by BlackTaxiTours | Jul 7, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
Here’s a great pub quiz question. What is the oldest surviving blue plaque in London? It’s a great question, not only because it’s worth knowing but the answer comes as a bit of a shock. Firstly, what are London blue plaques? In the words of English Heritage who now...
by BlackTaxiTours | Jul 4, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
London loves a nickname. Especially one that becomes the common usage. Take the ‘In & Out’ for instance. More accurately it should be known as The Naval and Military Club, a private members’ club located in St James’s Square. Not nearly as fun....
by BlackTaxiTours | Jun 25, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
Most people when visiting London will take in the big London parks like Hyde Park, Green Park and St James’s Park. But one of the nicest features of the city of Westminster are it’s tucked away garden squares. Some are private and for residents only while larger ones...
by BlackTaxiTours | Jun 19, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
Another beautiful building with a famous past resident. In the days when virtually all scientists and mathematicians were men, Augusta Ada King, full title Countess of Lovelace (also known as Ada Lovelace) was something of a rarity. The only legitimate child of the...
by BlackTaxiTours | Jun 16, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
Everyone loves an old library and tucked away modestly in the corner of St James’s Square is a building that must surely qualify as a hidden gem. It’s the London Library and was founded on the initiative of Thomas Carlyle in 1841, who was dissatisfied with some of the...
