One of the things that I come across when I do my tours in London and indeed everywhere else in the U.K. is some of the unusual names that can be found either of settlement names or street names. London has its fair share of weird names, some of them very traditional if a little… Continue reading Weird Street Names of London
Tag: The Monument
Of Mice And Men – The smallest monument in London
I’ve known about the mice of Philpot Lane for a year when I started researching for a forthcoming London Attractions book which I am working on but it was only on Tuesday that I finally set my eyes upon it. I was out and about on a scouting mission through the narrow lanes of Roman… Continue reading Of Mice And Men – The smallest monument in London
Great Fires Of London & those who fought them
I’ve been crisscrossing the country so far this week so have got a little behind on my blog posts so please consider this an emergency posting! I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was going to create a few Youtube videos on two channels broadly related to my blogs and tours and writing and… Continue reading Great Fires Of London & those who fought them