Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, Second Day, District IV completed (no.6)
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Exploring history in London & abroad with my camera
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When we visited Bishopsgate Mr Bradshaw drew our attention to The London Tavern. This restaurant also offered banqueting facilities for up to 2,500 people - it must have been nightmarish to work there! John Farley was the Head Chef at The London Tavern, and produced his cookery book, The London Art of Cookery, in 1783. (You can…
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I was worried that although Bradshaw told me I would easily identify warehouses around Queen Street, Thames Street, and Eastcheap by the activity around them I was not easily able to do so. I wondered if Pevsner would be able to help, and returned to London. The '..warehouses and industrial premises [were cleared] by bombing…
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The Gresham Lectures are free, and last night I attended the lecture given by Mike Rendell at the Museum of London. He was presenting his book, Journal of a Georgian Gentleman, a detailed picture of the life of one of his ancestors in the late 1700s. Richard Hall owned a haberdashery shop at One London Bridge…
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