Subject Types

St Anne's Court

Haven for political refugees from France and Switzerland and, in modern times, from Eastern Europe.

Place, Social Welfare, France, Switzerland

The Brick Kilns, Somers Town

Place, Industry

River Fleet

Dead End Street has a useful map showing the route of the old Fleet River and its tributaries, long ago buried in storm drains / large sewer pipes. The river used to flood, even into the 1930s. It...

Place, Gardens / Agriculture

Church of the Assumption & St Gregory

The last remaining 'embassy chapel' as explained at Caroline's Miscellany and at Ian Visits.  Built in the early 18th century.  Following damage in the Gordon Riots this was rebuilt in 1790.

Place, Religion

New Tunbridge Wells

Pleasure Gardens and Medicinal Well. Also known as Islington Spa.

Place, Commerce, Medicine

Clerks' well at Clerkenwell

First mentioned in 1174. Closed by about 1850 and effectively lost. Rediscovered in 1924 during building works. We normally find pictures of our subjects out on the web but we just could not find ...

Place, Food & Drink, Tourism / Traditions

White Conduit

Originally part of the water supply to the Greyfriars Monastery, Newgate Street. See British History 1 and British History 2 for details. The same water was also used to supply Charterhouse from th...

Place, Food & Drink

Eagle Hut

From Heritage Images (link now dead): "The Eagle Hut was designed as a centre for soldiers on leave in London during the First World War, providing accommodation and food. A group of soldiers, incl...

Place, Armed Forces, Community / Clubs, USA

Adelphi Terrace

The Adam brothers built a very large development including a run of houses with a terrace that over-looked the river, which was much closer before the Embankment was built. It was this terrace that...

Place, Architecture

Salisbury Court Playhouse

Built by Richard Gunnell and William Blagrove. The picture source website gives a lot of information.

Place, Theatre