Friday, 1 August 2025

Shepherdess Walk, Central London



In the trendy neighbourhood of Hoxton, Shepherdess Walk runs down towards City Road. It is home to the Eagle Tavern, which dates from 1820 and features in a verse of the nursery rhyme Pop Goes the Weasel:

Up and down the City Road,
In and out the Eagle,
That's the way the money goes,
Pop! Goes the weasel.