by BlackTaxiTours | Oct 8, 2023 | Black Taxi Tours of London
Everyone knows the cry ‘off with his head’ but how many people visiting the Tower of London fail to spot the Tower’s most notorious execution site just across the road in a small sectioned off area within the now pleasant Trinity Gardens. In fact, comparatively few...
by BlackTaxiTours | Sep 1, 2023 | Black Taxi Tours of London
Anyone arriving at Tower Hill Station to visit the Tower of London might be puzzled to see a statue of a Roman Emperor next to be what appears to be the remains of an old stone wall. The wall is more easily explained. It is part of the remains of a fortified Wall that...
by BlackTaxiTours | Feb 23, 2023 | Black Taxi Tours of London
A British heroine in every sense of the word and rightly deserving a place near Trafalgar Square facing the National Portrait Gallery. Edith Cavell was a British nurse stationed in Belgium during WW1 and was responsible for not only saving lives from both sides of the...
by BlackTaxiTours | Feb 13, 2023 | Black Taxi Tours of London
Feels like you’ve stepped back in time when you drive down this street which was built during the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714). As most of London’s historic architecture can be dated to the later Georgian and Victorian periods, Queen Anne’s Gate...
by BlackTaxiTours | Jan 11, 2023 | Black Taxi Tours of London
Another treasure from Tudor times, there is a sign on the fascia saying it was built in 1567, making it the oldest shop in London. Known to have been visited by Charles Dickens who lived nearby, it was thought to be the inspiration for his novel The Old Curiosity...
