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Peace Garden at Tavistock Square
A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.
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36 Blythe Road
Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.
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Tower Bridge Chimney
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
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One Tree Hill
A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.
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Vauxhall Bridge's Miniature St. Paul's Cathedral
A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.
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Carting Lane Sewer Lamp
The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.
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York Water Gate
These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.
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Urine Deflectors of Fleet Street
One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.
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Ragged School Museum
A Victorian school for poverty stricken waifs has been preserved as a museum to their donated education.
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The Ferryman's Seat
The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.
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Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine
A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.
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Alfred Hitchcock's London Flat
One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.
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Michael Faraday Memorial
Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.
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Polly at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.
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Rubens Ceiling at the Banqueting House
The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.
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The Clockmakers' Museum
This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.
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Davenports Magic Shop
The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.
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Coade Stone Caryatids
A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.
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Dick Whittington’s Cat
A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.
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Cabmen’s Shelter in Russell Square
Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.
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Tulip Stairs
The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.
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Foundling Museum
Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.
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Postman's Park: Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice
A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.
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Get Stuffed
Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.
