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Is it just me, or is there something not quite right about this painting? #HouseholdCavalry #kingsguards #HorseGuards #painting #londontourguide #guard

Think it's so positive and encouraging that this book is doing so well and kids are actually learning the #truth about the #britishempire ...at last.

#FunLondonFact 174 - #MarbleArch was never supposed to be in ...Marble Arch. It originally stood as a triumphal arch outside #BuckinghamPalace and was moved in 1850 when #QueenVictoria had a new wing added to the #palace and it was in the way.

#FunLondonFact 175 - Ever spotted little studs in the pavement in the #CityofLondon? They're called 'Boundary Demarcation Studs' and show where #buildings once stood, but over time ...have been pushed back after #rebuilding. #funfacts #trivia

#FunLondonFact 176 - #JosephGrimaldi was a late 18th & 19th century #actor, #comedian & #clown. His burial site is now a park and in 2010, x2 pseudo graves were installed; one for Grimaldi, made from bronze tiles that chime when stepped on so you can dance on their graves.

#FunLondonFact 177 - From a Convent Garden to Covent Garden. #coventgarden #funfacts #trivia #westend #london #placenames

As part of the Thames Festival Trust #TotallyThames festival there are are number of FREE #mudlarking events being held at #CutlersHall this weekend. thamesfestivaltrust.org/whats-on/hands… Lara Maiklem FSA - The London Mudlark @foreshoreseashore

Haven't been in yet but liking National Portrait Gallery's new entrance and #traceyemin doors.

#FunLondonFact 178 - In the 1990s, #artist #KeithBowler was commissioned to make 25 cast iron roundels to commemorate different aspects of #Spitalfields' (in east London) rich and diverse #history. Have you spotted them? #spitalfieldsroundels #eastlondon #underyourfeet

#FunLondonFact #179 - #London has an incredibly large population of Ring-Necked #Parakeets usually found in #Africa and the #Indian Subcontinent. How did they get here?(apart from fly) I don't think anyone really knows. Most likely escaped pets that made London their home.

#FunLondonFact 180 - Ever visited English Heritage's #JewelTower? Been there since 1365, had many uses over the centuries and well worth a visit. #londonhistory #medieval #londonwalkingtours

#FunLondonFact 181 - The shortest distance between 2 #stations on same #Underground line according to TfL ? #londonunderground #funfacts #trivia #undergroundfacts #london

#FunLondonFact 182 - In the 19th century, many of #London's streets were paved with #wood, to dampen the noise and give a smoother ride across cobble stones. The #invention of #tarmac meant they were torn up and burned as #fire wood. However, a couple of examples still remain.

Heading to this mudlarking exhibition tomorrow at Cutler's Hall.

#FunLondonFact 183 - What is a #mews and why do we have them? #london #londonstreets #etymology #french #staffordhotel #stables

#FunLondonFact 184 - #WilliamHuskisson's unfortunate demise. #londonwalkingtours #steamlocomotive #wordlsfirst #londonguide #walkingtour #steamtrain

#BenjaminFranklin lived in #London for 16 years, renting rooms at a house on Craven Street, close to present day #TrafalgarSquare. It's now Benjamin Franklin House dedicated to Franklin's time in London and is the only surviving #BenFranklin residence in the world. #funfacts #IndependenceDay

Tennis anyone? #granarysquare #kingscross #wimbledon #wimbledon2023

In 1952 Albert Gunter was driving his 78 bus over #TowerBridge when it started to open. He accelerated and jumped the gap, got a broken leg for his efforts, but his 20 passengers were all okay. As a reward for his quick thinking Albert was given a day off & £10. Tower Bridge

In 1662, in #CoventGarden, an #Italian #puppeteer gave the first performance of a show in #London with a puppet called #Pulcinella. #SamuelPepys recorded it in his diary. The show became '#PunchandJudy' which is why today the pub overlooking the spot is called the Punch & Judy.