- 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...
- It's amazing what you learn on HN! I walk and run up and down that path regularly, but I've never noticed the Spriggan. Next time I will look out for it. Thanks.
- That is a fascinating wiki article, just spent a while going down that path
- Huh? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spriggan_(manga)#Film
Probably unrelated, but acceptable if Anime is your thing.
It's sort of a mix between james blondian secret agent action and indiana jones on the hunt for lost ancient artifacts with superpowers.
- I enjoyed the article, but it's spoiled a little by a typo in the very first sentence:
> Here by dragons.
- No mention of Spring Heeled Jack?
- 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.youtube.com/@JagoHazzard (mostly train/tube-related but does go a bit broader too)
- This chap
https://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/?m=1
Goes into all sorts of London miscellany as well.
- 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.
- There are sphinx and dinosaurs in Crystal Palace Park (SE London).
- They don’t even mention The Beast of London from Neil Gaiman’s “Neverwhere”. Or Mr Coup, or Vandemar.
- 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!
