Strange things happen in the city, I’m lucky that I have been spared quite a few of them. When the family lived in Primrose Hill, in London, the war was on. My father was only a young boy when he … Continue reading
Finally the jet lag is just a memory. This flight was incredibly noisy. The galley crew sounded as if they were hammering pots and pans instead of serving up microwaved aeroplane food! My flight partner was a chap on his … Continue reading
Why do the Brits say sorry all the time? Are we really a nation so terribly polite? We say sorry when we bump into someone. That’s just being polite. We really don’t want to crash about into other people. So … Continue reading
This door really had me puzzled. The entrance way was wide and flanked with two stone columns. That massive, but fading headpiece, made me believe that there was an amazing door hidden behind these two wood panels with a sturdy pad … Continue reading
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I was in need of an article printed in 1925 in The Weekly Dispatch, and there was only one place to go, The British Library Newspapers Collection, in Colindale. When I told someone I was heading up to Colindale, the … Continue reading
I was on my way to Oxford and on the tube to Paddington. It was one of those wonderful days when seats were plenty. I was at Baker Street and a movement a little farther down the carriage caught my … Continue reading
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I was dashing along towards the train station and suddenly stopped in my tracks. It’s funny how you can pass by something all the time and never see it, but today, these old iron railings, what remains of them anyway, … Continue reading
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I like wandering about. When I do, it’s always great fun to look up and see a blue disc above a doorway, informing me that this is where Charles Dickens lived, this is where Pepys ate lunch. It gives one … Continue reading
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It’s hard to imagine that sewing buttons on a suit could change the lives of so many, but this simple act has done just this. What a wonderful history the Pearly Kings and Queens have. It all started with hard … Continue reading
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After having seeing Greenwich in one day, I am now convinced that it can’t be done properly. Just the art in the Painted Halls can if viewed with no sense of urgency take hours. There there is the Cutty Sark, … Continue reading
