Author: endean0
Hi, I'm Steve, a London tour guide and owner of A London Miscellany Tours, a guided walking tour company who specialise in small number tours of the greatest city in the world!
Silent Sunday
Seeing St Pauls inside a train
Six Word Saturday
The Earl, his monkey and the policeman
Michael William Coplestone Dillon Onslow, better known to you all as the 7th Earl of Onslow. At first I was going to say, “No, I’d never heard of him either“, but as my research progressed a small bell started to tinkle in the recesses. Having to look him up I remembered that I’d heard his… Continue reading The Earl, his monkey and the policeman
World
One Word Sunday
Necessity is the mother of inVENTion
I love to find things that are not quite what they appear to be. Given that there is a rather large subterranean London, the need to allow fresh air in, or expel foul out is rather important. The following is a list of my favourite (oh you sad man) ventilation systems. The cast iron equestrian… Continue reading Necessity is the mother of inVENTion
Window
One Word Sunday
The sun rises over Hatton Garden
Six Word Saturday
The Queen of clubs
Today 43 Gerrard Street in the heart of Chinatown is the site of the New Loon Fung Restaurant and supermarket. Chinatown as the area we know today didn’t start to flourish as a home for the Chinese population until after the Second World War. Back in the 1920s it was the home of the 43… Continue reading The Queen of clubs
Counterfeit
One Word Sunday The Jerusalem Tavern in Clerkenwell looks very old and you’re helped along by the Anno 1720 on the sign. The inside is very spartan, but the beers are usually very good. I have to admit that I was at first fooled by the overall look of the place, but research showed that… Continue reading Counterfeit
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