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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
22nd August 1937 Born today: Max Hebditch, director (Museum of London)
22nd August 1925 Actress Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore-Goldfinger) was born today in Plaistow, East London.
22nd August 1916 Born today: John Slater, London England, actor (Deadlock, Cartel, Devil's Pass)
22nd August 1866 George Shillibeer, pioneer of London's 1st bus service, dies
22nd August 1620 Oliver Cromwell married Elizabeth Bourchier at St Giles-without-Cripplegate.
Top Celebrity-related places to visit in London.
Ahhh, the lure of celebrity has always shone bright in London, even through it's darkest days. Dotted through London's champagne fuelled history are tales of excess and debauchery and our favourites - the tales of celebrities falling from grace.
TOP 10 CELEBRITY RELATED SIGHTS IN LONDON:
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11. Poirot's London Pad @ Charterhouse Square
12. Freddie Mercurys last house @ 1 Logan Place, Kensington, London
13. HG Wells+Peter Cook lived here @ 17 Church Row, Hampstead, London
14. Vanessa Feltz's Gothic House @ 8 Langford Place, St Johns Wood, London
15. Benny Hill lived here @ Roof Flat, 1 Queen's Gate, Kensington, London
16. Syd 'Floyd' Barrett lived here @ 2 Earlham Street, Soho, London
17. Cafe de Paris @ 4 Coventry Street, Piccadilly
18. Home to Keith Moon @ Tara House, Saint Annes Hill
19. Roger Moore was born here @ 37-39 Jeffreys Road, Stockwell
20. The Tower House @ 29 Melbury Road, Kensington, London
21. Oldest house in the City @ 41/42 Cloth Fair, London
22. Margaret Rutherford lived Here @ 4 Berkeley Place, Wimbledon
23. The Old Mercury Theatre @ Kensington Park Road, Notting Hill Gate, London
24. Rolling Stones discovered Here @ De Hems, Soho, 11 Macclesfield Street
25. Where Oscar Wilde was arrested @ The Cadogan Hotel, 75 Sloane Street, London
26. Wood Green Empire @ High Road, Wood Green, London
27. Elizabeth Taylor was born here. @ 8 Wildwood Road, Hampstead
28. Scene of the Fish Slapping Dance @ Teddington Lock, London
29. White's Gentleman's Club @ 37-38 St James
30. Rolling Stones Row @ 103 Cheyne Walk
31. The Langham Hotel @ 1C Portland Place, Regent Street, London
32. Dorchester Hotel & Prince Philip @ The Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London
33. The Big Brother House @ Shenley Road, Borehamwood
34. Tony Blair lived here @ 1 Richmond Crescent, Islington
35. A Bleak Childhood Home @ 14 Urlwin Street, off Camberwell Road
36. Kylie's Kensington Pad @ 53 Drayton Gardens, Kensington
37. The Museum Tavern @ 49 Great Russell Street
38. The Fitzroy Tavern @ 16 Charlotte Strreet
39. A Comic Legends resting place @ Kew Meadow Path, Richmond
40. Home to Ava Gardner @ Ennismore Gardens, Kensington
41. Abbey Road Studios @ 3 Abbey Road, St Johns Wood
42. One Sexy Beast @ Green Street
43. David Bowie was born here @ 40 Stansfield Road, Brixton, London
44. Lord Lucan's Murder House @ 46 Lower Belgrave Street, London
45. Italian Job: Charlie's Flat @ 18 Denbigh Close, Notting Hill
46. The Rolling Stones lived here @ 102 Edith Grove, Chelsea, London
47. Whistler's House @ 96 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London
48. The Holborn Restaurant @ 129 Kingsway, Holborn
49. Jimmy White started here @ 2a Lynwood Road, Tooting Bec, London
50. Boris Becker's Sex Cupboard @ Nobu Restaurant, 19 Old Park Lane, London
51. Bob Hope was born here @ 44 Craigton Road, Eltham
52. The Duchess @ 101 Battersea Park Road, London
53. The Flask @ 14 Flask Walk, Hampstead
54. Marylebone Registry Office @ Marylebone Road
55. Oasis... in Berwick Street @ Berwick Street, Soho
56. Julie's Restaurant @ 135 Portland Road, Holland Park, London
57. The Latymer School @ Haselbury Road, Edmonton
58. Beatles first no.1 written here @ 57 Wimpole Street, London
59. Elton John was born here @ 55 Pinner Hill Road, Pinner, Middlesex
60. Former Annie McCall Hospital @ McCall Close, Jeffreys Road
61. Langan's Restaurant @ Stratton Street, Piccadilly
62. Bow Street Magistrates Court @ Bow Street, Covent Garden, London
63. Vampire author lived here @ 38 Great Pulteney Street, London
64. Home to The Sweeney @ 100 Hammersmith Road
65. Stuntman Blondins Niagara Villa @ Northfield Avenue, Northfields, London
66. The Hand & Racquet @ 48 Whitcomb Street
67. Boujis, Royal Nightclub @ 43 Thurloe Street, Chelsea, London
68. Tulse Hill School to the stars @ Tulse Hill School, Lambeth
69. Douglas Fairbanks Jr lived here @ 8 The Boltons, Kensington
70. Monty Python's first Curry @ 98 Fleet Road, Hampstead
71. Southwark Cathedral @ London Bridge
72. Not Queer, Not Jewish @ 7 Duke Street
73. Michael Caine was born here @ St Olaves Hospital, Bermondsey, South London
74. Elstree's The Red Lion @ 213 Shenley Road, Borehamwood
75. Where the Tricks came from @ 25 New Oxford Street
76. Home to the Nemperor @ 3 Hill Street, Mayfair
77. Quadrophenia Party House @ Clarendon Gardens, Wembley, London
78. Cooper always won them over @ Forest Road, Walthamstow
79. The Cleveland Street Sex Scandal @ 19 Cleveland Street, London
80. Willie Rushton was born here @ Cromwell Road, Earl's Court
81. One hell of an Actor @ 8 Hamilton Place
82. Cook, Lennon and Dinner Parties @ 17 Church Row
83. Miller's Residence @ 111a Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill, London
84. Ringo Drinks A Pint @ 28 Winchester Road
85. Home to a British Acting Legend @ Troy Court, Kensington High Street
86. The first Micklewhite Home @ 283 Weston Street
87. Notting Hill's Wedding Scene @ 31-35 Craven Hill Gardens, Bayswater
88. Pulp's special Nightclub @ Commercial Road, Stepney
89. Ministry of Silly Walks @ Thorpebank Road, Hammersmith, London
90. Tony Curtis lived here @ 49 Chester Square, Belgravia
91. The Priory @ Priory Lane, Roehampton, London
92. The Turkish Beatles @ 28 Winchester Road, St Margarets, Twickenham, Mi
93. Fab Four Tailoring @ 161 King's Road
94. Lord Lucan's Home @ 72a Elizabeth Street
95. Michael Caine's Perfect Robot @ 54 Camberwell Road
96. John & Cynthia's Original Pad @ 13 Emperor's Gate, Knightsbridge
97. Stephen Fry is Paramount @ Tottenham Court Road
98. Home to Richard Burton @ 6 Lyndhurst Road, Hampstead
99. Bagnigge House @ 61-63 Kings Cross Road
100. Makepeace not Injury @ Tower Bridge
101. The Rainbow Coffee House @ 16 Fleet Street
102. Home to Alfie @ 22 St Stephen's Gardens, Bayswater
103. Royalty House & Theatre @ 72-74 Dean Street, Soho, London
104. The Coach and Horses @ 29 Greek Street, London
105. Alexander McQueen's Flat @ Flat 1, 7 Green Street, Mayfair, London
106. Kate Middleton's Hen Party Venue @ 86 Fulham Road, Chelsea
107. A Disco for the Swinging Sixties @ 7 Leicester Place, off Leicester Square
108. The Marquee Club @ 90 Wardour Street, Soho, London
109. The Goons and Finnegan @ 2 Strutton Ground
110. Spilt Royal Soup @ Buckingham Palace
mapping London's most interesting and unusual places and history
