“the square is to London what canals are to Venice”
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Read More“five centuries in the palm of your hand”
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Read More“a lot of people ask me will I become a guide but I’ve got a really bad sense of direction and I keep getting lost”
Read More“they felt the need to slaughter the giants”
Read More“the mentality, the genus loci of Westminster is insular”
Read More“the most important piece of furniture in any household was the great bed – it was like the car parked in the driveway”
Read More“All drilling machines, like ships, are female”
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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