Addlestone (/ˈædəlstən/ or /ædəlstoʊn/) is the administrative town of the borough of Runnymede in the county of Surrey, England. The town lies just within the M25 motorway, and within the Greater London Urban Area. Addlestone has an ancient oak named The Crouch Oak and is centred 18.6 miles (29.9 km) southwest of London. Junction 11 of the M25 motorway serves the roads local to Addlestone and Chertsey, the adjoining town in which it was historically included. Addlestone has its own railway station on the Chertsey Branch Line, four principal bus services and is home to the post-junior parts of St George's College.
Population: 14,978
Latitude: 51° 22' 16.86" N
Longitude: 0° 29' 36.71" E
Trellick Tower is a 31-storey block of flats in North Kensington, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England. It was designed in the Brutalist style by architect Ernő Goldfinger, after a commission from the Greater London Council in 19…
Liberty is a department store on Regent Street, based in the West End shopping district of Central London. The department store sells a wide range of luxury goods including women’s, men’s and children’s fashion, cosmetics and fragrances, jewellery, …
Brompton Bicycle is a manufacturer of folding bicycles based in Brentford, London.
St Paul's School is a boys' independent school, founded in 1509 by John Colet and located on a 43 acre (17 hectare) site by the River Thames, in Barnes, London. It is one of the original nine British public schools, the so-called 'Clarendon Schools'…
The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) is the UK's learned society and professional body for geography, founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences. Today, it is the leading centre for geographers…
Carnaby Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in the City of Westminster, London, located in the Soho district, near Oxford Street and Regent Street.
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames ( pronunciation ) in south-west London, England, forms part of Outer London and is the only London borough on both sides of the River Thames. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas amalgama…
Guy's Hospital is a large NHS hospital in the borough of Southwark in central London. It is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. It is a large teaching hospital and is, with St Thomas' Hospital and King's College Hospital, the location…
Pall Mall /ˌpæl ˈmæl/ is a street in the City of Westminster, London, and parallel to The Mall, from St. James's Street across Waterloo Place to the Haymarket; while Pall Mall East continues into Trafalgar Square. The street is a major thoroughfare …
The Baker Street robbery was the burglary of the safe deposit boxes at 185 Lloyds Bank on the corner of Baker Street and Marylebone Road, London, on the night of 11 September 1971. The robbers had rented a leather goods shop named Le Sac, two doors …
St Thomas' Hospital is a large NHS teaching hospital in Central London.
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is a ministerial department of the UK Government headed by the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (a combined position).
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a British drama school situated in the west of London, United Kingdom.
Cities of London and Westminster is a constituency returning a single Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons in the United Kingdom Parliament. It is a borough constituency for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning office…
Cliveden (pronounced /ˈklɪvdən/) is an Italianate mansion and estate at Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England. Set on banks 40 metres (130 ft) above the River Thames, its grounds slope down to the river.
The London Borough of Lewisham (/ˈluː.ɪʃəm/) is a London borough in south-east London, England and forms part of Inner London. The principal settlement of the borough is Lewisham.
The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama was founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906 to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students.
Dolphin Square is a block of private apartments and business complex built near the River Thames at Pimlico in London, between 1935 and 1937. At one time, the huge development was home to more than 70 MPs, and at least 10 Lords.