London’s Alleys: St. Ermin’s Hill, SW1

This is a dank dirty passage that slips in between the London Underground’s former head office and a posh hotel.With a name like St Ermin, you’re going to expect something religious going on, but, not unlike religions themselves, the origins of the name seem potentially more myth than fact.
It’s generally said that this patch of London was the site of a 12th-century chapel originally built by Henry II in thanks for an Irish monk’s prayers which he believed saved him and h