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	Baker Street - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Baker Street is a street in the Marylebone district of the City of Westminster, London, England.
		The street is served by the London Underground by Baker Street tube station; next to the station is Transport for London's lost property office.
		In 1940 the headquarters of the Special Operations Executive moved to 64 Baker Street; they were often called "the Baker Street Irregulars" after Sherlock Holmes's gang of street urchins of the same name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baker_Street (379 words)

	Juergs London Guide - Links
		The Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society (GLIAS) was founded in 1968 to record relics of London's industrial history and to deposit these records with national and local museums, archives, etc; also to advise local authorities and others on the restoration and preservation of historic industrial buildings and machinery.
		The objects of HADAS are the advancement of archaeological and historical research and education for the public benefit with particular reference to the archaeology and history of the London Borough of Barnet.
		London's libraries, museums and archives possess a treasure house of modern and historic photographs of London.
	www.juerg.ch /london/links.shtml (1923 words)

	Special Operations Executive: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Special Operations Executive
		The headquarters of SOE were at 64, Baker Street, London[?].
		Another important London base was Aston House[?], where weapons and tactics research was conducted.
		The principal training centre of the SOE was at Wanborough Manor, Guildford.
	www.encyclopedian.com /so/SOE.html (276 words)

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		Holmes's knowledge of the by-ways of London was extraordinary, and on this occasion he passed rapidly, and with an assured step, through a network of mews and stables, the very existence of which I had never known.
		Allen Robertson's "Baker Street, Beecher and Borden" expands on the connection, while in Jon Borden Sisson's "Dr. Handy's Wild-Eyed Man," a document purportedly written in 1892 by Dr. Benjamin Handy of Fall River, Massachusetts, describes Holmes's acquaintance with Lizzie Borden and his investigation of the murders of her father and stepmother.
		An Irregular Chronology of Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street.
	webpages.charter.net /lklinger/empt.htm (18657 words)

	Ambassadair Travel Club - London
		London's first recorded settlers were the Romans in AD 43, but evidence suggests prior Celtic settlements along the Thames.
		She was determined to try authentic Indian food in London, and she asked the bus driver at P iccadilly Circus for recommendations.
		London is the birthplace of countless cultural phenomena that have spilled over its borders and into the rest of the world.
	www.ambassadair.com /vacations/dest_info/london (9259 words)

	London hotels reservation, Accommodation in London, Hotels in London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Bayswater Inn is sitauted in a quiet, tree-lined, residential street in London's west end.
		Burns Hotel London The hotel is situated in a peaceful residental square in the heart of fashionable West Kensington just five minutes walk from Earl's Court Exhibition Centre and underground station.
		The Hilton London Gatwick is located by the South Terminal at Gatwick Airport and is connected by a covered walkway.
	www.traveloworld.de /hotels/uk/no-state/london (3145 words)

	Godfrey Vaughan Chartered Surveyors \| London Property for Let and Sale
		Golden House, 28- 31 Great Pulteney Street London W1 Golden House is a striking property of brick and stone elevation over lower ground, ground and five upper floors.
		The property is situated on the west side of Sloane Street between Hans Crescent and Pont Street.
		46-47 Upper Berkeley Street, London W1 The property is located on the south side of Upper Berkeley Street in the heart of St. James's between the junctions of Hampden Gurney Street and Seymour Place.
	www.godfreyvaughan.co.uk /offices_to_let2.php (980 words)

	05 Master Document, Prefaces & Table of Contents [Combined]
		Affixed with a Canonical greeting from the Honorary Joint Secretaries, Geoffrey Stavert and Pamela Bruxner, of The Sherlock Holmes Society of London on the occasion of the 60th anniversary dinner of The Baker Street Irregulars, January 7, 1994.
		An editorial note on a new life-size statue of Holmes, to be erected at the corner of Baker Street and Marylebone Road.
		Sherlock Holmes, 221b Baker Street, London, England," and a photograph of a deerstalker, magnifying glass, and calabash pipe.
	special.lib.umn.edu /rare/ush/08D.html (12096 words)

	Powell's Books - Honour Among Punks: The Complete Baker Street Collection by Gary Reed
		Baker Street, the center of England's punk movement in a London few would ever know, a life even less would ever see.
		Where being different is the rule, "ratting" the gambling vice of a city's underground, and death is often around the next corner.
		A thriller that is one part Goth, one part punk and one part Conan Doyle, set in the London of an alternative universe, where being different is the rule and death is often around the next corner.
	www.powells.com /cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-0743459040-0 (409 words)

	The SOE in Baker Street - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK museums, galleries, exhibitions and heritage
		F section of SOE were purported to have several floors at this Baker Street address.
		As this plan developed, London and its environs became transformed into the network of secret HQ's, safe houses and workshops needed to co-ordinate operations, train the personnel and develop the equipment.
		Montague Mansions, just off Baker Street, was one of the many residential mansion blocks where SOE took up residence.
	www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /trlout_gfx_en/TRA14553.html (518 words)

	Little Known Facts Regarding World War 2 - ForumGarden
		This was further subdivided into Street Cells (Zellen) supervised by the Zellenleiter, whose duty was to report on all anti-government activities within the families living in that street.
		With headquarters at 64, Baker Street, London, its first recruits were originally from the armed forces but later both men and women were recruited from the civilian sector.
		Cannibalism was resorted to on a number of occasions the main victims being young boys and girls who were waylaid on the streets and murdered, in many cases by women driven to desperation to get food for their hungry children.
	www.forumgarden.com /forums/showthread.php?p=10864&posted=1 (18253 words)

	05 Master Document, Prefaces & Table of Contents [Combined]
		The Jubilee Line platforms at Baker Street sport seven motifs designed by Robin Jacques, depicting scenes from the adventures of the street's most famous resident, Sherlock Holmes; illustrated with one of the scenes.
		The Sleuth of Baker Street is one of the few bookstores in North America that specializes in detective and crime fiction.
		Assembled by The Baker Street Irregulars of Chicago: "The Hounds of the Baskerville (sic)"; "Hugo's Companions." 5 p.
	special.lib.umn.edu /rare/ush/08B.html (13301 words)

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		Vera Atkins (1908-2000), assistant to Buckmaster, was the soul of the SOE, so much so that many thought she actually ran the organisation.
		The headquarters of SOE were at 64 Baker Street.
		64 Baker Street: The Women of the SOE (http://www.64-baker-street.org/)
	en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/Special_Operations_Executive (1072 words)

	Victorian London - Districts - Streets - Baker Street
		Victorian London - Districts - Streets - Baker Street
		Henry Grattan, the distinguished orator, died (1820) in No. -- Mrs Siddons, in Siddons House, looking into the Regent's Park, on the east side, at the top of the street; here she died, June 8th 1831.
		Salmon's wax-work exhibition in Fleet-street (an attractive sight for a century and more) must have been a poor display compared to this.
	www.victorianlondon.org /districts/bakerstreet.htm (173 words)

	Sherlock Holmes - Baker Street Web Ring Residents
		It was founded in 1934 by leading crime writers such as Dorothy L. Sayers, and re-established in 1951 it has a membership of over a thousand, drawn from every corner of the globe, including countries as varied as Mexico and Iran.
		The Survivors of the Gloria Scott, The Knights of Shag is a member of the Sherlock Holmes Societies of Greenville, South Carolina, Scion Societies of the Baker Street Irregulars.
		While this directory is updated on a regular basis, for the most up-to-date listing please visit the Webring Baker Street listing.
	www.geocities.com /~sherlockian/link_18_1_yop.html (3377 words)

	Special Operations Executive
		As the number of our agents increased from a meagre seven in 1941 to fifty by the middle of 1942 and one hundred and twenty by June, 1943, so we in Baker Street were able to plan more and more ambitious and destructive raids against the German supply machine.
		By the beginning of 1943 we had managed to organize ourselves in a manner which was to set the pattern for the duration of the war.
		We had our headquarters in Baker Street where all operations were planned and where intelligence was collated and filed and where new reports from agents in the field were received.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWsoe.htm (6962 words)

	SOE A Brief History.html
		However, in 1942 S.O.E. was allowed to build their own radio equipment and set up their own communications network and -locally - two of the associated centres would respectively be established at Poundon and Grendon Underwood.
		Eventually S.O.E. would expand to conduct operations in most parts of the world and the London headquarters, from November, 1940, were situated at 64, Baker Street, London although this accommodation was greatly increased as the war progressed.
		In April, 1942, Sir Charles Hambro, of the banking firm, was appointed as the executive head of S.O.E. but after a quarrel with his political superior he was then replaced by his deputy, Major General Colin Gubbins, who at the creation of S.O.E., from a previous position in MI(R) became head of operations in SO2.
	clutch.open.ac.uk /schools/emerson00/s_o_e_brief_history.html (587 words)

	let me draw you a map... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		So I guess this means that my reasoning for paying $15.00 for a tube of lip gloss was not completely flawed.
		My grandfather was one of many American soldiers stationed in England waiting for the D-Day invasion and the many battles that came afterward.
		I was miffed because my team mates didn’t dress up even though they promised that they would.
	londonlullaby1940.blogspot.com (1802 words)

	London Photos... photography gallery of London Life and other photos
		First of all prolific and controversial Japanese photographer Araki opens at the Barbican this week, and will be here to talk about his work.
		Like the photos posted earlier, this was taken at City of London School For Boys during Open House Day.
		This weblog is the place for London photos; odd observations in the capital during the drizzle and snow, SX-70 Polaroid fun, little bits of London and UK life, travel and even occasional vegetarian recipes.
	www.londonphotos.org (1165 words)

	Hotels in London - London Hotel breaks
		This jewel of a 5 star hotel has 64 suites each individually decorated and luxuriously enhanced with the finest silk, marble and discreet but ample quantities of gold leaf which combine to create something quite magical in London.
		The London Marriott Park Lane is elegant, intimate and refreshing hotel.
		With its understated styling and casual air of tranquillity, this is a space in which to linger.
	www.spiralhotels.com /england/mainlondon.asp?nextpage=5&town=London (351 words)

	The Tempsford Agents Page
		After many close escapes, he was eventually captured by the Gestapo in 1944 (on a Metro station in Paris), Yeo-Thomas was brutally tortured, but revealed nothing.
		As soon as "Morland" arrived in England, he was rushed to London.
		The underground agents were recruited into either the "F" or "R.F." Sections of the S.O.E. (at 64, Baker Street, London), trained in various locations in Southern England, then brought to RAF Tempsford in Bedfordshire to fly into enemy territory (or alternatively to the forward airfield at RAF Tangmere).
	www.geocities.com /uksteve.geo/blunhistory4.html (1067 words)

	Special Operations Executive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Since there was little hope of driving the Nazis out from outside the continent, what was needed was a network of resistance supplied and controlled from London.
		Section F would deal with occupied France for sabotage, the organization, training, arming and support of resistance.
		The headquarters of F Section was at 64 Baker Street in London.
	www.joematlock.com /SOE.htm (338 words)

	10 Manchester Street, London, United Kingdom Accommodations - Hotel Details Information and Reservations with ...
		All guest rooms are thoughtfully designed and furnished to the highest standards at the Ten Manchester Street.
		A first class hotel,built in 1919 carefully restored to high standards to provide a quiet and discreet accommodation in a perfect location off Baker Street.
		The 10 Manchester Street located in London is a 3 star hotel, and is just one of thousands of hotels available on HotelBook.com.
	www.hotelbook.com /static/welcome_13400.html (274 words)

	Violette Szabo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Although such qualities made these women more easily noticed in the street, it was hoped that they would appear to be from the 'leisured classes'.
		Unfortunately for SOE, of all the Resistance leaders in the area he was the one least influenced by London.
		These crack SS troops then had to spend another seven days re-grouping and it was not until June 30th that Das Reich had completely trickled into rear areas of the front.
	www.dasreich.ca /szabo.html (4706 words)

	Humbul Record : 64 Baker Street, London W1
		Humbul Record : 64 Baker Street, London W1 Humbul Humanities Hub
		64 Baker Street, London W1 Home / / 64 Baker Street, London W1 You are here
		The Web site "64 Baker Street, London, W1" is an excellent amateur site on the women of the Special Operations Executive (SOE).
	www.humbul.ac.uk /output/full3.php?id=9865 (271 words)

	Contemporary Review: Leo Marks: Master Of Codes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		He, however, had gained a reputation as a maverick in his first week, showing little patience with the more pedestrian training exercises, instead cracking a code in a matter of days that had been intended to occ upy a team for a whole week.
		Nevertheless, his training officer branded him 'difficult to place', sending him to be looked over by a discreetly titled department, the Inter Services Research Bureau at 64 Baker Street, London.
		This nondescript title was in fact camouflage for the dashing and enigmatic Special Operations Executive (SOE), an intelligence service set up in parallel with MI6 in 1940 by Churchill to 'set Europe ablaze' with sabotage, subversion, and resistance.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2242/is_1625_278/ai_76737771 (1419 words)

	ForumGarden - Little Known Facts Regarding World War 2
		A total of 64 American nurses were captured when Bataan and Corrigidor fell to the Japanese on May 7, 1942.
		None took part in the Bataan Death March but were sent to the big civilian internment camp at Santo Tomas University on Rizal Avenue and the Los Banos Internment Camp in Manila.
		On March 3, 1943 near the Bethnal Green underground station in London, an army defence unit was using a new type of rocket launcher.
	www.discusshere.com /forums/printthread.php?t=814 (22807 words)

	Lesser Known Facts of WWII - More Lesser-Known Facts of WWII
		Convicted at the Old Bailey in London he was hanged in Wandsworth Prison on January 3, 1946.
		The S.O.E. was formed in July, 1940, on Churchill's orders to "Set Europe Ablaze." With headquarters at 64, Baker Street, London, its first recruits were originally from the armed forces but later both men and women were recruited from the civilian sector.
		When the French 45th Army Corps was encircled by General Guderian's armour in France in 1940, the Corps, consisting of 45,000 men was forced to seek refuge in neutral Switzerland.
	members.iinet.net.au /~gduncan/more_facts.html (12135 words)

	London - Street Of London
		The third phase of our Victorian London Street Index is now complete and.....Victorian London A-Z Street.....London by Cliff Webb [1871] PRO Census Street Index 1871 [1881] PRO...
		At the same time the company announced the acquisition of 60-62 Margaret Street, London from a private vendor for 5.75...
		HAVE YOU LOST A LONDON STREET or you cannot locate a Road, Street.....AN INDEX OF LONDON STREET NAME CHANGES AND THOSE THAT.....THE LOST LONDON STREET INDEX..
	www.mylondononline.com /guide/streetoflondon.html (256 words)

	Elegant-Lifestyle.com: Best 100 City Guide: London (city guide for London hotels, restaurants, entertainment, theatre, ...
		London Guide for hotels, restaurants, shopping and entertainment or for Palm OS.
		Best Shopping Streets in London are: Bond St: Accessories and Fashion, Sloane St: Accessories and Fashion, Jermyn St: Shoes, Shirts and Suits, Savile Row: Bespoke Suits and Shirts, Kings Road: Trendy Fashion, Covent Garden area: Trendy Fashion
		In 1976, Hermes aquired the ready-made shoes sold in the Jermyn Street shop, such as the classic double monk strap William model; Tel: +44-20-7930 8089; Fax: +44-20-7839 0981; 88 Jermyn Street (main store); St.
	www.elegant-lifestyle.com /london.htm (2333 words)

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