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  1. Tony Blair wore the same pair of lucky shoes (black Church's brogues) for every Prime Minister's Questions of his time in No 10.
  2. @AboutLondon Thanks Laura - some great pics in there.
  3. @The_SimonInglis Brilliant - never knew that. From points to pints.
  4. @AboutLondon You can't beat a bit of glass. Look at Manhattan.
  5. @hh_wat Ah, but it did have my favourite overheard comment (the guy on his mobile to Matilda) ...
  6. @AboutLondon There's only one curved piece of glass in the Gherkin - the one at the top - and it was the only one they broke during building
  7. Good to see Leicester Square open again. Twas where Maurice Micklewhite saw poster for The Caine Mutiny and chose Michael Caine as new name.
  8. @LondonHistorian During WW2 its basement bar was one of best places in London for gentlemen seeking other gentlemen. Known as the Pink Sink
  9. @shitoptimist It's untrue to say 'nobody is allowed to whistle' - Macca is allowed to.
  10. Meanwhile on LAST night's Picc Line walk: I was about to do the Paul McCartney fact when who should walk by but ... theimportanceofbeingtrivial.com/a-beatle-at-th…
  11. Honoured to have been asked by the Transport Museum @ltmuseum to lead a Piccadilly Line walk for them - July 14, 1.30pm ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/event…
  12. When Billy (the famous white police horse from the 1923 FA Cup Final) died, his rider was given one of Billy's hoofs to use as an inkwell.
  13. @peter_watts And you know the Subterranean Homesick Blues 'cue cards' video was shot behind the Savoy? Everyone assumes Greenwich Village.
  14. @AboutLondon Actually JK Rowling has since admitted she had Euston station in mind when writing the books - but let's not let that spoil it
  15. Off to a sunny West End later - walking the Piccadilly Line this evening, starting at Green Park, 7pm. To you, £8 ... theimportanceofbeingtrivial.com/piccadilly-lin…
  16. You can now walk over the dome of the 02: booking.upattheo2.co.uk/book. Remember as you go: the dome itself weighs less than the air underneath it.
  17. Nelson, on his column, faces southwest towards his fleet at Portsmouth.
  18. @jonnypile I did that in the posh hotel by Liverpool St station last week. Thought I'd reached the open bit of a revolving door. I hadn't.