Concerned by Hanging Sword Alley in EC4? Intrigued by Knightrider Street? Or tempted by Wardrobe Place? There are the best street names in the city and they each have a story to tell....
You’ve probably noticed the massive decorative monument outside Charing Cross Station, but do you know why it’s there? Digging into its history gives you a story of romance and the reason this area has its name....
Ever paid attention to the names of London’s City Churches? Some of them seem a little odd to us now, but these names give us clues to their history...
Little did I know, when I recently ventured to the distant realms of Kingston, that I was in store for an ancient quest. Sure, it wasn't quite Arthur pulling out Excalibur, but I did encounter the King's Stone of Kingston...
In the City of London, one street name has been causing a lot of pointing and smirking recently...
St James’s Park or St James’ Park? Or both? This may make your head spin...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It would be easy not to notice this 1832 water pump in the grounds of St Leonard’s church, but it sits on the spring that may have given Shoreditch it’s name, “suer“ being the Anglo-Saxon word for stream. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="38px"][vc_single_image image="57171" img_size="large" alignment="center"][vc_empty_space height="38px"][vc_column_text] This fresh water...