Last Alteration: Thursday 12 June 2014
Royal Opera House
Royal Opera House
Bow Street
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Photograph taken: 9th June 2014 by Gilmore Williams
The War Machines (2)
Filmed: 26 May 1966
Ben makes his way back to the market
Outside the Royal Opera House
Where to walk to next?
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Covent Garden Market (The War Machines, Invasion of the Dinosaurs). No route recorded to this location.
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Great Queen Street (The War Machines). Head north on Bow Street until you reach Long Acre, then turn right and continue until it becomes Great Queen Street.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Old Brewer's Yard (The Web of Fear): 0.14 miles. 
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Shelton Street (The Web of Fear): 0.14 miles. 
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Neal Street (The Web of Fear): 0.15 miles.
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Somerset House (Fragments): 0.25 miles.
Notable photos/media relating to the location:
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1934: Corbis Images - A photo of the front of the Opera House, c1934 by E.O. Hoppé
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22 Jan 2007: BBC News - An article on the Royal Opera's 60th Anniversary in 2007, with a photo of the Opera House from before its renovation
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Hector Berlioz Website - A couple of sketches illustrating how the Opera House looked in 1858 and 1861 - you can see how the frontage changed during the three years (the house itself had a major fire in 1856).
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The War Machines [26 May 1966]
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