The #WhittingtonStone to commemorate #DickWhittington and his #cat on #HighgateHill. Dick Whittington became Lord Mayor of #London. There is a rags to riches #legend, which describes his rise from poverty-stricken childhood with the fortune he made through the sale of his cat to a rat-infested country. However, the real #Whittington did not come from a poor family of common stock, and there is no compelling evidence supporting the stories about the cat, or even whether he owned one. Never let truth get in the way of a good #story! #culture #art #statue #sculpture #feline #meow #blackcat #instacat #igerslondon #igersuk #visitlondon #visitbritain #visitengland #fiction #fairytale #history #education #edutainment #Highgate #IgersHighgate #HighgateLondon (at The Whittington Stone) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRgkuGmsRHg/?utm_medium=tumblr
