Footprints of London

Hanger Lane: from country road to malfunction junction
February 13, 2020 Comments Off on Hanger Lane: from country road to malfunction junction
Jen Pedler tells the story of a notorious road junction and its tube station – the end point of her ‘Suburbs, Stations and Subways‘ walk. The Hanger Lane gyratory system, where the North Circular Road meets the A40, was voted Britain’s scariest road junction in a 2007 survey by the Highway Insurance Company. Poorly signed,…
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Henry VIII’s Great Warship
February 1, 2020 Comments Off on Henry VIII’s Great Warship
While the Mary Rose might be the most famous ship in the navy of Henry VIII, it wasn’t the largest. That honour belongs to the Henry Grace a Dieu, otherwise known as The Great Harry, and it was built in London. Early in his reign Henry VIII was drawn into conflict with France. Desperate to…
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