Numerological secrets of London
Buckingham Palace – Westminster Cathedral = 666 metres.
Buckingham Palace – Wellington Monument = 666 metres.
Buckingham Palace – Victoria Station = 666 metres.
Buckingham Palace – Houses of Parliament = 1332 metres = 2 x 666.
Downing Street – St Jame’s Palace = 666 metres.
Downing Street – New Scotland Yard = 666 metres.
Downing Street – National Gallery = 666 metres.
Westminster Cathedral – Queen Victoria Memorial = 666 metres.
Queen Victoria Memorial – Duke of Wellington’s Memorial = 666 metres.
St Paul’s Cathedral – Bank of England = 666 metres.
St Paul’s Cathedral – Barbican = 666 metres.
Tower of London – London Bridge = 666 metres.
Bank of England – Cannon Street Station = 666 metres.
Bank of England – Fenchurch Street Station = 666 metres.
Bank of England – Liverpool Street Station = 666 metres.
Bank of England – London Bridge = 666 metres.
Lambeth Palace – Westminster Abbey = 666 metres.
Marble Arch – Roosevelt Memorial = 666 metres.
Piccadilly Circus – St James’s Palace = 666 metres.
St Pancras – Euston Station = 666 metres.
Southwark Bridge – Blackfriars Bridge = 666 metres.
Hungerford Bridge – Westminster Bridge = 666 metres.
Westminster Bridge – Lambeth Bridge = 666 metres.
Westminster Abbey – Piccadilly Circus = 1332 metres = 2 x 666.
Piccadilly Circus – Wellington’s Memorial = 1332 metres = 2 x 666.
Downing Street (Home of British Prime Minister Tony Blair) equidistant to:
National Gallery = 666 metres.
St James’s Square = 666 metres.
St James’s Palace = 666 metres.
New Scotland Yard = 666 metres.
Home Office = 666 metres.
The Old County Hall = 666 metres.
Tower of London – London Bridge = 666 metres.
Albert Memorial – Natural History Museum = 666 metres.
Royal Albert Hall – Victoria and Albert Museum = 666 metres.
Oxford Circus – St James’s Palace = 2 x 666 = 1332 metres.
National Theatre – St Paul’s Cathedral = 2 x 666 = 1332 metres.
National Theatre – Westminster Abbey = 2 x 666 = 1332 metres.
Admiralty Arch – Buckingham Palace = 2 x 666 = 1332 metres.
Admiralty Arch – Oxford Circus = 2 x 666 = 1332 metres.
Guildhall – Walls of Tower of London = 2 x 666 = 1332 metres.
The Great Fire of London began on the night of September 2, 1666
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Horrible facts about London
• Do you remember the nursery rhyme ‘London Bridge is falling down’? In the 1660s London Bridge was the only bridge across the River Thames. Houses and shops were built on it and the heads of traitors were stuck on spikes at the entrance as a warning to others.
• In the 19th century the Thames was so dirty and smelly that people couldn’t breathe near it. That was because all the toilet waste ended up in the river. In 1858, the smell became so bad it became known as The Great Stink’.
• Can you imagine that Speaker’s Corner in Hyde Park was once a place of public execution? Yes, this is where a gallows stood in old London. About 50,000 people were hanged there. The gallows was so large that it could take 21 people at a time! Hanging days were public holidays, because it was believed that the sight of an execution would be a warning to potential criminals. The last person was hanged there in 1783.
• Newgate was London’s most notorious and most disgusting prison. For nearly 800 years it stood where The Old Bailey stands today, in the City. From its earliest days it was known for being a smelly, horrible place. The smell was so bad that for centuries it polluted the whole surrounding area. Visitors to prison had to cover their noses with handkerchiefs soaked in vinegar to avoid being sick.
• Jack the Ripper was the notorious murderer who terrorized London in 1888. He was never found. There are special excursions for brave tourists who want to see the sites where Jack the Ripper murdered his victims. They usually start when it’s dark. Scary!