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Ah yes, Gough Square. This used to be a favourite stop of on any walk down towards the river when we lived in London. Everyone seemed to love the statue of Hodge and the inscription 'A very fine cat indeed'.
New Street Square was,if I recall correctly, the head office of the former National Bus Company. Ensign House, so named after their logo, the double N sign.
Gough Square was also the home of LBC in its 70s and 80s pomp.
Ahhh, thank you DG, it makes me want to sit and have several cups of tea in the library upstairs (sure that's prohibited, but it's a very pleasant thought). Johnson's tea cup used to be on hand. I must get up to town and recharge my Johnsonian ambles. A wonderful couple of posts, many thanks.
The Curator is offering free tea for visitors every Tuesday in January. Check the website for the precise times.
That last paragraph looks worryingly like an advert for the National Trust...
@Dan: "worryingly" ??
I've made a note of the last paragraph! I have sadly been neglecting my NT membership but am now resolved to do more!
The trail of thought that says that "when one is tired of London, one is tired of life" seems to me a little dated. As world cities go, yes I suppose one would list London in the top ten. But I for one had as many reasons to be tired of London as had reasons to miss being there. I guess it depends too on what one wishes fron ones life.

p.s. grammar corrections welcome.
Not long finished Boswell's London journal(1763?). Really really recommend if you haven't read it, very personal but also illuminating about the city which he loved. Towards the end he meets Dr Johnson and it's quite touching.
My favourite Dr Johnson quote is "there is not one bit of knowledge so small that I would not wish to know it". Which is an excellent summary of this very site!
I remember going thru Gough Square and past LBC on my way to Ye Old Cheshire Cheese when I used to work at BBC Bush House (somewhere I need to revisit now modernisation finished). It's a great area for small back street pubs, 7 Stars being one of the best in the area. I feel a pub crawl coming on, historical houses with refreshments every month.
I'm a little surprised at you saying there's a charge to visit the Bevis Marks Synagogue. It's not that long since I went and they just gave me a yarmulke and let me in to look around.
Ah... just seen the post from Roger (a different one, obviously), about the 7 Stars. I'd second that! A great range of beers and - so long as they don't have to have the doors open - there's a chance of seeing the pub's very aristocratic resident cat!










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