This mysterious stone was first erected in 1821, restored in 1935 and the cat was added in 1964. The story is wrapped around Sir Richard Whittington (1354–1423) was an English merchant and a politician of the late medieval period, and this stone is, supposedly, on the very spot where Dick heard the Bow bells ring out: "Turn again, Dick Whittington, thrice Lord Mayor of London". Follow the link for Dick Whittington and His Cat story...