Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration is the only public arts organisation in the UK dedicated to illustration. It was founded by Quentin Blake in 2002 and is based in London, England.Photo: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Museum
- Description: public gallery and museum in London, England, UK
- Also known as: “House of Illustration”
- Address: 1 Myddelton Passage, London, EC1R 1AG
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include London St Pancras International and British Library.
London St Pancras International
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London St Pancras International is a major international rail interchange and shopping destination in London. It is the British capital's only international station, with Eurostar services connecting the city with destinations in mainland Europe.
British Library
Library
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The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. Based in London, it is one of the largest libraries in the world, with an estimated collection of over 200 million items from multiple countries. British Library is situated 1 mile west of Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration.
King’s Cross Railway Station
Railway station
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King's Cross railway station, also known as London King's Cross, is a passenger railway terminus in the London Borough of Camden, on the edge of Central London. King’s Cross Railway Station is situated 3,900 feet west of Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spa Green Estate and Finsbury Estate.
Spa Green Estate
Neighborhood
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Spa Green Estate between Rosebery Avenue and St John St in Clerkenwell, London EC1, England, is the most complete post-war realisation of a 1930s radical plan for social regeneration through Modernist architecture.
Finsbury Estate
Neighborhood
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finsbury Estate is a large-scale housing estate in the Clerkenwell area of London, England, comprising four purpose-built blocks of flats located on a level site, providing 451 residences.
Angel
Quarter
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Angel is an area on the northern fringes of Central London within the London Borough of Islington. It is 2 miles north-northeast of Charing Cross on the Inner Ring Road at a busy transport intersection.
Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
- Categories: charitable organization, art gallery, art museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Islington, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.52859° or 51° 31′ 43″ northLongitude
-0.10765° or 0° 6′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C3XGVHR+CWOpenStreetMap ID
node 13583467062OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q23304808
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In Other Languages
“Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “House of Illustration”
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