Historical street oddities in London
In Bermondsey, once a very industrial area of London, you will find the old Leather, Hide and Wool Exchange building. Look closer and you will see, around the frontage, five decorative roundels relating to the history of the building and the industry that dominated this area for hundreds of years. Bermondsey In the medieval period, […]
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In Stoke Newington you will find a building with a very unusual feature leftover from World War Two. Stoke Newington Town Hall was built in 1937, designed by the architect J Reginald Truelove. Laid out in a sweeping crescent shape, it has art deco design motifs throughout and lavish portland stone dressings on the exterior.
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Bermondsey is always an area I enjoy exploring. It is bursting with history and heritage, particularly with its array of wonderful old Victorian converted warehouse buildings. Walk down bustling Bermondsey Street and, at the edge of Tanner Street Park, something unusual may catch your eye. This brilliantly quirky artwork is called ‘the Cornerstone’ and speaks
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In Soho is an easily overlooked piece of street furniture. It does, however, have a fascinating history that goes right to the heart of story of Victorian London and to a man whose praises are not sung anywhere near enough. On Broadwick Street you will find the John Snow Water Pump. Cholera in Victorian London
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Tucked away down a little side alley in Holborn you will find a rather unusual piece of old street furniture: a brilliant leftover from Victorian London. The Victorian pissoir Turn off Carey Street or Chichester Rents into Star Yard and you’ll find a Victorian cast-iron urinal. Its official name is, the much fancier sounding, ‘pissoir’.
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