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Tag: Exploring London

Kathleen Easmon and Florence Mills: Black Women You Should Know About

December 1, 2020

Two weeks after I promised but it’s here! This time we’re looking at two women who were contemporaries but likely never met. Both creative and inspirational women of the 1920s. … More Kathleen Easmon and Florence Mills: Black Women You Should Know About

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Old, New, and Wonderful: Spitalfields

November 5, 2020

Finding something old, something new, and something wonderful in this fantastic corner of East London.
Think of it as basically a mini self-guided tour, plus ideas for where to eat, which you can enjoy next time you’re in the area! … More Old, New, and Wonderful: Spitalfields

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5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Bloomsbury

September 11, 2020

Amazing women, dystopian strongholds, and aristocratic estates – a few quirky facts with which to impressive your friends and family next time you’re in Bloomsbury. … More 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Bloomsbury

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The Bells of London Town

July 11, 2020

On this day (11th July) in 1859, Big Ben rang for the first time because (spoiler alert!) Big Ben is a bell not a tower. I used this anniversary moment to shine a light on some of London’s most exciting bells. … More The Bells of London Town

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Memoirs of a Londoner: Olive Morris

June 26, 2020

It was only today that I learned of the existence of Olive Morris. A campaigner and activist, a radical Black feminist, an inspiring young woman, who fought for racial and social equality in South London in the 1960s and ’70s.
Today would have been her 68th birthday. … More Memoirs of a Londoner: Olive Morris

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When England went Bananas

April 10, 2020

On 10th April 1633, the earliest recorded bananas went on sale in England, in an apothecary on Snow Hill in London.
I’ve read more about bananas in the last 24 hours than I have in my entire life, but it was completely worth it – a bit of creative writing, a bit of fascinating history! … More When England went Bananas

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Memoirs of a Londoner: Samuel Pepys

January 1, 2020

London is full of fascinating people and great stories. Today we’ll be following in the footsteps of 17th century Londoner, Samuel Pepys. … More Memoirs of a Londoner: Samuel Pepys

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A Very London Christmas 2

December 15, 2019

London just had too many fabulous Christmas traditions to fit into one post so I’ve split it into two for you. Just for you! You’re welcome. … More A Very London Christmas 2

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A Very London Christmas

November 27, 2019

London has some wacky Yuletide traditions, a few of which I’ll share with you today. So sit back with your glass of mulled wine, put on a Father Christmas hat and some reindeer slippers, and enjoy… (and press play on the Christmas Hits playlist. You know you want to.) … More A Very London Christmas

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Foundling

September 15, 2019

Two mothers and two Foundlings. Two strands of a story woven together in eighteenth century London. … More Foundling

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Southwark Cathedral and Borough Market. Side by side and two of the oldest sites in Southwark. The first known reference to Borough Market was in 1276 and there’s been a religious building on the site of Southwark Cathedral since at least 1106! At that time it was an Augustinian priory known as St. Mary Overy, the latter part of which means “over the river”, referencing the church’s location across the river Thames from the City of London 🏙 It’s amazing to think of these two institutions of Southwark growing up alongside one another for all those centuries.
Come one, come all!! Saturday 10th April is my next virtual tour! An Idioms’ History of Borough and Bankside 🥳
Yes Shakespeare, you’re absolutely right! I *do* have a Stratford-upon-Avon virtual tour happening on Saturday! 🤗
Yesterday, I went to see the National Covid Memorial Wall. A moving reminder, stretching hundreds and hundreds of metres, of the human lives lost during the Covid pandemic.
Happy 150th Birthday, Royal Albert Hall!! 🥳
Drop dead *gorgeous* weather in London yesterday. I was out scouting and taking photos and videos for Saturday’s virtual tour: Breaking News on Fleet Street! All about the area’s amazing history of print and the press 🗞 For tickets and more info - LINK IN BIO!
🎉 I am so so proud to share my new history-themed birthday cards! 🎉 Absolutely unique, fun, *and* educational?!?! 🤯 Mind blown!
Have you spotted these colourful houses in Victoria?? 🏠
Do you have a favourite stall in Borough Market? 🧁🍎🍗
It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for!!!!!! (Okay, maybe not really but I’m still excited) ...NEW VIRTUAL TOURS!! 🚨
Happy #InternationalWomensDay! 💪 This is 15 Upper Mall in Hammersmith and the blue plaque on the outside is dedicated to Thomas Cobden-Sanderson, involved in the founding of the Doves Bindery and Press. We’re not talking about him today, however! I want to tell you about his wife, Anne, who would have lived here as well, but is not featured on the plaque.
🎉 New #blogpost! A Wander Down Ladbroke Grove!
Happy #InternationalTouristGuideDay!! 🗺
🎉 New #blogpost! 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Chelsea!
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