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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
20th October 1968 Comedian Bud Flanagan died in Kingston, London, aged 72.
20th October 1953 Actor Sir John Gielgud was arrested for cruising in a public lavatory.
20th October 1904 Born today: Anna Neagle, London Engld, actress (London Melody, Nurse Edith Cavell)
20th October 1862 Murderer Catherine Wilson hanged at Newgate Gaol, the last woman hanged in public in Britain.
20th October 1822 1st edition of London Sunday Times
20th October 1714 The Coronation of George I in Westminster Abbey.
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For two years running, Britain's costliest address is in London
Location: Chester Square, Belgravia, SW1W
Description: 'Chester Square' in Belgravia has been named the most expensive address in the country for the second year running (Mar 2010).
According to the Land Registry's sales data, the average property price is 6.596 million pounds.
The square, where a home was recently sold to HSBC boss Michael Geoghegan for 10 million pounds, is made up of stucco-fronted houses, most of which are terraced.
Residents past and present include Margaret Thatcher, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Roman Abramovich and his partner Daria Zhukova.
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