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• Time and Talents, Bermondsey

  

  The Time and Talents association has rather special premises in a former Rotherhithe mortuary - but used to occupy an equally interesting building in nearby... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Seasonal Gift Ideas

  

  If you're looking for the perfect gift for a London history enthusiast, then here are just a few ideas.The first is actually international in scope: the Ghost... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• A 'Victorian' Serial Novel

  I've always greatly enjoyed, and learned much from, the comments on this blog. Perhaps the best response yet is that to the post Victoriana and the... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Gladstone's Orphans

  

  William Ewart Gladstone, four times prime minister, is known for his championing of Irish Home Rule, his rivalry with Benjamin Disraeli, his enthusiasm for... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Victoriana and the Telectroscope

  

  There are still a few days left to catch Guildhall Art Gallery's Victoriana exhibition, which ends on 8 December. I finally visited today, and enjoyed it very... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• The Charterhouse

  

  The Master's Cloister, looking into the Tudor Great HallAmong London myths, 'built on a plague pit' is perennially popular. The Charterhouse has a better claim... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Grand Central Hotel

  

  Great Central Street is neither great nor central, being a short road opposite Marylebone Station. Instead, it was named for the Great Central Railway, whose... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Octavia on Oxford Street

  

  This rather lovely sign in St Christopher's Place, off Oxford Street, marks the entrance to Sarsden Buildings. These are homes built by Victorian... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Steamship in Stone

  

  Denmark House on Tooley Street, by London Bridge station, is a flamboyant Edwardian building, built by architect S D Adshead in 1908. At first glance, the... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Baking Better Bricks

  

  When the Saint Ilan brick and tileworks were built in 1864, they used cutting-edge technology. Their location on the bay of Saint Brieuc also provided... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Forage on the Foreshore

  

  A narrow alleyway, an iron gate, a flight of stone steps... Even if the buildings alongside are now modern flats, it's easy for a moment to imagine oneself... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Light Fantastic!

  

  Before each London to Brighton veteran car run, many of the cars parade on Regent Street. I've been several times before, and it gets busier each year. Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• London's Last 'embassy Chapel'

  

  A small, unassuming Georgian building behind Regent Street, the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption St Gregory is not among London's most well-known. Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• A Roman Eagle in London

  

  Minories, a City of London street leading from Tower Hill to Aldgate, takes its name from the Minoresses (nuns) who had an abbey here in the middle ages. Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Ghost Signs (102): Marshall's Lysol

  

  On my way to the ghost signs walk around Stoke Newington, I jumped off the bus early to photograph this advertisement for Marshall's Lysol. It reads 'Ask for... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Ghost Signs (101): the Walk

  

  Wonderful as photographs of ghost signs are, there's nothing like seeing them in real life. One of the best places to do so is Stoke Newington, which has... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Ghost Signs (100): Bermondsey Leather

  

  A century ago, Bermondsey was full of industry - and much of that industry was tanning. Skins were cleaned, with the wool going to felters for hat-making and th... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Ghost Signs (99): Paper

  

  This sign is on Bermondsey Street, SE1, and reads 'Estabd 1857 - Thomson Bros Ltd - PAPER'. It's not the most decorative example, and the fitting of the bold... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Terracotta and Teapots in Cocks Lane

  

  This gorgeous tile and terracotta facade marks the former London showroom of steam engineer John James Royle. The premises in Cock Lane, Smithfield promoted... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• A Public-private Parisian Home

  

  When Édouard André, son of a wealthy banking family, married renowned artist Nélie Jacquemart in 1881, they shared both a passion for collecting art and the... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY