Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, The South, St Olave’s Church (No.78)
I left Southwark Cathedral reluctantly, but Mr Bradshaw is encouraging me onwards!
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
New River Walk (No.6)
Yesterday I continued with my New River Walk, starting near Palmers Green Station where I had stopped in July! It was a sunny autumn day and the walk to Enfield (including the Enfield Loop) was pleasant and easy but with the usual signpost puzzles.
Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, 1862, Day 8 in City Road (no.75)
This is my penultimate post of the 8-day tour of London proposed by Mr Bradshaw in his Illustrated Hand Book to London, and a tour which I began in January 2013! But we have not yet finished the tour of London … Continued
Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, Day 8 completed (no.76)
The Manor of Finsbury (or Fensbury) was established in 1104 and granted to the City of London in 1315. The land stretched northwards from the City walls, an area of moors and bogs, but by 1607 Richard Johnson described it … Continued
Open House Weekend – Eltham Lodge
Eltham Lodge is a Grade I listed building dating from the 17C and situated in South East London which I visited during Open House Weekend in London.
