Adelaide Street is a street in the City of Westminster (London, England). It is located just behind Trafalgar Square and St Martin-in-the-Fields church. The street features “A Conversation with Oscar Wilde,” a sculpture by Maggi Hamblin, which was unveiled in 1998 and depicts a bust of Wilde emerging from a sarcophagus.

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The National Gallery of Practice Science, Blending Instruction with Amusement (or Adelaide Gallery) was established in 1832 by the American inventor Jacob Perkins on Adelaide Street, West Strand, in the City of London (London, England). The gallery showcased modern inventions and curiosities, and popular exhibits included Perkins's steam gun, which was demonstrated throughout the day, and electric eels. In the 1840s, the gallery was sold and converted to a casino and amusement hall, and it later became a marionette theatre.

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Built in 1878, the Gordon Road Workhouse served as one of the largest poorhouses in England during the Victorian era. Able to house about 700 inmates, the workhouse put people to hard labor, including building the workhouse itself, wood chopping, stone breaking, and laundry (Londonist). Workhouses such as these were known to overwork their inmates, many times to their death, as a result of being unable to pay their debt. Men and women alike were housed in workhouses.

Portman Square, a garden square located in central London, is surrounded by townhouses; the Portman Estate owns this property and is known for having long leases. This location connects the western end of Wigmore Street with Cavendish Square that marks the eastern side of the city (“Portman Square”). To this day, the buildings and original format of Portman Square is the same; however, during World War II, there was some damage causing areas to be remodeled (Parks and Gardens).