Understandably, London has experienced and witnessed a happy positive buzz around the place, throughout the H.M. Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee celebrations – and a nice change it made too.
One of the lesser known attractions, to honour the Queen throughout her ‘Platty Joobs’ (‘street’ for Platinum Jubilee) – involves the installation of ‘19’ massive 2 metre long ‘Corgi’ statues, – across certain areas of London.
The one thing everyone the world over, knows about Her Maj is her love of Corgi dogs.
Throughout her lifetime to date, she has owned over 30 Corgi’s – and this humble breed of dog has been a recognised symbol of her record breaking reign.
These 19 Corgi statues have been decorated by different artists and each one named after the Queen’s very own dogs throughout the decades – with names such as Dookie, Muick, Holly, Sugar, and Whisky. 
The statues have been placed in public gardens, railway stations, hotel lobbies and courtyards throughout the Victoria / Whitehall / Westminster & Embankment areas of London – and form part of what’s been entitled “The Queen & Her Corgis” trail.
So – entering into the Platty Joobs spirit, my London Shoes headed off on the “Corgi Trail”, to see how many I could track down – and I’m quite pleased to say that, armed with very limited info of where they were located– I managed to locate 16 of the statues. 
The Corgi statues will stay in situ until the end of July, when they will be auctioned off for charity – so if you should ever find yourself in the Victoria/Whitehall/Westminster/Embankment areas of London in the next few weeks – then keep an eye out for the Queens corgi’s – all good fun.
Having spent a good few hours enduring the ‘Corgi Trail’ – my London Shoes stopped off at the “Railway Tavern” right next to Liverpool Street Station.
Records show that there has been a tavern on its present site since 1736. It was rebuilt in its present form in the 1850’s, before the arrival of the railways – when it was called the ‘Cow House’ – it became the ‘Railway Tavern’ from the 1860’s onwards.
There has been years’ worth of massive development in the area surrounding the Railways Tavern – as he pub backs on to Liverpool Street station main line rail tracks – which now include the new Elizabeth Line.
The Railway Tavern will continue to be a favourite ‘stopping off point’ for punters to have a ‘quick one’ before boarding their train back home – and therefore, it was the ideal place for Shoes to nip in for the customary end of blog ‘cheeky’ one.
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See below, the full gallery of photos that support this ‘Corgi Trail’ blog
Throughout her lifetime, the Queen has owned over 30 Corgi’s – and this humble breed of dog has been a recognised symbol of her record breaking reign. (image extracted from the iheartdogs website)
The Corgi situated on the main concourse of Victoria Station
A closer view of the ‘Corgi’ on the concourse of Victoria Station
Me – alongside the colourful Corgi situated with the Nova Hotel complex
The Corgi within the Nova Hotel complex – right next to Victoria Station.
‘Susan’ – believed to be the very first Corgi the Queen owned – standing proudly outside Westminster Cathedral
The statue of ‘Susan’ – standing proudly outside Westminster Cathedral
The Corgi situated near Westminster Abbey
The Christchurch Gardens Corgi – just off of Victoria Street
The Corgi at Buckingham Green – just off Victoria Street
The Cardinal Place Corgi – directly opposite Westminster Cathedral
The Cardinal Place Corgi – directly opposite Westminster Cathedral
The decorative Corgi within the grounds of the St. James Court ‘Taj Hotel’.
A Corgi stands guard on the forecourt of “The Guards Museum” – on Birdcage Walk
The Corgi on the forecourt of “The Guards Museum” – looks out towards Birdcage Walk
The Corgi tucked away inside the St. Ennis Hotel – Westminster
A patriotic Corgi standing on the concourse of the Conrad Hotel – near St. James’s Park
Me – & the Conrad Hotel Corgi
The colourful Corgi located in Whitehall Gardens – in the Victoria Embankment
Me – & the Whitehall Gardens Corgi
From a distance, the Corgi at one end of Victoria Embankment Gardens
One of the 2 Corgi statues inside Victoria Embankment Gardens – note the York Watergate in the background
Another view of one of the 2 Corgi statues inside Victoria Embankment Gardens – note the London Eye – located on the southern bank of the River Thames – in the background.
Me – & one of the Victoria Embankment Gardens Corgi’s
The Corgi on display at the eastern end of Victoria Embankment Gardens
Another view of the Corgi on display at the eastern end of Victoria Embankment Gardens
The Corgi that’s tucked away inside the Strand Palace Hotel
The colourful Corgi situated within the main concourse of Charing Cross Station
close-up view of the colourful Corgi situated within the main concourse of Charing Cross Station
The “Railway Tavern” pub – right next to Liverpool Street station. Records show that there has been a tavern on its present site since 1736. It was rebuilt in its present form in the 1850’s, before the arrival of the railways
Me – reflected in a brass on the wall of the Railway Tavern – opposite Liverpool Street Station
Me – having a ‘cheeky’ beer in the Railway Tavern – opposite Liverpool Street Station – having spent a few hours wandering the “Corgi Trail”
I used to love doing these trails with my son when he was younger eg the cows and paddington bear.
Great pics, thanks for sharing.
What fun – thanks for posting.
I hope that trail didn’t leave you feeling to “wuff”, mind you, you look cheerful enough having the “cheeky” one in the railway tavern.
Ha Ha Ha Richard – after a few ‘cheeky’ ones I found myself barking up the wrong tree – and then I got home late and found myself in the dog-house :-))