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Great Russell Street is a street in Bloomsbury, London, best known for being the location of the British Museum. It runs between Tottenham Court Road (part of the A400 route ) in the west, and Southampton Row (part of the A4200 route) in the east.
George du Maurier (1834–1896), artist and writer, lived at 91 (formerly 46) Great Russell Street. Benton Fletcher (1866–1944), housed his keyboard collection at the Old Devonshire House , 48 Boswell Street, in the 1930s and 40s.
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In 1948, David du Roi Aberdeen won an architectural competition to design the new TUC headquarters building in Great Russell Street, London. Staff began to move into the offices in 1956. Congress House was officially opened on 27 March 1958 along with the unveiling of a giant pietà-style statue of a woman holding her dead son.
The first national public museum of the world. The British Museum is unique in bringing together under one roof the cultures of the world, spanning continents and oceans. No other museum is responsible for collections of the same depth and breadth, beauty and significance.
Jun 23, 2017 · Great Russell Street, Russell Square and Bedford Square, all near the Museum, are named after these families. On 19 June 1675, William and Rachel Russell sold this part of their estate, known as Babers Field, to Ralph Montagu (to whom Rachel was related through his marriage to her half-sister) and this was where he subsequently chose to build ...
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Dec 21, 2020 · Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG, UK. Phone +44 20 7323 8299. Web Visit website. London is home to dozens of memorable museums, from the Tate Britain to the National Portrait Gallery, but one of its most extensive collections of objects and art can be found in the British Museum.
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