A week or so ago I was fortunate to have a special invitation in the City of London and unusually found myself with time to spare and no tourists with me. I decided to hunt down the River Fleet. The River Fleet is perhaps the second most important river in the formation and history of… Continue reading Looking for the River Fleet
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Charles Pearson – The Radical Reformer behind London Underground
There aren’t many things I like to write about more in my blog than little known people of the past who either made a big impact on life or were very forward thinking. Perhaps Jeremy Bentham might be my favourite though I admit I may be a little biased as I kind of count him… Continue reading Charles Pearson – The Radical Reformer behind London Underground
Putting the well into Clerkenwell
I always like finding what’s beneath the surface in London, whether it is getting locked in with Roman ruins, snooping around for an ancient friary Finding the ruins of Whitefriars beneath the streets of London, getting up close and personal with the underground tomb of General Wolfe… it happens surprisingly often. One of the places I’ve… Continue reading Putting the well into Clerkenwell
A bit of historic detective work on a young Victorian hero – Solomon Galaman
The book I have been working on recently is one of those labours of love that I sometimes do if only for myself that quite often seem to catch the imagination of others. Researching places relating to the heroes of Postman’s Park near St Paul Cathedralcan be a time consuming process in more ways than… Continue reading A bit of historic detective work on a young Victorian hero – Solomon Galaman
Station Squabble – A fist fight between two London mice!
You don’t have to go to far on my blog to find some of the tough and murky history of East London. Whatever else you have to look out for in the East-End, even I had presumed the mice and rats that you sometimes see are harmless. It seems though that the tough neighbourhood has… Continue reading Station Squabble – A fist fight between two London mice!
Stephen Liddell 