London's first bus service was launched in 1829 by George Shilibeer and ran between the Bank of England and Paddington via what is now Marylebone Road, carrying 20 people. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

The Bloody Tower at the Tower of London is famous for the murder of the Princes, Edward and Richard in 1483, presumed to have been on the orders of Richard III. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

The art-deco Adelaide House at the north end of London Bridge was London's first tall office block and used to have a golf course on its roof. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Strata SE1 in Elephant and Castle was the first building in the world to incorporate wind turbines into its design. In reality, they have hardly ever been used. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Thousands of people pass Walter Gilbert's carved mahogany door at 32 Cornhill daily without giving it a second glance. This depicts events from Corhill's history. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Founded by Richard III in 1484, the College of Arms on Queen Victoria Street is one of the few historic buildings in this area to survive the Blitz. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Brompton Cemetery in West London. Beatrix Potter grew up nearby and the graves of Peter Rabbett, Jeremiah Fisher, Mr Nutkin, Mr McGregor and others clearly inspired her. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

The little-known Eltham Palace in South-East London dates back to medieval times and was used as a royal residence between the 14th and 16th century. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

A Jewish cemetery dating back to the reign of William I (1066-87) has been discovered in the Barbican very recently. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Despite their name, Chislehurst Caves are entirely man-made and were originally dug as chalk and flint mines, beginning in Anglo-Saxon times. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Until Liz Truss in 2022, the shortest serving British Prime Minister George Canning. His statue became the first in Parliament Square in 1867. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

One of the last 18th century buildings on Great Marlborough Street is the London College of Beauty Therapy. This was the home of physician Sir Walter Farquar. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing.

Though rebuilt several times, St Sepulchre-Without-Newgate was founded in 1137 and is the largest parish church in the City. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Destroyed during the Great Fire and the Blitz, the Merchant Taylors' Company Hall in Threadneedle Street is the oldest in the City to occupy the same site, since 1347. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

The only church in London that Christopher Wren built on virgin ground, St James, Piccadilly, was said to have been his favourite. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Now renamed Zeitgeist, the Jolly Gardeners is found at the end of Lambeth Walk. Charlie Chaplin's father is believed to have regularly played piano at the Jolly Gardeners. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

The Horniman Museum in Forest Hill is famous for its collections of stuffed animals, musical instruments, its aquarium and landscaped gardens. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Fulham Palace is one of London's least known buildings. This was the home of the Bishops of London, who held land here since the 7th century AD. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble and needs our support. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Completed in 1865 and decommissioned in 1959, Crossness Pumping Station in Abbey Wood opened as the public as a museum dedicated to the 'Great Stink' in 2016. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

From 1981 to 1988, Loftus Road, the home of Queens Park Rangers, was the first professional football ground to have an artificial pitch. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

The grounds of Victoria Lodge in Hyde Park are home to a pet cemetery which was founded unintentionally in 1881 by the Duchess of Cambridge. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Charles, Duke of Orleans was taken prisoner after the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. In the Tower of London, he wrote the first Valentine; a poem to his wife. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

The oldest grave in Westminster Abbey is that of East Saxon King Sebert (604-616 AD). Sebert was the first East Saxon King to convert to Christianity. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

London Heliport was built in 1959 in Battersea. Single-engine helicopters flying have to follow the course of the Thames when flying over London as a safety precaution. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

The In and Out (Naval and Military Club) in St James' Square was the home of Nancy Astor and the headquarters of the Free French Forces during World War II. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

The caryatids in Southwark Park by came from Rotherhithe Old Town Hall, spent years on the Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle before being relocated in 2009. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

This building in King Edward Memorial Park in Shadwell features a tablet commemorating 4 Elizabethan explorers who set sail from this reach of the Thames. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

In 1870, the Japanese Ambassador to the Court of St James had a suit made in Savile Row, hence the Japanese word for suit is 'sebiro'. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

The Space in Poplar is a performing art venue built in 1815 as St Paul's Presbyterian Church in the style of Pisa Cathedral. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble and needs our support. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Albertopolis is the informal and unimaginative name given to the area of South Kensington incorporating the Albert Memorial, Royal Albert Hall and the museums. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Westminster Hall is the oldest part of the Houses of Parliament and dates back to the reign of William II (1087-1100). podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble and needs our support. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Greenwich Park was London's first park to be enclosed during the 15th century and features spectacular views of the Docklands as well as straddling the prime meridian. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Actually occupying 237-241 Baker Street (221b never existed), the Sherlock Holmes Museum opened in 1990. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble and needs our support. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Now simply known as the Churchill War Rooms, this was the wartime operations centre in Whitehall and is now a museum. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

The Anchor Tap near Tower Bridge is a classic old school pub that hasn't changed in at least 100 years with its different rooms and nooks and crannies. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

The (Kia) Oval in Kennington (not Kensington), South London, is the home of Surrey Cricket Club. Built in 1845, it also hosted the first football FA Cup final in 1872. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

The former headquarters of London's local government, County Hall on the South Bank is a grade II listed building. Today it holds several attractions. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Thomas Doggett was the actor manager of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and established the oldest annual rowing race in the world in 1715. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

The tallest building in Europe when built in 1980, Tower 42 was originally the Natwest Tower. From above, its shape resembles the bank's logo. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Dirty Dicks on Bishopsgate is named after its former owner, Nathaniel Bentley, who refused to clean up after the death of his fiancee on the eve of their wedding. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Dr William Marsden, found a young girl dying on the steps of St Andrew church, Holborn, prompting Marsden to found a free clinic in 1828. This evolved into the Royal Free. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Though the actual site is unclear, this blue plaque marks a site close to where Thomas Backet was born near the corner of Cheapside and Ironmongers Lane in 1118. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Currently operating as a museum without walls since its Camden home's closure after the pandemic, the London Jewish Museum is looking for a permanent home. . podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Bermondsey Square is the site of the 11th century Bermondsey Abbey, Today it hosts Bermondsey Antiques Market every Friday. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Formerly on Scala Street in the West End, Pollock's Toy Museum is currently divided between Leadenhall Market and the Whitgift Centre in Croydon. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Over 100 writers, poets and composers are either buried, commemorated or both at Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

Originally Bolding and Sons toilet manufacturers, Grays Antique Market in Mayfair has a conduit running through its basement. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble and needs our support. Please consider donating or sharing.

Philosopher Jeremy Bentham was the father of utilitarianism. Upon his death, his body was, upon his instructions, preserved and is displayed at University College, London. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

For the last year of his life, Sigmund Freud lived in Hampstead after the Anschluss, and his house is now a museum containing his library and many of his artefacts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble and needs our support. Please consider donating or sharing.

The Spaniards Inn on Hampstead Heath dates back to the 16th century and Dick Turpin's father was once the landlord here. It is mentioned in a number of novels. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166