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• 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

• Ghost Signs (82): Romford Road

  

  I photographed this Forest Gate sign in May, having spotted it from the bus. Like its counterpart in West Norwood, this is an example of preservation by... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Deptford's Anchor Under Threat

  

  Tucked away in a consultation on improvements to Deptford High Street is a suggestion that the anchor might be returned to Chatham Historic Dockyard, who... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Ghost Signs (81): Au Pont St Jacques

  

  A former cafe in Lamballe still flaunts the flamboyant typography of its sign. Or rather, signs, since there are at least two layers visible. Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 HISTORY

• Ada Lovelace Day: Mary Somerville

  

  It's Ada Lovelace Day, celebrating women in science and technology. To mark it, I'm sharing my post from 2010 again; it features mathematician and scientist Mar... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, TECH

• Deptford - Australia

  

  October is Black History Month, and among Lewisham Libraries' programme of events was a walking tour of Deptford with historian and novelist S I Martin. He... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Crayford

  

  The exact extent of London is controversial, but its outer boroughs certainly include territory not really on the mental landscape of most Londoners. Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Ghost Signs (80): Drink in Dinard

  

  My last visit to the stylish seaside resort of Dinard, Brittany focused on a relatively modern sign. By contrast, this one is a classic in every sense: not... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Sandys Row Synagogue

  

  In the nineteenth century, Spitalfields had a thriving Jewish community with a number of institutions. Most of these have now closed down, and many have... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Ghost Signs (79): West Norwood Revisited

  

  When I photographed West Norwood's ghost signs a couple of years ago, one was nearly obscured by a hoarding. Happily, it is now fully visible (as I found out... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2012 HISTORY

• Tide, Time and Talents

  

  There was a double dose of Victorian history at one Open House property in Rotherhithe. The Old Mortuary, now the home of Time and Talent, is unassuming but... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY