Category: Local

Lahmajoun

I mentioned two local restaurants and have subsequently been back to both; it’s what professional reviewers do. The River Café was just as good on a second visit. Because they weren’t too busy we were allowed to arrive at 1.30 and have the set lunch menu; £28 for two courses.

ULEZ

The Fulham Society newsletter is always informative and interesting. Here’s an extract from the February 2019 issue.

Bag a Brompton

My Brompton sits forlornly in the hall alongside landing nets, fishing rods, wading sticks, a bowler hat and other forsaken sporting impedimenta.

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Rats!

Just parish pump news today. The equine ‘flu scare is over so I’m off to the races on Friday.

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Corner Shop

Doreen Fletcher has been recording the architectural history of the East End since the mid 1980s. She did this for her own pleasure and has only recently been “discovered”.

A Diary Entry

Tuesday, 8th January 2019. 8.15 Have coffee and yogurt listening to the Today programme and checking the stock market. This is a waste of time as I hardly ever buy or sell anything. Send out blog bulk e mail. 10.00 Read more of Stalin’s Englishman. Burgess is now living in exile in Moscow but seeing… Continue reading A Diary Entry

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Dee Time

St Mary the Virgin in Mortlake was built in 1543, replacing a 14th century church closer to the river on the site of what was a 20th century brewery and is 21st century flats.

English Baroque

Butterwick House in Hammersmith was built in the early 1700s by one Edward Ferne who added a wing for his mistress, an actress. 

NFN

Across the road from the site of the Mortlake Tapestry Works is St Mary the Virgin, Mortlake. I finally took a look inside on Monday.

From Alperton to Paddington

How do you first see a city? Arriving at Venice’s Santa Lucia station and stepping out onto broad steps leading down to the Grand Canal is hard to beat. Yesterday I walked to London along the Paddington arm of the Grand Union Canal.