This is where David Robert Jones, known to the world as David Bowie or Ziggy Stardust, was born on January 8, 1947 and where he spent the first 6 years of his life.
David Bowie’s birthplace
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Bowie’s first school Stockwell Road, Ferndale, London, England, SW9 9TG, United Kingdom -
Bowie mural in Brixton Tunstall Rd, Brixton, London SW9 8BN, UK -
Ziggy Stardust’s studio 33 Great Pulteney St, West End, London W1F 9NP, UK Photo: Picachord, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Ziggy Stardust cover location 23 Heddon St, Mayfair, London W1B 4BQ, UK -
Giaconda Cafe 9 Denmark St, West End, London WC2H 8LS, UK -
Bowie’s first studio 165 Broadhurst Gardens, West Hampstead, London NW6 3AX, UK
Stories nearby
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Brockwell Lido: A Grade II Listed Pool in London's Herne Hill Dulwich Road, London · 1.6 km Photo: Unknown author, CC BY 2.0 -
The pub of prisoners and spies 58 Millbank, London, UK · 2.7 km Photo: Ewan Munro from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 -
The lost prison Millbank, London, UK · 2.9 km -
St John's, Smith Square: A Masterpiece of English Baroque Architecture Smith Square, London · 3.4 km Photo: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
The Imperial War Museum: A record of toil and sacrifice Lambeth Road, London · 3.4 km Photo: Ввласенко, CC BY-SA 3.0 -
The Michael Faraday Memorial in Elephant and Castle 3.5 km Photo: Images George Rex from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0
Written by Holly Golightly
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