This is the third post about the wards that make up the the City of London. These links will take you to the post about Aldersgate, Aldgate The City of London is divided into 25 wards. These wards are a survival of the medieval governmental system that allowed very small areas to exist as self-governing units within the wider… Continue reading ABC of City of London Wards
Tag: History
A quick 18 holes by London Bridge
The term “Skyscraper” is a very subjective term, today the Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the world’s tallest at a height of 828 meters, which in old money is 2,717 feet. London’s current giant is the Shard at 310 meters, 1016 feet. But travel back to 1925 London and the building taking all the attention… Continue reading A quick 18 holes by London Bridge
The Staff Of Life
I’ve recently written a piece about George Orwell’s favourite pub in Soho, and hadn’t any plans to introduce him into anything else for the foreseeable future. So I settled down to write a piece on the Aerated Bread Company, or as they were known in their heyday, A.B.C., however Mr Orwell manages to make an… Continue reading The Staff Of Life
The oldest original statue in London
Six Word Saturday Hurrying along Fleet Street, you might notice the statue that adorns the archway in St Dunstan’s in the West church. You might even notice that it depicts Queen Elizabeth I, but what you might not know is that it is London’s oldest statue and the only one remaining that was carved in Queen… Continue reading The oldest original statue in London
The Hurdy Gurdy Man
Sometimes without realising you get into a rut, do the same things the same way and miss out on new opportunities. For instance, I always exit Charing Cross station turn right and walk along the Strand on the right hand side of the road. This recently highlighted the downside of sticking with what you know.… Continue reading The Hurdy Gurdy Man
Captain Ralph Douglas Binney
On Saturday I posted a picture of a spoof sign that I’ve passed many times and never stopped to read. A matter of feet away is another sign, which again I was aware of but had never taken the time to look at closely, this one has a bit more gravitas. It concerns this man,… Continue reading Captain Ralph Douglas Binney
ABC of City of London Wards
This is the second post about the wards that make up the the City of London. You can find the post about Aldersgate HERE The City of London is divided into 25 wards. These wards are a survival of the medieval governmental system that allowed very small areas to exist as self-governing units within the wider city. The wards… Continue reading ABC of City of London Wards
A Tall Story, but a good one.
There’s not a more evocative street name in London than “Bleeding Heart Yard” nearby to the jewelry district of Hatton Garden. Charles Dickens knew it well, using it as the home and workshop of the impoverished plasterer Mr Plornish and his family in Little Dorrit, but there’s a more sinister and evil tale connected to… Continue reading A Tall Story, but a good one.
Urban
One Word Sunday Part of the now defunct London “Pedway” system from a time when we were all going to live and work in Streets in the sky.
Gog and Magog Giants of Albion
Six word Saturday These two figures adorn the clock of St Dunstan’s in the West, Fleet Street. They are meant to represent the Giants that inhabited the land of Albion (Britain) and were discovered by Brutus of Troy. This story is all down to Geoffrey of Monmouth who wrote a history of Britain around 1136,… Continue reading Gog and Magog Giants of Albion
A LONDON MISCELLANY 