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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. Click here  for Sports Statues in London .          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 since closed, including The George in Wa...

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...