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</gallery>|caption1 = |location = [[London]]|alias = Marylebone (original name)<ref name = "Marylebone">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/See_the_sights|See the sights|Fallen London}} ''"All these places had names on the surface. [...] the names changed when the city fell, just as M________e became Ladybones."''</ref><ref name = "mysteries">{{Citation|https://www.failbettergames.com/the-mysteries-answered/|‘What were Ladybones Road, Spite, Veilgarden and Watchmaker’s Hill called before the Fall?’|Failbetter Games}} ''"'What were Ladybones Road, Spite, Veilgarden and Watchmaker's Hill called before the Fall?' Marylebone, Spitalfields, Covent Garden and Greenwich."''</ref>|allegiance = |notable_inhabitants = [[The Clathermonts]]|music = [https://failbettergames.bandcamp.com/track/an-embassy-waltz An Embassy Waltz]}}<blockquote>''"What can you find in Ladybones Road? Moloch Street Underground Station is the first stop on the journey to Hell. Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour, haunt of spies, is here. Hangman's Arch can be a good place to hear gossip, and is always a good place for a hanging."''<ref name = "what can find ladybones">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Places|What can you find in Ladybones Road?|Fallen London}}</ref></blockquote>
</gallery>|caption1 = Ladybones Road, secrets abound.|location = [[London]]|alias = Ladybones<br>Marylebone (original name)|allegiance = [[London]]|notable_inhabitants = [[The Clathermonts]]|music = [https://failbettergames.bandcamp.com/track/an-embassy-waltz An Embassy Waltz]}}<blockquote>''"What can you find in Ladybones Road? Moloch Street Underground Station is the first stop on the journey to Hell. Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour, haunt of spies, is here. Hangman's Arch can be a good place to hear gossip, and is always a good place for a hanging."''<ref name = "what can find ladybones">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Places|What can you find in Ladybones Road?|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>


'''Ladybones Road''' is a major district of [[London]].__FORCETOC__
'''Ladybones Road''', or '''Ladybones''', is a major district of [[London]].__forcetoc__


==Secrets for All to See==
==Secrets for All to See==
<blockquote>''"Fallen London is a city of secrets. If you're here to find them, Ladybones Road is the place to start."''<ref name = "study secrets fallen london">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Study_the_secrets_of_Fallen_London|Study the secrets of Fallen London|Fallen London}}</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>''"Fallen London is a city of secrets. If you're here to find them, Ladybones Road is the place to start."''<ref name = "study secrets fallen london">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Study_the_secrets_of_Fallen_London|Study the secrets of Fallen London|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
[[File:Embassy.png|alt=A brassy, modern building.|thumb|[[The Brass Embassy]]]]
[[File:Embassy.png|alt=A brassy, modern building.|thumb|[[The Brass Embassy]]]]
Ladybones is rife with mysteries and intrigue.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Study_the_secrets_of_Fallen_London|Study the secrets of Fallen London|Fallen London}} ''"Fallen London is a city of secrets. If you're here to find them, Ladybones Road is the place to start."''</ref><ref name = "walk ladybones">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_walk_down_Ladybones_Road|A walk down Ladybones Road|Fallen London}} ''"Spies, detectives and devils. Liars and rogues."''</ref> [[Hell|Hell's]] embassy in [[London]], the [[Brass Embassy]], is located on [[Moloch Street]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Making_Your_Name:_A_Raid_on_the_Brass_Embassy!|Making Your Name: A Raid on the Brass Embassy!|Fallen London}} ''"The Constables are planning a midnight raid on one of the Brass Embassy's secret warehouses. This is the perfect opportunity to make your name on Ladybones Road."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_about_the_dig_sites|Ask about the dig sites|Fallen London}} ''"[...] near the Brass Embassy on Moloch Street [...]"''</ref> and is staffed by [[devils]] and [[Goat-Demons|goat-demons]].<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Brass_Embassy#Interactions|Escort the Deviless to the Brass Embassy|Sunless Sea}} ''"Two [...] goat-demons shamble up: one takes each of the Deviless' arms. [...] The goat-demons guide her down a flight of iron steps, [...] The Urbane Devil lounges by [...]"''</ref> The eastern endpoint of the railway lines to Hell, Moloch Street Underground Station, is not too far away.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Places|What can you find in Ladybones Road?|Fallen London}} ''"Moloch Street Underground Station is the first stop on the journey to Hell."''</ref> To match its infernal influence, Ladybones is dappled in hellish graffiti - tricky to decipher, but hints at Hell's internal affairs.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Decipher_graffiti|Decipher graffiti|Fallen London}} ''"Visitors from Hell come through here. Some of the scrawlings are bizarre, [...] Some hold valuable secrets. [...] You glean some intriguing tidbits about recent promotions and demotions in the hierarchies of Hell."''</ref>
Ladybones Road is rife with mysteries and intrigue.<ref name = "study secrets fallen london"/><ref name = "walk ladybones">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_walk_down_Ladybones_Road|A walk down Ladybones Road|Fallen London|}}</ref> [[Hell|Hell's]] embassy in [[London]], the [[Brass Embassy]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Devils_and_Hell|What is the Brass Embassy?|Fallen London|}}</ref> is located here<ref name = "raid on brass embassy">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Making_Your_Name:_A_Raid_on_the_Brass_Embassy!|Making Your Name: A Raid on the Brass Embassy!|Fallen London|}}</ref> and is staffed by [[devils]] and [[Goat-Demons|goat-demons]].<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Brass_Embassy#Interactions|Escort the Deviless to the Brass Embassy|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> The Embassy pays Londoners well for intelligence<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Report_to_the_Brass_Embassy|Report to the Brass Embassy|Fallen London|}}</ref> and for human [[souls]],<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Brass_Embassy#Interactions|Sell a Crate of Human Souls to the Brass Embassy|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> including those from unlicensed [[spirifers]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Investigate_the_Embassy_warehouses|Investigate the Embassy warehouses|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] you [...] come across [...] unlicensed souls, [...] stolen by unscrupulous spirifers."''</ref> To match its infernal influence, the neighborhood is dappled in hellish graffiti - tricky to decipher, but it hints at Hell's internal affairs.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Decipher_graffiti|Decipher graffiti|Fallen London|}}</ref>  


A popular local establishment, [[The Clathermonts|Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour]], is a meeting place for agents of the [[Great Game]]<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Places|What can you find in Ladybones Road?|Fallen London}} ''"Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour, haunt of spies, is here."''</ref> who use tattoos to encode messages and secrets.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sketch_a_tattoo-with-a-secret_at_Clathermont%27s_Tattoo_Parlour|Sketch a tattoo-with-a-secret at Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour|Fallen London}} ''"You think you can tell, now, when a customer is asking for a tattoo with a hidden message."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Study_the_hidden_language_of_tattoos|Study the hidden language of tattoos|Fallen London}} ''"They say spies, savants and poisoners use them to conceal their most vital secrets."''</ref> Some of Clathermont's patrons visit nearby pubs afterwards to wind down and chat about their tattoos' meanings.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Frequent_the_public_house_across_from_Clathermont%27s_Tattoo_Parlour.|Frequent the public house across from Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour.|Fallen London}} ''"Many of his customers come here to recover. [...] Customers boast of their tattoos and their esoteric meanings."''</ref> '''Tyrant's Gardens''' is a park in Ladybones blooming with exotic fungi,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Take_her_for_a_promenade|Take her for a promenade|Fallen London}} ''"Tyrant's Gardens are always beautiful at this time of year. Such an array of variegated fungi!"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Search_the_house|Search the house|Fallen London}} ''"[...] in Tyrant's Gardens, the perfumed heart of Ladybones Road."''</ref> perfect for a stroll or discreet meeting.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_stroll_in_Tyrant%27s_Gardens|A stroll in Tyrant's Gardens|Fallen London}} ''"It's pleasantly romantic in the crepuscular gloom."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Day_in_the_Garden|A Day in the Garden|Fallen London}} ''"Tyrant's Gardens are pretty, and thick with the meetings of spies and other clandestine types."''</ref> Ladybones also houses the entrance to the [[Clay Quarters]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Infiltrate_the_Clay_Quarters|Infiltrate the Clay Quarters|Fallen London}} ''"[...] the Clay Quarters, far beneath Ladybones Road [...] "''</ref> a labyrinth under the city in which [[Clay Men]] conduct their business.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Enter_the_Clay_Quarters_2|Enter the Clay Quarters 2|Fallen London}} ''"Where do the Clay Men go when they aren't working? Is it true they've dug a city for themselves under Ladybones Road?"''</ref> Thanks to its mystique, Ladybones is frequented by detectives and [[Constables]];<ref name="walk ladybones" /><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Life_on_Ladybones_Road|Life on Ladybones Road|Fallen London}} ''"The easy whistle of a constable as he proceeds in the direction of the docks."''</ref> the Constables' headquarters, '''Concord Square''',<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Making_Your_Name:_The_Records_Office_in_Concord_Square|Making Your Name: The Records Office in Concord Square|Fallen London}} ''"Yes, that Concord Square: the base of operations for London's Constables."''</ref> is located in this district.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Velocipede_Squad|The Velocipede Squad|Fallen London}} ''"Now get yer arse down to Concord Square. It's off Ladybones Road."''</ref>
Another popular local establishment, [[The Clathermonts|Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour]], is a meeting place for agents of the [[Great Game]]<ref name="what can find ladybones" /> who use tattoos to encode messages and secrets.<ref name="sketch tattoo">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sketch_a_tattoo-with-a-secret_at_Clathermont%27s_Tattoo_Parlour|Sketch a tattoo-with-a-secret at Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Study_the_hidden_language_of_tattoos|Study the hidden language of tattoos|Fallen London|}}</ref> Some of Clathermont's patrons visit nearby pubs afterwards to wind down and chat about their tattoos' meanings.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Frequent_the_public_house_across_from_Clathermont%27s_Tattoo_Parlour.|Frequent the public house across from Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour.|Fallen London|}}</ref>


=== Hangman's Arch ===
[[Tyrant's Gardens]] is a park in Ladybones,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Suggest_a_walk_in_Tyrant%27s_Gardens|Suggest a walk in Tyrant's Gardens|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Search_the_house|Search the house|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] in Tyrant's Gardens, the perfumed heart of Ladybones Road."''</ref> perfect for a stroll or discreet meeting.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_stroll_in_Tyrant%27s_Gardens|A stroll in Tyrant's Gardens|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Day_in_the_Garden|A Day in the Garden|Fallen London|}}</ref> Ladybones also houses the entrance to the [[Clay Quarters]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Infiltrate_the_Clay_Quarters|Infiltrate the Clay Quarters|Fallen London|}}</ref> a labyrinth under the city in which [[Clay Men]] conduct their business.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Disguise_yourself!|Disguise yourself!|Fallen London|}}</ref> [[Moloch Street]], London's station on the railway lines to Hell,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Disagreements_at_Moloch_Street|Disagreements at Moloch Street|Fallen London|}}</ref> is located in this neighborhood.<ref name="what can find ladybones" />
<blockquote>''"The rattle of a passing hansom. The easy whistle of a constable as he proceeds in the direction of the docks. The soft creak of rope strung from Hangman's Arch, and the cheerful chatter of the crowd as it disperses after the hanging."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Life_on_Ladybones_Road|Life on Ladybones Road|Fallen London}}</ref></blockquote>
 
Before the [[Fall of London]], Ladybones was called '''Marylebone'''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/See_the_sights|See the sights|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://www.failbettergames.com/the-mysteries-answered/|‘What were Ladybones Road, Spite, Veilgarden and Watchmaker’s Hill called before the Fall?’|Failbetter Games|}}</ref>
 
== Detective for Hire ==
<blockquote>''"Ladybones Road: home of detectives and rumourmongers. The best place to pick up the trail."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Cat_and_Mouse:_an_Elusive_Target|Cat and Mouse: an Elusive Target|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
 
Thanks to its mystique, Ladybones Road is frequented by detectives and [[Constables]].<ref name = "walk ladybones"/> The Constables' headquarters, [[Concord Square]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Making_Your_Name:_The_Records_Office_in_Concord_Square|Making Your Name: The Records Office in Concord Square|Fallen London|}}</ref> is located in this district.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Velocipede_Squad|The Velocipede Squad|Fallen London|}}</ref> Independent detectives receive commissions to solve mysteries,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Consulting_detective_required|Consulting detective required|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Well,_what_is_the_case%3F|Well, what is the case?|Fallen London|}}</ref> and the Constables often look for intelligence on the [[Brass Embassy]] and the [[Great Game]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Industrial_espionage!|Industrial espionage!|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref name = "sketch tattoo"/>  
[[File:Arch.png|alt=A large marble arch.|thumb|Hangman's Arch]]
[[File:Arch.png|alt=A large marble arch.|thumb|Hangman's Arch]]
'''Hangman's Arch''' is a famous landmark of Ladybones. Public hangings are conducted here, drawing crowds despite the unreliability of [[death]] in the [[Neath]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Life_on_Ladybones_Road|Life on Ladybones Road|Fallen London}} ''"The soft creak of rope strung from Hangman's Arch, and the cheerful chatter of the crowd as it disperses after the hanging."''</ref> During downtime, elderly women gather beneath the Arch to gossip and sell sugared mushrooms.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Listen_to_gossip_at_Hangman%27s_Arch|Listen to gossip at Hangman's Arch|Fallen London}} ''"Old women sell sugared mushrooms between executions at Hangman's Arch."''</ref> Hanged prisoners who recover from death are exiled to the [[Tomb-Colonies]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Turn_them_in_for_the_reward|Turn them in for the reward|Fallen London}} ''"The reward for the couple is generous, and they are both swiftly hanged and dispatched to the tomb-colonies."''</ref> and their discarded garments are gifted to informants by the Constables as a traditional, and grim, reward.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/There_might_be_a_reward...|There might be a reward...|Fallen London}} ''"The constables are pleased with your description, and they hand you the traditional reward of the clothing of hanged men."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Inform_the_Constables_2|Inform the Constables 2|Fallen London}} ''"The entire gang is sent to the gallows, [...] a crate arrives containing their clothes."''</ref>
'''Hangman's Arch''' is a famous landmark of Ladybones. Public hangings that often draw crowds are conducted here,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Life_on_Ladybones_Road|Life on Ladybones Road|Fallen London|}}</ref> despite [[death]]'s unreliability in the [[Neath]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Death|What happens when you die in Fallen London?|Fallen London|}}</ref> During downtime, elderly women gather beneath the Arch to gossip and sell sugared mushrooms.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Listen_to_gossip_at_Hangman%27s_Arch|Listen to gossip at Hangman's Arch|Fallen London|}}</ref> Hanged prisoners who recover from death are exiled to the [[Tomb-Colonies]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Turn_them_in_for_the_reward|Turn them in for the reward|Fallen London|}}</ref> and their discarded garmets are gifted to informants by the Constables as a traditional,<ref name = "reward">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/There_might_be_a_reward...|There might be a reward...|Fallen London|}}</ref> but grim,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Inform_the_Constables_2|Inform the Constables 2|Fallen London|}}</ref> reward.<ref name = "reward"/>


Before the [[Fall of London]], Ladybones was known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marylebone Marylebone],<ref name = "Marylebone"/><ref name = "mysteries"/> and Hangman's Arch was called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_Arch Marble Arch].
Hangman's Arch, shown in detail on this [https://thefifthcity.fandom.com/wiki/File:Postcardladybones.png postcard], was likely [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_Arch Marble Arch] before the [[Fall of London]].


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