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Leicester House was a large aristocratic townhouse in Westminster, London, to the north of where Leicester Square now is. Built by the Earl of Leicester and completed in 1635, it was later occupied by Elizabeth Stuart, a British princess and former Queen of Bohemia, and in the 1700s by the two successive Hanoverian princes of Wales.
Leicester House may refer to: Leicester House, the original name of Essex House (London), London, built c. 1575 and demolished in the 1670s. Leicester House, Westminster, the house that Leicester Square is named after, built in the 1630s and demolished c. 1791.
Essex House era una casa que encabezaba el Strand de Londres. Originalmente llamada Leicester House , fue construida alrededor de 1575 por Robert Dudley, I Conde de Leicester , y fue rebautizada con el nombre de Essex House después de ser heredado por su hijastro, Robert Devereux, II conde de Essex , después de la muerte de Leicester en 1588.
Essex House was a house that fronted the Strand in London. Originally called Leicester House, it was built around 1575 for Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, and was renamed Essex House after being inherited by his stepson, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, after Leicester's death in 1588.
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The square lies within an area bound by Lisle Street, to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west. The park at the centre of the square is bound by Cranbourn Street, to the north; Leicester Street, to the east; Irving Street, to the south; and a section of road designated simply as Le...
16th–18th centuries
The land where Leicester Square now lies once belonged to the Abbot and Convent of Westminster Abbey and the Beaumont family. In 1536, Henry VIII took control of 3 acres (1.2 ha) of land around the square, with the remaining 4 acres (1.6 ha) being transferred to the king the following year. The square is named after Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester, who purchased this land in 1630. By 1635, he had built himself a large house, Leicester House, at the northern end. The area in front of the...
19th–21st centuries
By the 19th century, Leicester Square was known as an entertainment venue, with many amusements peculiar to the era, including Wyld's Great Globe, which was built for The Great Exhibition of 1851 and housed a giant scale map of the Earth.[a] The construction of New Coventry Street made it easier for traffic to access the square, resulting in private residences being replaced by shops, museums and exhibition centres. Savile House at No. 5–6, built in 1683 for Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbur...
Gardens square
In the middle of the square is a small park that was originally available for common use on Lammas Day (12 August), such as washing clothes and herding cattle. The Earl of Leicester was obliged to preserve these grounds, which were separated from the rest of the square with railings. In 1808, the garden was sold by the Leicester Estate to Charles Elmes for £210 (equivalent to £17,424 in 2021), who neglected to maintain it.[b] Ownership changed hands a number of times during the first half of...
Entertainment
Leicester Square is the centre of London's cinema land, and one of the signs marking the square bears the legend "Theatreland". It contains the cinema with the most seats in a single screen (800). The square is the prime location in London for film premieres and co-hosts the London Film Festival each year. Similar to Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, the square was surrounded by floor mounted plaques with film stars' names and cast handprints. During the 2010–2012 refurbishment, many of...
Other attractions
Leicester Square is one of several places in the West End that puts on events relating to the Chinese New Year. The celebrations are organised by the London Chinatown Chinese Association and held on the first Sunday during the new year period. Events include music, acrobatics and dancing. In 2015, the celebrations attracted more than 1,000 participants, becoming the largest of their kind in the UK. These included lion dances, a show of the Cultures of China and a drum show. A parade ran nearb...
In 1726, anatomist Nathaniel St André claimed to have delivered rabbits from Mary Toft, a woman who lived at No. 27 Leicester Square. The event was widely reported around London, attracting interest from King George I and Royal Society president Hans Sloane. Shortly afterwards, the woman was caught trying to buy a rabbit in secret, and the incident...
The word Leicester features the ending cester which is with rare exceptions spoken as a simplified pronunciation, so is counterintuitive, a quirk of British English. A report by Premier Inn said Leicester Square was the most mispronounced place in the UK by tourists, usually as "/laɪˈtʃɛstər/" ("Lie-chester") Square.
John Timbs (1867). "Leicester Square". Curiosities of London (2nd ed.). London: J.C. Hotten. OCLC 12878129.
Leicester Square Webcam – 8 preset views from the Radisson Edwardian Hampshire Hotel Archived 10 June 2007 at the Wayback MachineLeicester Square webcam Archived 12 April 2018 at the Wayback MachineInglaterra. Londres. 1593 Mapa de Westminster de Norden, muestra y nombra muchas grandes casas adosadas de Londres en Strand: Yorke House, Durham House, Russell House, Savoy Palace, Somerset House, Arundel House, Leicester House, todas aguas abajo del Palacio de Whitehall. El Palacio de Lambeth está marcado como "Lambeth Howse".
Leicester Square es una concurrida plaza peatonal en el West End de Londres, entre Covent Garden y Piccadilly Circus, conocida por ser un lugar de eventos culturales y atracciones turísticas.
