On 4th March 1830, I arrived in London, where a new world seemed opened to me.

Henry Bessemer (1813-1898)

My cousin’s gay, he went to London only to find out that Big Ben was a clock.

Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004)

A London boy, oh a London boy, your flashy clothes are your pride and joy, a London boy, a London boy, you’re crying out loud that you’re a London boy.

David Bowie (b.1947)

In London everyone is different, and that means anyone can fit in.

Paddington Bear

I’ve been walking about London for the last 30 years, and I find something fresh in it everyday.

Walter Besant (1836-1901)