"If you do not want to live among wicked people, do not live in London." - Richard of Devizes, 1192 (Benedictine monk and chronicler).
Why did London Underground once employed a one-legged man to ride up and down the escalators at Earl's Court tube station? What did Hitler plan to do with Nelson's Column? Why is London's only medieval mummy a prostitute named Clarice la Claterballock? How did a beer flood in Tottenham Court Road drown nine people? Where can you see a pair of Queen Victoria's knickers? Containing chapters covering London past and present; buildings and streets; famous and unexpected Londoners; arts, literature and crime; plus much much more,
the 180 lists will amaze, amuse and inform. More than simply a keepsake for tourists - every self-respecting Londoner needs this book.
9 unusual London pubs names.
5 beastly sites in London
12 fictional London
7 inmates of London
4 mummifield Londoners
6 London highwaymen
8 London whores
6 candidates for Jack the Ripper
9 London Gangsters
10 London Crime statistics
6 espionage sites on London
8 London riots
8 unusual London museums
5 alternative tube maps
10 Sherlockian sites
10 London ghosts
