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In The Dark 23 Aug 2013 | 11:19 pm
What a week. When the estimable Adrian Tinniswood suggested I take a group of visually and hearing impaired students on a week’s tour around Georgian London there was no way to know what to expect. I ...
On Heroes 28 Jul 2013 | 10:57 pm
This post is off topic for Georgian London, so I totally understand if you don’t read on from here! The recent abuse suffered on Twitter by feminist Caroline Criado-Perez is abhorrent. Disgusting, vi...
The Origins of St James's 26 Jul 2013 | 09:46 pm
St James’s Square has now been a bastion of London clubs and institutions for over a century. But at the time of the Restoration when Charles II, not wanting to live in the Whitehall that had witnesse...
Lost London - The Egyptian Hall 19 Jul 2013 | 06:41 pm
Eighteenth century Piccadilly was a place for all sorts of curiosities to be displayed. Almost opposite Burlington House, at 170–173 Piccadilly, a Starbucks coffee shop now sits where William Bullock’...
Georgian London Rides Again! 10 Jul 2013 | 05:44 pm
As some of you will know, Posterous turned up its toes earlier this year, and it’s taken a while to get the blog back up and running in any format. Things are busier than ever, and we’re less than two...
The foundation of the Bank of England and the creation of our National Debt 25 Jan 2013 | 02:43 pm
Last night there was a lot of noise on Twitter about the national debt, and how one politician in particular appeared to regard it as a flexible credit system. Yet, the national debt is just that, and...
The foundation of the Bank of England and the creation of our... 25 Jan 2013 | 02:43 pm
The foundation of the Bank of England and the creation of our National Debt Last night there was a lot of noise on Twitter about the national debt, and how one politician in particular appeared to re...
Party Pieces: Temporary Architecture of Celebration from the Restoration to the Regency 1 Aug 2012 | 03:30 pm
For reasons regarding image distribution (it's a changing field at the moment) I won't post the slides. However, if you are interested to see some images, open an additional window and google the word...
Party Pieces: Temporary Architecture of Celebration from the... 1 Aug 2012 | 03:30 pm
Party Pieces: Temporary Architecture of Celebration from the Restoration to the Regency For reasons regarding image distribution (it’s a changing field at the moment) I won’t post the slides. However...
The History of the Female Shipwright 7 Jun 2012 | 06:25 pm
In 1773 Mary Lacy, a married woman in Deptford published her autobiography, The History of the Female Shipwright. It was an instant success, but soon forgotten. Of its author there is no more trace an...
