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Quirky London 2: Trompe l’œuil houses

Posted on 2 February 20102 April 2021 by Rob Ainsley

Where is it? A bit north of Hyde Park. Head west from Paddington Station about half a mile to the end of the road and it’s there in front of you. What’s quirky about it? Nos 23 and 24 don’t exist, despite being decorated with proper window and door frames and balconies. The windows are…

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Quirky London 1: The Flat House

Posted on 1 February 20102 April 2021 by Rob Ainsley

This is the first in a series of route-research posts about quirky stuff in London best experienced by bike. Of course, London’s full of quaintly useless old stuff whose purpose is lost in antiquity, much of in Parliament Square. But this set is about curios that make a good target for a bike ride, and…

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