by BlackTaxiTours | Jan 20, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
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.jpg One thing we British are pretty good at is remembering the sacrifice made during the world wars of WW1...
by BlackTaxiTours | Jan 17, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours 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 Brown Back 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...
by BlackTaxiTours | Jan 14, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
London Stone, on temporary display at the Museum of London. Author Lord Belbury Hands 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...
by BlackTaxiTours | Jun 1, 2024 | Black Taxi Tours of London
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...
by BlackTaxiTours | May 3, 2024 | Black Taxi Tours of London
Courtesy of Wikipedia: Lampost outside the front of the University Womens Building on Audley Square In 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...
by BlackTaxiTours | Apr 25, 2024 | Black Taxi Tours of London
Courtesy of Wikipedia. A photo of Santal Eau de Toilette by Floris. Author Brit in Seoul This 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 –...
