“she was gap-toothed, she was bawdy, she was a tremendous character. She was cremated on a beach in Bali.”
Read More“the attendant kept goldfish in the glass-fronted cisterns that would, when the chain was pulled to flush the loo, slowly sink to the bottom of the cistern before rising again as the water flowed in to refill the cistern”
Read More“when you’re dealing with the House of Hanover you’re dealing with a gene pool that only has a shallow end”
Read More“the chapel dates back to 1428”
Read MoreArt criticism that “bears all the hallmarks of Helena Jones’ genius” (promise you, you’ll recognise that statement. And concur with it.).
Read MoreDickens knew the area well…mecca for foodies…the memories remain, captured in architecture and street names
Read More“It’s true, I have a rare privilege – I have the right to drive sheep across London Bridge”
Read More“Beatrix Potter got some of the names for her characters from the gravestones there”
Read More“no words can express the secret agony of my soul”
Read More“Britain’s slaves were not in Britain”
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