Marylebone Through the Years

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St-Mary-laBourne.”

A church, named after St. Mary the Virgin, is built on the bank of the river Tyburn.

Over time, the area became known as St-Mary-la-Bourne, which became the ambiguously pronounced Marylebone.

“Iconic images such as the cover of The Beatles’ debut album, Please Please Me, were shot at this famous dwelling.”

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“Harley Street became home to some of the most well-known medical and cosmetc surgery practces in the world.”

1968

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Before she was called to the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale was a superintendent at the Establishment for Gentlewomen at Harley Street.

Doctors begin to set up practices on Harley Street, which would later become home to some of the most well-known medical and cosmetic surgery practices in the world.

The Wallace Collection opens its doors to the public, displaying one of the finest and most celebrated collections of 18th and 19th-century art in the world.

Designed by G Val Myer, the BBC’s first purpose-built broadcast centre is built on Portland Place.

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The record company EMI based its headquarters at 20 Manchester Square. Iconic images such as the cover of The Beatles’ debut album, Please Please Me, were shot at this famous dwelling.

The UK’s first heart transplant is successfully carried out at the National Heart Hospital in Marylebone.

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Street’s first farmers’ market takes place. Over the years, it has become one of London’s biggest farmers’ markets, putting Marylebone on the map.

“A building as lyrical and traditonal as it is practcal and contemporary.”