Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, The South, St George’s Church & Kent Street (No.84)

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‘..at the corner of Great Dover Street and Blackman Street is the parochial church of St George the Martyr…’ which is believed to be the third church on the site. The first church was Norman, the second was built at the … Continued

Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, Old Inns (No.83)

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Bradshaw says ‘..The old inns in the Borough, with their wide, rambling staircases, and wooden galleries round the inn-yards, are pleasant reminiscences of the ancient days of coach and wagon traffic, and must not escape observation..’.

Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, The South, The Maze & two churches (No.82)

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‘Eastward [from Guy’s Hospital] is a poverty-stricken region called the Maze, and a Roman Catholic Chapel and Convent, where the ceremony of taking the veil may be occasionally witnessed..’.

            Andy Coates          Cratfield Christmas Fayre

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Andy Coates, Woodturner, will be exhibiting his work in Cratfield on 13 December at the Cratfield Christmas Fayre, 2.00-5.00pm. Andy is the Chairman of the Association of Woodturners of Great Britain and active in promoting the craft of woodturning. Cratfield is … Continued