Puppydog tails
London’s bathtime
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May and still smelled pretty good by June [...]
London Books Review: London Sight Unseen
The Leaning Tower of Rotherhithe, the sole survivor of this area's industrial past described as "one of the most solitary houses in London" [...]
108 years down the drain
Royal loos were scrubbed out by workers called gongscourers [...]
KTS Corner
The clock's numbers on the dial replaced by representations of building materials [...]
London Books Review: The Phoenix
Nicholas Barbon who built hundreds of shoddy houses, some at Mincing Lane collapsed because their foundations were inadequate [...]
The Story That Came Too Late
Walking around the cab he could see nothing amiss but as he opened the nearside door the woman fell into his arms covered in blood [...]
Banning The Beautiful Game
Playing football in London has often been curtailed or banned by the authorities [...]
The Secret Door
Here's an opportunity to discover Narnia in London, by going through a secret door and find that you are in a different world [...]
Gardiner’s Corner
Gardiner's was also the scene of the famous Battle of Cable Street [...]
London Books Review: Curiocity
Not so much Mao's Little Red Book, this tome runs to 450 A4 page and has been described as a love letter to the capital [...]
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London Map of Days by Mychael Barratt
Mychael Barratt has taken 366 events that have shaped our City and produced an original and very limited eight-plate etching which was shown at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 2015. This book features the 366 date-specific references to events or people throughout London’s history. His brilliant drawings show events as diverse as 17 December 1849, the first bowler hat was created by Thomas and William Bowlers; 3 December 1976, Pink Floyd’s inflatable pig breaks free from Battersea Power Station; 11 November 1920, Cenotaph on Whitehall, designed by Edwin Lutyens, is unveiled on Armistice Day.
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London Trivia: Taxi!
Thanks Dave, don't forget you can get a daily fix of trivia on Twitter
London Trivia: Taxi!
Love these bits of trivia
The London Grill: Pete Johnson
Thanks, David. I try to keep the engagement going. I would sooner have
The London Grill: Pete Johnson
Thanks for writing about CabbieBlog Pete. Your great blog has more com
The London Grill: Pete Johnson
Thanks for the feature, David. I have a blog post about it today. htt