Return of the John Snow Water Pump
I'd resigned myself that Soho's historic John Snow Water Pump would never make a comeback, but I was wrong. What a delight to see it's return, and a chance to explore it's importance for London...
The Keys: Inside the Tower of London’s Secret Pub
What did it mean to die in Londinium? Roman Dead - a new free exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands - explores the burials and beliefs of Roman Londoners....
The Bull and Mouth: A Lost London Coaching Inn
Coaching Inns were once littered across London, but only one has truly survived. However, a little clue at the Museum of London started a journey to find the lost inn of The Bull and Mouth...
10 Weird London Pub Names With A Story Behind Them
Along with Street Names, I always find that pubs have a canny way of hinting at London's past. Here's a selection of my favourite weird London pub names, each with an intriguing story behind them....
What Whitechapel Road and Pamplona Have in Common
Posted on October 6, 2017
Pamplona isn't the only city with a history of bull running. Ok, you might not get much Whitechapel Road Bullock Running nowadays. But the history is there to be found!...
The Widow’s Son Bun Ceremony
The Widow's Son in Bow has re-established a Good Friday tradition dating back 126 years, a great quirky bit of East London history....
Mad as a Hatter
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" oblique_section="no" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ever spotted the Mad Hatter pub and hotel along Stamford Street? Images of Alice at her wonderland tea party may spring to mind, but 'Mad as a Hatter' has a particular historical significance in SE1.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space image_repeat="no-repeat"][vc_column_text]Southwark was one of the industrial...
What Makes ‘Dicks’ so Dirty?
Usually getting a giggle from passersby, Dirty Dicks on Bishopsgate dates back to 1745 when it opened as ‘The Old Jerusalem’ and it was here that one of the most eccentric people in London’s history lived. Nathaniel Bentley, a local dandy and businessman who owned a...
The Poplar Pub With the 18th Century Female Landlord
Spying a lonesome horse on a peculiar pole in the docklands unearthed a very strange story from the 18th century; a Poplar pub with a heroic female landlord...