There were lots of little villages that gradually got swallowed up
Well, except for the bit which is technically still part of Cambridgeshire...
There's a pub near Hatton Garden which is on the site of the former palace of the Bishop of Ely and as such is technically to this day still not part of the City of London - the police actually aren't allowed to enter without asking permission (fleeing criminals are advised that this tends to be given!). Whilst also in that pub are the remains of IIRC a cherry tree which Elizabeth I is said to have danced around - and since she gave Ely Place to one of her favourite courtiers, Sir Christopher Hatton (hence Hatton Garden) the story could well be true.
And London has a myriad of little bits of history like this.
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Re: And another few things to look out for
Date: 2006-01-23 10:16 am (UTC)Well, except for the bit which is technically still part of Cambridgeshire...
There's a pub near Hatton Garden which is on the site of the former palace of the Bishop of Ely and as such is technically to this day still not part of the City of London - the police actually aren't allowed to enter without asking permission (fleeing criminals are advised that this tends to be given!). Whilst also in that pub are the remains of IIRC a cherry tree which Elizabeth I is said to have danced around - and since she gave Ely Place to one of her favourite courtiers, Sir Christopher Hatton (hence Hatton Garden) the story could well be true.
And London has a myriad of little bits of history like this.