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The Mythical Creatures of London

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by roryirvine

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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...

by masfuerte

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I enjoyed the article, but it's spoiled a little by a typo in the very first sentence:
> Here by dragons.

by DrBazza

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No mention of Spring Heeled Jack?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring-heeled_Jack

by ablation

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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)

by wdfx

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by stronglikedan

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Seems like the author should consult the comment section here to complete their collection. I wonder how long before this list outgrows the list in the article.

by Detrytus

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They don’t even mention The Beast of London from Neil Gaiman’s “Neverwhere”. Or Mr Coup, or Vandemar.

by throw902390

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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!