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Encyclopedia - Narrow Street: Encyclopedia Ii - Narrow Street - Historic Buildings
A number of historic buildings remain, including The Grapes public house, immortalised as the Six Jolly Fellowship Porters in Charles Dic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limehouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Limehouse - History
From its earliest days, Limehouse, like neighbouring Wapping, has followed the sea. This was one of London's most important ports from la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ian Mckellen: Encyclopedia Ii - Ian Mckellen - Youth And Early Career
McKellen was born in Burnley, Lancashire, shortly before the outbreak of World War II, and has indicated that this had some impact on him...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Lean: Encyclopedia Ii - David Lean - Trivia
Peter O'Toole's performance as an eccentric filmmaker in 1980's The Stunt Man was loosely based on Lean, who of course directed him in La...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ian Mckellen: Encyclopedia Ii - Ian Mckellen - First Major Stage Roles
The role that made McKellen famous was his 1969 portrayal of King Edward II of England in the Prospect Theatre Company's touring producti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limehouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Limehouse - Buildings
St Anne's Limehouse was built by Nicholas Hawksmoor. A pyramid originally planned to be put atop the tower now stands in the graveyard. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limehouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Limehouse - Notable Residents
Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1539 - 1578), the exponent of opening up the Northwest Passage lived here. This inspired Martin Frobisher to sail t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ian Mckellen: Encyclopedia Ii - Ian Mckellen - Award-winning Successes
McKellen starred on Broadway in Bent, a play about gay men in Nazi death camps, starting in 1979. Despite his role in this ground-breakin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ian Mckellen: Encyclopedia Ii - Ian Mckellen - Work For Gay Rights
While McKellen was always out to his co-actors, his public persona was another matter. It was not until 1988 that he came out to the gene...   » Read the article