by Cockney Cabbies | Feb 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
This Philanthropist campaigned to offer poor children a decent start to what would otherwise have been a destitute life! But what was his legacy, & how did the area get its name? The Cockney Cabbies will tell you all about it very soon. SUBSCRIBE to the Cockney...
by Cockney Cabbies | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Cockney Cabbies have arrived! Here’s a little introduction to Jon, Joe & Jamie..and an insight into just some of the wonderful things we’ll be talking about in our upcoming episodes of ‘The Cockney Cabbies Guide to London!’ Don’t...
by Cockney Cabbies | Feb 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hang about! What would this hook have been used for then? There was a time that the Police would’ve needed to be fully armed when patrolling this part of London! Rife with robbers, thieves, drunks & prostitutes..it was ‘orrible!! SUBSCRIBE to our...
by Cockney Cabbies | Feb 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Not sure how old this ‘Poor Box’ is but from the look of the letter font, it looks like it has certainly seen some times in its life! But, where is it? And what did the surrounding buildings play in their part of Londons history?The Cockney Cabbies will be...
by Cockney Cabbies | Feb 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
This funny man never strayed far from his Holborn roots! His life, amongst other things, was a right ‘Carry On!’The Cockney Cabbies can’t wait to tell you about Kenny & other London based heroes of Comedy very soon. Go & SUBSCRIBE to the...
by Cockney Cabbies | Feb 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
We all know the rhyme ‘Three Blind Mice’ but what about these two little fellas fighting over a piece of cheese on the side of a building near the Monument? What’s the story behind the Rhyme, and this carving? The ‘Cockney Cabbies guide to...
