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Park Crescent’s breathtaking Primrose
façades by Nash have been Hill Camden
preserved, although the interiors REGENT'S PARK
were rebuilt as offices in the & MARYLEBONE
1960s. The crescent seals the BLOOMSBURY
north end of Nash’s ceremonial & FITZROVIA
route from St James’s to Regent’s
Park, via Regent Street and SOHO &
Portland Place. Paddington TRAFALGAR
Mayfair SQUARE
Locator Map
Key See Central London Map pp16–17
Suggested route
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P A R K C R E S In the centre of this broad street
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stands a statue of Field Marshal
Sir George Stuart White, who
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A gallantry in the Afghan
War of 1879.
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4 Harley Street
Consulting rooms of
eminent medical
specialists have been
located here for more
than a century.
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