Victoria, London

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Public art by Patrick Heron in the Victoria area
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Public art by Patrick Heron in the Victoria area
Cardinal Walk development
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Cardinal Walk development

Victoria is an informal area of inner city London, lying wholly within the City of Westminster.

The area is vaguely defined as the streets around, and named after Victoria Station, including Victoria Street, the northern section of Buckingham Palace Road, Wilton Road, Grosvenor Gardens, Bressenden Place and Eccleston Street. The district consistes predominantly of commercial property and social housing, with offices and shops lining most of the thoroughfares. There is a new development off Victoria Street, called Cardinal Walk. This contains a selection of restaurants and shops, including a Marks and Spencer store. There is a large House of Fraser department store on Victoria Street, which was formerly the Army and Navy store. Westminster Cathedral is located off Victoria Street, and Westminster City Hall is on the street also.

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