Nottingham is a city in Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands region of England. During the Industrial Revolution, the city became a hub of the international lacemaking industry.

Bolton is a town in the northwest of England, now a part of Greater Manchester. It had been a center for textile production since the fourteenth century, and it became a hub of textile manufacture in the Industrial Revolution.

Halifax is a town in West Yorkshire in the north of England. It is home to the fifteenth-century minster, an honorific title given English churches.

Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, in the north of England. It was a hub of the Industrial Revolution, home to textile factories, iron foundries, engineering works and other industries.

Carlisle is a city in Cumbria in the northwest of England, located ten miles south of the border with Scotland.

The Acropolis is an ancient citadel located in Athens, Greece and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Vinegar Yard was a small street behind the Theatre Royal that permitted access from Drury Lane to the former Bridges (Brydges) Street. The area was known for crime. Lesser-known actors performing in the nearby theatres sometimes lived in the area.

Great Russell Street is a street in Bloomsbury, Central London, and the address of the British Museum. Charles Dickens lived at No. 14 Russell Street and Percy Bysshe Shelley lodged at No.

Somerset House is located in Central London, on the north bank of the river Thames.