London – Page 53 – A LONDON MISCELLANY

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One Word Sunday The building was partly destroyed by a bomb from a German Zeppelin on the 18th December 1917. The front portico is the only remnant of the destroyed building..

I’ve been wanting to write on this subject for a long time, but never managed to find the time to do so, however I find that it’s too long for just one post, so will have to break it down into separate parts. Lets start at the end of the Second World War. The City… Continue reading Pavements in the sky

“Pssst, do ya fancy a freebie?”

“There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch”. A little misleading perhaps, as lunches free or otherwise are not contained in this post, but I do have something to give away for FREE. OK, so here’s the giveaway. When I publish a new self guided audio tour with the hosts VoiceMap, they give me… Continue reading “Pssst, do ya fancy a freebie?”

Turn again Downing

Usually a phrase you associate with the story of Dick Whittington, but in this case it has nothing to do with hearing the sound of bells ringing, it’s all about treachery and betrayal. The Downing referred to is Sir George Downing. He was the son of Emmanuel Downing, a barrister of the Inner Temple and devout Puritan missionary.… Continue reading Turn again Downing

Odd

One Word Sunday

Back to square one

Posted as part of Becky’s SquareOdds

Brutalism and nature hand in hand

Six Word Saturday

Star Gazing

I was reading an article recently about the Gran Telescopio Canarias, and it’s observatory based in the Canary Islands, which is currently the world’s largest single-aperture optical telescope. I must admit to knowing very little about telescopes and their workings, but I do know that this one is a light refracting telescope. I also know that… Continue reading Star Gazing

Not a Scooby (Update)

A few weeks ago I posted about a piece of masonry that I’d found on the Thames foreshaw. Certainly it was from a high status medieval building, that’s what was going on in my head. Well today I got an email back from the archaeological team at the Museum of London and guess what…..? “I’m… Continue reading Not a Scooby (Update)

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