Six Word Saturday
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!
Hole
One Word Sunday
Either it’s drunk, or I am
Six Word Saturday
That’s a Moray
In my last post I gave a mention to the church of St Mary le Bow in Cheapside. This is the church that appears in the nursery rhyme, Oranges and Lemons. Post war archaeological digs showed that there was a church on the site in Saxon times. During the medieval period the church was redeveloped… Continue reading That’s a Moray
Wall
One Word Sunday
How big must the hammer be?
Six Word Saturday
Dazed and confused
Sometimes London can leave me feeling slightly bemused, it is a city of contradictions, double meanings and inconsistency, but I always think that I’m in a much better position to understand these than those who don’t know the capital just as well. A long time ago I posted a piece called name theory on mispronunciation… Continue reading Dazed and confused
Dustbin Day
While looking at things underground and specially in the last two posts regarding the job known as Toshing, I came across references to several strange occupations. Within the list there was Dustman, which I somewhat disregarded as being a bit banal. However, I found another text that when I read it cast the role in… Continue reading Dustbin Day
Wave
One word Sunday
A police station in a lamppost
six word Saturday Although it is police property and is sometimes acclaimed as the smallest police station in London it’s not actually true. It’s more of a lookout post. An officer would be stationed there during days of rallies or protests in the square and had a direct line to Scotland Yard to call for… Continue reading A police station in a lamppost