by John the Cabby.

You may have walked past one, you may have driven past one but you have probably never popped your head inside or had the opportunity to sit inside one. That's a London taxi-cab drivers shelter!

Thirteen left in London all well over a hundred years old. In fact they are listed building's a piece of Victorian London serving the Licensed taxi trade day or night with a cup of tea and a wholesome meal. But why the special treatment of the cab men, well the clue is in the location of each of the present shelters, each happens to be in the better parts of London, you know where the gentry or should I say wealthy live. You see the Victorian's were a practical bunch and the Victorian London cab men liked the odd drink or two or three. Now how could you ensure a cab would be available and the said driver not under the influence of alcohol, simple build them exclusive shelter's, that served good food and a cup of tea at a reasonable price, ensure a driver would always be available for hire and you the wealthy one would always be able to find a cab when you wanted one.

Now the Shelter you see in the pictures with this article is on the north side of St George's Square SW1, Little Ray who recently took over this Shelter is a licensed taxi-cab driver and a very good cook, he also makes a fantastic cup of tea. So if you are a member of the public or just on holiday and happening to be walking past pop your head in and have a look at a piece of history. This is the nearest you'll ever get to entering Dr Who's Tardis, honestly you won't believe how many taxi-cab drivers you can fit inside one.