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Pass the famous Bow Street Magistrates' Court on your left and the Royal Opera House on the right. Turn right into Russell Street, where a plaque at number 8 records that Samuel Johnson first met his biographer James Boswell here in 1763.Go back past the Theatre Museum, right into Wellington Street and left into Tavistock Street. On this corner is a plaque to Charles Dickens, who had apartments here (1859-1870). Turn back and at the end of the street, at 27 Southampton Street, is a plaque to 18th-century actor David Garrick. Turn right, then left into Henrietta Street, where at number 10, Jane Austen stayed with her brother Henry (1814 -1815). Head left into Bedford Street, then left again into Maiden Lane. Painter JMW Turner was born at a house on the site of 21 Maiden Lane in 1775, while at number 10 is a plaque to Voltaire, the French philosopher and playwright who lodged here (1727-1728).
Walk back to Southampton Street and go right on to the Strand. Turn right, cross the road and walk into Adam Street. At number 8 is the former home of Richard Arkwright who invented a spinning frame in 1768. On Adelphi Terrace, a plaque lists some of its former residents, such as writer Thomas Hardy. Walk right into Robert Street where writer JM Barrie lived. At 16 John Adam Street is a plaque to 18th century caricaturist Tom Rowlandson. Turning left into Buckingham Street are two plaques for Samuel Pepys, who lived at numbers 12 and 14. Finally, walk back into John Adam Street and turn left. The plaque at 43 was a former home of novelist Rudyard Kipling. In front of you is Charing Cross station. Turn left down Villiers Street to Embankment tube, to retrace your steps back to London Waterloo station.
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