And when are they not?
10 of our finest facts about the City of London.
Croydon, baby!
Islington memorial namechecks Father Ted character.
And a few great writers too.
Plenty of pomp and ceremony.
And why are the escalators so long?
Chances are your lost phone is here.
And its Orwellian links.
Including the Archbishop's lesbian wife.
How many of these do you know about?
Have you seen the astronaut trees of south London?
Including the staircase which gets uglier as it goes higher.
The fact it's not Roman isn't one of them.
From Inigo Jones to moveable ceilings.
A cable's eye view of undeneath London.
And where you can actually see it.
And the public can visit too.
Including the steam line that was almost part of a Northern line.
Sometimes, yes.
And climbing inside the flames at the top.
New immersive theatrical tour.
And how it essentially made Croydon the centre of the universe.
Only one way to find out.
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