The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop is a shoe store in , , which is located on Portsmouth Street. The Old Curiosity Shop is situated nearby to the theater building , as well as near .
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 11:00 AM—7:00 PM
  • Type: Shoe store
  • Description: shop in Westminster, London, England, UK
  • Also known as: “The Old Curiosity Shop, 13–14 Portsmouth Street”
  • Address: 13 Portsmouth Street, London, WC2A 2ES
  • Roof shape: hipped
  • Inscription: “immortalised by Charles Dickens”
  • Wheelchair access: no
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and London St Pancras International.

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

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is a major international rail interchange and shopping destination in . It is the British capital's only international station, with Eurostar services connecting the city with destinations in mainland .

Arts center
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The is a theatre in , . The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. is situated 1,400 feet southwest of The Old Curiosity Shop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Clement Danes and Covent Garden.

Neighborhood
was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of , England; an ecclesiastical version remains. The parish was split between the Liberty of Westminster and the Liberty of the Duchy of Lancaster.

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is one of the main shopping and entertainment districts of , and is hugely popular with visitors, who swarm to its shops, bars and restaurants, especially at weekends.

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The is an area or precinct of the surrounding . It is one of the main legal districts in London and a notable centre for English law, from the Middle Ages to the present day.

The Old Curiosity Shop

Latitude
51.51499° or 51° 30′ 54″ north
Longitude
-0.11732° or 0° 7′ 2″ west
Levels
2
Open location code
9C3XGV7M+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 181939036
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­retail
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map feature
shop=­shoes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q16669711
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In Other Languages

“The Old Curiosity Shop” goes by many names.
  • Russian: “Лавка древностей”
  • Russian: “Лавка старинных диковинок”

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