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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
18th June 1977 Sex Pistols Johnny Rotten and Paul Cook, beaten and robbed by London pub
18th June 1963 Born today: Omar Londono, jockey
18th June 1929 Born today: James Bishop, editor (London News Publications)
18th June 1817 Waterloo Bridge (2formerly Strand Bridge) was officially opened by the Prince Regent.
18th June 1583 Richard Martin of London takes out 1st life insurance policy, on William Gibbons, premium was £383
Monkey Gargoyle
Architecture worth looking up at - can you spot the monkey
Location: Chiltern Street
Description: On the south side of Marylebone Road almost opposite Madam Tussauds is Chiltern Street.
On the right side of Chiltern Street is Portman Mansions. If you look up to the top of the buildings you will see that one has a monkey with a long tail while another has a hunchback in the style of Quasimodo.
It makes a change from devils...
Tagged in this Tour: Curios
Tagged in this Tour: London 2012
Architecture
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