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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
21st March 1968 Hill, Hawkins and Coghill's musical premieres in London
21st March 1963 David Hendon and Douglas Cross' musical premieres in London
21st March 1958 Actor Gary Oldman was born in New Cross, London.
21st March 1925 Born today: Peter Brook, London, director (1776)/TV writer
21st March 1888 Arthur Pinero's Sweet Lavender, premieres in London
21st March 1853 Alfred Cops, zookeeper at the Tower of London, died at the Tower of London 18 years after his menagerie closed.
21st March 1681 3rd Exclusion Parliament meets in London
The Albany, home to AJ Raffles
Albany's bachelor flats home to AJ Raffles and Lord Byron.
Location: Albany Court, St James, London
Description: The Albany, named after the Duke of York, second son of George III, who owned the central block. In 1804 it was converted into chambers for bachelors.
Famous tenants included Lord Byron, Canning and Lord Lytton, although it's most famous was the EW Hordung's fictional gentleman thief. Created by Hordung, who was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's brother in law, it's thought raffles is a direct opposite of Sherlock Holmes.
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Albany's bachelor flats home to AJ Raffles and Lord Byron. |
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Jacobs Island & Oliver Twist», 2.9km
John Evelyn's House», 0.1km
JM Barrie and Peter Pan», 1.9km
Eccentric George Cecil Ives», 2.6km
Author Mary Shelley lived here», 1.0km
James Joyce lived here», 2.4km
Charles Williams born here», 3.4km
Karl Popper lived here», 8.7km
Charles Dickens 'Oliver Twist'», 0.7km
Bram Stoker's Heroic Deed», 2.1km
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