PinnedMichael BeamanThe London Suburban Semi-Detached HouseMy earlier post on Metroland looked ‘in the round’ at the outer suburbs which carpeted London between the two World Wars. The inter-war…Oct 3, 2023Oct 3, 2023
PinnedMichael BeamanAn irreverent Guide to London Monuments : The Albert MemorialIn 1840 Queen Victoria, the last Hanoverian monarch in Britain, proposed marriage to her cousin Franz August Karl Albert Emanuel of…May 21May 21
PinnedMichael BeamanAn Irreverent Guide to London Monuments : Trafalgar Square: Monarchs & MiscellaneaNow that the monarchy is a toothless institution most of us like it or tolerate it contentedly enough. But when the King or Queen played a…May 21May 21
PinnedMichael BeamanThe London Metroland SuburbsThe idea of suburbs is not new. Cicero used the word. Chaucer too, and Shakespeare, both quite disparagingly. I doubt that either ever…Aug 12, 2023Aug 12, 2023
Michael BeamanAn Irreverent Guide to London Monuments : Trafalgar Square: The Military MenWhat does Trafalgar Square mean to you? Maybe it’s the Christmas Tree gifted by Norway every year. Maybe it is the feeling of basking in…May 21May 21
Michael Beaman1000 Words on a London brickOnce, as a schoolboy, I prematurely exited a class through a (ground floor) window. My reward was a requirement to produce a 1000 word…Oct 3, 2023Oct 3, 2023
