Banstead is a residential town/village in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England, on the border with London, 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Sutton, 5 miles (8 km) west of Croydon and 7.5 miles (12 km) south-east of the administrative hub of the county council at Kingston-upon-Thames, a 'major metropolitan centre' of London. The county town, Guildford is 17 miles (27 km) west south-west.
Population: 46,280
Latitude: 51° 19' 20.39" N
Longitude: 0° 12' 24.66" E
Home House is a Georgian town house at 20 Portman Square, London. James Wyatt was appointed to design it by Elizabeth, Countess of Home in 1776, but by 1777 he had been dismissed and replaced by Robert Adam. Elizabeth left the completed house on her…
Holland House, originally known as Cope Castle, was a great house in Kensington in London, situated in what is now Holland Park. Created in 1605 in the Elizabethan or Jacobean style for the diplomat Sir Walter Cope, the building later passed to the …
The Hither Green rail crash was a train derailment that occurred near Hither Green maintenance depot, between Hither Green and Grove Park railway stations at 21:16 on 5 November 1967. It was a busy Sunday evening service from Hastings to London Char…
The Golden Boy of Pye Corner is a small monument located on the corner of Giltspur Street and Cock Lane in Smithfield, central London. It marks the spot where the 1666 Great Fire of London was stopped. The statue is made of wood and is covered with …
Firepower: The Royal Artillery Museum is a military museum in Woolwich in south-east London, England, which tells the story of the Royal Artillery and of the Royal Arsenal.
Crystal Palace circuit is a former motor racing circuit in Crystal Palace Park in the Crystal Palace area of South London, England. The route of the track is still largely extant today but the roads are now mainly used for access to the Crystal Pala…
Child & Co. is a formerly independent private bank that is now owned by The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). The branch is based at 1 Fleet Street in the City of London.
Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in East Surrey, England. It includes the towns of Reigate, Redhill, Horley and Banstead.
Brown's Hotel is a 5-star hotel in London, United Kingdom.
Godstone is a village and civil parish in the county of Surrey, England. It is centred 6.3 miles (10.1 km) east of Reigate at the junction of the A22 and A25 roads, and near the M25 motorway on the escarpment of the North Downs to the north. In its …
Bermondsey is a London Underground station.
All Saints, Margaret Street, is a Grade I listed Anglican church in London.
The Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) is a music academy located in Guildford, Surrey, England.
55 Broadway is a Grade I listed building overlooking St. James's Park in London.
At 12:30 am (0030 GMT) on Sunday 4 March 2001, the Real IRA detonated a car bomb outside the BBC's main news centre within BBC Television Centre, on Wood Lane in the White City area of West London.
The York Hall is a health and leisure centre and one of Britain's best known boxing venues.
Yauatcha (Chinese: 丘記茶苑; Cantonese Yale: yau1 gei3 cha4 yun2) is a Chinese restaurant in Broadwick Street, Soho, London, England, specialising in dim sum.
The Worshipful Company of Grocers is one of the 110 Livery Companies of the City of London and ranks second in their order of precedence.