Access to the Middle Ages City of London was via one of a number of barriers/gates set up to control movement and regulate traffic into the City and protect trade within the City. Continue reading “Temple Bar Gate”
Paternoster Square – Lost Opportunity
As squares go, standing in it, this one is a pretty ugly one surrounded by rather ugly modern buildings including the London Stock Exchange. I like to see grass and or other forms of greenery – even if the square is in the centre of London as this one is. The square is actually privately owned (with public right of way) by the Mitsubishi Estate Co so this may explain the preference for concrete which, I imagine, is cheaper to maintain than grass and plants.
Continue reading “Paternoster Square – Lost Opportunity”
Continue reading “Paternoster Square – Lost Opportunity”
From Darkest Peru to Paddington Station
In 1958 a rather scraggly bear from darkest Peru turned up at Paddington Station with a battered suitcase and a label around his neck saying, “Please Look After This Bear. Thank you.” Continue reading “From Darkest Peru to Paddington Station”
The London Stone and London’s Survival
I feel it rather fitting that this, my first review on London, is about something upon which the very future of the City is inextricably dependent. Continue reading “The London Stone and London’s Survival”
London…as much of life as the world can show
I credit the title of this blog entry to Samuel Johnson who said:-
“By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.” Continue reading “London…as much of life as the world can show”
The Rambling Wombat 