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• Lincoln's Inn: No Broken Windows

  

  Lincoln's Inn is one of the four Inns of Court. These Inns are both professional bodies to which all barristers in England in Wales belong, and physical places... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2020 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Ghost Signs (139): Chester, Platform 3

  

  This ghost sign is an intriguing fragment, visible between the posters on platform 3 of Chester railway station. It seems to have directed passengers to ...... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2020 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Cap Frehel in Winter

  

  One of the finest places in Brittany is Cap Frehel, a peninsula on the Emerald Coast. The rugged coastline is watched over by two lighthouses and protected by... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2020 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Deptford Ragged School Archive

  

  Deptford Ragged School was founded 175 years ago, changed its name to the Princess Louise Institute over a century ago, and still survives as the Deptford Ragge... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Fake London Facts

  

  There is only one street in Britain where you drive on the right. It's Savoy Court, the short and taxi-filled road from Strand to the front door of the Savoy... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Election 1888: Scawen Blunt in Deptford

  As Britain again votes in a general election, we revisit a story from Deptford's 1888 by-election.When decorator Samuel Newson was prosecuted for impersonating ... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• On Top of York Minster

  

  York's gothic cathedral is the most famous, and visible, of the city's buildings thanks to its vast size and three towers. While the current building dates... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Memorials to William Huskisson, Liverpool MP

  

  Imagine having a successful political career, including spells as a cabinet minister and Leader of the House of Commons, yet only being remembered nearly two... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Ghost Signs (138): Gravesend Ghosts

  

  Two very diferent shop signs survive in Gravesend, neither ghost signs in the strict sense. Rather than being painted, one is tiled and the other a faint trace... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Ghost Signs (137): The Grave Maurice

  

  Engraved letters are all that mark a once-famous East End pub, the Grave Maurice. Established in 1723, it was - as the sign says - rebuilt in 1874. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Deptford, Cradle of Power Generation

  

  Think of power stations in London, and you probably think of the iconic Battersea towers; the reborn Bankside, now Tate Modern; maybe Lots Road or, if you... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Pirates to Patriots: St Malo's Corsairs

  

  As a walled town surrounded by sea, St Malo made a tempting home for pirates. Since the sea is full of rocks and difficult for outsiders to navigate, it was... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Deptford and the Pirate Flag

  

  This skull and crossbones sits on the gatepost of St Nicholas’ Church, Deptford. You can see why, according to legend, the 'jolly roger' pirate flag was inspire... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Venice in the City of London

  

  Belying the stereotypes, Chartered Accountants' Hall has one of the quirkier interiors to be found in the City of London. Its library may have the expected... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• St Johns' Conduit, Bristol

  

  Walking up Park Street, Bristol, there are plenty of distractions: the steep walk, the interesting cafes and shops either side, the Wills Building ahead. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• A Very Elderly Eagle

  

  Croydon Minster's lectern has a personality-filled eagle, but his rather jolly and amiable expression is not the most notable thing about him. Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Carnival, Behind the Scenes!

  

  On a guided walk with London Historians (about which, more in a future post) we got the amazing chance to look around the premises of Mahogany Carnival group.... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Happy 125th Birthday, Tower Bridge!

  

  My favourite London bridge (as distinct from London Bridge) is 125 today. To celebrate, here are a few less-usual views. Here, we're looking down from one of th... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Gold Corner: Wartime Engineering in Somerset

  

  Gold Corner Pumping Station has a rather stylish 1930s look, so it's a bit of a surprise to notice that the date on a drain hopper is 1942 - right in the... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Britain's First Multiplex

  

  The multiplex cinema is now common throughout Britain, but do you know when and where the first one opened?Does the hint that it's a very old shape in a very ne... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY