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Peter Pan Gallery
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| Great Ormond Street Hospital, 55 Great Ormond Street |
This is a small collection relating to the history of the renowned childrens hospital and also a small section relating to Peter Pan and his creator J M Barrie. Barrie gave all the rights to the sto...
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Peter Pan Cup Swimming Race
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| Serpentine Boating Lake, The Boat House Serpentine Road |
This lot are a hardy bunch but tradition is tradition and members of the Serpentine Swimming Club have been plunging themselves into the lake's icy waters every Christmas Day since 1864. At temperatur...
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Christmas Shows and Pantos in London
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The Lyric has gone for something really ambitious for this year's Christmas show, with a stage adaptation of Richard Adams' talking-rabbits adventure. The Lyric's strong tradition of physical theat...
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December 2009
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This lot are a hardy bunch but tradition is tradition and members of the Serpentine Swimming Club have been plunging themselves into the lake's icy waters every Christmas Day since 1864. At tempera...
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December 2010
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This lot are a hardy bunch but tradition is tradition and members of the Serpentine Swimming Club have been plunging themselves into the lake's icy waters every Christmas Day since 1864. At tempera...
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December 2008
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This lot are a hardy bunch but tradition is tradition and members of the Serpentine Swimming Club have been plunging themselves into the lake's icy waters every Christmas Day since 1864. At tempera...
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Festive Fun in London
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These shows on ice are always fantastic spectacles to take children to, especially in the run up to Christmas. Youngsters get mesmerised by the sparkling ice and the amazing stunts and performances...
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Peter Jones
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| Sloane Square |
Following a £100-million refit, this prestigious department store now boasts six tiers of curved glass balconies. Keeping with tradition, the shop is still endlessly devoted to its more loyal custome...
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Restaurant @ the Petersham Hotel
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| Petersham Hotel, Nightingale Lane Richmond |
With some of the most impressive, tranquil views of any restaurant in London thanks to its elevated aspect on Richmond Hill, Restaurant @ the Petersham Hotel treats its diners to wide-ranging panorama...
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Petersham Nurseries Cafe and Teahouse
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| Off Petersham Road, Petersham |
When a top chef claims to be opening a simple, low-key restaurant, it is usually press-speak for some folie de grandeur two doors down from the Ivy with an £85 tasting menu. Skye Gyngells cafe at Pete...
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St Peter upon Cornhill
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| Cornhill |
Restored Wren church from 1680 situated on, reputedly, the oldest church site in the City of London (AD2). The building is now used for the youth ministry of St Helens Church, Bishopsgate....
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St Peter's Church, Eaton Square
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| 119 Eaton Square |
St Peters was built by Hakewill in 1827 and later enlarged by Blomfield in 1875. Rebuilt and opened in 1992, following a fire in 1987, it is now the scene of many fashionable weddings. It is also one...
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The Spaniards Inn
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| Spaniards Road |
Ideal for alcoholic refreshment after a weekend tramp on Hampstead Heath, this notorious pub dates back to 1585 and is doused in history. The roguish highwayman Dick Turpin is said to have frequented...
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St Pancras Grand
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| Upper Concourse, St Pancras International, Euston Road |
Opposite the champagne bar on the upper concourse of St Pancras International train station is the Grand Restaurant and Oyster Bar, stylishly modelled by Martin Brudnizki, the designer behind Scotts a...
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Peter Fraser Fitness
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| 14 Coach and Horses Yard |
This Mayfair-based company offers a comprehensive personal training and fitness programme. The expereineced team of instructors are all university-qualified black belt martial artsists. Pick from a ar...
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Peter Ellis
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| 18 Cecil Court |
This book shop in Cecil Court is run by Peter Ellis, formerly a partner in the well-known Bloomsbury firm of rare booksellers, Ulysses. Peter maintains a carefully chosen stock, mostly concentrating o...
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Moyses Flowers at Peter Jones
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| Sloane Square (Symons Street entrance) |
Part of Londons rich mosaic of tradition, this esteemed florists is one of the citys oldest and most established with over 130 years in the trade. Within Peter Jones department store (at the Symons St...
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Cafe Espana
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| 63 Old Compton Street |
One of the best Spanish restaurants in London, as the loyal crowds of Hispanic diners would suggest. This cosy, unpretentious restaurant doesnt take reservations, and its usually packed and noisy, but...
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Balloon & Kite Company
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| 613 Garratt Lane |
Always dreamed of a private balloon drop with a flutter of colourful creations each bearing your name? Or looking for an unusual décor for an up-coming party? The Balloon & Kite Company are speciali...
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Japan Centre Restaurant Toku
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| 212 Piccadilly |
Authentic Japanese food prepared to order in a bright, breezy environment. The key to great Japanese food is fresh ingredients and you won't get much fresher than this. Positioned above the Japan Ce...
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Pistol Panties
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| 75 Westbourne Park Grove |
New to the streets of London in summer 2005, this exotic little shop has been warmly welcomed by London's abundance of hip beach bunnies. A small summer shop, it maintains a very glam beach-hut vibe...
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The Eye Company
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| 159 Wardour Street |
A massive range of contemporary sunglasses are available at this hugely hip little store in the heart Soho. You can hands on some seriously colourful designs by LA Eyeworks or funky, reasonably price...
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Markus Coffee Company
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| 13 Connaught Street |
Huge sacks brimming over with coffee beans of every different variety decorate the floorboards of this historic establishment. Savour the smells of freshly roasted and ground beans as you select your...
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St Pancras International Station
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| Euston Road |
St Pancras International is a triumph of nineteenth century station architecture and one of the wonders of London. You could even argue that it has a claim to being the most attractive railway station...
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St Pancras Church
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| Euston Road |
Completed in 1822, St Pancras Church was the most expensive church to be constructed since St Pauls was rebuilt after the Great Fire. This Greek Revival structure owes much to the Temple of Erectheum...
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The Pantechnicon
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| 10 Motcomb Street |
From the people who brought us The Thomas Cubitt gastropub comes this Motcomb Street venture with two dining rooms: one (more casual one) on the ground level and another (formal affair) upstairs. But...
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