Obscure london places quiz - answer and ask

[OwlHoot]

.. Where was the Reading Festival originally held?

Er the British Museum Reading Room?

IGMC

But not before asking what traditionally marked (marks?) the western limit of the City of London's jusdiction (a) on land and (b) upstream of the Thames

[Ruprect]

What connects hampton wick and tilbury dock?

They are both rhyming slang for words that describe the same thing .

Only one london underground line intersects with all of the others at some point. Which one?

[eliquant]

That's easy its the "Jubilee Line".


Here's mine:

What is the connection between "The Elephant & Castle" and "Cockneys that can't pronounce foreign sounding words" ?

[Gonzo]

Er the British Museum Reading Room?

IGMC

Richmond, the National Jazz Festival was held in Richmond in 1961 and is the event which is now known as the Reading festival. I don't recall seeing much jazz though when I have been there but it was in Reading by then.

But not before asking what traditionally marked (marks?) the western limit of the City of London's jusdiction (a) on land and (b) upstream of the Thames

is a) this http://www.flickr.com/photos/pelican/2357267597/ (SFW) ?

[Gonzo]

What is the connection between "The Elephant & Castle" and "Cockneys that can't pronounce foreign sounding words" ?

Jim Davidson?




IGMC

[Lockhouse]

That's easy its the "Jubilee Line".


Here's mine:

What is the connection between "The Elephant & Castle" and "Cockneys that can't pronounce foreign sounding words" ?

Infanta De Castile (sp?)

Here's mine; What's the seafaring connecting between Brewer St and Glasshouse St?

[eliquant]

Infanta De Castile (sp?)

Here's mine; What's the seafaring connecting between Brewer St and Glasshouse St?

Correct "the Infanta De Castille", who was a Spanish Princess married into English Royalty, the Cockneys could not pronounce this properly (being Orcs the lot of them) so they decided to apply some witty Cockney rhyming slang
and call the area "The Elephant and Castle".

[Lockhouse]

Here's mine; What's the seafaring connecting between Brewer St and Glasshouse St?

No-one?

[swamp]

No-one?

Leicester Arms? No idea why...!

[thunderlizard]

Infanta De Castile (sp?)

Here's mine; What's the seafaring connecting between Brewer St and Glasshouse St?

The Titanic bar used to be in that area (as did the Atlantic)..?

If so...

Which West End traffic island has probably seen more deaths than any other?