- 178B Westbourne Grove
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51.514802, -0.199358 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)
- Graffiti above the door
- Quantity of golden teeth
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5
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Historical background
Oxford Street
// The famous Oxford Street in London remembers the Roman conquerors. In those days the Londinium has not reached its current size, there was a rural area instead of the Westminster district, and instead of the Oxford there passed the Roman Road Via Trinobantina, one of the most important routes to and from the town. Romans were gone, London was rising, and the road gradually grew into the city. It was called the Tyburn Road, the Uxbridge Road, the Worcester Road, the Oxford Road, and finally acquired its current name. It also was the way of hanged, marching at Tyburn to the end of their lives, was filled with slums, and because of this, the richer people didn't love to settle there. By the end of the XVIII century the gallows were removed, and a variety of entertainment options — the Pantheon, theatres, pubs began to appear on Oxford Street, and then wealthy people caught up and began to build houses there.
Trade at the Oxford Street has flourished and almost superseded the ordinary life in the XIX century. At the end of the XIX century there were traffic jams on the road already!
Now it is the busiest shopping street in Europe. On it's two kilometres fits about three hundred shops, markets and supermarkets, there are inconspicuous points of sales, hidden coffee shops, secret passages and viewing points. In short, this is a magical place. Take care of your Galleons!
Present in routes of categories Atlas
Passed by: 6/6 (100%).
By categories:
- Atlas: 6/6 (100%)