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Royal Albert Hall, Middlesex   (Historic Theatre/Concert Hall)

Royal Albert Hall is a historic theatre/concert hall in Westminster, Middlesex. It is within the council area of Westminster.
Historic England Grade I Listed 1217742.

Place Type: Historic Theatre/Concert Hall
Historic County : Middlesex
Lat, Long: 51.501032,-0.17743413
Grid Reference: TQ266795
Police Area: Metropolitan
Council Area: Westminster
Country: England

GBPNID: 319712
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Royal_Albert_Hall,_Middlesex_319712

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Royal Border Bridge, Northumberland   (Historic Bridge)

The Royal Border Bridge is a Victorian railway viaduct across the River Tweed between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth, Northumberland. It was designed by Robert Stephenson for the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway. The bridge is 2,160ft long. It has 28 arches, each spanning 60 feet. It is within the council area of Northumberland.
Historic England Grade I Listed 1211052.

Place Type: Historic Bridge
Historic County : Northumberland
Lat, Long: 55.772601,-2.0129653
Grid Reference: NT992532
Police Area: Northumbria
Council Area: Northumberland
Civil Parish: Berwick-upon-Tweed CP
Country: England

GBPNID: 319701
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Royal_Border_Bridge,_Northumberland_319701

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Royal Botanic Garden, Midlothian   (Historic Garden)

The Royal Botanic Garden is a scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation, located in Inverleith, Edinburgh, Midlothian. Founded in 1670, it has been on the current site since the 1820s. The Greenhouse and Palm House are listed buildings. It is within the council area of City of Edinburgh.
Historic Environment Scotland Category A Listed LB49216.

Place Type: Historic Garden
Historic County : Midlothian
Lat, Long: 55.966495,-3.2079491
Grid Reference: NT246754
Police Area: Edinburgh
Council Area: City of Edinburgh
Civil Parish: Edinburgh CP
Country: Scotland

GBPNID: 321114
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Royal_Botanic_Garden,_Midlothian_321114

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Royal Festival Hall, Surrey   (Historic Theatre/Concert Hall)

Royal Festival Hall is a mid 20th-century concert hall on the south bank of the River Thames in Lambeth, Surrey. The hall was built as part of the Festival of Britain for London County Council, and was officially opened on 3 May 1951. It is within the council area of Lambeth.
Historic England Grade I Listed 1249756.

Place Type: Historic Theatre/Concert Hall
Historic County : Surrey
Lat, Long: 51.505811,-0.11679484
Grid Reference: TQ307802
Police Area: Metropolitan
Council Area: Lambeth
Country: England

GBPNID: 319789
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Royal_Festival_Hall,_Surrey_319789

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Royal Holloway College, Surrey   (Victorian Monument)

Royal Holloway College is an education institute in Egham, Surrey. Originally a women-only college, it was founded by the Victorian entrepreneur Thomas Holloway in 1879. The Founder's Building was officially opened in 1886 by Queen Victoria and described by Pevsner as "the most ebullient Victorian building in the Home Counties". It is within the council area of Runnymede (Surrey).
Historic England Grade I Listed 1028946.

Place Type: Victorian Monument
Historic County : Surrey
Lat, Long: 51.424893,-0.56676
Grid Reference: SU997705
Police Area: Surrey
Council Area: Runnymede (Surrey)
Country: England

GBPNID: 294280
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Royal_Holloway_College,_Surrey_294280

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Royal Lyceum Theatre, Midlothian   (Historic Theatre/Concert Hall)

The Royal Lyceum Theatre is a late 19th-century three-storey classical theatre in Edinburgh, Midlothian. It was built in 1883 by C. J. Phipps on behalf of the theatrical managers James B. Howard and Fred. W. P. Wyndham. It is within the council area of City of Edinburgh.
Historic Environment Scotland Category A Listed LB30031.

Place Type: Historic Theatre/Concert Hall
Historic County : Midlothian
Lat, Long: 55.94698,-3.2041868
Grid Reference: NT248733
Police Area: Edinburgh
Council Area: City of Edinburgh
Civil Parish: Edinburgh CP
Country: Scotland

GBPNID: 321037
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Royal_Lyceum_Theatre,_Midlothian_321037

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Royal Military Canal, Kent / Sussex   (Georgian Monument)

Royal Military Canal is a canal constructed as a defence against the possible invasion of England during the Napoleonic War, running from Seabrook, Kent and Cliff End, Sussex. The canal was conceived by Lieutenant-Colonel John Brown of the Royal Staff Corps of field engineers as a defensible barrier to ensure that a French force could not use the Romney Marsh as a bridgehead. It is within the council areas of Shepway (Kent), Ashford (Kent) and Rother (Sussex).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1005123.

Place Type: Georgian Monument
Historic County : Kent / Sussex
Lat, Long: 51.026193,0.78597779
Grid Reference: TQ954288
Police Area: Kent
Council Area: Ashford (Kent)
Civil Parish: Appledore CP
Country: England

GBPNID: 304198
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Royal_Military_Canal,_Kent_304198

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Royal Oak, Shropshire   (Ancient Tree)

The Royal Oak is a descendent of the tree in which the future King Charles II hid following the Battle of Worcester in 1651, situated close to Boscobel House in Shropshire. It is within the council area of Shropshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1003018.

Place Type: Ancient Tree
Historic County : Shropshire
Lat, Long: 52.670056,-2.2418579
Grid Reference: SJ837080
Police Area: West Mercia
Council Area: Shropshire
Civil Parish: Boscobel CP
Country: England

GBPNID: 304199
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Royal_Oak,_Shropshire_304199

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Royal Opera House, Middlesex   (Historic Theatre/Concert Hall)

Royal Opera House is a historic theatre/concert hall in Westminster, Middlesex. It is within the council area of Westminster.
Historic England Grade I Listed 1066392.

Place Type: Historic Theatre/Concert Hall
Historic County : Middlesex
Lat, Long: 51.513065,-0.12276493
Grid Reference: TQ303810
Police Area: Metropolitan
Council Area: Westminster
Country: England

GBPNID: 319341
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Royal_Opera_House,_Middlesex_319341

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Studley Royal Park, Yorkshire   (Historic Estate)

Studley Royal Park is an historic estate near Ripon, Yorkshire, in the West Riding. The estate includes an 18th-century landscaped garden; the ruins of Fountains Abbey; Fountains Hall, a Jacobean mansion; and the Victorian St Mary's church, designed by William Burges. Studley Royal House, around which the park and gardens were designed, burned down in 1946. The estate is within the council area of North Yorkshire.

Place Type: Historic Estate
Historic County : Yorkshire
Division: West Riding
Lat, Long: 54.122286,-1.569491
Grid Reference: SE282696
Police Area: North Yorkshire
Council Area: North Yorkshire
Civil Parish: Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains CP
Country: England

GBPNID: 301918
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Studley_Royal_Park,_Yorkshire_301918

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Theatre Royal, Suffolk   (Georgian Monument)

Theatre Royal is a Regency theatre in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Opened by its proprietor and architect William Wilkins on 11 October 1819 as the "New Theatre", it is considered to be one of the most perfect examples of Regency theatres in Britain. It is in the care of the National Trust. It is within the council area of West Suffolk (Suffolk).
Historic England Grade I Listed 1142285.

Place Type: Georgian Monument
Historic County : Suffolk
Lat, Long: 52.240535,0.71715775
Grid Reference: TL856637
Police Area: Suffolk
Council Area: West Suffolk (Suffolk)
Civil Parish: Bury St Edmunds CP
Country: England

GBPNID: 305036
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Theatre_Royal,_Suffolk_305036

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Vale Royal, Cheshire   (Ecclesiastical Monument)

Vale Royal is a former mediæval abbey and later country house near Whitegate, Cheshire. The abbey was founded around 1270 by the Lord Edward, later Edward I, for Cistercian monks. At the dissolution the site was sold in 1543 to Thomas Holcroft who 'plucked down' the abbey church and altered and extended the southern and western cloister ranges to form the house. In 1616 the house passed to the Cholmondeleys, whose family owned the house until 1947. The site is within the council area of Cheshire West and Chester.
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1160862.

Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County : Cheshire
Lat, Long: 53.224504,-2.5426073
Grid Reference: SJ638698
Police Area: Cheshire
Council Area: Cheshire West and Chester
Civil Parish: Whitegate and Marton CP
Country: England

GBPNID: 305330
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Vale_Royal,_Cheshire_305330

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