London, England
Street Cat Bob Memorial Statue
This life-size monument honors the legacy of a famous literary feline.
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London, England
The Mount
The remains of a historic football stadium that once hosted 50,000 spectators.
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The Catford Cat
For more than half a century, an enormous feline has watched over this London neighborhood.
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York Water Gate
These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.
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Earl's Court Police Box
The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
London, England
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.
London, England
Charing Cross Mural
The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.
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Ancient Melancholy Man
This statue in Holland Park might be one of London’s oldest outdoor statues, but its exact origins are unknown.
London, England
The Molehill on The Equestrian Statue of William III
This statue includes the molehill that toppled a king.
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Square the Block
A jumble of concrete on the corner of one of London’s terraced buildings is actually a work of art.
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London's Stretcher Railings
The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.
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Alfred the Great Statue
King of the Saxons on top, Roman goddess of wisdom on the bottom.
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Marshalsea Prison Wall
The remains of the debtor’s prison that shaped Charles Dickens’ life and writing.
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St. George the Martyr’s Black Clockface
One of the four clock faces on this church is mismatched, in a nod to a historic slight.
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Sotheby's Sekhmet
Heralded as the oldest statue in London.
London, England
Floris Perfumery
A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.
London, England
Odeon Covent Garden
Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.
London, England
The London Beer Flood
On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.
London, England
The Soho Square Hut
The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.
London, England
Victorian Penny Chute
An oddity of a bygone era that stills functions today.
England
St. James’s Theatre Reliefs
Stone carvings celebrate the legacy of a now-defunct theatre.
London, England
Lock & Co.
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.
London, England
Beau Brummell Statue
A statue honoring a preeminent 19th-century dandy and important figure of men’s fashion.
London, England
A Geological Map of England and Wales and Part of Scotland
William Smith's iconic "map that changed the world" is hidden behind a curtain in the Geological Society building.
