London Peculiarities
London is full of the weird and wonderful. This is a page to praise those sites.
The London Stone
One of the most important remnants of Roman London. Until recently, hidden behind a magazine rack.
Whalebone Park
An Arctic explorer brings some of his discoveries to North London
The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs
The first ever attempt to depict dinosaurs at life size doesn’t get everything quite right…
The bust of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Multi-culturalism in East London
Hardy’s Tree
A redeveloped churchyard includes a relic created by one of England’s greatest novelists
Battle of Britain House
A retreat for Spies in Ruislip
Pottery Lane Kiln
A reminder of London’s dark industrial past in one of the wealthiest boroughs
Karl Marx’s head
The tomb of one of the most recognisable men from history becomes the target of a terrorist plot
The Achilles Testicle
A fig leaf to decency
Wonderwall
Searching for an Oasis in London
John Snow’s Pump
Pump it up
While your feet are stomping
The London Beer Flood
Wall to wall Porter
James Bond’s Flat
Where do secret agents live?
The Bombing of St Bride’s
A great fire visits London
The Giant Wellington
A huge statue of Wellington
Bunkering Down
World War Two fortifications in London
The Telltale Head
The story of a man losing his head