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The Victorians have always fascinated me. Such drive and inquisitiveness they moved the country forward with their technological...

In a previous life I was involved in the processing and sale of sugar and associated products and so I’m always interested in sticky...

Browsing through a volume on London history I came across a word “Cnihtengild“, a typo obviously, but no just my ignorance. King Edgar...

Today the bridge officially known as the London Millennium Footbridge, which is a steel suspension bridge for pedestrians crosses...

A sun kissed tropical white sandy beach, a hammock strung between two coconut palms and a large iced rum and coke in hand? No. Lambeth...

From the Cockney rhyming slang, Turkish Bath (laugh) “Cleanliness is next to Godliness”, said the preacher John Wesley in the late 1790s...

One word Sunday A very touching piece of street art that can be found set into the pavement in Marchmont Street near to Russell Square...

Six Word Saturday A bit early for Halloween and obviously its not a ghost it’s me. I was trying to get a picture of the remains of...

This is the forth post about the wards that make up the the City of London. These links will take you to the post about Aldersgate,...

I recently came by a fascinating old book called Passing English of the Victorian era, a dictionary of heterodox English, slang and...

There have been many violent and disturbing crimes committed in the Capital over the centuries, some single incidents, and others of a...

There’s nothing more exciting for me than discovering a new alleyway or court in London, so much so that I document each one on a Google...

Now there’s a word for you, “Dogstones”. Gallstones found in canines perhaps, or some type of artisanal device for holding something in...

One Word Sunday Opened 1907, Closed 1940 #History #London #OWS #Walking

Six Word Saturday Reclaimed workings of a small Victorian generator that once stood in Bull Inn Court just off Fleet Street. #6WS...

Walking along Cannon Street I had passed Bracken House many times, but not really given it a second glance. I had wrongly thought of it...

Even a London walking tour guide like myself can see the benefits of sitting in a tube train and making your way from A-B, or in this...

Even a London walking tour guide like myself can see the benefits of sitting in a tube train and making your way from A-B, or in this...

One word Sunday The Pommelers Rest The Pommelers Rest was the former Tower Bridge Hotel, taking its name from the area’s centuries-old...

Six word Saturday Sheep, sometimes known as Paternoster #6WS #History #London #Walking