Category Archives: London

Posts predominantly related to London

Dancing on the Dead at Enon Chapel – The Victorian Sensation!

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Everyone likes a Christmas party don’t they? Well except me but that’s because I’m a misery guts and couldn’t think of anything worse than, except for a New Years Eve party of course. You might think that having parties at … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, Religion and Faith | Tagged #WPLongform, Burials, Death, Enon Chapel, George Walker, Long reads, party, Portugal Street, Victorian | Leave a comment

When the Plague came to London

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

This time of year in Britain at least is known as the Flu season. Our highly changeably though at this time of year predominantly chilly and wet weather combined with some particularly overcrowded cities means that we are perhaps uniquely … Continue reading →

Posted in history, London, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Bad Cold, Diary, Flu, Life, London, Pepys, Samuel Pepys, The Black Death, The Plague | 5 Comments

Thomas Coram in Boston

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Last week I took time out from touring to visit two temporary exhibitions at institutions that have very worthy reasons for visiting and yet understandably might not feature high on the list for foreign visitors. Namely the Kristallnacht exhibition at … Continue reading →

Posted in history, London, Religion and Faith | Tagged Bloosmbury, Boston, church, Congregationalist, Foundling Hospital, Foundling Museum, history, philanthropy, Puritan, Thomas Coram | 1 Comment

Introducing The Tulip – Londons slightly erotic looking skyscraper

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

It says something about how much development is occurring in London and also for the longevity of my blog that my 2014 post entitled Looking Up At London is now thoroughly out of date. I’ve written other blogs about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Cool Britannia, Life, London, News | Tagged Architecture, Construction, London, Skyscapers, The Scalpel, The Tulip, Towers | Leave a comment

The famous farting lamp of London

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Last week I wrote on The Great Stink of 1868. By chance todays post is on a related subject. Many people will be aware that in the Victorian age, much of London was lit with gas lamps and in deed … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, Science and Engineering | Tagged Carting Lane, Joseph Webb, London, Sewage lamp, Sewers, The Savoy, Webb Patent Sewer Gas Lamp | 10 Comments

The Great Stink of 1858

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

If like me, you suffered through the blazing London summer of 2018 with seemingly wall to wall sunshine heat and humidity from Easter to the end of September, squashed on your commute in airless tube trains and wondering how you’d … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London | Tagged 1858, Greenwich, London, River Thames, Sewers, Sir Joseph Bazalgette, The Great Stink | 3 Comments

An eerie old mortuary from Jack The Ripper and the world’s oldest Police.

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Whilst out on one of my walks and whilst taking some photos for Mondays post on The Ratcliffe Highway Murders, I made it my business to hunt out a new (for me) location related to Jack The Ripper. Hidden away … Continue reading →