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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Marylebone
Marylebone or Mary-le-bone) is an area of central London in the City of Westminster.
The Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone was a metropolitan borough of the County of London between 1899 and 1965 after which it was merged with the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington and the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster to form the City of Westminster.
The Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone was a metropolitan borough of the County of London from 1899 until in 1965 it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington and the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster to form the London Borough of Westminster.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Marylebone   (3746 words)

  
 Marylebone Library
Marylebone Library consists of a large lending and children's library (hosting regular sessions for the Under 5s and a Chatterbooks Reading Group) on the lower ground floor.
The same building houses Marylebone Information Service on the upper ground floor, and includes an Exchange Group Centre that also offers over 700 Learndirect courses (some free) ranging from computing to languages.
There are 12 steps up from the entrance to Marylebone Information Service, and 13 steps down to the adult lending and children's libraries.
www.westminster.gov.uk /libraries/findalibrary/marylebone.cfm   (244 words)

  
  Marylebone Nips Pletcher Mate in Matron| bloodhorse.com
Marylebone was rated behind the pacesetting Lokoya in fifth down the backside as the leader, under pressure from Eye Dazzler and Sisti's Pride, recorded fractions of :22 2/5 and :45 1/5.
Marylebone won her debut July 31 at Saratoga, racing greenly and getting up for the victory only after making a courageous move through a narrow opening on the rail.
Marylebone, a grey/roan filly by Unbridled's Song, purchased for $725,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale in 2002, was bred in Kentucky.
www.bloodhorse.com /articleindex/article.asp?id=18012   (521 words)

  
 St Marylebone Parish Workhouse
Because of its status as a 'local Act' parish, St Marylebone was largely exempt from the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, and little co-operation was shown to the new Poor Law Commissioners.
St Marylebone, together with several other parishes, refused to participate in the scheme and it was eventually abandoned.
They are washed with plenty of hot and cold water and soap, and receive six ounces of bread and a pint of gruel for supper; after which, their clothes being taken to be cleaned and fumigated, they are furnished with warm woollen I night-shirts and sent to bed.
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 The History of Marylebone
Marylebone was formerly (until 1965) part of the metropolitan borough of St.Marylebone.
The manor house house (demolished in 1791) was converted into a hunting lodge by Henry V111, and Marylebone Gardens, ajoining the manor house, was a centre for spectacles, sporting events, and concerts from the mid-17th century until 1778.
Marylebone is the setting for the Sherlock Holmes Museum on Baker Street, Madame Tussaud's wax museum and the London Planetarium.
www.mywestend.co.uk /westend/community-history-marylebone.htm   (415 words)

  
 Marylebone station
Originally Marylebone station was planned as a ten-platform station, but the cost of building the GCR was far higher than expected and nearly bankrupted the company.
Marylebone had a fairly quiet and uneventful existence until 1966, when the Great Central Railway was closed north of Aylesbury as part of the Beeching axe.
In the early 1980s there was a proposal to close Marylebone, divert its services into nearby Paddington station, and convert Marylebone into a coach station with the tracks converted to a road for coaches only.
www.globalguide.org /?lat=51.52236&long=-0.163464&zoom=2&name=Marylebone_station&wiki=0&title=Marylebone_station   (940 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Horse Racing - Marylebone steps up to win Matron
Marylebone, who was only entered in Sunday's Grade 1 Matron Stakes at Belmont Park when Whoopi Cat developed a foot bruise, outfinished Lokoya in the stretch to win the $200,000 Matron by a nose at Belmont Park.
Prado tipped Marylebone four wide at the quarter pole, she hooked up with Lokoya in mid-stretch, and persevered past Lokoya at the wire.
Though she got her final quarter in a pokey 27.32 seconds, it is noteworthy that Marylebone was stretching out to a mile from a five-furlong maiden race.
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 Marylebone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marylebone or Mary-le-bone) is an area of West London, England in the City of Westminster.
However the St Marylebone Society includes Regent's Park within its definition as well as the area north of Marylebone Road that includes Marylebone Station, the original site of the Marylebone Cricket Club in Dorset Square and the area known as Lisson Grove.
Marylebone gets its name from a church called "St Mary's" (now known as St Marylebone Parish Church) which was built on the bank of a small stream or "bourne", called the Tybourne, in an area named after the stream, Tyburn.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marylebone   (346 words)

  
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Marylebone Garden by John Donowell, detail of left side
Of course, such light-hearted tributes were accompanied by Handel's compositions and orchestras in order to provide the public with variety.
When the winter months made the enjoyment of the outdoors impossible, Marylebone Garden found a different way to enertain and impress London residents.
www.umich.edu /~ece/student_projects/leisure/marylebone.html   (187 words)

  
 Aidan's London Pub Crawls - Marylebone High Street
Now, the abbey leased the land to a succession of owners and by the 14th century the area had become dangerous and violent, so much so that the parish church (situated in the modern Oxford Street) was robbed and a gallows was set up (near to what is Edgware Rd today).
Marylebone gardens were built over in 1778 as the estate grew and houses were built up to the New Road (now Marylebone Road).
Marylebone High St, leading into Marylebone Lane today represent what is left of the nucleus of the old village.
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 Marylebone Music Hall - The Marylebone - The New Royal Sussex - The Portman - The Pavilion - The Theatre Royal ...
Marylebone Music Hall - The Marylebone - The New Royal Sussex - The Portman - The Pavilion - The Theatre Royal Marylebone - The West London Theatre - The Royal Alfred, Chapel Street - Later Church Street, Edgware Road.
This seems to have been one of the few successful managements of the Marylebone, for Lee with his share of the profits was able to go on to the Pavilion, Whitechapel, from there to the Standard, Shoreditch, and thence to the City of London in Norton Folgate, where he was still manager at his death.
In 1847, smitten with the idea of running a theatre herself according to her own ideas, she took over the Marylebone under Watts who found the money for the start and of whom 1 have spoken more fully in the chapter on the Olympic Theatre.
www.arthurlloyd.co.uk /Marylebone.htm   (4367 words)

  
 Marylebone station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marylebone station or London Marylebone station is a National Rail and London Underground station in central London.
From 2007, all services to and from Birmingham Snow Hill may be operated from Marylebone and Chiltern services could also be extended further past Kidderminster to terminate at Great Malvern.
Access to the underground station is via a set of escalators from the mainline station concourse, which also houses the underground station's ticket office.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marylebone_railway_station   (943 words)

  
 News for Marylebone Warwick Balfour Group - Google Finance
Marylebone Warwick Balfour Group announced that Deutsche Bank AG London holds a total interest of 6,234,614 shares being equivalent to approximately 7.74 % of the current issued share capital of...
Marylebone Warwick Balfour Group announced that Deutsche Bank AG London holds a total interest of 6,591,287 shares being equivalent to approximately 6.95% of the current issued share capital of...
Marylebone Warwick Balfour Group announced that Capital Investment Trust Plc is interested in 4,845,268 ordinary shares, representing 5.1% of the issued share capital of the Company.
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 Hot tables in chic Marylebone - Telegraph
A dull, middle-class London district of doctors' consulting rooms, hospitals and redbrick mansion blocks, it was known for its cricket club and its rock'n'roll registry office but certainly not for its high street – a rundown backwater filled with charity shops and fast food outlets.
FishWorks, 89 Marylebone High Street, W1 (020 7935 9796) is light, bright and relaxed – a perfect pit stop for a quick dollop of home-made taramasalata and chunky bread or a bowl of zuppa del pescatore (from £5-£25 per person).
Otherwise, The O'Conor Don pub (12), 88 Marylebone Lane, W1 (020 7935 9311) is scruffy, atmospheric and serves great Guinness in a quiet spot away from the roar of the West End.
www.telegraph.co.uk /wine/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/wine/2006/12/09/edmary109.xml   (831 words)

  
 LondonTown.com | Marylebone Street Guide | Marylebone Street London, W1G, England, UK | London Streets by Street
The nearest underground station to Marylebone Street is 'Baker Street Tube' which is about 11 minutes to the North West.
An imposing Victorian hotel whose confident architecture and Union Jack flag speak of an age when Oxford Circus was the commercial heart of a worldwide empire.
Marylebone Railway Station, Melcombe Place, (17 mins to the North West)
www.londontown.com /LondonStreets/marylebone_street_ecd.html   (844 words)

  
 Marylebone London
Marylebone, to the south and east of Regent's Park, is bounded by Great Portland Street, Oxford Street and Edgware Road.
In the 16th century the northern half of Marylebone, Regent's Park, became a royal hunting ground, while the southern half was purchased by the Portman family.
Until the 18th century Marylebone was surrounded by fields and a pleasure garden but as fashionable London shifted westwards, these rural areas were developed by Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford.
www.touruk.co.uk /london_marylebone/london_marylebone.htm   (556 words)

  
 Marylebone property for sale and to rent, Marylebone, London W1
Marylebone’s cityscape is strewn with a fabulous array of penthouses with rooftop or garden views and parking.
Due to its prime residential location Marylebone rental accommodation is always sought after and budgets are as wide ranging as the properties themselves.
Marylebone is an elegant part of town and, being flanked on either side by Oxford Street and Regents Park, it’s one of the most desirable areas in central London.
www.ldg.co.uk /profiles/marylebone_property.htm   (1258 words)

  
 Marylebone Christmas Lights — London Christmas Lights 2006, Christmas Lights Switch On   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-25)
The Marylebone Christmas lights will be switched on in a magical London event featuring Harry Potter star Bonnie Wright.
Marylebone High Street will be transformed into a winter wonderland with street performers, carols, a grotto and more on Thursday 16th November 2006.
Harry Potter star Bonnie Wright, known for her role as Ginny Weasley, will be switching on the Marylebone Christmas lights for 2006, leading the crowds in the final countdown.
www.viewlondon.co.uk /marylebone_christmas_lights_index.html   (413 words)

  
 The Marylebone Journal Home Page
Since starting life ten years ago, the Marylebone Journal has grown in both stature and ambition Having been re-launched for Spring 2005, it is now a collectable 68-page+ bi-monthly magazine, with a striking design and a unique size.
The Journal is delivered through letterboxes all around Marylebone, St John's Wood and Mayfair, and can be picked up free of charge from dispensers in Waitrose on Marylebone High Street or from numerous shops, cafes, bars and salons.
The Marylebone Journal is produced by LSC Publishing, a small independent publishing company, and is supported by the Howard de Walden Estates; Marylebone's primary landlord.
www.themarylebonejournal.com   (146 words)

  
 Welcome to St Marylebone Parish Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-25)
St Marylebone is a parish in the Diocese of London, and part of the Church of England.
St Marylebone is a place of active and engaged Christian witness.
Marylebone is a vibrant and vital part of the Capital.
www.stmarylebone.org.uk /index.htm   (195 words)

  
 Marylebone Hotels - Marylebone, UK
Marylebone Hotels - 60 hotels from £30 per room per night.
Ideally located in the heart of central London, the Regents Park Hotel is a small, attractive hotel offering modern standards of comfort whilst maintaining the friendly and efficient service of a privately-owned hotel....
The Four Seasons was entirely refurbished in the spring of 1999 and was ended in the beginning of May....
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 London My Marylebone
Hi, I'm about to move to marylebone too, and have been giving thought to joining an am dram group too.
Marylebone Something that might be of interest to you....
Me and my friends are on the pre christmas budget is there any pubs that do decent food on a 2 for 1 basis or any other special offer.
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 Marylebone Station   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-25)
Marylebone was the last of the major London termini to be built and was officially opened, together with the Great Central's London extension, on 9th March 1899.
Services to High Wycombe and Princes Risborough were concentrated on Marylebone rather than Paddington and a new express to Sheffield - the Master Cutler - was started, together with a number of other express services to South Yorkshire and the East Midlands.
Traffic declined to the extent that, in 1983, the station was threatened with closure with the lines north of there being converted into a high-speed busway out towards the suburbs and the M.25.
www.bucksrailways.co.uk /marylebone.htm   (414 words)

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