Aldwych - Citizendia

Aldwych (pronounced /'ɔːldwɪtʃ/) is a place and road in the City of Westminster in London, England. The Waldorf Hotel now known as the Waldorf Hilton, is a hotel based in The Aldwych, London. The City of Westminster ( is a borough of London with city status. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The road is a crescent, connecting to The Strand at both ends. The Strand is a street in the City of Westminster, London, England. At its centre it meets the Kingsway. Kingsway is a major road in central London in the United Kingdom, designated as part of the A4200. Along its length are the Waldorf Hilton hotel, the Indian High Commission, the Australian High Commission at Australia House, the Aldwych and Novello theatres and prominently BBC's Bush House and the London School of Economics. The Waldorf Hotel now known as the Waldorf Hilton, is a hotel based in The Aldwych, London. The High Commission of Australia in London is housed in Australia House, a building that also accommodates other Australian federal and state government agencies including The Aldwych Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Aldwych in the City of Westminster. Aldwych was also home to the earlier Royal Strand Theatre The Novello Theatre is a West End theatre on Aldwych, in the Bush House is a building between Aldwych and The Strand in London at the southern end of Kingsway. The London School of Economics and Political Science, more commonly referred to as The London School of Economics or LSE, is a specialist college of the Nearby in the Strand is the now-disused Aldwych tube station. Aldwych tube station is a disused station formerly on the Piccadilly Line of the London Underground.

A statue of 19th century prime minister Gladstone, installed in 1905, is situated here, near St. Clement Danes church. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting St Clement Danes is a church in the City of Westminster, London.

The name derives from the Old English eald and wic meaning 'old settlement', the name later being transferred to the street and district. It was recorded as Aldewich in 1211. In the 7th century an Anglo-Saxon village and trading centre named Lundenwic ("London settlement") was established approximately one mile to the west of Londinium (named Lundenburh or "London Fort" by the Saxons) in what is now Aldwych, probably using the mouth of the River Fleet as a trading ship and fishing boat harbour. The 7th century is the period from 601 to 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south This article covers the history of London during the Roman period from around 47 AD when the Roman city of Londinium was founded The River Fleet is the largest of London 's subterranean rivers It formerly flowed on the surface It was 'rediscovered' in the 1980s after extensive excavations were reinterpreted as of an urban character by archaeologists Alan Vince and Martin Biddle working independently. Recent excavations in the Covent Garden area have uncovered the extensive Anglo-Saxon settlement. Covent Garden (Pronunciation kɒvʌnt is a district in London, England, located on the easternmost parts of the City of Westminster and the southwest The excavations show that the settlement covered about 600,000 square metres, stretching from the present-day National Gallery site in the west to Aldwych in the east. As the focus of the city was moved back to within the old Roman walls, the older settlement of Lundenwic gained the name of ealdwic: "old settlement". ^[1]

On February 18, 1996, an improvised high explosive device detonated prematurely on a Number 171 bus travelling along Aldwych, killing Edward O'Brien, the IRA operative transporting the device and injuring eight others. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) An improvised explosive device ( IED) is a Bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional Military action The Irish Republican Army ( IRA) (Óglaigh na hÉireann was a military organisation descended from the Irish Volunteers, established 25 November 1913 and who

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^ Hobley B, Lundenwic and Lundenburh: two cities rediscovered, AHDS Archaeology, University of York (PDF)

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