Search for the ‘East End’ on the internet and you are presented with page after page of interesting content. Bookshops are filled with volumes on this area of London as well, many of which I have read in recent years. And I hope to find other new books […]
In contrast to the ugly concentre monstrosity that spans the Thames today, the London Bridge of medieval times was an awe-inspiring stone structure which attracted visitors from all over Europe. Taking over 30 years to complete, and claiming the lives of an estimated 150 workmen during its construction, […]
While I was walking down Borough High Street earlier in the week, a tourist clutching a map of the capital asked me if London Bridge station was far away. The Tube entrance was only a few metres from where we were standing and the mainline platforms were a […]
Past In The Present 