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Cleopatra’s Needle – The Curious Tale of the Obelisk That’s Travelled From Egypt to the Embankment

Cleopatra’s Needle – The Curious Tale of the Obelisk That’s Travelled From Egypt to the Embankment

An Egyptian obelisk on the shores of the Thames at Embankment? Cleopatra’s Needle may well be London’s stran...

The Broad Street Pump: Tracing the Tale of John Snow in Soho

The Broad Street Pump: Tracing the Tale of John Snow in Soho

Any walk through Soho throws up all kinds of oddities, from noses plastered against the walls to the seedy shops. Still,...