London’s Alleys: Brabant Court, EC3
This is a chaming litle cobbled courtyard next to the Walkie Talkie skyscraper, that contains one of the few surviving Georgian buildings in the City of London.
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London’s Alleys: Brabant Court, EC3
This is a chaming litle cobbled courtyard next to the Walkie Talkie skyscraper, that contains one of the few surviving Georgian buildings in the City of London.
Pox populi: Georgian London as a haven for sexual diseases
The diaries of Georgian Londoners have long suggested the city was a hotbed of vice and sex, but its becoming clearer just how widespread sexual diseases had become.
Queen Caroline’s Bath in Greenwich
Rather too well hidden behind a dense hedge can be found the remains of a Georgian bath that was used by the estranged wife of King George IV, Queen Caroline.
See a Georgian Miscellany of Medicine
A dead cock fed on peppercorns, equal quantities of opium, saltpetre and liquorice, a tincture of mercury -- are recommended treatments of Georgian London, and on display at the moment.
Rare opening of a derelict Georgian house
A note for your diaries, as next month there will be a rare opportunity to explore a tiny jewel of secret London, a 1719 Huguenot merchant's house
A crumbling Georgian House in Spitalfields
Just off the crowded bustle of London's Brick Lane is a small side street that conceals a historical marvel - a crumbling, derelict building within which lurks the unrestored remnants of one of London's oldest synagogues.
Goodwin’s Court – London’s “real” Diagon Alley
In the world of Harry Potter is a place - a magical place full of Dickensian shops for the convenience of magicians and students - a place called Diagon Alley. Would it amaze you to learn that such a place actually exists in London?