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• Open House (4): Prudential Building

  

  An extravagant, enormous piece of Victoriana, the Prudential Building sits at the eastern end of High Holborn. While Prudence stands on the facade holding her... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Open House (3): Deptford Market

  

  Our walk through Margaret McMillan Park with architects BDP continued into Douglas Way, the part of Deptford Market which has been revamped under the same... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Open House (2): Royal Victoria Dock

  

  When steamships began carrying cargoes to London, they really needed larger, deeper facilities than the Pool of London could offer. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 TRAVEL

• Open House (1): Margaret McMillan Park

  

  As the park is literally on my doorstep, I had a gentle start to Open House weekend. Margaret McMillan Park was transformed last year; today I'd hear from the... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Open House Preview

  

  This weekend is London Open House, and in an attempt to make the pace a little more measured I've booked two boat trips this year. However, there will still be... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Forty-shilling Fine Threat

  

  When you're a successful food-and-drink market, and somebody suggests opening a new food-and-drink market next door, you might feel you have grounds for... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Ghost Signs (64): Sobriety

  

  When I began photographing ghost signs in Brittany, Dad was baffled at my interest in bits of old paint. Soon, though, he was stopping the car willingly so I... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Books, Glorious Books

  A reminder that the Lewisham Literary Festival is now underway. I visited yesterday, and enjoyed a really friendly event with the bonus of great cake! Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Find Us Near the Pump...

  

  I love this little newspaper advertisement from 1702, because it reminds us not only of Deptford's manufacturing past but also of the difficult of giving... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Thames Festival

  

  A reminder to those of you in London that this weekend is the Thames Festival. As I found last year, it's very varied with some parts better than others so... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Lost Property

  

  Baker Street has several claims to fame: Sherlock Holmes of course, but also the more utilitarian Lost Property Office. If you lose a treasured possession on... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Ghost Signs (63): Underneath the Arches

  

  This ghost sign in Morlaix, Brittany is pleasant but unremarkable in itself. However, its location is eye-catching: a little way in front of the Victorian... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Lantern Houses

  

  The fifteenth and sixteenth-century houses of Morlaix, on the northern coast of Brittany, are unique. Wealth from the linen industry and maritime trade... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Take a Letter...

  

  There are often quirky displays at Brittany's farming festivals. On Sunday at Plouguenast, there was a collection of old phonographs including an early... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• From the Archives: Deptford and Fingerprints

  

  Deptford has a little-known place in legal history. A horrific crime on the High Street led to the use of a then-novel form of evidence. Although their... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• London, 1940s

  After spending last week looking at the Festival of Britain, I enjoyed watching these film clips which show London in the same period as it left the 1940s. Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Lewisham Literary Festival

  

  The programme has now been released for the inaugural Lewisham Literary Festival. It runs from 9-16 September, in various venues around Hither Green and... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Ghost Signs (62): Oxo and Buses

  

  This sign in Harrogate is fairly obviously for Oxo stock cubes. On a closer look, it is actually a palimpsest: the large 'Oxo' has been painted over an earlier... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• From the Archives: London's Broken Bridge

  

  Since I originally wrote this post three years ago, the bridge pillars I consider here have been promised a new neighbour. Work is well underway on the new... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2011 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE, HISTORY

• Festival of Britain (5): Crown

  

  As the Museum of 51 highlights, a massive range of souvenirs were sold at the Festival of Britain. One of the most popular was the Festival Crown, a... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY