The London Village

London is a series of little villages, although a big city, London has a unique style of its own. If you know where to go you can get away from the busy streets and be in the country side from one road to the next.

Take the above picture, it is less than a minute away from Euston Road - a six lane carriageway, yet you can be in this Victorian side street looking in the unique shopping mall of Olde London. Famous resident of this charming place was
W. B. Yates the Irish Poet.

The Old Curiosity Shop Tucked away in a quite corner of London is this little shop that is known throughout the world. Charles Dickens made it famous in his book of the same name.

Tucked away from the busy traffic of Tottenham court road is this charming village garage, left behind from the 1930's, except for the prices that is. It is on the corner of Store street and Ridgemount gardens.

Once this building housed two fire engines, sirens, fire pole and several burley fire fighters. Nowadays it stands hidden by the new road layout of busy Old Street, where the road has been cut off with extended pavements. Now in a crescent of Tabernacle Street and Paul Street, without passing traffic, or clanging bells, except maybe a tea trolley or clinking wine glasses, is the aptly named 'Fire house restaurant.' And like the fire station you can expect a warm welcome here!

Lock & co the Hatters with a shop on St James's Street that dates back to the sixteenth century.

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