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Leicester Square in 1750, looking north. The large house set back behind a forecourt at the north east corner is Leicester House, then the residence of Frederick, Prince of Wales.

Leicester Square (pronounced 'Lester Square') is a pedestrian square in the West End of London, United Kingdom, lying to the west of Charing Cross Road, north of Trafalgar Square and east of Piccadilly Circus. It is named and built on the site of 'Leicester Fields', which were the fields in front of the Earl of Leicester's mansion, Leicester House. The area was developed in the 1670s. His Royal Highness The Prince Frederick, Prince of Wales (Frederick Louis) (February 1, 1707 - March 31, 1751) was the only man of that name ever to hold the title Prince of Wales, and is best remembered as the father of King George III of the United Kingdom and as the... A pedestrian at the intersection of Alinga Street and Northbourne Avenue, Canberra, Australia A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot, whether walking or running. ... In the United States, a town square is an area in the middle of a traditional town consisting of a park or plaza and surrounded by small shops. ... West End is the name of some places in the world, including: The West End of London, England West End Theatre, is where many of Londons major theatres are located and premier cinema screenings take place. ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... Charing Cross Road is a London street which runs north from Trafalgar Square to St Giles Circus and then becomes Tottenham Court Road. ... [[For other places with the same name, see Trafalgar Square (disambiguation). ... Piccadilly Circus is a central London plaza at the intersection of Regent Street, Piccadilly, Shaftesbury Avenue and Coventry Street. ... The Earl of Leicester was created in the 12th century as a title in the Peerage of England (title now extinct), and is currently a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1837. ... Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century Decades: 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s - 1670s - 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s Years: 1670 1671 1672 1673 1674 1675 1676 1677 1678 1679 Events and Trends Newton and Leibniz independently discover calculus. ...

In the middle of the Square is a small park in the centre of which is a statue of William Shakespeare surrounded by dolphins. At each corner gate of the park is a statue: those featured are: Sir Isaac Newton (famous scientist), Sir Joshua Reynolds (the first President of the Royal Academy), John Hunter (a pioneer of surgery), William Hogarth (famous painter). The most recent addition is a statue of Charlie Chaplin (film star). Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This article is about the dolphin mammal. ... Sir Isaac Newton in Knellers 1689 portrait Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1727 by the Julian calendar in use in England at the time; or 4 January 1643 – 31 March 1727 by the Gregorian calendar) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and alchemist who wrote... Sir Joshua Reynolds Sir Joshua Reynolds (July 16, 1723–February 23, 1792) was the most important and influential of eighteenth-century English painters, specialising in portraits and promoting the Grand Style in painting which depended on idealization of the imperfect. ... This article refers to an art institution in London. ... John Hunter (February 13, 1728 - October 16, 1793) was a Scottish surgeon regarded as one of the most distinguished scientists of his day. ... William Hogarth William Hogarth (November 10, 1697 – October 26, 1764) was a major British painter, engraver, pictorial satirist, and editorial cartoonist who has been credited as a pioneer in western sequential art. ... Chaplin in his costume as The Tramp Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, (April 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977) was the most famous actor in early to mid Hollywood cinema, and later also a notable director. ...

The Centre of Leicester Square

Leicester Square is the centre of London's cinema land. UK film premieres are typically hosted at one of the four cinemas located directly within the square. Various claims about the cinemas in the Square are made including that it contains the cinema with the largest screen and the cinema with the most number of seats (over 2000). Leicester Square taken by C Ford 7th March 04. ... Leicester Square taken by C Ford 7th March 04. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of the entertainment industry. ... Premiere, from French language première meaning first, generally means a first performance. ...

The square is also the home for 'tkts', formerly known as the Official London Half-Price Theatre Ticket Booth. This booth is jointly owned and operated by various theatre groups. Tickets for theatre performances taking place around the West End that day are sold from the booth for around half-price. The popularity of the booth has given rise to many other booths and stores around the square advertising 'half price' tickets for West End shows. It is claimed that at least some of these booths are fraudulent. Despite having names like 'Official Half-Price Ticket Booth', they are neither official nor do they offer half-price tickets. Theatre is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed any one or more elements of the other performing arts. ... In the broadest sense a fraud is any crime (or civil wrong) for gain that utilises some deception practiced on the victim as its principal method. ...

The square is home to several nightclubs and is consequently often very busy, particularly on Friday and Saturday evenings. Some claim that the Square has a relatively 'seedy' atmosphere. A nightclub (often dance club or club, particularly in the UK) is an entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ... Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. ... Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. ...

Capital Radio moved its headquarters and London studios to the east side of Leicester Square, close to the Odeon Leicester Square, in 1997. XFM, an indie music radio station owned by Capital Radio, also shares the building. Capital Radios headquarters Capital Radio is a London-based British radio group. ... Categories: Stub | London attractions | Cinemas in London ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... XFM XFM is a commercial radio station in the United Kingdom. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ...

Major cinema

• Odeon Leicester Square, which dominates the east side of the Square, is the largest screen in Europe and had the first digital projector (2002), hosting most premieres with capacity of over 2000.
• The adjacent Odeon Mezzanine has four smaller auditoria.
• Empire on the north of the Square is the next-largest cinema, holding some 1500. It also has two smaller screens.
• Odeon West End, on the south side, contains two screens which can sit 1000 each and is used for smaller premieres.
• Vue, on the north side near the north east corner, was previously the Warner Brothers Village, a multiplex that hosted only Warner Bros film premieres. Together with the rest of the Warner Village chain, it was bought out by Vue in 2004.
• A short distance to the west of the Square on the south side of Panton Street is the Odeon Panton Street, another 2-screen Odeon cinema.

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• Prince Charles Cinema is a cheap ticket second-run and cult film cinema famed for its regular showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show and the Sing-a-long Sound of Music.

The Prince Charles Cinema is located just north of Leicester Square in Londons West End. ... The Rocky Horror Picture Show (first released in the United Kingdom on 14 August 1975) is a comedy-horror musical film directed by Jim Sharman from a screenplay by Sharman and Richard OBrien, who also composed the songs. ...

Major pubs, clubs and restaurants

• Hippodrome, London
• Pizza Hut
• Radisson Edwardian Hampshire (hotel and Apex and Crescent bars)--http://www.radissonedwardian.com
• Moon Over Water
• Equinox
• Zoo Bar
• Oxygen
• All Bar One
• Home (closed) was a seven floor super club launched in 2001 but was closed by police in 2002 because of drugs issues.
• The Comedy Store

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External links

• Leicester Square webcam (http://www.earthcam.com/uk/england/leicester/)
• More on the history of Leicester Square at www.VictorianLondon.org (http://www.victorianlondon.org/districts/leicestersquare.htm)
• A photo of Leicester Square (http://www.victorianlondon.org/districts/leicestersq.gif) in 1883 (pre pedestrianisation)
• The Comedy Store (http://www.thecomedystore.co.uk)