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Lincoln's Inn Fields

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Lincoln's Inn Fields is the largest public square in London. [1]

66 relations: Alley, Bank of England, Barrister, Barry Flanagan, Berkhamsted Place, Bleak House, Blue plaque, Central Park, Chancery Lane tube station, Charles Dickens, Charles II of England, Christopher Wren, City of Westminster, Colen Campbell, Dido and Aeneas, Duke of Newcastle, Edwin Lutyens, Elizabeth II, English Civil War, Essex Court Chambers, Farrer & Co, Geoffrey Cox (British politician), George Frideric Handel, Gin Act 1736, Google Maps, Great Turnstile, Henry Purcell, Holborn tube station, Inigo Jones, Inns of Court, Jack Ketch, John Gay, John Hunter (surgeon), John Soane, John Vanbrugh, Joseph Jekyll, Landed gentry, Lincoln's Inn, Lisle's Tennis Court, List of city squares by size, List of London Underground stations, London Borough of Camden, London County Council, London School of Economics, Master of the Rolls, Muslim, Netball, Newcastle House, Nicholas Stone, Nikolaus Pevsner, ..., Powis House, Queen Mary University of London, Ramadan, Royal College of Radiologists, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Rye House Plot, Sir David Cunningham, 1st Baronet, of Auchinhervie, Sir John Soane's Museum, Survey of London, Temple, London, Tennis, The Beggar's Opera, Turnstile, William Marsden (surgeon), William Russell, Lord Russell, Wilton House. Expand index (16 more) »

Alley

An alley or alleyway is a narrow lane, path, or passageway, often reserved for pedestrians, which usually runs between, behind, or within buildings in the older parts of towns and cities.

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Bank of England

The Bank of England, formally the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, is the central bank of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the model on which most modern central banks have been based.

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Barrister

A barrister (also known as barrister-at-law or bar-at-law) is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions.

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Barry Flanagan

Barry Flanagan OBE RA (11 January 1941 – 31 August 2009) was a Welsh sculptor.

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Berkhamsted Place

Berkhamsted Place was an English country house which was erected sometime around 1580 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England.

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Bleak House

Bleak House is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, first published as a serial between March 1852 and September 1853.

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Blue plaque

A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place in the United Kingdom and elsewhere to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site, serving as a historical marker.

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Central Park

Central Park is an urban park in Manhattan, New York City.

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Chancery Lane tube station

Chancery Lane is a London Underground station in Holborn in Central London, in the ward of Farringdon Without in the City of London.

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Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic.

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Charles II of England

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was king of England, Scotland and Ireland.

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Christopher Wren

Sir Christopher Wren PRS FRS (–) was an English anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist, as well as one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.

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City of Westminster

The City of Westminster is an Inner London borough which also holds city status.

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Colen Campbell

Colen Campbell (15 June 1676 – 13 September 1729) was a pioneering Scottish architect and architectural writer, credited as a founder of the Georgian style.

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Dido and Aeneas

Dido and Aeneas (Z. 626) is an opera in a prologue and three acts, written by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell with a libretto by Nahum Tate.

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Duke of Newcastle

Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne is a title which has been created three times.

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Edwin Lutyens

Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, (29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944) was an English architect known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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English Civil War

The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") over, principally, the manner of England's governance.

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Essex Court Chambers

Essex Court Chambers is a leading set of commercial barristers in Lincoln's Inn Fields, central London.

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Farrer & Co

Farrer & Co is a British independent law firm headquartered in London, England, serving private individuals, charitable institutions and corporations.

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Geoffrey Cox (British politician)

Charles Geoffrey Cox (born 30 April 1960) is an English barrister who, as a Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP), has been representing the constituency of Torridge and West Devon since 2005.

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George Frideric Handel

George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (born italic; 23 February 1685 (O.S.) – 14 April 1759) was a German, later British, Baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London, becoming well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos.

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Gin Act 1736

The Spirit Duties Act 1735 (commonly known as the Gin Act of 1736) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain establishing a retail tax on gin and annual licenses for gin sellers.

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Google Maps

Google Maps is a web mapping service developed by Google.

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Great Turnstile

Great Turnstile, Little Turnstile and New Turnstile are alleys between High Holborn and Lincoln's Inn Fields in London.

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Henry Purcell

Henry Purcell (or; c. 10 September 1659According to Holman and Thompson (Grove Music Online, see References) there is uncertainty regarding the year and day of birth. No record of baptism has been found. The year 1659 is based on Purcell's memorial tablet in Westminster Abbey and the frontispiece of his Sonnata's of III. Parts (London, 1683). The day 10 September is based on vague inscriptions in the manuscript GB-Cfm 88. It may also be relevant that he was appointed to his first salaried post on 10 September 1677, which would have been his eighteenth birthday. – 21 November 1695) was an English composer.

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Holborn tube station

Holborn is a London Underground station in Holborn, Central London, located at the junction of High Holborn and Kingsway.

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Inigo Jones

Inigo Jones (15 July 1573 – 21 June 1652) was the first significant English architect (of Welsh ancestry) in the early modern period, and the first to employ Vitruvian rules of proportion and symmetry in his buildings.

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Inns of Court

The Inns of Court in London are the professional associations for barristers in England and Wales.

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Jack Ketch

John Ketch (died November 1686), generally known as Jack Ketch, was an infamous English executioner employed by King Charles II.

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John Gay

John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club.

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John Hunter (surgeon)

John Hunter (13 February 1728 – 16 October 1793) was a Scottish surgeon, one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day.

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John Soane

Sir John Soane (né Soan; 10 September 1753 – 20 January 1837) was an English architect who specialised in the Neo-Classical style.

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John Vanbrugh

Sir John Vanbrugh (24 January 1664 (baptised) – 26 March 1726) was an English architect and dramatist, perhaps best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard.

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Joseph Jekyll

Sir Joseph Jekyll (166319 August 1738) was a British barrister, politician and judge.

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Landed gentry

Landed gentry or gentry is a largely historical British social class consisting in theory of landowners who could live entirely from rental income, or at least had a country estate.

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Lincoln's Inn

The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of the four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar.

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Lisle's Tennis Court

Lisle's Tennis Court was a building off Portugal Street in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London.

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List of city squares by size

This article lists the largest city squares, ordered by area.

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List of London Underground stations

The London Underground is a metro system in the United Kingdom that serves Greater London and the home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire.

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London Borough of Camden

The London Borough of Camden is a borough in north west London, and forms part of Inner London.

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London County Council

London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London throughout its existence from 1889 to 1965, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected.

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London School of Economics

The London School of Economics (officially The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as LSE) is a public research university located in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London.

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Master of the Rolls

The Keeper or Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England, known as the Master of the Rolls, is the second-most senior judge in England and Wales after the Lord Chief Justice, and serves as President of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal and Head of Civil Justice.

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Muslim

A Muslim (مُسلِم) is someone who follows or practices Islam, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion.

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Netball

Netball is a ball sport played by two teams of seven players.

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Newcastle House

Newcastle House is a mansion in Lincoln's Inn Fields in central London, England.

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Nicholas Stone

Nicholas Stone (1586/87 – 24 August 1647) was an English sculptor and architect.

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Nikolaus Pevsner

Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (30 January 1902 – 18 August 1983) was a German, later British scholar of the history of art, and especially that of architecture.

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Powis House

Powis House was an 18th-century mansion in London, England.

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Queen Mary University of London

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is a public research university in London, England, and a constituent college of the federal University of London.

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Ramadan

Ramadan (رمضان,;In Arabic phonology, it can be, depending on the region. also known as Ramazan, romanized as Ramzan, Ramadhan, or Ramathan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (Sawm) to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief.

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Royal College of Radiologists

The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is the professional body responsible for the specialty of clinical oncology and clinical radiology throughout the United Kingdom.

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Royal College of Surgeons of England

The Royal College of Surgeons of England (abbreviated RCS and sometimes RCSEng), is an independent professional body and registered charity promoting and advancing standards of surgical care for patients, regulating surgery, including dentistry, in England and Wales.

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Rye House Plot

The Rye House Plot of 1683 was a plan to assassinate King Charles II of England and his brother (and heir to the throne) James, Duke of York.

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Sir David Cunningham, 1st Baronet, of Auchinhervie

Sir David Cunningham, 1st Baronet of Auchinhervie was the owner of Auchenharvie Castle in Ayrshire.

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Sir John Soane's Museum

Sir John Soane's Museum is a house museum that was formerly the home of the neo-classical architect John Soane.

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Survey of London

The Survey of London is a research project to produce a comprehensive architectural survey of the former County of London.

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Temple, London

The Temple is an area of central London in the vicinity of Temple Church.

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Tennis

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles).

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The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera is a ballad opera in three acts written in 1728 by John Gay with music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch.

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Turnstile

A turnstile, also called a baffle gate or turnstyle, is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time.

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William Marsden (surgeon)

William Marsden (1796–1867) was an English surgeon whose main achievements are the founding of two presently well-known hospitals, the Royal Free Hospital (in 1828) and the Royal Marsden Hospital (in 1851).

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William Russell, Lord Russell

William Russell, Lord Russell (29 September 1639 – 21 July 1683), was an English politician.

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Wilton House

Wilton House is an English country house at Wilton near Salisbury in Wiltshire.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln's_Inn_Fields

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