All About Cockneys & The 150 Top Cockney Rhyming Slang Phrases

Originally posted on Stephen Liddell:
Almost everyone knows what a Cockney is or at least they think they do.   Famously…

London Churches: St Mary Aldermary

St Mary Aldermary is in Bow Lane. A church has stood on this site for around 950 years. The first … More

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Pub & The Rude Parrot of Fleet Street

Originally posted on Stephen Liddell:
Following on from my discovery and subsequent blog post on John “Mad Jack” Mytton – The craziest…

London Churches: St Magnus the Martyr

  The church of St Magnus stands at the northern end of London Bridge. It is first recorded in 1128 … More

London Churches: St Mary Augustine Watling St

Standing on a site adjacent to St Paul’s Cathedral, the first reference to St Augustine’s is found in the 12th … More

Statues and Monuments: Princes Court Figure

I came across this interesting piece of artwork above the entrance to a block of flats in West London. I … More

Statues and Monuments: Millennium Measure

The Millennium Measure stands on the north bank of the Thames not far from London Bridge. It was a gift … More

Statues and Monuments: William T Stead

William Thomas Stead was born in Northumberland in 1849. He was educated at home by his father, a church minister … More

Hampton Court (6): Georgian Palace

After William’s death, the British crown passed to the Hanoverians. The advent of this new royal family saw a decline in … More

All aboard the Waverley (7): Pool of London

And so to the Pool of London and the end of our journey.