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	Leicester Square - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Leicester Square (pronounced "Lester Square") is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England.
		In 1848, Leicester Square was the subject of the famous land-law case of Tulk vs. Moxhay.
		Leicester Square is the centre of London's cinema land, and one of the signs marking the Square bears the legend "Theatreland".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leicester_Square (1192 words)

	Leicester Square, London : Cinema and Entertainment centre of the capital
		By night Leicester (pronounced Lester, as in the Adams Family) Square is one of the busiest spots in London.
		Before the local council's long-awaited clean-up of Leicester Square in 1993, many locals avoided the area, mainly due to the small patch of grass at the centre of the square which was a haven for junkies.
		Leicester Square is still the perfect place to catch an afternoon matinee followed by a cappucino and gossip in one of the many pavement cafes.
	www.londonnet.co.uk /ln/guide/about/placesleicestersq.html (611 words)

	Victorian London - Districts - Areas - Leicester Square
		Leicester Square dates from as far back as 1635, when the first house was built by Robert Sydney, Earl of Leicester.
		The condition of the square and of the statue went gradually from bad to worse, until it became one of the crying nuisances of the town.
		In the days of which we are writing Leicester Square was a barren waste surrounded by rusty railings, trodden down in all directions; refuse of every description was shot into it, whilst in the centre tood a dilapidated equestrian statue that assumed various adornments as the freaks of drunken roysterers suggested.
	www.victorianlondon.org /districts/leicestersquare.htm (2693 words)

	Leicester Square, North Side, and Lisle Street Area: Leicester Estate: Leicester House and Leicester Square North Side ...
		The sixth Earl of Leicester apparently resumed occupation of Leicester House in 1728 and was rated for it until his death in 1737.
		11—13), adjacent to Leicester House and Savile House.
		Lord Ailesbury's occupation of the house in the square was intermittent.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=41120 (18466 words)

	London/Leicester Square - Wikitravel
		Leicester Square is an area of central London lying north of Trafalgar Square, east of Piccadilly Circus and west of Charing Cross Road and Covent Garden.
		Leicester Square has many cinemas: the cheapest one is the Prince Charles Cinema, not actually on the square but down a side street to the north at 7 Leicester Place (just up from the Häagen-Dazs).
		Leicester Square is served by a tube station, actually located just off the north east corner of the Square on Charing Cross Road.
	wikitravel.org /en/Leicester_Square (320 words)

	Leicester Square : - London Neighborhood
		First laid out in 1670 as one of London's more stylish neighborhoods, Leicester Square is now one of the premier entertainment locations in the city.
		The square is home to the highest concentration of cinemas in London and is located in the heart of the bustling West End.
		Leicester Square may fittingly be the first place to go on a London visit.
	www.travelgrande.com /london-travel-guide/leicester-square-info.htm (267 words)

	Leicester Square, London WC2: tourist information from TourUK
		Leicester Square, now one of London's favourite tourist meeting places, was once a fashionable place to live.
		In the mid-19th century Leicester Square was famous for its music halls including the Empire, now a cinema of the same name, and the Alhambra, which was replaced in 1937 by the Art Deco Odeon.
		The Shakespeare fountain in the Square dates from an earlier renovation in 1874, and the statue of Charlie Chaplin by John Doubleday was unveiled in 1981.
	www.touruk.co.uk /london_squares/leicester_square1.htm (348 words)

	The Leicester Square School of English
		Leicester Square School of English (LSSE) started in 1992, is accredited by the British Council and a member of English UK.
		Leicester Square is traffic free, surrounded by outside cafes and restaurants, where students, office workers and tourists sit to enjoy the atmosphere of musicians and street artists.
		At Leicester Square School of English we focus on your interests and goals as an EFL student.
	www.lsse.ac.uk /about.htm (368 words)

	London/Leicester Square Travel Guide
		In the middle of the square is a pleasant garden, where one can go to relax after a hard day, and watch the craziness going on all around, such as drunks, buskers, street entertainers and preachers.
		Leicester Square has many cinemas: the cheapest one is the Prince Charles Cinema (http://www.princecharleserver1.com/), not actually on the square but down a side street to the north at 7 Leicester Place (just up from theHäagen-Dazs).
		Leicester Square is served by a tube station on both the Northern and the Piccadilly Lines and acts as a convenient place to start any exploration of London's West End.
	www.imakoopedia.org /en/article/London/Leicester_Square (200 words)

	Leicester Square
		Leicester Square at night, is one of the busiest spots in London.
		Leicester Square is still the perfect place to catch an afternoon matinee followed by a cappuccino and gossip in one of the many pavement cafes.
		People watching is one of Leicester Square's great attractions as representatives from virtually every country on little old planet earth walk past and simply gape at each other.
	www.georgianhousehotel.co.uk /leicester_square.htm (604 words)

	Leicester Square, London
		Leicester Square, long famous as a center of entertainment, is built around a small garden laid out by Albert Grant in 1874.
		In the center of the garden is a statue of Shakespeare, and at the corners are busts of four famous local residents - Sir Isaac Newton, Sir Joshua Reynolds, William Hogarth and Dr John Hunter.
		Around the square and in the immediately surrounding area are some of London's largest and best known cinemas.
	www.planetware.com /london/leicester-square-gb-l-ls.htm (201 words)

	Showbiz stars behind makeover proposed for shabby Leicester Square Independent, The (London) - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A new casino hotel and a roof terrace along the north side of the square have been suggested for a project to revitalise the area, which has also become a mustering point for aggressive beggars and pickpockets.
		Leicester Square has long held sway as a centre for popular culture, with artistic connections dating back to the 17th century.
		A refurbished square could be a valuable draw for the tourism industry, which has been hard hit by American travel fears.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_200303/ai_n12674246 (497 words)

	Leicester Square London
		The tree-lined square in the centre provides much needed shade in the summer.
		Major cinemas stand on three sides of the square offering over 12 films at any one time and cheap restaurants, night clubs, portrait artists and outdoor entertainers strive to catch the attention of the passing public.
		In the center of the the Square is a copy of the Shakespeare memorial in Westminster Abbey.
	www.travellondon.com /templates/attractions/gallery_leicester.html (160 words)

	Sculpture at Leicester Square
		Leicester Square is such an important place that it is worth describing the statues there, even though they are not worth going to see for themselves.
		The Square was in fact purchased for the nation by Baron Grant in 1874.
		The north side of Leicester Square is also the best place for a view of the chariot and horses on top of the Hippodrome on Charing Cross Road (by the music hall architect Frank Matcham), dating from the turn of the century.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /speel/london/leicestr.htm (821 words)

	Leicester Square, London (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Leicester Square is London's cinema centre and regularly hosts the UK's film premieres, often attracting Hollywood stars.
		The four main cinemas in Leicester Square are the Odeon Leicester Square, the Empire, the Odeon West End and Vue (formerly Warner Brothers Village).
		The square is bounded by Lisle Street, to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west.
	www.londononline.co.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /articles/Leicester_Square (138 words)

	Leicester square half price ticket booth cinema theater
		The only monument as such in the square is the central marble fountain, with Shakespeare on top, and dolphin accoutrements around.
		People watching is one of Leicester Square's great attractions as representatives from virtually every country walk past and simply gawk at each other.
		Leicester Square est une des places où il y a le plus de monde la nuit.
	www.studios92.com /guide/leicester_square.htm (781 words)

	The Hindu : Magazine / Travel : Watching people at Leicester Square
		Apart from the traditional attractions, there are exciting new landmarks such as the London Eye, "a gigantic ferris wheel", to give a dramatic overview of the city that has become a vibrant metropolis.
		In 1635, the mansion built by the Earl of Leicester became the Leicester Field.
		Today Leicester Square is synonymous with movie-premiers, haute couture, the glitterati and glamour.
	www.hindu.com /mag/2006/03/05/stories/2006030500560800.htm (497 words)

	Leicester Square Apartments Leicester
		As a substantial urban regeneration project it is a perfect balance of both loft-style conversions and brand new buildings, reflecting today's changing lifestyles.
		The inspiration behind Leicester Square, one of the city's industrial architecture landmarks, is the successful partnership between Thomas Fish and Sons and Metropolitan Housing Partnership.
		To reflect the diverse nature of modern lifestyles in Leicester, the apartments will be offered through a range of buying options - a selection of SQUARE DEALS.
	www.leicestersquareliving.co.uk (180 words)

	A2A : Leicester Square - London
		Streetscape is cleared of clutter, strategically placed lighting beacons and pavement lighting show routes to and from the square.
		The square’s surface is subtly re-folded to create new spaces and accommodate the 2m fall from the north to the south of the square.
		The expanded plaza surface enables many possibilities for the use of the square, which previously would not be possible.
	www.art2architecture.co.uk /current/leicester_square.htm (125 words)

	Leicester square centre photo explore-london (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		You are standing in the centre of Leicester square looking North.
		"Leicester square" is pronounced "lester" rather than "leicester".
		Round the outside of the square are multiplex cinemas, clubs and cafes.
	www.explore-london.co.uk /lesq2.html (70 words)

	Leicester Square London England
		There are several large cinemas, including the Odeon Leicester Square, which usually shows big films before anywhere else in Britain, though if you can afford to wait a week, they'll be cheaper elsewhere.
		The best thing about Leicester Square is Haggen Daas - they have a large restaurant here serving nothing but ice cream cocktails.
		The second best thing about Leicester Square is the Moon Under Water - a large pub on the east side of the square.
	www.ukguide.org /london/londonmap/leicester_sq.html (197 words)

	BRIEF HISTORY DURING THE SNOW ERA
		The land surrounding Leicester Square was acquired in 1630-48 by the Second Earl of Leicester who built his house on the northern section and developed the southern section as Leicester Square.
		On the West side of Leicester Square was the Western Literary and Scientific Institute, founded in 1825 by a group of professionals and scientists to diffuse useful knowledge among persons engaged in commercial and professional pursuits.
		The facility at Leicester Square opened in 1828 and remained until 1852 when the site was taken over by other commercial occupants, including Charles Goodyear (of the tire company) from 1856-59.
	www.ph.ucla.edu /epi/snow/1859map/leicester_square_a2.html (870 words)

	Hotels near Leicester Square
		Leicester Square tube station is on the Piccadilly and Northern lines, in the heart of central London.
		Famous for its cinema premiers, it provides access to Soho and Trafalgar Square - home of Nelson's Column and the National Gallery - and is close to numerous restaurants, including Pied a Terre and J. Sheekey....
		The nearest tube stations are Leicester Square (0km), Covent Garden (0.31km)
	www.activereservations.com /hotel/en/hotels-near-attractions/4952.html (300 words)

	War breaks out in Leicester Square - FilmFocus.Co.UK - News, Reviews and more...
		If you happened to walk through Leicester Square gardens yesterday without spotting the unfeasibly large red carpet that chose to wind its way around most of the South-East corner, you could have been forgiven for getting a little panicked.
		Of course, if you had walked through the gardens without spotting the five-thousand-strong crowds elsewhere in the square, you deserve to be holed-up in your basement awaiting the apocalypse - such lack of awareness is really quite worrying.
		With Leicester Square calming down, we dashed into the nearest pub, noticing it had been five hours since we stepped into the pens and a cold beer was well earned.
	www.filmfocus.co.uk /newsdetail.asp?NewsID=341 (1111 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Facelift hope for Leicester Square
		The square is the home of cinema in the UK Up to 250,000 people use or pass through the square daily, but critics say it can be intimidating at night.
		The gardens in the centre of the square, currently closed at dusk, will be redesigned or even scrapped.
		The council hopes that its measures will eventually turn Leicester Square into a welcoming, clean and secure landmark in the West End.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/2861799.stm (358 words)

	Hotels, Leicester Square, London. Terrific Cheap Leicester Square Bed & Breakfast Hotels.
		Full descriptions of all these hotels in Leicester Square and last-minute travel offers are available on the hotel homepages.
		The Radisson Edwardian Pastoria is a discreet and quiet 4 star London hotel with friendly service and an exquisite location, between the National Gallery and Leicester Square.
		Located in the heart of theatre land, the five-star Radisson Edwardian Hampshire hotel dominates the corner of Leicester Square, famous for its glamorous film premieres.
	www.room4u.org.uk /hotels/leicestersquare (481 words)

	Leicester Square, London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Leicester Square is best known to tourists for two things.
		Firstly it is the centre of London's cinemas, and secondly it has the kiosk that sells cut price, discount theatre tickets (warning they will not be selling smash hit tickets at cut prices - but there is a chalk board with today's deals on it)
		The whole square is a pedestrian area, so you are safe from the ravages of London cars
	www.great-britain.co.uk /towns/london/leicester-square.htm (72 words)

	Cinema Treasures \| Odeon Leicester Square (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This theatre is so over-rated, the seats are uncomfortable and the legroom is very poor, the screen is far too small for a theatre of this size and the sound is poor too, the refurbishment has left a very clinical bland modern lobby and circle lounge with all the atmosphere of an airport lounge.
		Not just a 'world premier', in the UK we have the facility to give a film a Royal World Premier, which is what "Lawrence of Arabia" had at the Odeon, Leicester Square on the 10th December 1962.
		Of course an obvious sign is walking through Leicester Square and seeing the barriers up and the red carpet down, with crowds of fans forming as they usually attract the main stars of the movie being premiered and many other celebrities.
	cinematreasures.org /theater/841 (3003 words)

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