One word Sunday
Tag: History
Low tide beneath the Millennium Bridge
Six word Saturday
Let’s talk about Hex
With Halloween only a couple of days away, I thought I’d try to come up with a relevant post. Do you recall the 2008 EU Consumer Protection Regulations? No me neither but I expect that it’s a real page turner. The reason I bring it up is because it incorporated the Fraudulent Mediums Act of… Continue reading Let’s talk about Hex
“A days doings”
The Victorians have always fascinated me. Such drive and inquisitiveness they moved the country forward with their technological advances, however I do find the general population lacking imagination and in some instances free will, but I suppose given the tight social framework of the day its understandable that they were unwilling to go off piste.… Continue reading “A days doings”
A sweet tooth
In a previous life I was involved in the processing and sale of sugar and associated products and so I’m always interested in sticky subjects. Walking down Cannon Street I came across a rather austere looking pub called “The Sugarloaf” which piqued my interest. Unfortunately for me and my thirst they were shut at the… Continue reading A sweet tooth
Not a spelling mistake
Browsing through a volume on London history I came across a word “Cnihtengild“, a typo obviously, but no just my ignorance. The Cnihtengild (Knights Guild) was a body of thirteen Knights who were granted the land lying to the east of Aldgate and Bishopsgate in the 10th century by King Edgar. The parcel of land… Continue reading Not a spelling mistake
A short cut
Today the bridge officially known as the London Millennium Footbridge, which is a steel suspension bridge for pedestrians crosses the River Thames, linking Bankside with the City of London. The bridge opened late and over budget in June 2000, but had to close two days later due to lateral movement which lead to it being named the “Wobbly Bridge”. It took nearly… Continue reading A short cut
A trip to Paradise
A sun kissed tropical white sandy beach, a hammock strung between two coconut palms and a large iced rum and coke in hand? No. Lambeth SE11, to be exact Old Paradise Street. Paradise in the context of street names in London number six in total (unless I’ve missed some). The picture above shows Old Paradise… Continue reading A trip to Paradise
Yor ‘avin a Turkish
From the Cockney rhyming slang, Turkish Bath (laugh) “Cleanliness is next to Godliness”, said the preacher John Wesley in the late 1790s and it was a sentiment that wealthy Victorians took to heart in the middle of the 19th century. Victorian plumbing catalogues abound with the latest gadgets for the home, but what did a… Continue reading Yor ‘avin a Turkish
Art
One word Sunday A very touching piece of street art that can be found set into the pavement in Marchmont Street near to Russell Square underground station in Bloomsbury. The street is near to the former site of the Foundling Hospital in Corams Fields. Mothers unable to care for their babies would bring them to… Continue reading Art
A LONDON MISCELLANY 