αlpha Books

αlpha Books is a bookstore in , , , which is located on Portsmouth Street. αlpha Books is situated near the shoe store , as well as near the theater building .
  • Type: Bookstore
  • Also known as: “Alpha Books”
  • Address: 1 Portsmouth Street, London, WC2A 2ES

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Leicester Square and Royal Opera House.

Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of . The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

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 αlpha Books.

Theater building
Photo: Sue Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , Drury Lane, commonly known as Drury Lane, is a West End theatre and Grade I listed building in , London, England. The building faces Catherine Street and backs onto Drury Lane. is situated 960 feet southwest of αlpha Books.

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.

Quarter
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.

αlpha Books

Latitude
51.51482° or 51° 30′ 53″ north
Longitude
-0.11718° or 0° 7′ 2″ west
Wheelchair access
no
Operator
LSE Students‘ Union
Open location code
9C3XGV7M+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 357835318
Open­Street­Map feature
shop=­books
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: The Old Curiosity Shop and Peacock Theatre.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: LSE SU Food & Drinks and LSE SU Stationery.

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Worth a closer look: South Kensington-Chelsea and Heathrow Airport.

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