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At God’s Convenience
“Slovenliness is no part of Religion. Cleanliness is indeed close to Godliness” – John Wesley, 1791 Oftentimes, walking between Spitalfields and Covent Garden, I pass through Bunhill Fields where – in...
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At Holy Trinity Church, Bow
. Holy Trinity in Bow is one of those churches that I often passed by and wondered what it was like inside. The answer is that it is a wonder. You step through the unadorned entrance to discover a...
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A Pack Of Knaves
A Sunday in Lent is a good time to contemplate human failing, as vividly illustrated by this Pack of Knaves engraved by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77). Do these characters remind you of anyone you know?...
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My Spring Shirt
Click here to book your spring walk . I pulled this shirt out of my cupboard this week in advance of the arrival of spring. If you look closely, you will see the collar is wearing through but this...
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Crowden & Keeves’ Hardware
Click here to book your spring walk through Spitalfields Click here to book your walk through the City of London . Richard Ince proprietor of James Ince & Sons, Britain’s oldest umbrella...
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Remembering Helen Taylor-Thompson
Click here to book your spring walk through Spitalfields Click here to book your walk through the City of London . On International Women’s Day, we remember the inspirational Helen Taylor-Thompson...
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The Bold Defiance
Click here to book your spring walk through Spitalfields Click here to book your walk through the City of London . Rupert Cole tells how he uncovered the story of John Doyle and John Valloine,...
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Along The River Lea
Click here to book your spring walk through Spitalfields Click here to book your walk through the City of London . Taking advantage of recent spring sunshine to escape the city and seek some fresh...
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The Old River Thames
Click here to book your spring walk through Spitalfields Click here to book your walk through the City of London . There is a dark and glistening river that flows through my dreams – it is the old...
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The Gates Of The City Of London
Join me on Easter Monday, April 1st, for THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOUR OF THE CITY OF LONDON. Meet me on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral at 2pm. We will walk eastward together through the Square Mile to...
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The Gentle Author’s Coin Collection
. Join me on Easter Monday, April 1st, for THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOUR OF THE CITY OF LONDON. Meet me on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral at 2pm. We will walk eastward together through the Square Mile to...
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The Artists Of The East India Company
. The shadow of the East India Company looms large over Spitalfields. For it was to bring goods from the East India Dock that Commercial St was cut through the neighbourhood in the nineteenth century...
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The Dioramas Of Petticoat Lane
. Join me on Easter Monday, April 1st, for THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOUR OF THE CITY OF LONDON. Meet me on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral at 2pm. We will walk eastward together through the Square Mile to...
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A Dress Of Spitalfields Silk
If you are at a loose end over the forthcoming Easter holidays and looking for an excuse for a walk, why not join me for THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOUR OF SPITALFIELDS on Easter Thursday 28th March at 2pm...
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Easter Procession In Stepney
If you are at a loose end over the forthcoming Easter holidays, why not join me for THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOUR OF SPITALFIELDS on Easter Thursday 28th March at 2pm or THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOUR OF THE...
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Viscountess Boudica’s Easter
Why not join me for THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOUR OF SPITALFIELDS today Easter Thursday 28th March at 2pm or THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOUR OF THE CITY OF LONDON on Easter Monday 1st April at 2pm? CLICK HERE TO...
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East End Letterheads & Receipts
Join me for THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOUR OF THE CITY OF LONDON on Easter Monday 1st April at 2pm CLICK HERE TO BOOK . It is my delight to publish this selection of local examples from Philip Mernick‘s...
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My Scrap Collection
Join me for THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOUR OF THE CITY OF LONDON on Easter Monday 1st April at 2pm CLICK HERE TO BOOK . For some years, I have been collecting Victorian scraps of tradesmen and street...
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The Highdays & Holidays Of Old London
Join me for THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOUR OF THE CITY OF LONDON this afternoon Easter Monday 1st April at 2pm or Sunday 21st April CLICK HERE TO BOOK . On Easter Monday, let us to consider the highdays...
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At The Monument
CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR TICKET . Novelist Kate Griffin describes her first visit to The Monument If you lay The Monument on its side to the West, the flame hits the spot in Pudding Lane where the fire...
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