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The Gate of Ghosts, Poets & Traitors
An entire London history in one vanished gate.
3 months, 1 week ago
Fleming. Ian Fleming.
James Bond is wish fulfilment in a dinner jacket
3 months, 1 week ago
Checkmate!
You suddenly realise that what looks like mere decoration is actually fossilised history.
3 months, 1 week ago
The Count in Piccadilly
Eastern European aristocrat arrives in England bringing corruption, contagion, nocturnal habits and highly irregular neck behaviour.
3 months, 1 week ago
The Gate Where Chaucer Lived
Being a tax collector in medieval London was not exactly a popularity-enhancing career choice.
3 months, 1 week ago
The Heart Strangely Warmed
...the man arriving back in London was spiritually shattered.
3 months, 1 week ago
The Rope Snapped
His body was left hanging there for years.
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Secret City Above Kensington
There's a whole civilisation up there.
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Hats Off to Lock & Co.
Humphrey Bogart. Graham Greene. A private detective in a down-at-heel bar.
3 months, 2 weeks ago
A Goose Called Brent
Words are footprints in wet cement...
3 months, 2 weeks ago