Agatha Christie Memorial

The Agatha Christie Memorial is a memorial to author and playwright Agatha Christie, located at the intersection of Cranbourn Street and Great Newport Street by St Martin's Cross near Covent Garden, in London, United Kingdom.

Photo: Diagram Lajard, Public domain.

Type: Memorial
Description: memorial in London
Also known as: “The Book”
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Royal Opera House.

Leicester Square

Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

Royal Opera House

Arts center

Photo: Russ London, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Royal Opera House is a theatre in Covent Garden, central London. The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. Royal Opera House is situated 1,200 feet east of Agatha Christie Memorial.

National Gallery

Art gallery

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The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. National Gallery is situated 1,100 feet south of Agatha Christie Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West End of London and Chinatown.

West End of London

Locality

Photo: Jimmy Baikovicius, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The West End of London is a district of London, England. It is west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, in the London Boroughs of Camden and the City of Westminster.

Chinatown

Suburb

Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in the City of Westminster, London, bordering Soho to its north and west and Theatreland to the south and east. The enclave currently occupies the area in and around Gerrard Street.