Cricket in Covent Garden
This is where cricket publishers Wisden first opened their shop.
Location: 21 Cranbourn Street, Covent Garden, London
Description: Here, next to Leicester Square tube station entrance, a small shop unit was let to J. Wisden, the biggest cricket publishers and equipment suppliers.
The building, known as Transad House, still has the old wisden frieze sign visible above the actual fish & chips shop. The red facade above the station entrance on the corner between Cranbourn Street and Charing Cross Road, familiar to many Underground stations facades, was designed by Leslie Green.
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Credits: http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2006/09/18/john-wisdens-gaff/
Other places nearby:
Fred Perry and The Brentham Club», 7.8km
The Oval», 2.0km
Dorset Square: Home of Cricket?», 1.5km
Martin Peters lived here», 11.km
The Royal Oak», 8.2km
The Lord Derby and Football», 9.2km
Bobby 'Dazzler' George», 7.4km
Bobby Moore lived here», 10.km
Brockwell Lido», 4.0km
Cricketer CB Fry born here», 9.0km
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