So here's an interesting monument that I must have walked past a hundred times but not really ever noticed! It's at the intersection of Tooley Street and the A3 by the South end of London Bridge and as can be seen in the photo it's essentially a large stone spike placed at an angle. Some people reckon it's supposed to commemorate all those poor buggers who were hung, drawn and quartered then had their heads stuck on spikes along the old London Bridge, a slightly macabre thought! The real purpose though is not quite as unpleasant as this, it actually points to the foundation of the old London Bridge, if you follow the line of the inclination you end up (under street level) at the start of the medieval bridge (the one with the houses on, see model below) - amazing what you don't notice walking around somewhere like London!
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