Surely, facts stated on a commemorative plaque are checked and rechecked before the plaque goes up.
Apparently not.
Category: <span>Outdoors</span>
… at least for the observant historian. Oscar Wilde once said ‘We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.’ Sometimes, it pays to look more thoroughly at the gutter.
… wouldn’t be anywhere near so interesting.
Here are just a few of my favourite street names from London history.
I’m not sure what the collective noun for bollards is, but I do know that there is a fascination shown on the internet for these workhorses of the London street furniture world.
A football ground in East London is a rare example of dereliction left to rest in peace.
It’s no surprise just how much history there is to the city walls of London. What is surprising is just how much of the wall survives.
It is clear that in the coming weeks visits to the cinema, theatre, museums and art galleries won’t be feasible. Time for alternative destinations to step up to the mark.