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SPORTS STATUES IN LONDON

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Sports Statues in London Wembley Stadium       This montage of  Rugby League greats from different teams and eras features   Eric Ashton, Billy Boston, Alex Murphy, Gus Risman and Martin Offiah .        Since 1929 the Rugby League Challenge Cup final has been held at Wembley  despite the fact the game isn't taken seriously anywhere  south of Widnes  (apart from  Australia and Perpignan). It's not for southern softies. And 90,000 northerners invading the capital is a tad  unnerving for L ondoners. See  The Mash Report.        I don't think I can add anything to the plaque honouring the only  Englishman to captain World Cup winners.     There are two more statues of Bobby Moore in London .....          East Ham                                         ...
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FREEDOM PASS WETHERSPOONS PART 11

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FREEDOM PASS WETHERSPOONS 11       There's a new Wetherspoons next to Fulham Broadway station ....          The conversion is very impressive. It certainly gets a thumbs-up from Alan and Agnieska Forbes who say it's the best of all 900+ Wetherspoons they've visited.        Th ere is an extra floor above the entrance which also leads to a small  roof terrace .....        The pub is already very popular. I  can't image how busy it will be when Chelsea are at home .....       Yes, Stamford Bridge is just along the road from the Walham Green . So I took the  opportunity to check out this huge statue of Peter Osgood. My post featuring sports statues in London is a work in progress.          I've now visited all the Wetherspoons in London, just over 100 in total, a pitiful effort compared to  Alan and Agnieska . Some of these watering holes  have sin...
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ANIMAL STATUES IN LONDON 7

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Animal Statues in London 7   Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon       Diana with Fawn is a grade II listed marble statue crafted in 1843. Cannizaro House , which stands in this delightful park, was once a World War I convalescent hospital, then a home for the elderly. Now it is a swanky hotel popular with tennis stars for two weeks (or less) every summer. Kensington Gardens       Located just inside the Palace Gate, this small bronze figure of a terrier is a memorial to the  actor Esme Percy. Fulham     S tatues of rams can often be seen adorning Young's pubs. Confusingly, this one is in front of The   Cock which doesn't have a statue of a cock but once had a large one on the roof. Fleet Street       Ye Olde Cock Tavern in Fleet Street makes more sense. Plus there's a chicken weather vane - which is surely not functional in that location and probably didn't survive the Great Fire of London in 1666. Ye Olde Cock  su...
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