“1,800 tons of stone hanging above your head”
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Read More“the most important piece of furniture in any household was the great bed – it was like the car parked in the driveway”
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Read More“the police called it Fagin’s Nursery” “Dickens knew the area well and it featured in his novels” “It’s changed a lot, mostly for the better” “ship building and ship breaking – the Temeraire and the Mayfloweer” “many would say they wouldn’t visit the area alone” “a mecca for foodies” Isobel introduces us to Bermondsey […]
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