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• Seaside Sunday: Fish and Chips

  

  Yorkshire's fish and chips are famously good, so while on holiday there, I sampled them regularly! Not only is the meal associated with seaside holidays, there... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Ghost Signs (72): RIP

  

  There is an ongoing debate about the preservation of ghost signs, which has cropped up here from time to time. It has particular poignancy at the moment, becaus... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Ghost Signs (71): Sprowston Road

  

  This sign in Sprowston Road, Forest Hill has survived only in part. Happily, Sebastien of Painted Signs Mosaics has done an excellent job of decoding it as... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Seaside Sunday: Standing out from the Herd

  

  Perhaps even more extraordinary than the self-saucing sausage, this cow is among the strangest of seaside food models. It certainly caught my attention in Lyme... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2012 RANDOM

• River and Road

  Just a quick post to highlight two very different London websites. First, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations will include one event I'm looking forward to... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Cast-iron Conservatory

  

  The Horniman Museum, best-known for its walrus and aquarium, also has a rather wonderful Victorian conservatory. It was built in 1894 for the Museum's founder... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2012 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Seaside Sunday: Southend by Charabanc

  

  Much as I enjoy a visit to Southend-on-Sea, my trips are much more staid than this pre-war pensioners' outing!If you fancy a charabanc trip of your own, restore... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• What Law Looks Like

  

  When Parliament passes a law, the text of the statute may appear online but the original Act is recorded on vellum and stored in the Parliamentary Archives.... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, LEGAL

• Buxton Memorial Fountain

  

  Victorian Tower Gardens are beautifully located, alongside the river Thames and right next to the Houses of Parliament. There could hardly be a better site,... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Seaside Sunday: Do Not Donut

  

  Rather than overwhelm you with a solid week or so of 'what I did on my holidays', and in an effort to distract us from the variable spring weather, I'll take... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2012 DESTINATIONS

• Ghost Signs (70): Yffiniac

  

  For one small Breton town, Yffiniac has a good selection of ghost signs! Almost inevitably, there is one from Suze in its distinctive yellow and black. Traces o... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Competition Result!

  Thank you to everyone who entered the competition to win Titanic Remembered 1912-2012, and to Carlton Books for generously providing the prize. The correct... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Competition Closing Soon!

  

  The competition to win a copy of Titanic Remembered 1912-2012 closes at midnight tonight (British Summer Time).Win a copy of Titanic Remembered. Just email... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Ghost Signs (69): Middlesbrough

  

  My recent holiday began in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, and how better to get in the holiday mood than with an assortment of ghost signs? Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Titanic Remembered 1912-2012

  

  It's near-impossible to avoid the fact that this year is the Titanic's centenary. The number of events and publications marking the anniversary are evidence of... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Ghost Signs (68): John Campion, Merchant Taylor

  

  This rather fine sign in Catford is largely obscured by the bank next door. As so often, this isi a mixed blessing: while it is now easy to miss and difficult t... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Equitable House, Woolwich

  

  General Gordon Square in the center of Woolwich is dominated by this building of 1935. It was the headquarters of the Woolwich Equitable Building Society... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Blewcoat Boy

  

  Here's another in my growing collection of school figures. Placed above the doors of schools, they advertised not only the purpose of the building but also the... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Ghost Signs (67): Wool & Woollies, Wools

  

  This ghost sign makes up in repetition for what it lacks in detail! Now largely obscured by a hoarding, it still tries to tempt knitters passing along Croydon... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Claims Very Direct

  Is the notion of personal injury compensation a new one? What about the criminal fringes - are false claims, exaggerated claims, indeed pretty much any claims... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY