The Mythical Creatures of London

 (londonist.com)

27 points | by zeristor 3 days ago

5 comments

  • roryirvine 1 hour ago
    They missed the Spriggan, a Cornish goat-man which can be seen clambering out of a railway arch alongside the path which runs from Finsbury Park to Highgate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkland_Walk#Spriggan_sculptu...
  • ablation 2 hours ago
    For anyone else who wants to dig into more of the lesser-spotted parts of London, here are a couple of other content creators/writers I enjoy:

    https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/

    https://www.youtube.com/@JagoHazzard (mostly train/tube-related but does go a bit broader too)

  • wdfx 1 hour ago
    There are sphinx and dinosaurs in Crystal Palace Park (SE London).
  • masfuerte 1 hour ago
    I enjoyed the article, but it's spoiled a little by a typo in the very first sentence:

    > Here by dragons.

  • throw902390 2 hours ago
    How about werewolves? The mythical nonexistent creatures, never officially acknowledged, yet they take thousands rape victim every day! Even decapitated police officer on streets of London in a broad daylight!

    Mythical non existent creatures live among us!