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Facts and places of interest in and around Shepherds Bush

Interesting Facts about Shepherds Bush

• The famous television commedy ‘Steptoe and Son' was filed in Shepherds Bush at 24 Oil Drum Lane.

• BBC shows ‘Wogan', ‘This is Your Life, and ‘That's Life' were filmed at the Shepherds bush Theatre, along with children's favorite ‘Crackerjack'.

• The BBC is based at Television Centre in Wood Lane and also at White City , which is on the site of the 1908 Olympic Games.

• Members of rock band ‘Bush' grew up in Shepherds Bush and took their name from this area of London.

• The Sex Pistons grew up in Shepherds Bush, as did the controversial singer Pete Doherty.

• Shepherds Bush was used as the location for many of the sketches in Monty Python's Flying Circus.

• The White City site takes its name from the complex of white pavilions erected for the Franco-British exhibition in Wood Lane in 1908.

• The White City site was later turned over to greyhound racing before the BBC acquired it in the mid-1980s.

• White City is home to Queens Park Rangers FC ground at Loftus Road.

Places of Interest in and around Shepherds Bush

Shepherds Bush Green  

Shepherds Bush Green or Common is a triangular space of grass of about 8 acres with trees, roads and shops including two tennis courts for the local community.

West 12 Shopping Centre

West 12 Shopping Centre is located close to Shepherds Bush station.

Market  

There is a large market in Shepherds Bush which is a permanent fixture. It runs next to the Hammersmith and City Line tracks and partly under them. The market sells clothing, groceries, food stuff, and general items.

Westfield Shopping Centre  

Westfeild Shopping Centre is said to be Europe 's biggest shopping centre, it will be opposite the BBC in Wood Lane on the site of the 1908 Olympic games. The centre will be called ‘Westfield London'.

Residential Areas

Many of the houses are large terraced buildings from the 19 th century which have now been converted into flats. There is also a big housing estate in the White City area called the White City Estate which was built to house the athletes for the Olympic Games of 1908.