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NOT FAR OFF THE BEATEN RACK ARE FASCINATING TREASURES IN THE CAPITAL, UNDISCOVERED BY MOST VISITORS

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What is being negotiated this week is worth its weight in gold, and once the deal is complete, you’d be hard pressed to turn it down. The Sun at odds with Pluto on Wednesday could bring a situation to a head and things will start to be resolved.

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For you, the Sun at odds with Pluto on Wednesday indicates that travel or other arrangements may become complicated, but you should simply allow things to unfold at a normal pace. Refuse to panic, even if you may feel overwhelmed. You can handle anything that is thrown your way.

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Due to a tense link involving the Sun and Pluto around midweek, you may experience a new-found independence. Though you may be slightly nervous about certain arrangements, or about all the many changes taking place in your life. You just need to stay organised and keep focussed.

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The Sun obscured by Pluto around midweek may cause a slight upheaval at home, though it is nothing too serious. Love and trust is what matters when it comes to one situation, whether this is between friends or partners. Do you consider someone to be husband or wife material?

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The Sun is aligned with the disruptive planet Pluto on Wednesday, and you may be minding your own business when someone announces that they are going. True, it’s not what you would have chosen, but you do have the option of joining them. Take a spontaneous trip.

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With the Sun at odds with Pluto on Wednesday, you have to weigh up the pros and cons of a situation, to decide whether you should continue on. Once you have the balance in your mind, you will be able to make an informed decision. Elsewhere, a compromise will be made.

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YOU’VE probably done most of the usual tourist spots in London but there are so many more places to discover in the city which you might not find in your average tour guide.

London is packed with secret, hidden and fascinating places which might go unnoticed, undiscovered or even unseen by most visitors.

You might have walked past some places several times – a police box posing as a street lamp maybe.

Others may simply be unknown to the average visitor – how about the remains of a church which is now a public park, London’s very own nod to Venice, or Roman walls which once stood proud around the city?

Shhh... it’s a secret

There are buildings we aren’t usually allowed into like London’s first skyscraper.

And those we can but with a significance we might not know about – like a wine bar whose building is a rare survivor of the Great Fire of London.

Meanwhile, there are those places lurking below our feet which we might not be able to see – a street below a street, Roman remains in a barber’s basement and an underground station with a vital job in the Second World War.

Here are 11 fascinating and hidden places in London which you may have never seen before.

Victorian Pet Cemetery, Hyde Park

Tiny headstones mark the graves of the beloved animals which are buried at the Victorian Pet Cemetery.

Tucked away in a quiet corner of Hyde Park, the cemetery, where the remains of 300 animals are buried, is rarely open to the public. You’ll find it next to the Victoria Gate Lodge in Bayswater Road and might be able to spot the little gravestones if you peek through the fence.

The Royal Parks is a charity which runs London’s eight Royal Parks and sometimes offers a walking tour that included a special visit to the cemetery, where you can read the inscribed names of beloved departed pets. Find out more at www.royalparks.org. uk

Little Venice, north of Paddington

A picturesque neighbourhood where the Grand Union and Regent’s canals meet – and dozens of riverboats – you can even book a canal trip on a narrowboat and travel from Little Venice to Camden Lock.

If you’re staying on dry land, there are cafés, pubs and restaurants. You could even catch a show at one of the independent theatres.

Those feeling energetic can follow the canals onwards by foot. Regent’s Canal passes London Zoo and Camden on its way Old Compton Street, Soho, was once connected to lost Little Compton Street

to the Docklands.

Visit canalrivertrust.org.uk for more information.

St Dunstan in the East, City of London

On the north bank of the Thames are the grade one listed remains of a 12th century church. The church was situated behind lower Thames Street, between London Bridge and Tower Bridge.

It was severely damaged in 1666 by the Great Fire of London and patched up. But after it was again damaged by the Blitz of 1941 it was decided not to rebuild it. So in 1967 the City of London decided to turn the remains into a public garden, which opened in 1970.

It was improved in 2015 with new planting and today it is a secluded tranquil space where you can take time out from the bustle of the city and enjoy the unusual plants which grow there.

The London Wall, Fenchurch Street

The wall circled London and was built by the Romans between AD190 and AD225. AD They continued developing it until at least the end of the fourth century.

When it was finished the six-metre-high wall was two miles long and wrapped itself right around the Roman city.

In the 18th and 19th century the wall was substantially demolished but today we can still see great parts – some sections are even incorporated into other buildings.

You can read more at on www.heritagedaily.com or at www.hiddenlondonguide. com

Paddock, Brook Road

Paddock is the codename of a back-up bunker for Winston Churchill’s cabinet.

Secretly built 40 feet below ground in Dollis Hill, its two floors had 40 rooms designed to accommodate the war cabinet and staff and would be Churchill’s last refuge if the Battle of Britain had been lost.

However, it was only used once or twice by Churchill’s cabinet because the prime minister found it too damp.

Today it is looked after by a housing group which opens it for tours to the public. See www.networkhomes.org.uk/paddock

Little Compton Street, Soho

Little Compton Street, beneath Charing Cross Road, Soho Beneath the busy modern life of Charing Cross Road remains evidence of London in another period time.

If you peer through a grate on a traffic island in the middle of the junction of Old Compton Street and Charing Cross Road