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Greek Street

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Greek Street is a street in Soho, London, leading south from Soho Square to Shaftesbury Avenue. [1]

66 relations: A Tale of Two Cities, Alfred Concanen, Antient Grand Lodge of England, Charing Cross Road, Charles Dickens, Chinese cuisine, Clive James, Coach and Horses, Soho, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, Crab Tree Club, Four Times of the Day, Freemasonry, Giacomo Casanova, Google, Greek Orthodox Church, Greek Street (film), House of St Barnabas, Hungarian cuisine, Ian Hamilton (critic), Ian McEwan, Invader (artist), Italian cuisine, Joseph Bazalgette, Josiah Wedgwood, Julian Barnes, L'Escargot (restaurant), Lebanese cuisine, Les Cousins (music club), List of pizza chains, Lithography, London, London sewerage system, Maison Bertaux, Manette Street, Martin Amis, Martin Firrell, Moroccan cuisine, Noel Fielding, Old Compton Street, Organic food, Paint, Pâtisserie, Pillars of Hercules, Soho, Private Eye, Republic of Venice, Richard Burton, Rock Follies, Sari Maritza, Shaftesbury Avenue, Sheet music, ..., Sigur Rós, Sinclair Hill, Soho, Soho House (club), Soho Square, St Giles in the Fields, Teahouse, Thai cuisine, The Establishment (club), The Gay Hussar, Thomas De Quincey, Vegetarianism, Victorian era, Villain (1971 film), William Freshman, William Hogarth. Expand index (16 more) »

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.

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Alfred Concanen

Alfred Concanen (1835 – 10 December 1886) was, for over twenty-five years, one of the leading lithographers of the Victorian era, best remembered for his illustrated sheet music covers for songs made popular by famous music hall performers of the time.

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Antient Grand Lodge of England

The Ancient Grand Lodge of England, as it is known today, or The Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons (according to the Old Constitutions granted by His Royal Highness Prince Edwin, at York, Anno Domini nine hundred and twenty six, and in the year of Masonry four thousand nine hundred and twenty six) as they described themselves on their warrants, was a rival Grand Lodge to the Premier Grand Lodge of England.

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Charing Cross Road

Charing Cross Road is a street in central London running immediately north of St Martin-in-the-Fields to St Giles Circus (the intersection with Oxford Street) and then becomes Tottenham Court Road.

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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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Chinese cuisine

Chinese cuisine is an important part of Chinese culture, which includes cuisine originating from the diverse regions of China, as well as from Chinese people in other parts of the world.

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Clive James

Vivian Leopold James, AO, CBE, FRSL (born 7 October 1939), known as Clive James, is an Australian author, critic, broadcaster, poet, translator and memoirist, best known for his autobiographical series Unreliable Memoirs, for his chat shows and documentaries on British television and for his prolific journalism.

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Coach and Horses, Soho

The Coach and Horses, 29 Greek Street, Soho, London is a Grade II listed pub, notable for its association with the columnist Jeffrey Bernard, the staff of Private Eye magazine, other journalists and as a haunt for Soho personalities.

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Confessions of an English Opium-Eater

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821) is an autobiographical account written by Thomas De Quincey, about his laudanum addiction and its effect on his life.

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Crab Tree Club

The Crab Tree Club was a nightclub in Greek Street, Soho, London, that was established by the painter Augustus John in April 1914 with the financial support of Thomas Scott-Ellis (Lord Howard de Walden).

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Four Times of the Day

Four Times of the Day is a series of four oil paintings by English artist William Hogarth.

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Freemasonry

Freemasonry or Masonry consists of fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons, which from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients.

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Giacomo Casanova

Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (or; 2 April 1725 – 4 June 1798) was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice.

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Google

Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware.

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Greek Orthodox Church

The name Greek Orthodox Church (Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἑκκλησία, Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía), or Greek Orthodoxy, is a term referring to the body of several Churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, whose liturgy is or was traditionally conducted in Koine Greek, the original language of the Septuagint and New Testament, and whose history, traditions, and theology are rooted in the early Church Fathers and the culture of the Byzantine Empire.

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Greek Street (film)

Greek Street is a 1930 British musical film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Sari Maritza, William Freshman and Martin Lewis.

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House of St Barnabas

The House of St Barnabas, at 1 Greek Street, Soho, is a Grade I Listed Georgian building in London notable for its rococo plasterwork interiors and for other architectural features.

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Hungarian cuisine

Hungarian or Magyar cuisine is the cuisine characteristic of the nation of Hungary and its primary ethnic group, the Magyars.

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Ian Hamilton (critic)

Robert Ian Hamilton (24 March 1938 – 27 December 2001) was a British literary critic, reviewer, biographer, poet, magazine editor and publisher.

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Ian McEwan

Ian Russell McEwan (born 21 June 1948) is an English novelist and screenwriter.

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Invader (artist)

Invader (born 1969) is the pseudonym of a French urban artist, whose work is modelled on the crude pixellation of 1970s–1980s 8-bit video games.

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Italian cuisine

Italian cuisine is food typical from Italy.

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Joseph Bazalgette

Sir Joseph William Bazalgette, CB (28 March 181915 March 1891) was a 19th-century English civil engineer.

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Josiah Wedgwood

Josiah Wedgwood (12 July 1730 – 3 January 1795) was an English potter and entrepreneur.

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Julian Barnes

Julian Patrick Barnes (born 19 January 1946) is an English writer.

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L'Escargot (restaurant)

L'Escargot is housed in a magnificent Georgian town-house in Greek Street in the heart of the Soho district of central London.

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Lebanese cuisine

Lebanese cuisine is a Levantine style of cooking that includes an abundance of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, starches, fresh fish and seafood; animal fats are consumed sparingly.

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Les Cousins (music club)

Les Cousins was a folk and blues club in the basement of a restaurant in Greek Street, in the Soho district of London, England.

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List of pizza chains

This list of pizza chains includes notable pizzerias and pizza chains.

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Lithography

Lithography is a method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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London sewerage system

The London sewerage system is part of the water infrastructure serving London, England.

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Maison Bertaux

Maison Bertaux is a French pâtisserie in Greek Street, Soho, London.

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Manette Street

Manette Street is a small street in the Soho area of London, linking the Charing Cross Road to Greek Street.

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Martin Amis

Martin Louis Amis (born 25 August 1949) is a British novelist, essayist and memoirist.

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Martin Firrell

Martin Firrell (born 4 April 1963 in Paris, France)Creative Review, "One to Watch".

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Moroccan cuisine

Moroccan cuisine is influenced by Morocco's interactions and exchanges with other cultures and nations over the centuries.

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Noel Fielding

Noel Fielding (born 21 May 1973) is an English comedian, writer, actor, artist, musician and television presenter.

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Old Compton Street

Old Compton Street is a road that runs east–west through Soho in the West End of London.

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Organic food

Organic food is food produced by methods that comply with the standards of organic farming.

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Paint

Paint is any liquid, liquefiable, or mastic composition that, after application to a substrate in a thin layer, converts to a solid film.

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Pâtisserie

A pâtisserie is a type of French or Belgian bakery that specializes in pastries and sweets, as well as a term for these types of food, in English often used without the accent.

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Pillars of Hercules, Soho

The Pillars of Hercules is a pub in Greek Street, Soho, London.

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Private Eye

Private Eye is a British fortnightly satirical and current affairs news magazine, founded in 1961.

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Republic of Venice

The Republic of Venice (Repubblica di Venezia, later: Repubblica Veneta; Repùblica de Venèsia, later: Repùblica Vèneta), traditionally known as La Serenissima (Most Serene Republic of Venice) (Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia; Serenìsima Repùblica Vèneta), was a sovereign state and maritime republic in northeastern Italy, which existed for a millennium between the 8th century and the 18th century.

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Richard Burton

Richard Burton, CBE (born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 19255 August 1984) was a Welsh actor.

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Rock Follies

Rock Follies, and its sequel, Rock Follies of '77, is a musical drama shown on British television in the 1970s.

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Sari Maritza

Sari Maritza (17 March 1910 – July 1987) was an actress in British films of the early 1930s.

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Shaftesbury Avenue

Shaftesbury Avenue is a major street in the West End of London, named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury.

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Sheet music

Sheet music is a handwritten or printed form of music notation that uses modern musical symbols to indicate the pitches (melodies), rhythms or chords of a song or instrumental musical piece.

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Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós is an Icelandic avant-rock band from Reykjavík, who have been active since 1994.

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Sinclair Hill

Sinclair Hill (1894–1945) was a British film director, producer and screenwriter.

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Soho

Soho is an area of the City of Westminster, part of the West End of London.

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Soho House (club)

Soho House is a group of private members' clubs aimed primarily at those in the arts and media.

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Soho Square

Soho Square is a garden square in Soho, London which has been de facto since 1954 a public park leased to the council at its centre.

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St Giles in the Fields

St Giles-in-the-Fields, also commonly known as the Poets' Church, is a church in the London Borough of Camden, in the West End.

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Teahouse

A teahouse is an establishment which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments.

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Thai cuisine

Thai cuisine (อาหารไทย) is the national cuisine of Thailand.

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The Establishment (club)

The Establishment was a London nightclub which opened in October 1961, at 18 Greek Street, Soho and which became known in retrospect for satire although at the time was a venue more commonly booking jazz acts and used for other events.

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The Gay Hussar

The Gay Hussar is a celebrated Hungarian restaurant located at 2 Greek Street, Soho, central London, England.

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Thomas De Quincey

Thomas Penson De Quincey (15 August 17858 December 1859) was an English essayist, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821).

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Vegetarianism

Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, and the flesh of any other animal), and may also include abstention from by-products of animal slaughter.

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Victorian era

In the history of the United Kingdom, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.

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Villain (1971 film)

Villain is a 1971 gangster film directed by Michael Tuchner and starring Richard Burton, Ian McShane, T. P. McKenna and Donald Sinden.

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William Freshman

William Freshman (November 1, 1902 in Sydney, Australia – 1980 in London, England) was an Australian-born actor, scriptwriter and director.

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William Hogarth

William Hogarth FRSA (10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Street

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