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The King's Cross fire occurred in 1987 at King's Cross St Pancras tube station in London, England, causing 31 fatalities. It began under a wooden escalator before spreading into the ticket hall in a flashover. The fire began at approximate
The Surrey Iron Railway (SIR) was a horse-drawn narrow-gauge plateway that linked Wandsworth and Croydon via Mitcham, all then in Surrey but now suburbs of south London, in England. It was established by an act of Parliament in 1801, and op
Clapham Junction is a major railway station near St John's Hill in south-west Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It lies 2 mi from and 3 mi from . Despite its name, Clapham Junction is not in Clapham, a district 1 mi t
The 2011 UEFA Champions League final was an association football match played on 28 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium in London that decided the winner of the 2010–11 season of the UEFA Champions League. The winners received the European Champion
North London is the northern part of London, England, north of the River Thames and the City of London. It extends from Clerkenwell and Finsbury, on the edge of the City of London financial district, to Greater London's boundary with Hertfo
BBC Radio 6 Music is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It primarily plays a wide range of alternative music, from established and emerging artists and bands. In 2002 it was the first national music radio station
Barking is an interchange station in the town of Barking in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, East London. It is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, 7 mi down the line from Fenchurch Street in Central London. On the London U
Canada Water is an interchange station in London. It is on the Jubilee line of the London Underground and the Windrush line of the London Overground, and is in London fare zone 2. The station is in Rotherhithe in the London borough of South
Limehouse is a National Rail and connected Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Limehouse, London, England. It is served by regional services operated by c2c to and from Fenchurch Street and by light metro services provided by the DLR t
West Ham is an interchange station in West Ham in the London Borough of Newham, East London. It is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, 4 mi down the line from Fenchurch Street in Central London. It is on the District, Hammersmith & Ci
Barnes Railway Bridge is a Grade II listed in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and the London Borough of Hounslow. It crosses the River Thames in London in a northwest to southeast direction at Barnes. It carries the South Western
The Old Vic is a 1,000-seat, nonprofit producing theatre in Waterloo, London, England. It was established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre, and renamed in 1833 the Royal Victoria Theatre. In 1871 it was rebuilt and reopened as the Royal