Charing Cross
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Charing Cross is a junction in Westminster, London, England, where six routes meet. Since the early 19th century, Charing Cross has been the notional "centre of London" and became the point from which
The old Eleanor cross at Charing, c. 1293 to 1643
Frontage onto Strand/Charing Cross of Northumberland House in 1752 by Canaletto. The statue of Charles I is at the right of the painting. At the left is the Golden Cross Inn, with signboard outside.
The Victorian replacement of the original Eleanor Cross 200 metres (200 yards) away, along the Strand in front of Charing Cross Station/Hotel. The area derives its name from the original monument destroyed by Parliament in the 1600s; the memorial replacement dates from the 1800s.
Strand, London
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The Strand is a major street in the City of Westminster, Central London. The street, which is part of London's West End theatreland, runs just over 3⁄4 mile from Trafalgar Square eastwards to Temple B
Strand at Charing Cross in April 2008, looking towards Trafalgar Square and Admiralty Arch
The original Somerset House in 1722
A 19th-century print showing St Mary le Strand and the Strand front of Somerset House
Exeter Exchange, viewed from the Strand in the early 19th century