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Pinky1117 So Much to See 1. the Thin House, 5 Author: pinky1117 So Much To See 1. The Thin House, 5 Thurloe Square, Knightsbridge, London One of London's remarkable wedge shaped building. Notes: 2. London's Smallest House, 10 Hyde Park Place, Marble Arch The smallest house in London, only 3 feet wide at its smallest. Notes: 3. Museum of body parts..., 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields The Hunterian Museum - 4 centuries' worth of body parts... Notes: 4. Farting Lane's Sewer Lamp, Carting Lane, Strand, London One of the old sewer gas based lamp's in London. Notes: 5. See Through Building..., Charing Cross Road Burleigh Mansions - a see through building - and smart decor. Notes: 6. Little Compton Street, Charing Cross Road, London This is where the long gone Little Compton Street can be seen. Notes: 7. Jimi Hendrix Died Here, Hotel Samarkand, 22 Lansdowne Crescent, Notting This is where Jimi Hendrix died of a drugs overdose. Notes: 8. Curious Sign...., Near Waterloo Weird sign near Waterloo reads - 'General Lying In Hospital'. Notes: www.shadyoldlady.com Page 1/5 9. Girl with a Dolphin, North East side of Tower Bridge This is where David Wynne's spectacular sculpture sits. Notes: 10. Green Cabbie Hut...Hanover Sq, Hanover Sqaure 'Cabbie Shelters'... Can you find this one? Tea & cab drivers. Notes: 11. Abbey Road Studios, 3 Abbey Road, St Johns Wood Famous for the legendary 'Beatles', & the pedestrian crossing. Notes: 12. The exact centre of London, St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square At the corner of the Strand and Charing Cross Road. Notes: 13. Cleopatra's Needle, Victoria Embankment, near Golden Jubilee Bridges A real like Ancient Egyptian obelisk on the banks of the Thames Notes: 14. The Soho Mural, Noel Street, London This is the mural inspired by Shelley's Ode to the West Wind Notes: 15. Exciting Books in Soho, 11 Brewer Street Art, Travel, History... and of course a dollop of Sex Notes: 16. The Giant Plug, Ganton Street, Soho, London A giant plug and socket electrical sculpture! Notes: 17. Blitz: Home to Electropop, 4 Great Queen Street, Covent Garden www.shadyoldlady.com Page 2/5 1979...and the 'New Romantics' & 'Electropop' came of age here Notes: 18. Drury Lanes Pantomime Fountain, Catherine St , London This is where mr pantomime Augustus Harris is commemorated. Notes: 19. Michael Jackson plaque, Lyric Square, King Street, Hammersmith This is where a plaque to Michael Jackson was erected. Notes: 20. Bridewell Prison, Fleet Street The first House of Correction and prison tourist site. Notes: 21. The Penguin Club, Clare Market An 80 pound aluminium penguin as a mascot Notes: 22. Zimbabwe House: Falling Penis, Zimbabwe House, 429 Strand, The site where a man was hit by a falling stone penis. Notes: 23. Ronald Reagan Statue, Grosvenor Square, Mayfair Statue unveiled to former US president Ronald Reagan. Notes: 24. The Newborn Baby Sculpture, St Martin the Fields, Westminster, London A unique sculpture of a newborn baby appearing from the rock. Notes: 25. The Elfin Oak, Kensington Gardens The 900 year old oak with tiny weird sculptured creatures www.shadyoldlady.com Page 3/5 Notes: 26. Princess Diana's Playground, Near Black Line Gate, Serpentine, Kensington, Lo Princess Diana memorial and JM Barrie's playground Notes: 27. The Golden Boy Statue, Corner of Giltspur Street & Cock Lane, London The golden boy statue at the place where the Great Fire finished Notes: 28. A Lighthouse in King's Cross, Gray's Inn Road Oysters were once sold here...or was that a fairground? Notes: 29. The Devils of Cornhill, St Peter upon Cornhill, Gracechurch Street, Lond The famous devils of cornhill - mocking the naive locals. Notes: 30. Hanging Gardens of Paddington, 16 London Street World's largest hanging basket outside a London hotel Notes: 31. The Monument.... is leaning!, Near King William Street The Monument - view the Thames for 2 quid at 202 feet. Notes: 32. Monkey Gargoyle, Chiltern Street Architecture worth looking up at - can you spot the monkey Notes: 33. Portal: Chelsea celeb eatery, 88 St John Street, Farringdon Celeb spy plot and one of London's trendiest eateries. Notes: www.shadyoldlady.com Page 4/5 34. It's For You-Who, Burlington House, Piccadilly The only K2 telephone box left in London Notes: 35. Statue of Abraham Lincoln, Parliament Square, Westminster The controversial statue of American legend Abraham Lincoln. Notes: www.shadyoldlady.com Page 5/5.
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