A bit ( and a bite ) of London history

Ah the cab driver sheds. Fond memories over the years of discovering you can get breakfast there.

Sadly so few sheds left but I believe the Russell Square shed still exists.

If you are going to the British Museum it’s a pleasant diversion. Check hours though. Think it closes at 2pm.

Notably absent on this visit was the one on the median on Cromwell Road at Thurloe Place . Only twelve left . I think

Something else to put on my list when we return to London. Thanks Steven for sharing.

As you wander the streets, lanes and alleys of London if you talk about these wonderful iconic places with locals they will refer to them as Cabmen's Shelters. The names have not changed to become more politically correct.

They are one if the things I really love about London. So Victorian, so evocative.

Steven, thank you for posting this video! I have enjoyed watching it.
It has been a long time since I've walked by one of these green cab shelters in London.
I will definitely make a point of visiting one next time.

Several years ago, I enjoyed a TV program, The Layover, with Andrew Bourdain, in which he spent 24 hours in London, with a stop at one of these cab shelters for a "bacon butty" sandwich and hot tea.
Very interesting.
I must get a bacon butty and hot tea at one of the cab shelters in London next spring.

Thanks, everybody, I'm glad you enjoyed this. As I'm sure you all know , it's a long and arduous road (no pun intended ) , usually about 3 to 4 years to get a London Taxi drivers license . The procedure , known as " The Knowledge " is arguably the most rigorous worldwide . This movie , of the same name , by the brilliant English writer , Jack Rosenthal, tells the story with great pathos and humor . On my recent visit , I stopped by the London cemetery that is his resting place to pay my respects . Give this a watch , you'll be in for a treat - https://youtu.be/oSAAB1ZmudY?si=cxA0RboTCQol6Mp7

Ha ha, steven, I just had time to watch the first 5 minutes but loved what I saw and will go back and watch it all. Very funny! Thanks for sharing!

This is the list from 2016 of the surviving ones, updated to subtract Thurloe Place, as mentioned above-
Chelsea Embankment, SW3 - close to junction with Albert Bridge, London
Embankment Place, WC2 - near to the Playhouse Theatre
Grosvenor Gardens, SW1 - west side of the north gardens
Hanover Square, W1 - north side of the central gardens
Kensington Park Road, W11 - outside numbers 8-10
Kensington Road, W8 - close to the junction of Queen's Gate SW7
Pont Street, SW1 - close to the junction of Sloane Street
Russell Square ,WC1 - western corner (relocated from Leicester Square)
St. George's Square, Pimlico, SW1 - on the north side
Temple Place, WC2 - near junction with Surrey Street
Warwick Avenue, W9 - centre of the road, by Warwick Avenue tube station
Wellington Place, NW8 - near to Lord's Cricket Ground

They are all run by a Charity called The Cabmen's Shelter Fund- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabmen%27s_Shelter_Fund

I've enjoyed this thread. Thanks steven

See this new video, released today, about the Cabmen's Shelters- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsoxj9U71rQ.

Note at 12:25 there is also mention of a preserved one at Ripon, North Yorkshire.

Also note that the Thurloe Place shelter DOES survive, but has been slightly relocated, and is not currently in use.

Stuart ,that's terrific , Thanks for posting this!

Agreed. Good video. Super detailed.

Stuart, thanks for the list and the great video.
I am enjoying this thread!