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Month: October 2021

Some recent reading – London books

29/10/2021 donbrown 0

One thing that I always meant to do, but have never actually got around to doing, is to put up lists of favourite or recommended […]

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Ghost stories! Spooky London tales for Hallowe’en

29/10/2021 donbrown 0

Another free online talk for you. Me and the rest of the gang at UKToursOnline did one of our ‘chats’ yesterday evening where we talked […]

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Why Do We Go “Up” to London?

19/10/2021 donbrown 0

“When are you next up in town?” I ask my colleague who lives in the north of England. “Down,” she says, “Look at the map. […]

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The Statue of Winston Churchill, Parliament Square

10/10/2021 donbrown 0

WHAT: Statue of Sir Winston Churchill WHERE: Parliament Square (map) BY WHOM: Ivor Roberts-Jones WHEN: 1973

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