Category: From London
Highgate and Archway – Ghosts and Graves (Part Two)
When William the Conqueror does exactly what his title says and conquers England in 1066, he seizes property and land from the existing Saxon manors and landlords. He then gifts […]
Highgate and Archway – Ghosts and Graves (Part One)
A disillusioned young lad creeps out of the home of his wealthy master. Despite his hard labour, he is poorly paid and can no longer tolerate the beatings by the […]
The South Bank (Part Three) – Blackfriars Bridge to Millennium Bridge
In 1715, bridges over the Thames were scarce. So an Irish actor named Thomas Doggett jumps on a river ferry to get him back to his residence in Chelsea. He […]
The South Bank (Part Two) – Hungerford Bridge To Waterloo Bridge
It’s a story straight out of a James Bond movie. It’s 1978. A Bulgarian dissident writer stands at a bus stop at Waterloo Bridge. He feels a sharp pain in […]
The South Bank (Part One) – Westminster Bridge To Hungerford Bridge
1500 years pass before a second bridge is built over the Thames in central London. Until then, London Bridge is the solitary bridge on this side of town since the […]
Bletchley Park – The Code Breakers Part II
And so from this morning, I’ve done Bletchley part one, there is so much more to learn, of work that here was done, And now in Part II I will […]
Bletchley Park – The Code Breakers, Part I
When World War Two breaks out, a sense of national duty, brings men and women to a place called Station X in Bletchley, The Govt. Code & Cypher School, it’s […]
Walthamstow – Morris And The Wild, Wild, Wetlands
“How can I ask working-men passing up and down hideous streets day by day to care about beauty? ” asks Morris. Morris, whose father is one of the many City […]
Walthamstow Village – Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble
Its 1720. Mr Jacobson has just settled down in his elegant home in Walthamstow to read the latest headlines about the spectacular burst of the South Sea bubble. A wealthy […]
Arundel Castle – A Reduced History From The Normans To The Norfolks
I’ve done a six-mile walk, from Arundel to Stoke, and now I must return, to the company of folk, I walk along a tunnel, of ferns and tall lithe trees, […]