Video: How Bits Of A Duke Ended Up In A London Alley

By Geoff Marshall Last edited 110 months ago

Last Updated 17 February 2015

Video: How Bits Of A Duke Ended Up In A London Alley

Ever wondered how Villiers Street, the pedestrianised thoroughfare from the Strand down to Embankment, got its name? It's not quite the story you might think, as Mark Mason explains.

Mark is the author of Walk The Lines and website The Importance of Being Trivial and can be found on Twitter @WalktheLinesLDN