A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside an Enigma: ; Does London Stone Hold the Fate of England's Capital?
Sunday Gazette-Mail › September 13, 2010
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LONDON - It isn't much to look at: a gray lump of rock behind an ugly metal grill, attached to an even uglier building. You have to crouch down to see it, and its admittedly modest (or maybe nonexistent) charm can seem trifling compared with the glories of St. Paul's Cathedral or Westminster Abbey.
Unloved and neglected, lost in the shadows of gleaming bank towers and the bustle of a city hard at work, the London Stone gets short shrift from the tourist hordes and even Londoners themselves., but it's one of the city's most ancient and storied relics. Modern legend even says London's existence depends on it.See the full content of this document
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A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside an Enigma: ; Does London Stone Hold the Fate of England's Capital?
This chunk of limestone has sat in or around the same spot on present-day Cannon Street, in London's financial district, for at least one millennium, possibly two, throwing up mysteries and inspiring my...
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