London, England
Signs of Old Lombard Street
The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
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London, England
The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
London, England
The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.
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A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.
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This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
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It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.
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The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.
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The "shampooer of kings" who opened London's first curry cafe was a celebrity in the 19th century, but is all but forgotten now.
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The canine-themed book collection claims to be Europe's largest dog library.
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London's amazing modernist public square that never was.
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A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.
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Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.
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A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.
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A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."
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The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.
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The British monarchy's stamp collection is one of the most impressive in all of Europe revealing generations of royal nerdery.
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Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
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The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.
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The London statue that imitates passersby.
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Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.
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An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.
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Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.
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A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.
London, England
The collection contains over 25,000 items and details the painful dental practices of the past.
London, England
The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.