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• Pig Tales

  

  No guesses yet on the whereabouts of this London pig, so here are a couple of clues:- She's in the City of London;- She's part of the 'earth' group on reliefs... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• From the Archives: London Stone

  

  Two years after I wrote about the London Stone, it is still imprisoned in its Cannon Street cage. Surely it deserves better treatment than this!Imprisoned in a... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Spitalfields Cigars

  The 1891 census showed that Fashion Street was suitably full of tailors, dressmakers and furriers. There were also more intriguing occupations, too: a nudel... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Nehemiah Wallington and the Witchfinder General

  

  The marvellously-named Nehemiah Wallington wasn't a great historical figure himself. On the contrary, he was a wood turner. However, he did keep a diary - and h... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Moorish Market, Fashion Street

  

  Between Brick Lane and Commercial Street, Fashion Street offers a typical mix for the area: a minicab office, Bangladeshi food stores, creative agencies. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• From the Archives: Museum of Childhood, Bethnal Green

  

  This Museum's current exhibition is Food, Glorious Food: a choice which echoes its earliest days, as I explain below. Behind its new facade, the Museum of... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Charlton Village

  

  It may be less well-known than other local features such as the Thames Barrier and Charlton Athletic Football Club, but Charlton village doesn't deserve such... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Hansom Cab Rank

  

  Yesterday's photo of the Tower of London highlighted its size and extent, but in the foreground was something rather interesting too. The row of small... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Souvenir of London: Tower of London

  

  No scaffolding on the Tower and lines of horse-drawn vehicles in front show that this is an Edwardian image. However, more arresting than the vintage of the... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Petitioning for Work

  

  In the nineteenth century, a job application could be a very public process - and as one John Sandom of Union Street, Deptford found out, it could hinge on... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY