Crocker's Folly
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Crocker's Folly
Image: © Phillip Perry Taken: 28 Jun 2008
Legend has it that Crocker was so sure about this, that he built the pub because the railway terminus was (he was told) going to be across the road. The railway ended up at Marylebone instead and as a result, Crocker threw himself out of one of the upstairs windows.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.52594
Longitude
-0.17445