64 Baker Street

64 Baker Street, London was the address of the headquarters of the Special Operations Executive. The organisation moved to Baker Street in September 1940.

A plaque on the building's face gives details of its former inhabitants.

Famous quotes containing the words baker and/or street:

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    —Russell Baker (b. 1925)

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