by BlackTaxiTours | Aug 8, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
“So, who’s this guy up there” an American visitor once asked me looking up at the imposing statue on Waterloo Place. “He must have been pretty successful right, to be on top of such a tall column.” Well actually no. The story goes that it was just the opposite. The...
by BlackTaxiTours | Aug 6, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
Psst. Want to know a secret? There’s something not quite right about this statue of Edward VII. Edward VII was the eldest son and heir to Queen Victoria. He was King from November 1901 until his death in 1910, just under ten years, a comparatively short reign. That’s...
by BlackTaxiTours | Aug 3, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
This beautiful building just off Pall Mall, is home to the Athenaeum Club, a private members club founded in 1824 primarily for men and women with more intellectual interests. It’s sometimes known as the bishop’s club due to the large number of clergy who are members...
by BlackTaxiTours | Aug 2, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
This is a great one. A quirky hidden relic from a bygone age. Look at this building on Great Newport Street. Seems pretty normal, doesn’t it? When would-be black cab drivers are doing ‘The Knowledge’ – the famous and incredibly hard test to become a London black...
by BlackTaxiTours | Jul 31, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
The church of St Giles in the Fields lies in the heart of the original parish of St Giles. With its welcoming food stalls in the courtyard, it looks to all intents and purposes, like a friendly and peaceful place to have built a place of worship. But if I could take...
