Chaplain’s Ramblings! Reverend Peter Hartley
As I look out from our house on our garden, I am beginning to notice this year more of how plants – and weeds! – are growing. We have been confined in our house for 2 months now, I being on the Government’s list of…
A Tour of Empty London: PM Isobel Pollock-Hulf
On my daily walks in central London, finding empty places is proving less easy as the warm weather encourages people out from their self-isolation. There are lots of walkers, runners and cyclists all around. Public transport is still very empty as more people return to…
Engineering the City of London #2: Master Gordon Masterton
The 19th Century – dramatic changes for the City The 19th Century saw the population of the City of London reduce from 128,000 in 1801 to 27,000 in 1901, whilst London overall was growing fast. The electric telegraph increased employment in the City for finance…
Engineering the City of London #1: Master Gordon Masterton
“What have the Romans ever done for us?” One of the answers to that question would be “London”. There is very little archaeological evidence of any settlements inside the modern City’s footprint from the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age. The first large settlement…
A Virtual Installation: Master Gordon Masterton
“I can guarantee that this coming year will be unlike any other in the history of the Company.” These are fine words for any normal year, but the problem is of course that the reasons behind that statement for this year are entirely unwelcome. The…