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  High Holborn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Holborn Bars, built as the headquarters of the Prudential Assurance Company, is one of the most striking buildings on High Holborn.
High Holborn is a road in Holborn in central London.
The nearest tube stations are Tottenham Court Road, Holborn, and Chancery Lane.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/High_Holborn   (131 words)

  
 Holborn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Holborn (pronounced /ˈhəʊbən/ or /ˈhəʊbɜːn/) is a place in London, named after a tributary to the River Fleet that flowed through the area, the Hole-bourne (the stream in the hollow).
In the eighteenth century, Holborn was the location of the infamous Mother Clap's molly house.
In the early twenty-first century, Holborn has been the site of new offices and hotels, which have exploited its excellent public transport links (Holborn underground station is the junction of the Central and Piccadilly lines), and its strategic location between the City of London and the West End.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Holborn   (246 words)

  
 inIVA: tourist season - Harold Clunn's The Face of London - High Holborn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
High Holborn, which will form the starting point of this walk, extends from the City boundary at Gray's Inn Road westward to Shaftesbury Avenue, the section previously known as Broad Street having now become part of High Holborn.
The name of High Holborn, as distinguished from Holborn proper, would appear almost superfluous, since most people are in the habit of referring to the entire thoroughfare as Holborn.
Bloomsbury, the district to the north of High Holborn and New Oxford Street, mostly built between 1800 and 1830, derives its name from the Blemunds, afterwards known as the De Blemontes, and Bloomsbury Square on the north side of Bloomsbury Way dates from 1667.
www.iniva.org /easy/season/tourist/article_11   (3165 words)

  
 jancisrobinson.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
But all that is changing as recently three new restaurants have opened in Holborn and are playing to full houses at lunch and dinner, the result not so much of the intrinsic quality of the restaurants in my opinion as a transformation in the area.
Holborn is busy in the evenings because it is becoming a centre for new hotels.
High Holborn's inherent weakness is that the basement kitchen has to service a large dining room via a small electric lift.
www.cix.co.uk /~jancis/nick/2001/nl109.htm   (905 words)

  
 Juergs London Guide - Holborn Area
Holborn is the area between the business and entertainment areas of London.
The area to the south of High Holborn ant to the east of Kingswayis is Lincoln's Inn Field.
Margaret the wife of Edward I was buried her before the high alter in 1318.
www.juerg.ch /london/holborn-area   (4060 words)

  
 Travel | High Holborn, London
One day it was a building site on a rather undistinguished stretch of the rather undistinguished High Holborn, the next there it was, open and ready for business.
I had, in fact, already eaten in High Holborn the week before - the week it opened, in fact - which is not my usual practice.
On that occasion, I had a salad of pigs' trotters and new potatoes with sauce gribiche and then smoked fillet of whiting (or "merlan", as the menu insists on calling it) with bubble and squeak, poached egg and hollandaise sauce, followed by a carpaccio of pineapple with coconut sorbet.
travel.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4058037-111573,00.html   (631 words)

  
 High-intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for prostate cancer is carried out under a spinal or general anaesthetic.
With the patient lying on his right side, an endorectal probe incorporating an ultrasound scanner and a HIFU treatment applicator is inserted.
The probe emits a beam of ultrasound, which is focused to reach a high intensity in the target area.
www.nice.org.uk /page.aspx?o=80298   (262 words)

  
 High Church on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The remains of London's first Temple Church have been uncovered near High Holborn, on the edge of the medieval city of London--just yards from the famous Temple Church which gives its name to the Middle and Inner Temple, two of the four Inns of Court.
The moon shines high above the Church of the Nativity in the holy West Bank town of Bethlehem, 14 December 2005.
The pipe organ rises high at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Wichita, Kansas.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-HighChur.asp   (1037 words)

  
 LondonTown.com | High Holborn Guide | High Holborn London, WC2B, England, UK | London Streets by Street | London hotel ...
The nearest underground station to High Holborn is 'Holborn ' which is about 4 minutes to the North East.
Holborn tube, 88-94 Kingsway, (4 mins to the North East)
High Holborn, WC2A, City and County of the City of London
www.londontown.com /LondonStreets/high_holborn_a90.html   (1280 words)

  
 LSE Students' Union: Home pageHigh Holborn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
High Holborn is one of the closest Halls to the LSE.
High Holborn is also close to other important services.
High Holborn is one of the most expensive Halls of residences.
www.lsesu.com /main/residences/holborn   (357 words)

  
 Londonist: These Are A Few Of Our Favourite Things…Holborn
Funny place, Holborn: it's not the City; it's not the West End; it refuses to be pinned down to any point of the compass.
Holborn is, to use a tired but appropriate phrase, well worth a visit, as long as you know where to look.
We'll use High Holborn to mean the road, to make the distinction sort-of clear (though, correctly, High Holborn is the long western stretch through Holborn, up to Grays Inn Road, whence it continues as Holborn down towards the Holborn).
www.londonist.com /archives/2005/07/these_are_a_few.php   (1660 words)

  
 HOLBORN - Online Information article about HOLBORN
Fleet, the valley of which is clearly seen where Holborn Viaduct crosses Farringdon Street.
Its chapel became the parish church on the suppression of the monasteries.
Staple Inn, of which the timbered and gabled Elizabethan front upon High Holborn is a unique survival of its character in a London thoroughfare; and of See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /HIG_HOR/HOLBORN.html   (1342 words)

  
 High Holborn Hall, London
High Holborn Hall offers low-cost accommodation during the summer months, making it ideal for students and budget travellers.
Staying at High Holborn Hall, surrounded by world-famous landmarks and attractions, you can’t help but immerse yourself in the exciting atmosphere of London’s West End.
High Holborn Hall is situated just a short walk away from Holborn Underground Station, which is on the Central and Piccadilly lines.
www.travelstay.com /printAccom.asp?id=1705   (361 words)

  
 Camden --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Camden was created a borough in 1965 by the amalgamation of the former metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, and St. Pancras.
In the southern part, the Holborn district covers an area once occupied by two medieval villages (Holborn and St. Giles) and by three estates—Blemondesberi (Blemundsbury), the Soke of Portlepoole, and the Liberty of Ely Place.
In Holborn are the legal centres of Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn; the half-timbered Staple Inn is a former Inn of Chancery dating from Elizabethan times.
www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9018786   (1491 words)

  
 Contact Workbrain UK Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
High Holborn House is situated on the north side of High Holborn,
The nearest Underground station is High Holborn (Central and
High Holborn House is situated between Maplin Electronics and
www.workbrain.com /index.jsp?sid=10068   (174 words)

  
 Camden Council: Camden's history
The manors of Tothele [Tottenham Court], Rugmere, St Pancras, Hampstead, and Holborn are recorded as small hamlets where the inhabitants ploughed the land and kept pigs in the forests.
The spread of London continued outside the City walls, along High Holborn and to the south towards the river Thames.
Around Holborn, London's legal quarter developed from the 14th century, lawyers often gathering together in 'Inns' for training and support, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn are examples which still exist.
www.camden.gov.uk /ccm/content/leisure/local-history/camdens-history.en   (1832 words)

  
 Hassrale Trips: High Holborn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
According to the map this is technically High Holborn, but the boundary between this and just plain Holborn is somewhat indistinct.
Now continue to the left to the junction with Red Lion St and turn right down towards High Holborn, on the corner of which is....
On emerging from here onto High Holborn there a various bus routes, Chancery Lane (Central Line) tube station is a couple of minutes to the right and Holborn tube is back along the road to the left.
dspace.dial.pipex.com /prod/dialspace/town/pipexdsl/o/aoch02/highholborn2003.html   (1235 words)

  
 Accommodation Office
Students residing in High Holborn have a 40-week contract which runs throughout the Christmas and Easter vacations.
Students will not be able to remain in High Holborn during the summer vacation.
Those residents with a valid academic reason for remaining in London throughout the summer may be offered accommodation in another residence.
www.lse.ac.uk /accommodation/HH/main.htm   (320 words)

  
 Princess Louise, 208-209 High Holborn, Holborn WC1V 7BW   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Princess Louise, 208-209 High Holborn, Holborn WC1V 7BW
It used to be quite a beer bore's pub, but now it's a Sam Smith's so there are no surprises (pleasant or otherwise) about the food and drink on offer.
You should be able to see the pub's sign on your left from the corner of Kingsway and High Holborn.
www.fancyapint.com /main_site/thepubs/pub482.htm   (182 words)

  
 Gravitas Partners - Contact us   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Turn right out of the station and walk along High Holborn until you reach Chancery Lane on your right hand side.
You are now on High Holborn and are walking in the correct direction.
Walk along High Holborn until you reach Chancery Lane on your left hand side.
www.gravitaspartners.co.uk /contactus/contact.html   (279 words)

  
 High Holborn Residence London England - Hostel Reviews & Ratings
Set at the top of Drury Lane High Holborn puts you right in the very midst of London's ‘Theatre Land’.
Regardless of the purpose of your trip, staying at High Holborn will mean that you are always close to the many sights and sites that make London famous.
High Holborn Residence can be reached by using the Piccadilly line straight to High Holborn Station, a short walk away.
www.hostelworld.com /hosteldetails.php/HighHolbornResidence-England-533   (459 words)

  
 WYATT family: William 7
William WYATT was probably born around 1720 and married Susanna LANGSTON at the chapel of St George in Mayfair in 1747.
William and Susannah lived in Holborn and baptised nine children there between 1747 and 1767.
William was m at St George Mayfair in 1747 and baptised children at Holborn St Andrew from 1747 to 1767 so was probably born around 1720.
www.btinternet.com /~surrey.hypno/Genealogy/Wyatt/WYAT-B7.htm   (721 words)

  
 PubCon London 2005
Located in the heart of London the Cittie of York, 22 High Holborn, London WC1 offers a spectacular location for the Conference.
On High Holborn- a main road going East-West between the City of London and the City of Westminster.
The main bar is a cavernous mediaeval-style hall with a high vaulted ceiling and everywhere you look there are carved oak panels, ornate metalwork and some of the biggest oak vats you'll ever see above the bar - it's like an elven king's hall out of The Lord Of The Rings.
www.pubcon.com /london2005.htm   (288 words)

  
 CAMRA North London - Full Pint Issue 15
Early in April I took a trip around a few pubs in the High Holborn area I hadn't visited for over a year.
A stone from the palace gatehouse is built into a wall, and the preserved trunk of a cherry tree, which marked the boundary of the diocese, can be seen in the corner of the front bar.
My next stop was further along High Holborn, on the opposite side of the road.
www.camranorthlondon.org.uk /fullpint/fp1509.html   (808 words)

  
 High Holborn
The deadline for the Lent Term 2006 accommodation fees was 23 January 2006.
High Holborn is one of the most popular LSE halls of residence.
High Holborn offers rooms to both undergraduates and postgraduates, and is self-catering.
www.lse.ac.uk /collections/residentialAndCateringServices/highHolborn   (179 words)

  
 Hermes - London WC1, High Holborn
The entire fifth floor of Hermes' 210 High Holborn office building has been let to SH&E Ltd, air transport consultants who have relocated from headquarters close to Gatwick.
Although we work in the aviation industry the location of our new offices allows us to remain available to both our airline clients at Heathrow and Gatwick as well as in close proximity to the legal and financial professions with whom much of our work is done.
Tim Elliott of landlords Hermes comments: "We are delighted that SH&E has relocated to 210 High Holborn and would agree that the building and location represent excellent value for money.
www.propertymall.com /press/article/996   (358 words)

  
 Hassrale Trip - South of High Holborn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This trip takes a short stroll down from Chancery Lane to Shoe Lane which is just south of Holborn Circus.
The best preserved part of this pub for me is still the back bar which remains fairly long and has something of the atmosphere of a baronial hall with a high arched roof, large barrels, wooden floorboards and intimate confessional style booths dotted round the walls.
The front opened onto High Holborn and seats and tables spilled out onto a enclosed area of the pavement outside.
dspace.dial.pipex.com /prod/dialspace/town/pipexdsl/o/aoch02/sholborn.html   (467 words)

  
 Holborn Empire, Level 3
In the 1850s Edward Weston transformed the Holborn National Schools into a Music Hall which opened in 1857, bearing his name.
By 1921 it was known as the Holborn Empire.
The last surviving variety hall in the West End it was closed by bombing in 1941 but wasn't demolished until 1961.
library.kent.ac.uk /library/special/icons/playbills/HOLBORN.HTM   (200 words)

  
 Parity Training - Training Venues
The training centre is easily accessible by public transport being situated close to Holborn (Central and Piccadilly lines), Tottenham Court Road (Central and Northern lines) and Covent Garden (Piccadilly line) tube stations.
From the main exit of Holborn Tube station cross over Kingsway road to the Sainsburys opposite, and walk down High Holborn road on the left hand side.
Cross over High Holborn to the Oasis Sports Centre and turn left.
www.parity.net /training/Facilities/TC.asp?VenueCode=ALT   (205 words)

  
 History and Online Museum - R. G. Lewis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Supplying high quality photographic equipment and accessories to the professional and amateur photographer.
Recently we had to move from our old address, 217 High Holborn, to a new location around the corner from 217.
We are now located at 9 Southampton Row, WC1B 5HA, This is less than a 100 yards from the old High Holborn site which has now been demolished.
www.rglewis.co.uk /rglhist.htm   (133 words)

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