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London - it's all about the details. This is one city where it pays to take a close second look. Welcome to London on Skiponover.com, by Jill Browne.

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Four tall, narrow houses at 52–55 Newington Green, in NE London, are the oldest row houses in London, apparently. I haven't seen them, but I'll put them on the list for the next visit.

It seems strange for me to call these "houses" when they're attached. "Row houses", sure, but I don't think of each one as a "house". Another difference between English as spoken on different sides of the Atlantic? Or is it just me?

These houses were built in 1658. I love the little extra door right in the middle of the picture. Intriguing.

What would it be like to live here? A long walk up the stairs each night, if you were on the top floor. But imagine the stories in this particular pile of bricks.

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London's Oldest Brick Terrace, 52–55 Newington Green


Thanks to photographer Fin Fahey on Flickr.com for sharing his picture of London's Oldest Brick Terrace.
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Paddington Station, London

March 1st 2009 00:39
Paddington Bear was lost (and found) in Paddington Station, but for those of us who aren't bears, it's a fairly easy place to get around in. The rail station is separate from the tube station, but they are very close together.

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London Bus at Paddington Station, London, by lemoncat1 on Flickr.com

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The River Thames is tidal through the part of London most tourists are familiar with, all the way up to Teddington, which is to the west. As Jim Linwood, who provided this picture, explains, the lockhouse is part of a lock and weir complex.

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Teddington Lock House, London, by Jim Linwood (Flickr.com)

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Victoria Station is one of London's transport hubs where trains, tube, buses, coaches, and people converge. It's a popular meeting spot, now as then.

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Toni Frissell: Victoria Station, London, 1951

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Squirrel Boldness in Holland Park

October 21st 2008 03:56
It was around about this time of year (October) way back in 1991 when we made our first family outing to Holland Park.

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Squirrel

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The famous Buckingham Palace Changing of the Guard ceremony isn't the only place to see the Household Cavalry in their dazzling uniforms.

Two mounted guards can be seen posted at the entrance to Downing Street. It's also not unusual to see troops of cavalry moving around the Queen's neighbourhood, passing Hyde Park and parading around St James's Park


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Agatha Christie was a prolific writer whose mystery stories are still popular on TV decades after her death. Her play The Mousetrap has broken records for longest-running stage play.

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Agathie Christie Lived Here

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River Thames and Houses of Parliament

September 23rd 2008 03:29
True confessions, I have not ridden the giant Ferris Wheel - ski gondola hybrid called the London Eye. I love aerial views, but I have this really bad fear of falling off the edges of things, so ... not number one on my list of tourist attractions.

"Everyone" raves about it, though


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Sir Richard & Lady Burton's Stone Tent

September 21st 2008 21:55
Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton (the role model for Lawrence of Arabia) and his widow are buried in a mausoleum of their own. It's a stone tent, in the Mortlake churchyard, an easy walk from the British Rail station at Mortlake.

Through a window, visitors can see inside


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B & B Belgravia Sounds Good!

July 24th 2008 07:32
Had a very good report of the B & B Belgravia from a recent guest there.

Full breakfasts. Comfortable rooms. London prices are never easy to take but rates here seem reasonable, and the owners apparently take pride in delivering good value


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