Nefarious activity at the Kentish Drovers
Following yesterday’s post I’d looked up the Kentish Drovers Public House in the Old Bailey database. In all there were six cases...
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A really excellent tour. I’ve taken loads of walking tours in London but I learnt many new things from this one. Highly recommended.
LUCY : There's More To Moorgate
Two New Tours published in October, check out the tours page
Just taken the tour during a short break in London. I was amazed that there was so much more to the area of Westminster than parliament. The commentary and directions were easy to understand and there were a lot of interesting facts and story's.
John : The Power and The Glory
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…and now to travel news
….due to an incident. Next there are around 20 minute delays on the A2 Old Kent Road in both directions due to a large volume of cattle,...
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The odd post
I like oddities. I like finding out why they are odd, perhaps that makes me a little odd too? There’s this lamp post that’s sort of...
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The one and ninepenny’s
As a small child, no trip into central London would be complete without a visit to what for me at the time was the most magical place on...
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Flour and Dough and a DSO
Phillip Lindsay-Clark I’d never come across the sculptor Phillip Lindsay-Clark before, not until I found his signature on a great piece...
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The Doctor will see you now
At a time when we are rightfully lauding the efforts of all NHS staff for their work during the pandemic I’d like to take you back to a...
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Tunnel Vision
Its funny how when you start to research a subject some fact or unknown story gets thrown into the mix worthy of further investigation....
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Hook, Line and Stinker
Thought I’d take a quick look at three London urban myths. Whilst writing this I started to feel a bit bad about dispelling these myths...
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Mar 23, 20212 min read
Station to Station (Part 2)
Continuing with the toponyms while travelling the Northern Line eastern section. Stockwell: Recorded as Stokewell in 1188. The name can...
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Mar 22, 20213 min read
The Vile Adulterator Windy Miller
Windy Miller from Camberwick Green (1966) Aficionados of Camberwick Green will all know that Windy Miller was definitely a single guy...
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Mar 21, 20211 min read
All Washed Up
Sadly, on average around thirty corpses are fished out of the River Thames each year. However, this is a dramatically reduced number when...
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Mar 19, 20212 min read
Left High and Dry
I was recently looking through a collection of paintings by the 18th century artist Canaletto. Some of views of London took my interest,...
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Mar 18, 20212 min read
Station to Station
One thing I’ve really missed during lockdown is riding the Tube, it’s been over a year since I last had the opportunity, so to try and...
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Mar 17, 20212 min read
Tea, Debauchery and Sewage
I recently came across a 17th century location on the banks of the River Thames called Arnold’s Outlet (if you have the same puerile...
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Mar 16, 20214 min read
It’s a matter of taste
Medieval Chefs How do you taste London’s past? That’s an easy one and a subject close to my heart; food and drink. Of the two, drink is...
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Mar 15, 20213 min read
My Dog’s Got No Nose……
When it comes to the smell of London history there is a great repository of facts which relate mostly to the awful odours that were...
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Mar 12, 20212 min read
Sounds of the past
Following on from the post yesterday on touch, I’m going to try the sense of hearing. I thought this might be a tricky one, how do you...
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Mar 11, 20212 min read
Touch Wood
I set myself a task today. I thought I’d try and write about London with regard to the senses. Seeing is a bit of an obvious one, but...
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How Convenient
Let’s say you’re a subject of her majesty Queen Victoria, and are of the middle classes. You’ve travelled into the metropolis for the day...
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Taken At The Flood
The Dominion Theatre stands on Tottenham Court Road. Construction of the theatre began in March 1928 with a design by W and TR Milburn...
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