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Monthly Archives: May 2019
The Great Beer Flood of London
Like many ancient cities, London has suffered its fair share of disasters, perhaps unduly so but whilst history is full of fires, wars, pestilence and biblical downpours, few places in the world can have suffered what is known as The … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, London
Tagged Beer, Dominion Theatre, Great Beer Flood, history, London, Pubs
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The statue of Peace in Smithfield with its secret sign of fidelity.
As I mentioned in passing on my post on Smithfield Market the area hasn’t just got a millennia long relationship with animal markets and executions. It was also a place where men in Victorian times would bring their unwanted wives to … Continue reading
Alexander Parkes – The man who changed and poisoned the world
Alexander Parkes is another one of those people from the Victorian Age that is forgotten despite him changing the world and his story is being told in a new exhibition in Bow, East London. The fact the the exhibition is … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London, News
Tagged Alexander Parkes, Environment, Green Issues, Industry, Inventor, Nunnery Gallery, Plastic, Victorian
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The Himba Baby Song
I was thinking today of the famous quote by David M. Eagleman that each person suffers three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is … Continue reading
Posted in geography, Heritage, Life
Tagged Africa, Death, Himba Baby Song, Himba Tribe, Life, Namibia
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The fake Number 10 Downing Street
It’s perhaps the most famous doorway in the world, number 10 Downing Street. For centuries home of the British Prime Minister and I’m standing in front of it. Except it isn’t and I’m not. Though until just the 1990’s, one … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, London, Politics, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours
Tagged 10 Adam Street, 10 Downing Street, Downing Streel, Life, Prime Minister, Robert Adam, Secret London, walking tours
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The secret underground road right in the heart of London
It’s hard to believe that just a few minutes walk from the iconic Trafalgar Square or the hustle and bustle of Covent Garden, there is an almost forgotten and entirely buried street in the very centre of London. It’s rarely … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours
Tagged Adelphi, Embankment, Ghosts, Lower Robert Street, Secret London, Tunnels, Victorian
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York Watergate – The ceremonial gateway to the River Thames, out of sight of water.
Following on from Mondays post on the Lions of the River Thames, not to far away is one of the last remnants of an era of grandeur on the Thames that has largely been swept away. The York Water Gate. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours
Tagged Architecture, Embankment, London, River Thames, The Strand, York Watergate
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The Thameside Lions that guard against flooding
There is always something to look out for in London, even in the most unlikely places. One might not know that you’re seeing but there are points of interest all over the place. Should you happen to to be near … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours
Tagged Embankment, Floods, London, River Thames, Sewers, Thames Lions
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