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London’s other palace
Courtesy of Wikipedia. Lambeth Palace, London, England: across the River Thames from the north side. Taken by Tagishsimon, 24th April 2004.Largely overlooked by tourists due to its location south of Vauxhall Bridge, this Tudor Palace has been the official London home...
Notting Hill’s colourful houses
Courtesy of Wikipedia. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Colorful houses on Lancaster road in Notting Hill. Author CamerawalkerWhen I drive to Notting Hill to visit Portobello Road Market, I can’t help take in some of...
a secret garden in the heart of Mayfair
This image was taken from the Geograph project collection. See this photograph's page on the Geograph website for the photographer's contact details. The copyright on this image is owned by Jonathan Wakefield and is licensed for reuse under the Creative...
A famous window
Courtesy of Wikipedia PAUL FARMER / White's Club St James's Street / CC BY-SA 2.0From the ground floor bow window of White’s Genteman’s club (an exclusive club known for its royal and aristocratic members) sat Beau Brummel who during the early 1800’s was the main...
The Golden Hinde
Courtesy of Wikipedia. Replica of the Elizabethan galleon, The Golden Hind, captained by Francis Drake in 16th Century, Southwark, London, UK. Author Jose L. MarinDoes the Golden Hinde qualify as secret London? Probably not. It’s certainly in all the tourist guides....
The Knight’s Church
Courtesy of Wikipedia. From geograph.org.uk John Salmon / Temple Church, Temple, London EC4 / CC BY-SA 2.0Nothing stirs the blood more than stories of the Knights Templar with its crusading monks and the secret world they lived in. And hidden amongst a maze of lanes...
London’s skinniest alleyway
Coutesy of Wikipedia. From geograph.org.uk. Basher Eyre / Options narrowing in Brydges Place / CC BY-SA 2.0How many old movies have you seen where someone is being pursued down a cold and narrow alley in London - usually in impenetrable fog - and is murdered by...
Eisenhower’s secret WW2 bunker?
Courtesy of Wikipedia London deep-level shelter Chenies Street, London, WC1.- Author - PhilafrenzyOne of London’s secret locations that unfortunately turns out to be not what it says on the tin, but fascinating all the same. During the Second World War, the government...