@the_london_spy: This is a mini statue, labelled the smallest in London, commemorating an infamous building accident. The story is that when the building the mice are on was being built in the 1860s, two men got into a fight after one accused the other of stealing his lunch. In the fight, one of the two fell to his death. They later found two mice eating the lunch having stolen it for themselves. When the building was completed, to remember this fateful accident, the sculpture was added to the side of the building. However, many people believe this is just an urban myth, as there was no record of any accident like this happening in Victorian times. However, no one actually knows when this sculpture was put up. What we do now is it every so often, it’s given a new lick of paint to make it show up more brightly against the plain background. #th#thelondonspya#davidharryr#urbanmythi#miceo#londontourguide

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Friday 28 April 2023 15:54:45 GMT