This is the fifth post about the wards that make up the the City of London. These links will take you to the post about Aldersgate, Aldgate, Bassishaw & Billingsgate. 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… Continue reading ABC of City of London Wards
Tag: Pubs
The “To Do” List
I suppose I’m lucky, I take a very laid back approach to Christmas, that is it’s all done by the end of August! So the “To do” list in question is a couple of tasks that I set myself in two earlier posts. In the first The Dog’s Nose I conveyed the story of an… Continue reading The “To Do” List
Stumped!
Ok, so not the most inspiring photo, but as they say, “Every picture tells a story”. What you’re looking at here was the proposed site for the London terminus of the Great Central Railway in the 1890s. An enterprising businessman, Frank Crocker somehow got wind of these proposals and realising that the terminus would need… Continue reading Stumped!
The Dog’s Nose
“Mr Walker, a convert to the Brick Lane branch of the United Grand Junction Ebenezer Temperance Association, thought that tasting Dog’s Nose twice a week for 20 years had lost him the use of his right hand.” The passage comes from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens. At first I thought it was perhaps some… Continue reading The Dog’s Nose
A Jack of all trades and a savage bell
Sometimes I stand at a location and think how far away even recent history can feel. Some places have been so changed that without some research there would be no inkling as to what once stood on the site. Here’s a good example, Limeburner Lane just off Ludgate Hill. The lane and it’s name are… Continue reading A Jack of all trades and a savage bell
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
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
1984 and all that
I’ve been catching up on my reading lately, George Orwell in particular. I’d read Animal Farm at school and hadn’t thought much of it until years later when I reread it and started to understand what was going on. I know exactly when I read 1984 it was in 1984, due mostly to the film… Continue reading 1984 and all that
The Hand and Shears
I’ve been in for a pint on numerous occasion and always enjoy the slightly dark interior and no nonsense decor. The pub sits on the corner of Middle and Kinghorn Street in a delightful Georgian enclave tucked away in the shadow of St Bartholomew’s church. I knew that the building dated from the mid 1800s,… Continue reading The Hand and Shears
…and now to travel news
….due to an incident. Next there are around 20 minute delays on the A2 Old Kent Road in both directions due to a large volume of cattle, police are advising ….. Well, you might have heard that had there been travel news and radios to hear it on in the 18th and early 19th centuries.… Continue reading …and now to travel news
A LONDON MISCELLANY 