What did you get for Christmas Sam?
The Sam in question being Samuel Pepys, the answer is obviously a new diary. I decided that this year I’ll…
“Bah, humbug!”
I don’t normally go in for re-posts, but I thought with the impending festivities I’d climb into the loft and…
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting…..stolen!
I came across a seasonal tale recently, one that Charles Dickens if he’d been alive at the time might have…
London’s Christmas Curiosities
Did you know Christmas crackers were invented back in the 1840s by Tom Smith, a confectioner on Goswell Road? His…
Ham Yard, an apt setting
Philanthropy at Christmas comes in many forms whether it is sending money to an appeal, donating to a food bank…
Ticket To Ride
I thought I’d start off the countdown to Christmas a bit earlier than normal and interweave some new stories with…
The Fatal Vespers
I shudder for using the much vaunted term “Hidden Gem” so beloved of social media influencers. No, I’ll stop there…
“Lord have mercy upon me, I am killed”
I was doing a bit of housekeeping with my audio tours the other day and came across a tour that…
Amongst these dark Satanic Mills
Do you ever get a feeling about a location? It doesn’t have to be something outwardly disturbing, just a nagging…
A shining example
Where would you find the only Neon light in the City of London? London nerds will already have tutted and…
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