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Author: pinky1117

So Much To See

1. The Thin House, 5 Thurloe Square, Knightsbridge, One of London's remarkable wedge shaped building. Notes:

2. London's Smallest House, 10 Hyde Park Place, 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..., Road Burleigh Mansions - a see through building - and smart decor. Notes:

6. Little Compton Street, , 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:

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9. Girl with a Dolphin, North East side of 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, At the corner of the Strand and Charing Cross Road. Notes:

13. Cleopatra's Needle, , 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,

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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, 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. Statue, Grosvenor Square, 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, The 900 year old oak with tiny weird sculptured creatures

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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:

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34. It's For You-Who, Burlington House, 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:

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