Historical street oddities in London
London’s streets are awash with fascinating street furniture, hiding in plain sight, you just need to know where to look. I have, for example, written about the Piccadilly Porter’s Rest before in a previous post. I also talk about all sorts of quirky street furniture in my new book! Another easy-to-miss detail is the Duke […]
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Wandering around the quiet back-lanes of Hampstead is an activity I can highly recommend. You never known what you might stumble across. Away from the busy Hampstead High Street, on Cannon Lane, you will find not one but two brilliant urban oddities. The Hampstead Parish Lock-Up Firstly, built into a brick wall you will find
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London’s past is littered with notorious prisons and, if you know where to look, there are a few reminders left hidden amongst the modern city. Turn off Borough High Street into Angel Place and you will find an alleyway with a large brick wall on your right. This wall is in fact the last remaining
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Standing at the road junction, in front of Bow Church in East London, you will find a rather stern-looking statue of Victorian Prime Minister William Gladstone. Look closely and you will notice it has a rather odd feature: red hands. Why? Well, brace yourselves, the story takes us back to Victorian London and is one
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Tucked away in the north-west corner of Soho Square is a sculpture that tells a fascinating story. It is the story of the first ever ‘refugees’ to London, their struggles and the amazing contribution they made to communities they integrated with. The French Protestant Church Of London The sculpture in question can be found on
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