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Pete Smith is a Cambridge English Literature graduate who worked as a university lecturer, specialising in 19th century literature and visual art. He retired as Head of English and acting Dean of Arts at Brunel University.
Since then, he has qualified as a City of London and City of Westminster Guide, and works as a freelance guide, lecturer and writer on London history. He recently published A-Z London Hidden Walks, a collection of twenty walks in and around London.
The Square Mile is famous for its medieval street plan of narrow, winding lanes and alleys, which has survived the Great Fire of London and two World Wars. These lanes and alleyways have generally retained both their oddities of layout and their often very strange names.
Discover: what went on in Love Lane; why Gutter Lane isn’t such a bad address; what was sold in Friday Street; if the Crutched Friars really needed crutches; what, if anything was rude about Rood Lane; whether you could find a nanny in Poppins Court or a branch of IKEA in Wardrobe Place; and how many gophers may pop up in Gopher Lane.
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