Monthly Archives: Jan 2021

St Olave’s Grammar School – Classroom Painting

Posted on 29 Jan 2021 by adrianprockter

“Reminiscing the Past” For my secondary education, I attended St Olave’s Grammar School. The full name of the school was ‘St Olave’s and St Saviour’s Grammar School’ because two schools were combined in Victorian times to form a new foundation. … Continue reading →

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Barnet High Street Shop

Posted on 27 Jan 2021 by adrianprockter

Above: Interior of the shop, showing the internal medieval beams. In case you are wondering about Chipping Barnet, we had better start by explaining where it is. Chipping Barnet or High Barnet (or just ‘Barnet’) is a suburban market town … Continue reading →

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Spitalfields Roman Sarcophagus

Posted on 25 Jan 2021 by adrianprockter

Above: The stone sarcophagus on show in the Museum of London in 2000. Inside it is the ornate lead coffin with its decorated lid. On the borders of the NE side of the City of London stood the old Spitalfields … Continue reading →

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St Paul, Shadwell, with Heron Tower

Posted on 22 Jan 2021 by adrianprockter

For those of us who take photographs in London, it’s all about seizing the moment. If you have a camera – or even just the one in your smartphone – and you see a view that looks interesting, it is … Continue reading →

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Heron Tower

Posted on 20 Jan 2021 by adrianprockter

Above: A view in October 2011 of the Heron Tower shortly before opening from the fork formed by Threadneedle Street with Bishopsgate. As the tallest building in the City of London – at 755 feet (230 m) with 46 floors … Continue reading →

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Ratcliffe Wild-beast Shop

Posted on 18 Jan 2021 by adrianprockter

Above: Victorian print of an exotic pet shop on the Ratcliffe Highway with creatures imported through the London Docks. Ratcliffe was once a thriving hamlet beside the Thames. Along with the nearby villages of Shadwell, Wapping and Limehouse, this part … Continue reading →

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Liverpool Street Underground Station Signal Box

Posted on 15 Jan 2021 by adrianprockter

Above: View looking west from the west-bound platform of the Circle Line. Because today’s London underground railway system runs with automatic signalling – with trains requiring very little driver control – the idea that there were once old-fashioned signal boxes … Continue reading →

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Chaucer, Geoffrey (Background Page)

Posted on 13 Jan 2021 by adrianprockter

Geoffrey Chaucer’s life is an interesting one, not only because he was a poet and wrote the now famous ‘Canterbury Tales’ but also because he lived at an interesting time in history and because we know so much about him. … Continue reading →

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Cheapside Medieval Model Street

Posted on 11 Jan 2021 by adrianprockter

Nearly everyone loves a model. Although remarkable modelling can now be achieved using computer graphics on high-end computer displays, developers still make models in order to show people how a new housing estate will look. Many museums display models of … Continue reading →

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Low Line, Southwark

Posted on 8 Jan 2021 by adrianprockter

Above: Railway arches supporting London Bridge Station stand on the north side of St Thomas Street. This is a relatively new name in London. It is not the name of a place but rather of a concept which is associated … Continue reading →

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