Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, The South, Guy’s Hospitals (no.81)
‘..Guy’s Hospital, founded by Thomas Guy, a benevolent bookseller in Lombard Street, who, by various successes in trade and speculation succeeded at last in amassing a considerably fortune..’. The hospital was built in 1721, behind St Thomas’ Hospital, and was for the … Continued
In Greenwich Park
Yesterday was very cold and clear, and the light in the last two hours before sunset was truly golden. There was a promise of spring and life to come.
Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, The South, St Thomas’ Hospital (no.80)
‘..St Thomas’s Hospital, originally founded as an Almonry in 1213 by the Prior of Bermondsey and opened as an hospital in 1552..’. The hospital was started in association with the Priory of St Mary Overie in 1106 and named after … Continued
Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, The South, London Bridge Station (no.79)
‘..The spacious terminus of the South Eastern, London and Brighton, Greenwich, North Kent, and Croydon Railways, that all converge at this point, is seen at the end of a broad turning that leads from the main road up to the respective stations.’.
Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, The South, Southwark Cathedral (no.77)
‘Crossing London Bridge we now enter the Borough of Southwark, one of the most animated parts of the metropolis, from the extent of the business carried on in this extensive locality, and one of the most interesting from its antiquity..’.
Holborn Viaduct
After completing Mr Bradshaw’s 8-day tour of London I wandered to Cannon Street via Holborn Viaduct.
John Wesley
John Wesley was by any account a remarkable man, although perhaps not always a happy man. I came across the Wesley Chapel when visiting Bunhill Fields with Bradshaw. John Wesley’s first Chapel, The Foundery, was in Tabernacle Street, just behind City Road. Cannon captured … Continued