Julian Woodford
@historylondon.bsky.social
Historian (FRHistS), author of THE BOSS OF BETHNAL GREEN, a true foundation story of London’s East End and biography of Regency godfather Joseph Merceron.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boss-Bethnal-Green-Merceron-Godfather-ebook/dp/B086XFTWXK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boss-Bethnal-Green-Merceron-Godfather-ebook/dp/B086XFTWXK
Inside the model of St. Paul‘s Cathedral with @thegentleauthor.bsky.social
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March 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Inside the model of St. Paul‘s Cathedral with @thegentleauthor.bsky.social
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A trip through time to Covent Garden in 1953, with @alondoninheritance.bsky.social
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March 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
A trip through time to Covent Garden in 1953, with @alondoninheritance.bsky.social
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Desecration by Foolish Scribbling! Inside the roof of St. Paul’s Cathedral with @thegentleauthor.bsky.social
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February 28, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Desecration by Foolish Scribbling! Inside the roof of St. Paul’s Cathedral with @thegentleauthor.bsky.social
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Some cracking images of the spires of City of London churches today, from @thegentleauthor.bsky.social
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February 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Some cracking images of the spires of City of London churches today, from @thegentleauthor.bsky.social
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Wet Westminster… Victoria Tower Gardens, London SW1
February 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Wet Westminster… Victoria Tower Gardens, London SW1
Courtyard, Apothecaries Hall, London EC4.
February 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Courtyard, Apothecaries Hall, London EC4.
Fancy brickwork, corner of Philpot Lane & Fenchurch Street, London EC3.
February 16, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Fancy brickwork, corner of Philpot Lane & Fenchurch Street, London EC3.
In homage to Geoffrey Fletcher, artist Joanna Moore introduces “The Spitalfields Nobody Knows”, via @thegentleauthor.bsky.social
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February 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
In homage to Geoffrey Fletcher, artist Joanna Moore introduces “The Spitalfields Nobody Knows”, via @thegentleauthor.bsky.social
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A great piece today by @alondoninheritance.bsky.social on Patrick Colquhoun, Benthamite magistrate, founder of the Thames River Police and a major influence on the later creation of the Metropolitan Police.
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February 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A great piece today by @alondoninheritance.bsky.social on Patrick Colquhoun, Benthamite magistrate, founder of the Thames River Police and a major influence on the later creation of the Metropolitan Police.
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“Hands of Justice” (2005) by Tanya Russell, tucked away in the garden of Hare Court, Inner Temple.
January 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
“Hands of Justice” (2005) by Tanya Russell, tucked away in the garden of Hare Court, Inner Temple.
I missed this last week, but it’s a great compendium of links to London films (including the classic ‘The London Nobody Knows’), brought to you by @alondoninheritance.bsky.social
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January 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I missed this last week, but it’s a great compendium of links to London films (including the classic ‘The London Nobody Knows’), brought to you by @alondoninheritance.bsky.social
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High on a wall in Pope’s Head Alley, between Cornhill and Lombard Street, London EC3 is a possible remnant of the Pope’s Head Tavern, the premises that gave the alley its name:
January 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
High on a wall in Pope’s Head Alley, between Cornhill and Lombard Street, London EC3 is a possible remnant of the Pope’s Head Tavern, the premises that gave the alley its name:
As a new year begins, @thegentleauthor.bsky.social contemplates those ancient portals, the old gates of the City of London:
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January 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
As a new year begins, @thegentleauthor.bsky.social contemplates those ancient portals, the old gates of the City of London:
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Carnivores of London: join @thegentleauthor.bsky.social at Smithfield Market on Christmas Eve
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December 23, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Carnivores of London: join @thegentleauthor.bsky.social at Smithfield Market on Christmas Eve
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Not Naturally Norman: the font at London’s Temple Church is an 1840s copy of that at Alphington, Devon.
But a beauty nevertheless. #fontonfriday
But a beauty nevertheless. #fontonfriday
December 20, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Not Naturally Norman: the font at London’s Temple Church is an 1840s copy of that at Alphington, Devon.
But a beauty nevertheless. #fontonfriday
But a beauty nevertheless. #fontonfriday
Sunrise over Canary Wharf, from St Mary Axe, London EC3
December 19, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Sunrise over Canary Wharf, from St Mary Axe, London EC3
Through the round window: Looking up from inside Sir John Soane’s Tivoli Corner, Bank of England, London EC2.
December 18, 2024 at 11:01 AM
Through the round window: Looking up from inside Sir John Soane’s Tivoli Corner, Bank of England, London EC2.
Number 1 Poultry from the steps of the Mansion House, London EC2. The clock face is a boardroom window.
December 18, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Number 1 Poultry from the steps of the Mansion House, London EC2. The clock face is a boardroom window.
December 18, 2024 at 10:52 AM
City of London, Old & New:
Wren's St Stephen Walbrook & Rem Koolhaas's Rothschild Sky Pavilion, London EC4.
Wren's St Stephen Walbrook & Rem Koolhaas's Rothschild Sky Pavilion, London EC4.
December 17, 2024 at 12:49 PM
City of London, Old & New:
Wren's St Stephen Walbrook & Rem Koolhaas's Rothschild Sky Pavilion, London EC4.
Wren's St Stephen Walbrook & Rem Koolhaas's Rothschild Sky Pavilion, London EC4.
This is a great little book: for curious visitors and Londoners who want to explore the City off the beaten track:
Courage, Crime & Charity in the City of London
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Courage, Crime & Charity in the City of London
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December 17, 2024 at 12:30 PM
This is a great little book: for curious visitors and Londoners who want to explore the City off the beaten track:
Courage, Crime & Charity in the City of London
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Courage, Crime & Charity in the City of London
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City of London, Old & New:
Wren's St Margaret Pattens and Raphael Viñoly's 20 Fenchurch Street.
Wren's St Margaret Pattens and Raphael Viñoly's 20 Fenchurch Street.
December 16, 2024 at 10:17 AM
City of London, Old & New:
Wren's St Margaret Pattens and Raphael Viñoly's 20 Fenchurch Street.
Wren's St Margaret Pattens and Raphael Viñoly's 20 Fenchurch Street.
Enjoy a New Year’s Day tour of Spitalfields with @thegentleauthor.bsky.social. Highly recommended!
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December 15, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Enjoy a New Year’s Day tour of Spitalfields with @thegentleauthor.bsky.social. Highly recommended!
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‘Amazingly unscholastic’ (Pevsner): the former City of London School building (Davis and Emanuel, 1882), Embankment, London EC4.
December 15, 2024 at 10:22 AM
‘Amazingly unscholastic’ (Pevsner): the former City of London School building (Davis and Emanuel, 1882), Embankment, London EC4.
I can heartily recommend Spitalfields Life Books for Christmas! List here via @thegentleauthor.bsky.social
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December 14, 2024 at 12:00 PM
I can heartily recommend Spitalfields Life Books for Christmas! List here via @thegentleauthor.bsky.social
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