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Ernst & Young

EY, previously known as Ernst & Young, is a multinational professional services network that provides assurance, tax, information technology services (including managed services in areas like Cybersecurity, Cloud, Digital Transformation and

Atlas: places and cultureLondon5 min

Alhambra Theatre

The Alhambra Theatre was a popular theatre and music hall located on the east side of Leicester Square, in the West End of London. It was built as the Royal Panopticon of Science and Arts, opening on 18 March 1854. It was closed after two y

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Fortnum & Mason

Fortnum & Mason plc (colloquially often shortened to just Fortnum's) is an upmarket department store in London, England. The main store is located at 181 Piccadilly in the St James's area of London, where it was established in 1707 by Willi

Atlas: places and cultureLondon12 min

Royal National Theatre

The National Theatre (NT), officially the Royal National Theatre since 1988 and sometimes referred to as the National Theatre of Great Britain, is a performing arts venue and associated theatre company located in London, England, adjacent t

Atlas: places and cultureLondon4 min

Highgate Cemetery

Highgate Cemetery is a place of burial in North London, England, designed by architect Stephen Geary. There are approximately 170,000 people buried in around 53,000 graves across the West and East sides. Highgate Cemetery is notable both fo

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Monument to the Great Fire of London

The Monument to the Great Fire of London, more commonly known simply as the Monument, is a fluted Doric column in London, England, situated near the northern end of London Bridge. Commemorating the Great Fire of London, it stands at the jun

Atlas: places and cultureLondon11 min

Marquee Club

The Marquee Club was a music venue in London, England, that opened in 1958 with a range of jazz and skiffle acts. It was a small and relatively cheap club, in the heart of London's West End. It was the location of the first live performanc

Atlas: places and cultureLondon11 min

Royal Geographical Society

The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), often shortened to RGS, is a learned society and professional body for geography based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sc

Atlas: places and cultureLondon12 min

British Empire Exhibition

The British Empire Exhibition was a colonial exhibition held at Wembley Park, London England from 23 April to 1 November 1924 and from 9 May to 31 October 1925. In 1920 the British Government decided to site the British Empire Exhibition

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Tramlink

Tramlink, previously Croydon Tramlink and currently branded as London Trams, is a light rail tram system serving Croydon and surrounding areas in South London, England. It is the first operational tram system serving the London region since

Atlas: places and cultureLondon11 min

British Board of Film Classification

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC, stylized entirely in lowercase) is a non-governmental organisation founded by the British film industry in 1912 and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films exhibite

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Bupa

British United Provident Association Limited, trading as Bupa , is a British multinational health insurance and healthcare company with over 43 million customers worldwide. Bupa's origins and global headquarters are in the United Kingdom.