My Admiration for this Man Knows No Bounds

Bill writes: I don't know his name, and all his other deeds, if any, are lost to history. But he has my complete respect for utter obstinancy in the face of encroaching commercial interests. See that large building across the street? Look about two-thirds down on the right and spot the small white shop that splits the building into two parts.



The story is that the owner of that little shop refused to sell out when his neighbors on either side did to make way for a block-long store that was being planned. He refused all offers, saying that his shop was his and he was staying put and so was it. So the new building was constructed around him and his, and remains as you see it to this day. London's greatest monument to the little guy who said "No."