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HISTORY UK: The square here was laid out by Inigo Jones in 1630, on land once used by the monks of Westminster Abbey as a garden, but confiscated by Henry VIII during the Reformation.
HISTORY UK: Big Ben refers to the 13 ton bell in the clock tower of Westminster Palace. Opinion is divided as to whether it was named after the then Commissioner of Works, or a famous prize-fighter of the time.
HISTORY UK: Oxford Street’s biggest department store was opened by the American businessman Gordon J Selfridge in 1909, whose motto was ‘The customer is always right’.
HISTORY UK: Built in 1703 for the Duke of Buckingham, George III acquired it in 1762 as a private house. It became an official royal residence in the reign of Queen Victoria, when it was greatly enlarged.
Michel Kao: ...after your coffee or tea, take a stroll along Regent's canal until Camden Lock, with a small detour to Primrose Hill. An hour or so walking!
HISTORY UK: Soho is home to Europe’s largest Chinatown, which developed in the 1970s. Earlier generations of London’s Chinese population had centred around the docks of Limehouse.
Toby: Play all your NeoGeo & Capcom games on the MAME cab - I recommend Shock Troopers! FYI: Streetfighter: 3rd Strike, SEGA cabs and Initial D have gone to HOG arcade in North Acton.