The latest quirky sights and hidden history of London - from Lovell's London List http://www.lovellslondonlist.com Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:05:03 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.lovellslondonlist.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.lovellslondonlist.com The latest quirky sights and hidden history of London - from Lovell's London List http://www.lovellslondonlist.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10&Itemid=10 If you've ever seen a sign reading "London - 87 miles", you've probably wondered which part of London that means. London's a big place (659 square miles, fact fans), so where, exactly, is the centre? It's commonly held to be either Trafalgar Square, or Charing Cross. Well, in fact, it's both. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:59:55 +0100 http://www.lovellslondonlist.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=8 Republic of Texas was a short-lived nation in North America that existed for a decade between 1836 and 1846. And there is a lasting monument to it on one of the smallest streets in London. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:30:27 +0100 http://www.lovellslondonlist.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4&Itemid=9 There are many underground stations in the world that run underneath rivers.There are very few where you can see where the river flows over the platform in a pipe.But that is just what happens at Sloane Square Underground station, where the River Westbourne is carried across the platform and tracks in a large iron pipe supported by girders.[Photo to follow] Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:05:37 +0100 http://www.lovellslondonlist.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=8 Sometimes, things are not what they seem.The five story terraced Georgian house at 23/24 Leinster Gardens is a case a point.It's not a house at all. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:28:35 +0100 http://www.lovellslondonlist.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=10 Giro may be the only Nazi buried in London.Leopold von Hoesch was appointed the German ambassador to London in 1932. He remained in that role after the Nazis came to power in 1933.In February 1934, von Hoesch's beloved dog, Giro, died. Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:32:42 +0100