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11 Famous London Cats
A stray that shot to fame. Number 10's notorious chief mouser. A church cat that (maybe) predicted the Blitz. London has known some truly phenomenal felines over the years. Here are some of our favourites.
1. Dick Whittington's Cat
Four-times Lord Mayor Dick Whittington is inseparable from his cat in popular imagination. Unfortunately, there's no clinching evidence that the moggy existed outside the pantomime tradition. Still, the nameless cat is enshrined in two statues (that we know of) in London: one on Highgate Hill and another outside Guildhall Art Gallery.
2. A Street Cat Named Bob
Image: Paul Analog via the Londonist Flickr pool