The Queen of the Blues vs The Queen of Hell
4 November 2023 Comments Off on The Queen of the Blues vs The Queen of HellMichael Duncan introduces us to a few of the colourful characters from his walking tour The Haves and
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4 October 2023 Comments Off on Contrasting CousinsMichael Duncan gives us a sample of some of the characters from his Style and Scandal in St James’s
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3 April 2021 Comments Off on Ten from Number 10Today, 3rd April is the 300th anniversary of the coming to office of Britain’s first Prime Minister,
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27 April 2020 Comments Off on James Glaisher: Meteorologist and Aeronaut extraordinaire and his connection to Millennium Quay, DeptfordDeptford local Sean Patterson shares the fascinating story of the man after whom his street is named
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30 March 2020 Comments Off on Viruses, Plague and Diseases in LondonThe Covid 19 outbreak is a difficult time for London, but it is not the first time London has faced viruses,
Read moreThere ain’t no cure for the Ealing blues
8 July 2016 Comments Off on There ain’t no cure for the Ealing bluesAs if Ealing’s claim to fame as the hotbed of a peculiarly British type of film comedy wasn’t
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25 May 2016 Comments Off on London and The Battle of Jutland31st May sees the hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Jutland. Although the Battle was fought far
Read moreSix Degrees of Separation – well almost!
25 April 2016 Comments Off on Six Degrees of Separation – well almost!Further to her earlier post on the travails of a group of Fleet Street ladies in gaining the same rights
Read moreAnn vs. Lucy: Two London women and the English Civil War
23 March 2016 Comments Off on Ann vs. Lucy: Two London women and the English Civil WarTo ease us out of our special series of walks celebrating International Women’s Day, Robin Rowles
Read more“A storm in a sherry glass”
2 March 2016 Comments Off on “A storm in a sherry glass”In the next our special series of posts on our walks celebrating International Women’s Day, Tina
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