A Private History of a Public City. Mapping London through Blog Posts. A Brief History Of Aldersgate Street. I was sorting through some boxes with photos that my father had printed from the original negatives and I found the same photo, and on the rear was written Aldersgate Street. The huge heap of rubble must be from the buildings demolished on the future site of the Barbican. Comparing the height of the rubble with the lamppost gives some idea of how much must have been removed from the site.

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So you are here? Welcome to my inner sanctum. Stay tuned, as I mumble along now. Wednesday, August 07, 2013. Over the years I have realised I have outgrown this blog. I am found these days at The Other Bong. Focussing more on my current interests than a mundane rambling. Hope to see you there. Once again the new address is The Other Bong. This blog will be taken offline shortly! A couple o.

The stories are real, although the names have been changed. The dates are to the best of my recollection. Any and all likenesses to certain individuals are purely coincidental. And then the threats come. Yesterday I threw this sign under the floor mat.

Darr; Skip to Main Content. Three rusting steel figures in silhouette stand mute watching people jogging past who barely glimpse at them. Tours of a Roman bathhouse resume this weekend. The last Crossrail exhibition opens at the Transport Museum.

Of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich has what is considered one of most impressive and important baroque interiors in Europe. Originally built at the instigation of Queen Mary II, it formed part of the Royal Hospital for Seamen which was intended to offer care to sailors invalided out of the navy. The Hospital was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Nicholas Hawksmoor, and was built on the site of the Palace of Placentia.