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Atlas: places and cultureLondon12 min

London Stock Exchange

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a global stock exchange based in Paternoster Square in the City of London, England. Founded in 1801, it is one of the world's oldest continuously operating stock exchanges. As of mid-2025, the exchange…

Atlas: places and cultureLondon12 min

Stamford Bridge (stadium)

Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, in West London. It is the home of Premier League club Chelsea. With a capacity of 40,044, it is the twelfth-largest football stadium in England.

Atlas: places and cultureAcross the UK8 min

National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain)

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is a trade union for coal workers in Great Britain, formed in 1945 out of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB). The NUM took part in three national miners' strikes, in 1972, 1974 and…

Atlas: places and cultureLondon12 min

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, commonly known as Drury Lane, is a West End theatre and Grade I listed building in Covent Garden, London, England. The building faces Catherine Street (earlier named Bridges or Brydges Street) and backs onto…

Atlas: places and cultureLondon11 min

Queen's Hall

The Queen's Hall was a concert hall in Langham Place, London, opened in 1893. Designed by the architect Thomas Knightley, it had room for an audience of about 2,500 people. It became London's principal concert venue. From 1895 until 1941,…

Atlas: places and cultureLondon6 min

Aldwych Theatre

The Aldwych Theatre is a West End theatre, located in Aldwych in the City of Westminster, central London. It was listed Grade II on 20 July 1971. Its seating capacity is 1,200 on three levels.

Atlas: places and cultureLondon6 min

Mansion House, London

The Mansion House is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London. It is a Grade I listed building. Designed by George Dance in the Palladian style, it was built primarily in the 1740s.

Atlas: places and cultureAcross the UK12 min

National League (English football)

The National League is a professional football league in England that consists of 72 teams, divided equally between the National League (division), National League North and National League South. The National League is one of the major…

Atlas: places and cultureLondon8 min

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The athletics competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held during the last 10 days of the Games, on 3–12 August. Track and field events took place at the Olympic Stadium in east London. The road events, however, started and…

Atlas: places and cultureLondon8 min

Splash Damage

Splash Damage Ltd. is a British video game developer specialising in multiplayer first-person shooter video games. The studio is best known as the creators of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars.

Atlas: places and cultureLondon4 min

War Resisters' International

War Resisters' International (WRI) is an international anti-war organisation headquartered in London, with members and affiliates in over 40 countries.

Atlas: places and cultureAcross the UK10 min

Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire (Aiberdeenshire; Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.