Piccaddilly circus is the open space at the juncture of Piccadilly, Regent Street, Regent Street South, Coventry Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, and Glasshouse Street. The thoroughfare called Piccadilly extends for about a mile from the Haymarket to Hyde Park Corner. The east side is occupied by houses and shops; the west side, from Hyde Park to Devonshire House, consists of the Green Park, which, with its beautiful old trees, and grass-covered slopes, is one of the delightful spots of London. Piccadilly is a very fashionable thoroughfare, and is, during the season, thronged with visitors passing to and from Burlinghton House, Bond Street, the Institute of Watercolour-Painters, &c. Lord Byron, Lord Palmerston, Scott and Lady Hamilton lived in this neighbourhood. The Rothschild's house, Apsley House, and many noble residences are in Piccadilly.
Subject at centre of picture: TQ 295 806
Camera position: TQ 295 806. In Glasshouse Street, looking ESE.
Camera height: about 6ft.
View angle: 70° approx.
Focal length (35mm equiv): 26mm approx.
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