So to continue the theme of senses; touch and hearing now under the belt I start to look at taste and smell. Despite the title of this piece, it’s actually to do with taste. Now I could have gone off down the same old hackneyed route of extolling the beauties and health benefits of pie,… Continue reading The Dog’s Nose
Tag: History
Sounds of the past
Following on from the post last week on touch, I’m going to try the sense of hearing. I thought this might be a tricky one, how do you hear the past? Well there’s oral audio history, memories of people who were in a certain place at a certain time. These are really valuable to historians… Continue reading Sounds of the past
Touch Wood
I set myself a task today. I thought I’d try and write about London with regard to the senses. Seeing is a bit of an obvious one, but there’s always, hearing, smelling, touching and tasting to explore. I’m going to start with the tactile. There are many old bits of London that you can run… Continue reading Touch Wood
The Beavers Of Oxford Street
Whenever I walk the streets of London I try to make the effort to look up once in a while. Sometimes you can be too focussed on what’s in front of you. Take a moment to look above the horizon and you might be surprised at what you find. Many interesting and bizarre ornaments and… Continue reading The Beavers Of Oxford Street
……..AND THE BONUS BALL IS
The Nation Lottery started in the UK on the 19th November 1994, however, this was not the first nationwide lottery to be run in Britain. “The Lottery” by William Hogarth 1721 showing the two lottery wheels. The first state lottery was the idea of Master of the Royal Mint, Thomas Neale in order to raise… Continue reading ……..AND THE BONUS BALL IS
A Cock And Pye Story
To make a Peacock Pye. Pick it, and leave the Feathers on the Neck, cut the Neck off close to the Body, skin the Neck close to the Head, and cut it off; put a Stick tight into the Skin up to the Head, dry it in an Oven; cut off the Legs, and keep… Continue reading A Cock And Pye Story
A Little Bit of The Pharaohs In Piccadilly
Egyptian House at 170-173 Piccadilly is one of those functional early 20th century buildings that in the next hundred or so years people may well begin to love. It’s a bit of a hybrid, echoes of Georgian and Victorian architecture muddled up with just a glimpse of what was ahead in terms of Art Noveau… Continue reading A Little Bit of The Pharaohs In Piccadilly
You Dirty Boy!
If I asked you to name a famous Miser, I’m sure most of you would plump for Mr Ebeneezer Scrooge, the literary creation of Charles Dickens. It is well known the Dickens created many of his characters from an assemblage of real life people, taking traits and idiosyncrasies from several to created his fully formed… Continue reading You Dirty Boy!
Invite injury and death into your home this Christmas
Probably every family in the UK that celebrates Christmas will have one such story of disaster, calamity or injury that is trotted out over the festive table to the mirth and hilarity of all those seated around it. Like the time Dad cut his finger off carving the turkey or how mum fell off a… Continue reading Invite injury and death into your home this Christmas
A Christmas tale of woe
Whenever I’m wandering around during the festive period, I like to play a little game. If I pass some sort of iconic building or structure I’ll stop and try to imagine what it or the surrounding area would look have looked like during past Christmas’. These nearly always take the form of a Victorian yuletide… Continue reading A Christmas tale of woe
A LONDON MISCELLANY 