1890–1976
Agatha Christie
Cholsey · Novelist
Legendary Londoners
London
From the Globe in Southwark to the studios of Soho — explore London through Shakespeare, Virginia Woolf, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Charles Dickens and the figures who built the city's myth.
The Figures
Lives that shaped London
Selected legends curated within the app. Each entry maps to a precise address with biography, audio and references.
1912–1954
Alan Turing
Maida Vale · Mathematician
1899–1980
Alfred Hitchcock
Leytonstone · Director
1859–1930
Arthur Conan Doyle
Baker Street · Novelist
Holmes's London
1961–1997
Diana Spencer
Kensington Palace · Princess of Wales
Diana's London
1812–1870
Charles Dickens
48 Doughty Street · Novelist
Dickens's London
Guide
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Discover where they lived
1947–2016
David Bowie
Heddon Street · Musician
Bowie's Soho Years 1964-1973
1874–1965
Winston Churchill
Churchill War Rooms · Statesman
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Neighborhoods
Where the stories happened.
The app routes you through the streets where culture was made — block by block, plaque by plaque, with curated walking sequences.
- St John's WoodLondon
- Sherlock HolmesLondon
- David BowieLondon
- Diana SpencerLondon
- Charles DickensLondon
- SohoLondon
- BloomsburyLondon
- KensingtonLondon
- CamdenLondon
- ShoreditchLondon
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Available on iOS and Android. Walk the city through its legends — wherever you are.