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Monthly Archives: November 2017
Dr Alfred Salter – The man who created an NHS before the NHS was created
My walk of discovery along the southern bank of the Thames through Bermondsey and Rotherhithe was proving to reveal all manner of hidden gems of London both past and present. The next discovery however was something or rather someone which … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours
Tagged Ada Salter, Alfred Salter, Art, Dr Salter, Health, London, NHS, Rotherhithe
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The Rotherhithe Watch House Cafe
Continuing on my walk through the centrally located but almost entirely unvisited district of Rotherhithe in London, I came across another hidden jewel in the form of the Watch House Cafe. This beautifully secluded cafe is one with a … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours
Tagged Bodysnatchers, Rotherhithe, walking tours, Watch Houee, Watch House Cafe, Watchmen
13 Comments
King Edward III Manor House
This my second post resulting from my scouting out a new tour I have been wanting to start offering to my lovely tourists. As well as the regular tourist hotspots, I really enjoy taking people to the lesser visited parts … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours
Tagged Bermondsey, Kind Edward III, Mansion House, River Thames, Rotherhithe, royalty
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Shad Thames and Jacobs Island – The Venice of Drains
This my second post resulting from my scouting out a new tour I have been wanting to start offering to my lovely tourists. As well as the regular tourist hotspots, I really enjoy taking people to the lesser visited parts … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours
Tagged Bermondsey, Charles Dickens, Crime, Jacobs island, Long reads, River Neckinger, Rotherhithe, Slums
22 Comments
The Angel Pub In Rotherhithe
Last week I went on a reconnaisance trip to scout out a new tour I have been wanting to start offering to my lovely tourists. As well as the regular tourist hotspots, I really enjoy taking people to the lesser … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours
Tagged Bermondsey, Captain Cook, Pubs, Rotherhithe, Smugglers, The Angel Pub, The Mayflower, walking tours
15 Comments
How to make home-made wine
The last few weeks sees me do what I do every Halloween, make some home-made wine. It isn’t fully fermented wine and is technically known as Must. However it is a fun thing to do and it produces gallons (or … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Life, Popular Culture
Tagged Brewery, Fermentation, Grow Your Own, Home Made Wine, Homebrew, How to make wine, Must, Winery
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Rwandan Dancers At The WTM Expo in London
Last week I was invited to attend the WTM expo at the ExCel convention centre at the Royal Victoria Docks in London. It is the leading global travel trade show and each year brings almost 50,000 people together with the … Continue reading
Posted in Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours
Tagged ExCel, London, Rwanda, Trade Show, Travel, World Travel Market, WTM, Ye Olde England Tours
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Giving a public speech when you hate public speaking or My Remembrance Sunday Reading
People say to confront your fears and they will recede. Well I can definitely say that this is not the case. I’ve always hated flying and I’ve flown 37 times. Flight 37 was every bit as terrifying as flight 27, … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, history, Life, WW1
Tagged Armistice, Introverts, Leavesden, Leavesden war memorial, Lest We Forget, Phobia, Poppy, Public Speaking, Remembrance
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Russia in WW1
In 1914, Russia was badly prepared for a serious war having just nine years earlier been defeated in a war with against a tiny and a definitely non-European power in Japan. There was a revolution in 1905 that had shaken … Continue reading
Posted in history, WW1
Tagged Bolsheviks, Lenin, Lest We Forget, October Revolution, Rasputin, Russia, Soviet Union, Trotsky, WW1
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The Russian Revolution
Today marks the centeneary of the famous October or Russian Revolution of 1917 which was one of the most explosive political events of the twentieth century. The violent revolution marked the end of the Romanov dynasty and centuries of Russian … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, WW1
Tagged Lenin, October Revloution, Rasputin, Russia, Russian Revolution, Soviet Union, Trotsky, Tsar, WW1
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