

Interestingly, in today's prices, some properties on the board would be placed higher in value, where as some have decreased. For others, their popularity has increased with Whitehall moving from 16 th to 7 th place and Vine Street going from 12 th to 4 th place. This is a similar case for Fleet Street dropping from 10 th to 20 th place on the board. London is developing at such a rate that the board has almost been rendered completely irrelevant.Mayfair may be top of the board still, but its second in command, Park Lane, has dropped 12 places to number 14. Scanning the London monopoly board in lockdown I noticed it has become awfully out of date. While I’m sure the small top hatted, moustached Monopoly man has served as a tour guide, educator and cheap child care option for many families I can't help but feel worried he may be in fact misguiding Londoners. The amazing Monopoly Board London pub crawl you’ll want to do as soon as pubs reopen.Croydon Council bankruptcy: What Croydon Council declaring itself bankrupt means for the people who live there.My family would sit down, often when bored or trapped by typical British weather, and entertain me by quashing my dreams of a property empire across Trafalgar Square, the Strand and Fleet Street.įor more news and features about London directly to your inbox sign up to our newsletter here. Growing up in North London I first began to recognise the landmarks of my city by living through the touring behaviours of a tiny tin dog. The London Monopoly set is a fantastic tribute to some of the wonders of the city. We’ve all played it and we’ve all winced in pain landing on a family member’s hotel in Mayfair or Park Lane. Ah Monopoly, the scouting ground for budding estate agents and property developers.
