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Pimlico is the setting of the 1940 version of Gaslight. Post World War II, Pimlico was the setting of the 1949 Ealing comedy Passport To Pimlico. In G. K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy, Pimlico is used as an example of "a desperate thing." Arguing that things are not loved because they are great but become great because they are loved, he asserts that ...
Where Ebury Street meets Pimlico Road is a triangular public paved area with seating and a bronze statue of Mozart (aged 8) by Philip Jackson.The triangle was known for many years as "Pimlico Green" (and still is by older residents) but was renamed Orange Square due to the local pub nearby being called The Orange, the latter reflecting the localised misnomer of "squares" in two notable ...
Churchill Gardens is a large housing estate in the Pimlico area of Westminster, London.The estate was developed between 1946 and 1962 to a design by the architects Powell and Moya, replacing Victorian terraced houses extensively damaged during the Blitz.
Adelphi Terrace: 1768–1772: 1930s: Adelphi: A neo-classical terrace of 24 houses by the Adam brothers. Army and Navy Club: 1848–1850: 1950s: St James Square: Replaced by 1950s building on the same site. Austin Friars: 1260s 1600--1941 City of London: Friary, residence of Thomas Cromwell. Draper's Hall and the Dutch Church remain in ...
The film's opening credits end with the words "dedicated to the memory of", with an image of Second World War British food and clothing ration coupons. [3] In post-Second World War London, an unexploded bomb detonates in Miramont Gardens, Pimlico. The explosion reveals a long-buried cellar containing artwork, coins, jewellery and an ancient ...
In Len Deighton's alternate history novel SS-GB, which is set in a German-occupied Great Britain during World War II, Dolphin Square is requisitioned for use as an interrogation centre. [28] The video for Culture Club's 1982 UK number one single "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me", was set, but not filmed, at the Dolphin Pool. [29]
Based on the "oral history of the zombie war" of the same name by Max Brooks, World War Z was a surprise hit at the box office when it debuted in 2013, making over $500 million worldwide.
Lillington Gardens is an estate in the Pimlico area of the City of Westminster, London, constructed in phases between 1961 and 1971 to a plan by Darbourne & Darke. [1] The estate was formerly owned and managed by CityWest Homes .