Ghost of old London Bridge
SE1, Tooley Street
To the casual passerby these strips look like the expansion joints one sees on bridges. It was David Brown who drew our attention to what is actual...
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Priory Church
EC1, Charterhouse Square
Lines laid out in the grass can just be seen in our photo. They indicate what is now thought to be the site of the original Priory Church and in ou...
1 subject commemorated
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St Mary Matfelon
E1, Altab Ali Park, Whitechapel Road
Our picture comes from Google satellite view and shows, better than can be seen at ground level, the (partial) outlines of the two churches: 1673 a...
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St Mary’s church, Greenwich
SE10, King William Walk, St Mary's Gate into Greenwich Park
The excellent Greenwich Phantom tells us that the footprint of the old church is shown "by a beech hedge, some of the foundation stones marking out...
1 subject commemorated
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Roman amphitheatre
EC2, Guildhall Yard
Our picture comes courtesy of Google Satellite view. A visit to the Guildhall Art Gallery includes access to the remains of the amphitheatre. It wa...
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Thomas Matussek, German Ambassador
Born: 18/9/1947, 73 years ago
Person, Politics & Administration, Germany
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