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Silent Sunday
The Cock Lane Ghost
As Christmas is usually the time for ghost stories I thought I’d relay one that was the talk of London during the 1760s The ghost of Cock Lane also known as “Scratching Fanny” was a purported haunting that attracted mass public attention in 1762. The location was a lodging house in Cock Lane, a short road adjacent to… Continue reading The Cock Lane Ghost
Wordless Wednesday
Silent Sunday
……and then two come along at once
“Where was the first underground railway built?” Anoraks and general know it all’s will sneer slightly at the simplicity of the question, but for you dear reader who does have a life, the answer is the Metropolitan Railway, officially opened on the 9th January 1863. The line ran from Paddington to Farringdon. A slightly more… Continue reading ……and then two come along at once
Wordless Wednesday
Angles
One Word Sunday
Silent Sunday
May flights of Angels sing thee (to thy rest)
Six Word Saturday
A LONDON MISCELLANY 