A few weeks
ago, I was in London for a while. Very often, when I am there and have some
time available, I visit for the first time some areas of the city, in order to
get to know better London and its history. On one of these walks, I ended up in
a beautiful and quiet area near London Bridge. I was remarkably impressed by
the imposing statue of a horse. Approaching I read:
'Jacob,'
The Circle Dray Horse
'The famous
Courage dray horses were built on this site from early 19th century and
delivered beer around London from the brewery in Horselydown Lane by Tower
Bridge.
'In the
16th century, the area became known as Horselydown, which derives from'
Horse-lie-down ', and a description of working horses resting before crossing
the London Bridge into the City of London.
'Jacob was
commissioned by Jacob's Island Company and Farlane properties as the
centerpiece of The Circle to commemorate the history of the site. He was flown
over London by helicopter into Queen Elizabeth Street to launch The Circle in
October 1987. '
So there is
another "icon" and moment of London and its inhabitants that I did
not know!
