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• 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

• Sands Films, Rotherhithe

  

  Perhaps my most extraordinary visit during Open House was to Sands Films in Rotherhithe. The building is very interesting: an eighteenth-century warehouse... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Bison to Bedlam is Back!

  

  This exhibition of Crossrail archeology first appeared for just a few days in July. I visited and loved it so I'm delighted that it's back. Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 CULTURE

• Held to Account

  

  St Botolph Aldgate has a very fine memorial for Robert Dow, who died aged 90 in 1612. He was a member of one of the London livery companies, the Merchant... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 HISTORY

• St Katharine Cree

  

  The City of London is well-supplied with churches, but St Katharine Cree is the only Jacobean survivor. It was built in 1630, although the tower is over a... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Deptford View

  

  While the view of the Seager Distiller Tower in Deptford is not my cup of tea, the view from it is another matter. Its top floor, 27 storeys up, is a viewing... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Flowers and Fireplaces

  

  Osborne House in Devonshire Square, Spitalfields is somewhat older than its Isle of Wight namesake. A house was first built here in the late seventeenth... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2012 DESTINATIONS

• Below Moorgate

  

  A new development is being built at 8-10 Moorgate in the City of London and, like most such major projects, involves an archeology dig. Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Ironmongers' Hall

  

  Best-known for its brutalist concrete bulk, the Barbican has also absorbed some historical treasures. (Whether they have been engulfed or integrated probably... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• London List 2011

  

  English Heritage have published a lovely booklet detailing the buildings they listed in 2011. It's available as a PDF download here; London news website Snipe... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2012 DESTINATIONS

• Illumina at Hestercombe

  

  For the last two weekends, the gardens at Hestercombe in Somerset have been lit each evening by local artist Ulf Pedersen. With torches and camera flashes... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY