Category: History

The Maeander

Sometimes, the more often the better, posts here meander. You know what the word means but you may not know its origin.

Come into My Pond, Mr Bond

  I have no doubt children believe in James Bond as well as Father Christmas and who can blame them when the head of MI6 referenced Bond and Q in a recent speech.

Nobody Does It Better

It could be a Christmas card; a modern Breughel of folk skating, chatting and maybe wassailing.

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Death on the Thames

Margravine Cemetery is all things to all men, women, children, fauna, flora, birds of the air and creepy-crawlies.

Crisp Road

Crisp Road runs parallel to the river on the north side, one block away, on the site of the original Brandenburgh House.

Brandenburgh House

Brandenburgh House is on the west side of Fulham Palace Road, opposite Charing Cross Hospital.

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The Eagle Squadrons

Charles Ritchie mentions that the railings surrounding Berkeley Square have been removed in the war. He correctly guesses the square will not return to being a private garden.