St Giles's Pound
St Giles's Pound was a cattle pound at St Giles Circus in central London in the 17th and 18th centuries, at the intersection of the roads from Hampstead and from Oxford.
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St Giles, London
St Giles is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Camden.
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Time Out (magazine)
Time Out is a global magazine published by Time Out Group.
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Tottenham Court Road
Tottenham Court Road (occasionally abbreviated as TCR) is a major road in Central London, almost entirely within the London Borough of Camden. St Giles Circus and Tottenham Court Road are streets in the London Borough of Camden.
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Tottenham Court Road station
Tottenham Court Road is an interchange station in the West End of London for London Underground and Elizabeth line services.
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West End of London
The West End of London (commonly referred to as the West End) is a district of Central London, London, England, west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, in which many of the city's major tourist attractions, shops, businesses, government buildings and entertainment venues, including West End theatres, are concentrated.
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West End theatre
West End theatre is mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres in and near the West End of London.
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See also
Execution sites in England
- Bow, London
- Caxton Gibbet
- Charing Cross
- Execution Dock
- HM Prison Manchester
- HM Prison Pentonville
- HM Prison Shepton Mallet
- HM Prison Wandsworth
- Halifax Gibbet
- Kett's Oak
- Knavesmire
- Lincoln's Inn Fields
- Old Palace Yard
- Smithfield, London
- St Giles Circus
- Tower Green
- Tower Hill
- Tyburn
- Walkington Wold burials
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Giles_Circus
Also known as St Giles' Circus, St. Giles Circus.