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John Lennon live here
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St Clement Danes – lest we forget
Courtesy of Wikipedia. The Royal Air Force 1939 to 1945 by Denis Richards. This image taken from http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar//UN/UK/UK-RAF-I/img/UK-RAF-I-10.jpgOne thing we British are pretty good at is remembering the sacrifice made during the world wars of WW1...
King Lud – the founder of London
Statues of King Lud (centre) and his sons in the vestry porch of St Dunstan-in-the-West in the City of London. Author Matt BrownBack in London’s mythological times, this guy was a real player. He’s the King who reputedly gave his name to the city – Lud’s Town – which...
The London Stone
London Stone, on temporary display at the Museum of London. Author Lord BelburyHands up if you’ve heard of the London Stone. It’s our oldest relic going back thousands of years, to the time of long, long ago. Of course, I don’t blame you if you haven’t. London’s...
London’s most haunted house
Courtesy of Wikipedia: Charles George Harper. (1907). Haunted Houses: Tales of the Supernatural. Chapman & Hall, Ltd.Like a good ghost story? Of course you do. Find your way to 50 Berkely Square and stand back to observe. The building dates from the early 18th...
James Bond and the KGB lamppost
Courtesy of Wikipedia: Lampost outside the front of the University Womens Building on Audley SquareIn a delicious twist of fate, a Victorian lamppost by Audley Square contains an ironic secret. During the cold war the USSR had numerous secret agents operating in the...
The oldest perfumery in London
Courtesy of Wikipedia. A photo of Santal Eau de Toilette by Floris. Author Brit in SeoulThis wonderful old perfumers on Jermyn Street, founded in 1730 by Juan Floris, is the oldest retailer of fragrance and toiletries in the country and is still family owned - today...
The trembling lady
Courtesy of Wikipedia. Albert Bridge, London. Author IridescentEveryone loves a nickname and London has loads of them. It’s almost an English obsession to dream up a cute name to sum up something or somewhere. One of my favourites is the Trembling Lady. Albert Bridge,...
Crosby Moran Hall – Chelsea’s great secret
Courtesy of Wikipedia: Author Abravelle. 26 February 2021.On Cheyne Walk facing the river, lies a truly magnificent grade II listed 15th century mansion. Now privately owned, it is the only surviving example of a medieval merchant house in London. While that’s quite...