ROUTEMASTER (n.) Stagecoach with two floors manned by a clippie with a happy disposition ensuring the publik is taken to their destination safely. Now replaced by a leviathan robustly driven by a man with a sombre demeanour

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LONDON MAYOR (n.) The elected leader of the Metropolis, whose sole purpose is to appear without a cravat in the Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick broadsheet to burnish his credentials

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OYSTER CARD (n.) So named after the plentiful food eaten by the poor in London. On presentation those without their own sedan may gain access to an omnibus, thus keeping the streets clear of the unwashed

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MILLENNIUM BRIDGE (n.) Structure which doth enable those traversing The River a sense of being fuddled without the inconvenience of entering a hostelry

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BRITISH MUSEUM (n.) A repository of historic memorabilia much frequented by Children carrying pencils and clipboards, each bearing a bored countenance

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