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• Ghost Signs (84): Scarborough

  

  W W Heslop, Butchers were clearly very proud of being army contractors. I'm not sure that actually conveys an impression of quality, but perhaps it was meant... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Signposts (8): Flint Stone

  

  On the road from Hawarden, just over the Welsh border from Chester, is a cast-iron milestone. Although the sides are lichen-covered and not as clear as they... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• P B Cow: Deptford, Waterproof Tweed and the Goldfish Club

  The marvellously-named Peter Brusey Cow was born in Deptford in 1815. Although he would work in Chelsea and the City of London from the age of 15, it was to... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Winter Stroll: Postman's Park

  

  For a little fresh air on a cold day, Postman's Park is ideal. This little green space sheltered by buildings manages to pack plenty of interest in a small area. Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Passage Painting in Progress

  

  I love the passages couverts in Paris - all sharing the same concept of an arcade of shops with a glass roof, but each with its own character. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Malakoff: Past the Peripherique

  

  Visitors to Paris tend, unsurprisingly, to focus on the city centre. However, as with London, the outer districts are full of interest too. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Brown Ale and Boarded Windows

  

  The Little Crown pub in Rotherhithe has been closed for years, but still sports this rather nice tiled sign. It's not just a reminder of happier drinking times... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Signposts (7): A100

  

  My very occasional series on interesting signs, increasingly misnamed as 'signposts', is back with a London example. This sign is on the south west corner of... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Ghost Sign News

  

  First, the Bile Beans ghost sign in York has been repainted. It had already been painted in the 1980s, a restoration which was controversial at the time. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Turkish Baths, Russell Square

  

  Set into the pavement in Russell Square is a rather tempting sign. Warm, relaxing Turkish baths; a marbled sign promising luxurious surroudings; and a rather... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Tram Pole

  

  On the road outside Templemeads Station in Bristol is a fine but neglected piece of street furniture. At first glance, I thought it was a stinkpipe as there... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Parliamentarians, Poets and Rebels: Unitarian Chapel, Bridgwater

  

  Likenesses of Admiral Blake, a prominent Parliamentarian during the Civil War, can be found on Deptford Town Hall and on the facade of the old naval hospital... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• 'A Brilliant Success': the London to Brighton Run

  

  When the Locomotives on the Highway Act 1896 was passed, it dramatically changed British motoring: no longer did cars have to be preceded by a man carrying a... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• British Cars

  

  There's an irony in Regent's Street being closed to traffic for a motor show but, that aside, this annual event is rather good even if you're more into history... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2012 MOTO

• Marylebone Station, the Great Central Railway and the Channel Tunnel

  

  The grand name of the Great Central Railway might suggest that it achieved lofty things on long-distance routes. However, as is often the case, the boast... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Pathology and Cake

  

  The Pathology Museum at St Bartholomew's Hospital is not generally open to the public, although it does hold special events including an interesting seminar... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2012 DESTINATIONS

• Ghost Signs (83): Kennington Cross

  

  The lovely Ariel sign in Kennington Lane is one of London's best-known, although the company it advertises and the 'Writers' shop it belonged to are now gone. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Pedestrian Centenary

  

  Happy 100th birthday to the Woolwich Foot Tunnel! There wasn't much of a party - the council are presumably too embarrassed about the botched refurbishment - bu... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Penfold

  

  On my way to Chislehurst Caves, I happened across this lovely - if leaning - Penfold letterbox. The model is named after its designer, John Wornham Penfold -... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Sheltering in Chislehurst Caves

  

  Think of a London bomb shelter in the Second World War, and the most common images are tube stations or Anderson shelters. However, for many people in south-eas... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY