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• All Aboard for the Necropolis!

  

  The building on Westminster Bridge Road is now so unassuming at street level, you wouldn't even guess that it used to be a railway station. But that's exactly... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2011 HISTORY

• Flowers After Rain

  

  Between the rain showers, Cap Frehel showed its best summer colours. The moorland, separated from the sea by 70-metre-high granite cliffs, is covered in gorse... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2011 DIARIES

• Final Reel

  

  Often, ghost signs feature products we still use made by brands we've long forgotten such as Daren bread or Criterion matches. This particular piece of redundan... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2011 HISTORY

• I Scream, You Scream...

  

  This ice cream cornet would make a fitting companion for Hell's Hot Dog - although the ice cream parlour it's attached to is actually really good.There's anothe... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2011 DIARIES

• From the Archives: Ayres Street SE1

  

  Many passers-by probably don't realise that this Borough street commemorates a local hero, a young woman who saved children from a fire at the cost of her own... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2011 HISTORY

• Windfalls

  

  London may be suffering downpours right now, but Brittany is combining them with high winds. After waiting for a tree to be cleared from the road earlier... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2011 DIARIES

• Suffrage Struggle Online

  

  The Women's Library holds fascinating archives which tell the story of the fight for women's suffrage, as recently recognised by UNESCO. Many of those items... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Giving Blood

  Today is World Blood Donation Day - a good time to start giving blood if you're eligible and don't already. However, the history of blood donation actually... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2011 CHARITY, SOCIETY

• Who is This?

  

  I'm cheekily reviving a post from last year because this puzzle is still unsolved! All suggestions very gratefully received. I've added another cup to my... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• From the Archives: St Botolph Without Aldersgate

  

  Two years ago, I went inside this church for the first time. I've combined the resulting two posts into one here. Although I've visited Postman's Park many... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Ghost Signs (55): the Loire

  

  These wonderful photos were taken by Beth of oxo cube editorial and Londonist. The signs are near Saumur, in the Loire.My favorite is the unusual Dubonnet adver... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Peuter and Raysons

  Along with their intrinsic interest, one of the enjoyable features of seventeenth-century texts is their often idiosyncratic spelling. Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Boundaries and Building

  

  This St Mary Islington parish marker, near the junction of Upper Street and Liverpool Road, is unusual for listing the churchwardens who placed it there. One... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2011 HISTORY

• From the Archives: Mungo Murray, Shipwright Author

  

  One of Deptford's less-known notables, Mungo Murray brought a scientific approach to his work on shipbuilding.Mungo Murray was a shipwright in eighteenth-centur... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Langoustines on the Thames

  

  The Amity II spends most of its time fishing in the North Sea, but has spent the last few days in the rather tamer waters of the Thames. Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2011 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Discovering London

  

  Among the people I met at last night's London Historian drinks was Peter, author of Discovering London. This great blog is full of fascinating information... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• 53 Fleet Street

  

  Tonight I'll be in Fleet Street to meet other London Historians at the Olde Cheshire Cheese. I'll enjoy the walk there, as the road is rich with all sorts of... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2011 HISTORY

• St Lubbock's Days

  

  Yesterday's bank holiday may have offered indifferent weather, but it's still cause to be grateful to Sir John Lubbock, instigator of such days. Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• From the Archives: Eno's Fruit Salts

  

  This once-local brand, nearly forgotten in London, is still successful elsewhere in the world. Bill Ellson added some interesting information in a comment on th... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Wilton's Music Hall Needs Help!

  

  It's only just over a month since I featured Wilton's Music Hall, but there have been further developments in their restoration plans. Unfortunately, these are... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2011 HISTORY