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Top Ten London: Top 10 Things to See and Do in the Leicester Square Area

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Originally an area of London owned by Westminster Abbey, it came into the possession of King Henry VIII much in the same way a lot of church property did during his monarchy.  He later transferred some of it to Robert Sidney, the 2nd Earl of Leicester, for whom the square is named.  He built a home there called Leicester House, and soon the square was full of affluent … [Read more...] about Top Ten London: Top 10 Things to See and Do in the Leicester Square Area

London Places: Ten Random Facts and Figures about Leicester Square You May Not Have Known

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As famous as Grauman’s Chinese Theater is in Los Angeles for movie premieres, London has Leicester Square. Yet before it was the focus of the film industry’s glitz and glamour, it was private property bordering a great house. After the house was demolished and a court case prevented building there, the square was eventually donated to be a place for the public, eventually … [Read more...] about London Places: Ten Random Facts and Figures about Leicester Square You May Not Have Known

The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company is Coming to Leicester Square

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The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company - the chain inspired by the film Forest Gump - is going to open it's first outlet in the UK in London's Leicester Square Area. According to the Evening Standard: Bubba Gump Shrimp Company has agreed a deal to take a 12,000 sq ft restaurant and 1200 sq ft shop at 7-14 Coventry Street opposite TGI Friday’s and in the former Planet Hollywood site … [Read more...] about The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company is Coming to Leicester Square

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