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| notable_inhabitants = [[Sherlock Holmes]]<br>[[Jez Cock]]<br>[[Aziraphale]] | | notable_inhabitants = [[Sherlock Holmes]]<br>[[Jez Cock]]<br>[[Aziraphale]]<br>[[Crowley]]<br>[[Jenny_Everywhere#Jenny_Cornelius|Jenny Cornelius]]<br>[[Laura_Drake#Working_for_the_Intelligence_Taskforce|Laura Drake]] | ||
| first_seen_in = [[COMIC]]: ''[[Damn Fine Hostile Takeover (comic story)|Damn Fine Hostile Takeover]]'' | | first_seen_in = [[COMIC]]: ''[[Damn Fine Hostile Takeover (comic story)|Damn Fine Hostile Takeover]]'' | ||
| also_seen_in = [[PROSE]]: ''[[Battle Angel Yoshida Bio (short story)|Battle Angel Yoshida Bio]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[You've Been To Eden, I Perceive (short story)|You've Been To Eaten, I Perceive]]'' | | also_seen_in = [[PROSE]]: ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)|Our Strange and Wonderful House]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[Battle Angel Yoshida Bio (short story)|Battle Angel Yoshida Bio]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[You've Been To Eden, I Perceive (short story)|You've Been To Eaten, I Perceive]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Folly of Men (short story)|The Folly of Men]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[Watch the Skies (short story)|Watch the Skies]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[Birds and Snakes (short story)|Birds and Snakes]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[Dog Days of Sumer (short story)|Dog Days of Sumer]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[Jenny Everywhere's Twitter (Cookieboy 2005 short story)|Jenny Everywhere's Twitter]]''<br><small>(mentioned)</small> | ||
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}}'''London''' was a big city | }}'''London''' was a big city in [[England]]. | ||
“Victorian London” existed in several universes and was a favourite Christmas-time hangout of at least [[Jenny Everywhere (38167th Universe)|one incarnation of Jenny Everywhere]], who enjoyed the “Dickensian atmosphere”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') | |||
== History == | |||
=== In Right-On By The Sea's universe === | |||
In [[Universe (Name's Not Down)|one universe]], it was located an hour's train ride away from a South Coast city, [[Right-On By The Sea]], and was home to the H.Q. of [[Apollo Coffee]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Damn Fine Hostile Takeover (comic story)|Damn Fine Hostile Takeover]]'') | |||
=== In Reality Z-25 31-H === | |||
In [[Reality Z-25 31-H]], [[Takako Yoshida]]'s failed assassination of [[Sir James Carey]] took place in London. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Battle Angel Yoshida Bio (short story)|Battle Angel Yoshida Bio]]'') | |||
The [[London Zoo]] houses a [[Nerkash|remarkably large snake]] from [[The Naked Jungle|somewhere]] in [[Africa]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Serpent Sorceress (comic story)|The Serpent Sorceress]]'') | |||
=== In the Prime Universe === | |||
In the [[Prime Universe]]'s Victorian London, “clockwork automata were not unheard of, but they would have attracted attention”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') | |||
=== In Aziraphale's universe === | |||
In at least [[Universe (You've Been To Eden, I Perceive)|one universe]], London was home to a bookshop in Soho that belonged to the eccentric [[angel]] [[Aziraphale (You've Been To Eden, I Perceive)|Aziraphale]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[You've Been To Eden, I Perceive (short story)|You've Been To Eden, I Perceive]]'') A version of him existed in at least [[Universe (The Folly of Men)|one other universe]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Folly of Men (short story)|The Folly of Men]]'') | |||
=== In Jenny Cornelius's world === | |||
In [[Universe (The Folly of Men)|her native universe]], [[Jenny Cornelius]] lived in 1960s London, “a thousand feet from [[Carnaby Street]]”. She was familiar with “[[Mr Fell (The Folly of Men)|Mr Fell]]”, whose shop was located in Soho “on [[Greek Street]] just off [[Old Compton Street|Old Compton]]”, and with [[Lee Ho Fook]], a Chinese restaurant “down in [[Chinatown, London|Chinatown]]”. An office of the [[Intelligence Taskforce]] also existed in the city. It was crossed by the [[Thames]], which connected to the [[West India Docks]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Folly of Men (short story)|The Folly of Men]]'') The 900-years-old [[Westminster Abbey]] was another notable landmark. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Watch the Skies (short story)|Watch the Skies]]'') | |||
The city of [[Slough]] was nearby, out past [[Heathrow Airport]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Birds and Snakes (short story)|Birds and Snakes]]'') | |||
[[Liverpool]] is much too far unless one is going for a good reason, such as an [[The Quarrymen|interesting band]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[How Jenny First Met… (short story)|How Jenny First Met…]]'') | |||
=== In the Third Universe === | |||
In the [[Third Universe]], a "[[UNIT tower|place]]" in London was visited by [[Jenny Everywhere (Jenny Everywhere meets Peter Griffin)|Jenny Everywhere]], who [[shift]]ed away after some "weird shit" occurred and "[[Sutekh's dust of death|sand(?)]]" appeared. She later posted about this on [[Twitter]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Jenny Everywhere's Twitter (Cookieboy 2005 short story)|Jenny Everywhere's Twitter]]'') | |||
=== Other references === | |||
Among the works of art within [[the Gallery]] of [[the Strange and Wonderful House]] were “photographs of poor children in a city that is almost but not quite Victorian London”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)|Our Strange and Wonderful House]]'': ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)#Chapter 22: The Gallery|The Gallery]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:37, 23 June 2024
London was a big city in England.
“Victorian London” existed in several universes and was a favourite Christmas-time hangout of at least one incarnation of Jenny Everywhere, who enjoyed the “Dickensian atmosphere”. (PROSE: The Time of the Toymaker)
History
In Right-On By The Sea's universe
In one universe, it was located an hour's train ride away from a South Coast city, Right-On By The Sea, and was home to the H.Q. of Apollo Coffee. (COMIC: Damn Fine Hostile Takeover)
In Reality Z-25 31-H
In Reality Z-25 31-H, Takako Yoshida's failed assassination of Sir James Carey took place in London. (PROSE: Battle Angel Yoshida Bio)
The London Zoo houses a remarkably large snake from somewhere in Africa. (COMIC: The Serpent Sorceress)
In the Prime Universe
In the Prime Universe's Victorian London, “clockwork automata were not unheard of, but they would have attracted attention”. (PROSE: The Time of the Toymaker)
In Aziraphale's universe
In at least one universe, London was home to a bookshop in Soho that belonged to the eccentric angel Aziraphale. (PROSE: You've Been To Eden, I Perceive) A version of him existed in at least one other universe. (PROSE: The Folly of Men)
In Jenny Cornelius's world
In her native universe, Jenny Cornelius lived in 1960s London, “a thousand feet from Carnaby Street”. She was familiar with “Mr Fell”, whose shop was located in Soho “on Greek Street just off Old Compton”, and with Lee Ho Fook, a Chinese restaurant “down in Chinatown”. An office of the Intelligence Taskforce also existed in the city. It was crossed by the Thames, which connected to the West India Docks. (PROSE: The Folly of Men) The 900-years-old Westminster Abbey was another notable landmark. (PROSE: Watch the Skies)
The city of Slough was nearby, out past Heathrow Airport. (PROSE: Birds and Snakes)
Liverpool is much too far unless one is going for a good reason, such as an interesting band. (PROSE: How Jenny First Met…)
In the Third Universe
In the Third Universe, a "place" in London was visited by Jenny Everywhere, who shifted away after some "weird shit" occurred and "sand(?)" appeared. She later posted about this on Twitter. (PROSE: Jenny Everywhere's Twitter)
Other references
Among the works of art within the Gallery of the Strange and Wonderful House were “photographs of poor children in a city that is almost but not quite Victorian London”. (PROSE: Our Strange and Wonderful House: The Gallery)
