Monthly Archives: February 2013

Until the advent of the internal combustion engine, the bells of St Mary Le Bow (in Cheapside EC2) could be heard five or so miles away in Leyton and Stratford. Despite the purists who claim that the East End finishes … Continue reading →

Scenes from a winter commute.   Technical details: HTC Desire S Mobile Phone. Images processed by Instagram.

Call me the blogger of doom. The Lord Rookwood on Leytonstone’s Cann Hall Road – as mentioned in my last post – has shut. Very suddenly and without warning. The Rookwood opened in 1893 to serve the rows of characteristic London … Continue reading →