In the City of London, not far from Fenchurch Street Station, you will find one of the City’s many little nooks and crannies: Fen Court. As is the case with many of these open spaces, it was once an old churchyard and it also contains a thought-provoking and aptly-placed memorial. Fen Court This was once […]
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I recently paid a visit to somewhere I have walked past many many times: Keats House in Hampstead. This lovely Regency building, near the Heath, on Keats Grove, is a significant location in English literary history as the place where the Romantic poet, John Keats, lived from 1818-1820. It is where he found inspiration, fell
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Walking along the Thames Path in the City of London involves many twists and turns. Each section has its own name evoking the history of the area, such as ‘Oystergate Walk’ and ‘Fishmonger’s Hall Wharf’. One stretch, just before you dive into the gloomy passage underneath Cannon Street Station, known as ‘Steelyard Passage’, is called
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London is bursting with historic pubs. I have taken on the difficult task of trying to identify my top ten- there are so many good ones! I also could not resist including a few ‘honourable mentions’ at the bottom. Please do let me know in the comments what yours would be. Scroll down a map
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Last year as part of the Chelsea History Festival, I went on a tour of the famous Royal Hospital Chelsea. Home to the instantly recognisable Chelsea Pensioners, it has both stunning architecture to admire and a fascinating history. The Hospital’s Origins Prior to the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s, old and injured soldiers
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