Historical street oddities in London
I recently went on a wonderful historical walk around Forest Hill in South London. My exploration took me through the quirky Horniman Museum and Gardens and along part of the Green Chain Walk. You can see the map of my route and the stops below. Sights of Forest Hill The first thing I spotted in […]
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On the outskirts of the City of London you will find a series of fourteen dragon sculptures. You can see a map of their locations below. If you see one of these little sculptures you know you are crossing a boundary either into or out of the ancient City of London. This is the story
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When walking London’s streets we are nearly always surrounded by history. It is a part of everyday life and therefore sometimes easy to overlook. When looking for history it is worth looking, not just at the buildings, but also the pavements. A good example are old surviving cattle troughs. Today they are generally used as
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You may well be familiar with the Holborn Viaduct, an impressive Victorian construction acting as a bridge over Farringdon Street linking Newgate Street and Holborn. Did you know though that it was once home to the world’s first ever coal-fired power station? The Holborn Viaduct Down the Western edge of London once ran the Fleet
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Anyone that lives in London or has visited the city has almost certainly had a walk along the South Bank. If you have, you will have walked past a small park, most likely without paying it much notice. Next time you are in the area though, spend a bit of time there, because it has
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