Textus Roffensis

When Keith and I recently visited Rochester Cathedral we took the opportunity to visit the exhibition space in the crypt. … More

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

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Following on from my discovery and subsequent blog post on John “Mad Jack” Mytton – The craziest…

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

In 1926 when workmen were building a new roadway for the local council offices adjacent to Orpington railway station in … More

The first record of a Cathedral on this site is from 604 when King Ethelbert donated a plot of land … More

A good start to the morning with my first record of Grey Wagtail in the garden before I left to … More

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

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

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