Re: [GZG] [OT] GZG-stocked shops in London?

[Roger Burton West <roger@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 12:26:16AM +0000, David Brewer wrote:

>Technically, London is the smallest city in England(*), covering
>the area inside the medieval city bars and run by the medieval
>chartered corporation, electing officials from the old craft
>guilds. The surrounding boroughs all expanded out into a vast
>conurbation grouped together as Metropolitan London.

Ah, I see what you mean. "Metro" would _never_ be used by an actual
Londoner as opposed to a politician; "London" means Greater London or
just everything inside the M25, whereas the City is just "the City" or
sometimes "the City of London", never "London" alone.

There is actually some gaming relevance: I've written up a very brief
introduction to London for role-players who want to set games there.
http://firedrake.org/roger/rpg/fakers_guide/

R
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