by BlackTaxiTours | Nov 27, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
If you’re a fan of James Bond and spy stories and looking to book a hotel in London, then St Ermin’s in Victoria could be a good choice. It’s a rather lovely looking hotel built in 1887 in the red brick Queen Anne style in a horse shoe design around a charming...
by BlackTaxiTours | Nov 24, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
Have you visited St Paul’s yet? I’m not talking about the famous St Paul’s Cathedral in the city, but it’s lesser-known namesake, St Paul’s Church, located in the heart of London’s Covent Garden. When Covent Garden was redeveloped in the 17th century, St Paul’s...
by BlackTaxiTours | Nov 19, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
The story of Jack the Ripper is tragically woven into the very fabric of Victorian London. Everyone seems to have heard of him. These days, much of the London where he carried out his horrific murders has either been knocked down or redeveloped, but if you want to go...
by BlackTaxiTours | Nov 14, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
I can already hear you saying what? This is actually a saying from the 19th century and refers to a row of bronze lion’s heads with open mouths that line the Thames along the Victoria Embankment. They were put there in 1868-187 at the same time the river was being...
by BlackTaxiTours | Nov 11, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
Mount Street is well known to London’s cab drivers. With its beautiful 18th century Queen Anne architecture, it’s home to expensive restaurants, fashion houses, jewellery shops and one of London’s finest hotels, The Connaught – a hotel so exclusive it was said you...
