TheStreetNames

The weird and wonderful stories behind (mainly) London streets, their names, their history, and their famous (and infamous) residents, visitors, and buildings.

[London Historians @LondonHistorian]

And 2). Execution of Charles I. 'Charles the Martyr' to many, to this day. Banqueting House, Whitehall. 1649. #OTD #Regicide https://t.co/uF5y2dw6ag

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@sammy_rufared Thanks, it's a never-ending source of fascination for me.

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London’s lost rivers: Hanging Sword Alley, Crane Court, and Wine Office Court https://t.co/ZxRcuRbR8A

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Fox and Knot: murder and pub signs in London street names https://t.co/4ok1nBv4B8

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Poultry and Hen and Chickens Court – names for National Poultry Day https://t.co/tcks6K66GX

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Greenberry Street and Red Lion Square: street names for St Patrick’s Day and Red Nose Day https://t.co/0SyyQrQWGV

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Bleeding Heart Yard: revisiting (and debunking) old favourites https://t.co/1uAHwP8NXY

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Colours and music in London street names https://t.co/Yo8ezsvlpb

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Pardons (or not) and justice in street names https://t.co/SlUF3rd4ZU

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Missed #WorldRumDay yesterday but better late than never

[Clink Prison Museum @theclinkprison]

The Clink was one of the earliest prisons in England, established in 1144 and it endured until 1780- below is the first known drawing of the Clink from the 16th century.

[Dulwich Local History @DulwichHistory]

#Tbt to July 1876 when John Ruskin described the 'ghastly squalor of the once lovely fields of Dulwich, trampled into mud...by the filthy London population...which is attracted by the Crystal Palace'. The map shows Dulwich in 1876. #LocalHistory #Snob?

[Grocers' Hall @GrocersHall]

We love to celebrate #WorldChocolateDay at Grocers' Hall. Did you know that our Chefs make their own 'camel' chocolates in-house in order to serve at the end of your meal?
#whitechocolate #milkchocolate #petitsfours #camels #worldchocolateday2022

[Paintings of London @PaintingsLondon]

'Piccadilly Flower Sellers' || 1928 || Herbert Ashwin Budd

(Southwark Art Collection)

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Murder and fast food: Brick Lane and Leather Lane https://t.co/MnbHsBHQRj

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Snow Hill: rare fruit and ruffians in London’s history https://t.co/S7fNyVQztf

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The most disreputable street in London https://t.co/UZd5rqNKZO

[ℝ𝕚𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕣 @The_East_End]

A thought that makes me feel inadequate to this day - during his ‘lockdown’ following the plague of 1665, Sir Isaac Newton formulated the science of motion, unravelled the mysteries of gravity and devised calculus. Me? I planted a few shrubs… #Eastend #Physics #humour

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Personal London street connections, George Smiley, and Lillie Langtry https://t.co/L8SpuIEJA0

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London street names that reflect the importance of water to the city. https://t.co/JpELgabV8t