Limehouse
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Limehouse is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. It is 3.9 miles east of Charing Cross, on the northern bank of the River Thames. Its proximity to the river has given it
Limehouse Town Hall on Commercial Road, built in 1878 for the Limehouse District
John Boydell's view of the riverside at Limehouse in 1751 shows respectable houses and shipyards crowding onto the riverfront
Limehouse Basin, looking north.
A statue of Clement Attlee, mayor of Stepney (1919) and MP for Limehouse stands outside the former Limehouse Library.
Ian McKellen
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Sir Ian Murray McKellen is an English actor. Widely considered one of Britain’s greatest actors, he is noted for his versatile roles on stage and screen, in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas an
Limehouse
…McNeill Whistler and Charles Napier Hemy sketched and painted at locations on Narrow Street's river waterfront. Contemporary residents include the actor Ian McKellen, Matthew Parris, comedy actress Cleo Rocos, actor Steven Berkoff, comedian Lee Hurst , as well as politician David Owen. Limehouse was also the home…
McKellen in 2013
McKellen (Antonio Salieri) alongside Jane Seymour (Constanze Mozart) in Amadeus, c. 1981
McKellen at the world premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in Wellington, 1 December 2003
McKellen with Kate Winslet at the 60th British Academy Film Awards in 2007