Piccadilly

Piccadilly is a major London street, running from Hyde Park Corner in the west to Piccadilly Circus in the east. The street is part of the A4 road, London's main western artery, and runs alongside a number of famous buildings and sites, including Green Park.

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London - Hyde Park Corner - Piccadilly Circus - A4 road - Green Park

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It is the location of Fortnum & Mason, the Royal Academy, The Ritz Hotel and Hatchards book shop. Simpson, once amongst the nation's leading clothing stores, opened on Piccadilly in the 1930s. The store closed in 1999 and the site is now occupied by the booksellers Waterstones.

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Fortnum & Mason - Royal Academy - The Ritz Hotel - Hatchards - 1930s - 1999 - Booksellers - Waterstones

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The Piccadilly Line of the London Underground takes its name from Piccadilly and part of the line travels under Piccadilly. Green Park, Hyde Park Corner and Piccadilly Circus tube stations all have entrances either on or near to Piccadilly.

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Piccadilly Line - London Underground - Green Park - Hyde Park Corner - Piccadilly Circus

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The name arises from a tailor named Robert Baker, who owned a shop in The Strand in the late 16th century and early 17th century. He amassed a large fortune by making and selling picadils (stiff collars with scalloped edges and a broad laced or perforated border), that were then in fashion. With his great fortune he purchased a large tract of what was then open country to the west of London and in about 1612 he built a large house there. The mansion soon became known as the Piccadilly Hall.

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The Strand - 16th century - 17th century - Picadils - 1612

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There was a British film made in 1929 called "Piccadilly".

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British film - 1929 - Piccadilly

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