Scratching Fanny of Cock Lane
The Cock Lane ghost was a purported haunting that attracted mass public attention in 1762. The location was an apartment in Cock Lane, a...
King Henry VIII Statue
This is the only outside statue of King Henry the VIII in London. It can be viewed, sited on top of the main gateway of London's oldest...
The Elms, Smithfield
During medieval times, Smithfield was one of the most important places in London, full of jousting, livestock grazing, summer fairs and,...
Quuen Elizabeth I Statue
Tucked away inside the gates of St Dunstan's-in-the-west, Fleet Street, is the only statue of Elizabeth I of England. This statue was...
The Hand and Shears
Introducing the first featured pub - The Hand and Shears. Hidden down a quiet back street, it's hard to believe that you are in the...
Tower 42
Officially called Tower 42, but to many people, the building that used to dominated the skyline of the square mile since the start of the...
The Murder of Robert Pakington
At around 6am on Monday 13th November 1536, Robert Packington left his house in London’s Cheapside, to attend early Mass in the Mercers’...
124-126 Cheapside
Cheapside was the centre of London retailing for centuries until the 19th century. In Medieval English, 'cheap' roughly translated as...
St. Andrew by the Wardrobe
The following text is taken from the church of St. Andrew by the Wardrobe website. The plain design of Wren’s last city church attracts...
Monument to Hodge the Cat
“I never shall forget the indulgence with which he treated Hodge, his cat… I recollect him one day scrambling up Dr. Johnson’s breast,...
