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This easily overlooked gap in a row of shabby shops opposite Liverpool Street station is one of my favourite London alleys, because it's awful.

This is a peculiar little thing, being two alleys separated by an ancient City of London street.

Hidden in a side street off busy Mile End road is a tiny enclave of cute cottages, surrounded by death.

This small alley, with a very decorative pub conceals a lost history of religion, plays, and William Shakespeare.

This rather modern looking and uninspiring alley near Fleet Street is however steeped in history, science and political intrigue.

A name to conjure up a snigger, for there is indeed a giant cock on Cock Hill just around the corner from Liverpool Street Station.

Most of London's little alleys are simply routes, from one place to another, few are destinations. But Mason's Avenue is a destination, in capital letters.

On a side street of antiquity near Cannon Street station can be found a small yard set back behind imposing buildings, and the site once of the home of a notorious young nobleman.

This modern looking alley is indeed modern, being the result of post-war clearance of the area which was badly damaged by a couple of high-explosive bombs during WW2.

There are two entrances to this posh alley in St James, one for carriages, and one for pedestrians. The pedestrians get the better deal, with a reasonably grand entrance porch, and some of London's last remaining gas lamps.

This charming little alley is notable for the main feature that dominates the entire of one side, an old pub, which holds the oldest excise license in the City.

This is a seemingly rather uninteresting passage, but is one that's steeped in a bloody history.

A delightful little courtyard can be found hidden away in the small maze of streets just to the south side of St Paul's Cathedral.

An alleyway exists just off Moorgate that has almost no redeeming features about it, other than it's bland existence is fortunately, a very short one.

There is a delightfully cute little alley that has been in this part of Hoxton ever since it was all fields, and yet its history is a total mystery.