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Seeing things from a different perspective

Six word Saturday

Published 4th Dec 2021
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 6WS, History, London

St Brides the original Wedding Cake

Six word Saturday It is said that St Brides was the inspiration for the first ever tiered wedding cake. Created by apprentice baker William Rich in the 1700s.

Published 27th Nov 2021
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 6WS, Food, History, London

A Winters Morning Clifford’s Inn Passage

Six Word Saturday

Published 20th Nov 2021
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 6WS, History, London

In a bit of a tangle

Six Word Saturday

Published 13th Nov 2021
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 6WS, London, Walking

Low tide beneath the Millennium Bridge

Six word Saturday

Published 30th Oct 2021
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 6WS, History, London, Walking

Just a cog in the machine

Six Word Saturday Reclaimed workings of a small Victorian generator that once stood in Bull Inn Court just off Fleet Street.

Published 18th Sep 2021
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 6WS, History, London, Walking

Herding sheep near to St Pauls

Six word Saturday

Published 4th Sep 2021
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 6WS, History, London, Walking

To trains for Harrow and Uxbridge

Six word Saturday Taken during the last tour of TFL’s offices at 55 Broadway, soon to become a luxury hotel.

Published 21st Aug 2021
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 6WS, History, London, Underground, Walking

…”and something for the weekend sir?”

Six Word Saturday I really like the old Dundee Courier building on Fleet Street, if it wasn’t for the lettering it would be quite an austere plain brick facade, but the typography lifts it and turns it into quite a warm looking building. It sits at number 186, the location of the fictional demon barber… Continue reading …”and something for the weekend sir?”

Published 7th Aug 2021
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 6WS, History, London

When street signs were much nicer

Six word Saturday

Published 17th Jul 2021
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 6WS, History, London

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