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Unreal City, Under the brown fog of a winter dawn, A crowd flowed over London Bridge, so many I had not thought death had undone, so many. Sighs, short and infrequent, were exhaled, And each man fixed his eyes before his feet Flowed up the hill and down King William Street, To where St Mary Woolnoth kept the hours With a dead sound on the final stroke of nine.

-- T S Eliot 1922

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London's People

London's Costermongers: 15 Religion of Costermongers
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In 1862, Henry Mayhew published his magnificent survey: London Labour and the London Poor.He now defines for us the differtent types of Street-Folk to be found in London. Of these, the costermongers are a special breed, or even distinct race, who seldom associate with the other groups. Of Irish extraction, fully one half of the Costermongers have been in the trade for many generations and refer to many of the other street-folk as the illegitimates." In this article he discovers that the costers have no religion, but if they were to take one it would be Catholicism.

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London's Costermongers: 13 Gambling of Costermongers
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In 1862, Henry Mayhew published his magnificent survey: London Labour and the London Poor.He now defines for us the differtent types of Street-Folk to be found in London. Of these, the costermongers are a special breed, or even distinct race, who seldom associate with the other groups. Of Irish extraction, fully one half of the Costermongers have been in the trade for many generations and refer to many of the other street-folk as the illegitimates." Here, he vividly describes for us a gambling session on the waterfront.

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London's Churches

The Annals of St. Paul's: Chapter 3 part 4
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Wren's St Paul's Cathedral is one of the dominant images of tourist London. The religious history of the site, however, goes back to the very arrival of Christianity in England. Sitting atop one of the two hills of ancient London it has long gazed down on the doings of men and women. Few definitive histories of St. Paul's have been written but one of the most "delightful" is that penned by Dean H H Milman in the 1860s. Here we present his great work for the enjoyment of the modern age. Our next instalment deals with turbulent times at the birth of both our parliamentary and ecclesiastical systems. Bulls of excommunication seem to fly everywhere, a Bishop of London dies the day after his appointment and another refuses point blank to take the office and yet another spends six years in exile, only to return home to die.

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London's Costermongers: 12 - Habits and Amusements of Costermongers
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In 1862, Henry Mayhew published his magnificent survey: London Labour and the London Poor.He now defines for us the different types of Street-Folk to be found in London. Of these, the costermongers are a special breed, or even distinct race, who seldom associate with the other groups. Of Irish extraction, fully one half of the Costermongers have been in the trade for many generations and refer to many of the other street-folk as the illegitimates." Here he gives us a vivid account of the amusements to be found amongst the costermongers. These included sports such as rat-killing, dogfights and pugilism. Revenge, too,is sweet.

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London's Costermongers: 11 - Language of Costermongers
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In 1862, Henry Mayhew published his magnificent survey: London Labour and the London Poor.He now defines for us the different types of Street-Folk to be found in London. Of these, the costermongers are a special breed, or even distinct race, who seldom associate with the other groups. Of Irish extraction, fully one half of the Costermongers have been in the trade for many generations and refer to many of the other street-folk as the illegitimates." Here he gives us a detailed key to understanding the slang used by the costermongers. So, Cooltatiwon!

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London's Costermongers: 10 - Street Markets
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In 1862, Henry Mayhew published his magnificent survey: London Labour and the London Poor.He now defines for us the differtent types of Street-Folk to be found in London. Of these, the costermongers are a special breed, or even distinct race, who seldom associate with the other groups. Of Irish extraction, fully one half of the Costermongers have been in the trade for many generations and refer to many of the other street-folk as the illegitimates." Here he provides a definitive list of the Street Markets to be found on the Surrey (South) and Middlesex (North) banks of the Thames.

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The Annals of St Paul's: Chapter Three Part 3
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Wren's St Paul's Cathedral is one of the dominant images of tourist London. The religious history of the site, however, goes back to the very arrival of Christianity in England. Sitting atop one of the two hills of ancient London it has long gazed down on the doings of men and women. Few definitive histories of St. Paul's have been written but one of the most "delightful" is that penned by Dean H H Milman in the 1860s. Here we present his great work for the enjoyment of the modern age. The next instalment relates the tribulations of doughty Bishop Fulk Basset. He was elected by the canons in defiance of the king (Henry III) and had to wait three years before he was finally consecrated. Within two years he was in conflict with the Pope, this time with the king's backing (money was involved). His next battle was with the Boniface, Archbishop of Canterbury. This handsome, proud prelate had been forced on Canterbury by the Pope and immediately set about extorting large sums of money from the Bishops, Chapters and Monasteries of England. When he appeared in all his pomp in London the door of St Paul's was shut against him! Bishop Fulk was next pitted against the Papal Legate and denounced by the king. He espoused the cause of Simon de Montfort and the Barons and allowed his name to appear on the provisions of the parliament of Oxford in 1258. He died of the plague in 1259.

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London's Costermongers: 9 - The Sunday Morning Markets
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In 1862, Henry Mayhew published his magnificent survey: London Labour and the London Poor.He now defines for us the differtent types of Street-Folk to be found in London. Of these, the costermongers are a special breed, or even distinct race, who seldom associate with the other groups. Of Irish extraction, fully one half of the Costermongers have been in the trade for many generations and refer to many of the other street-folk as the illegitimates."

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London's Costermongers 7 - Of Costermongers "economically considered
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In 1862, Henry Mayhew published his magnificent survey: London Labour and the London Poor.He now defines for us the differtent types of Street-Folk to be found in London. Of these, the costermongers are a special breed, or even distinct race, who seldom associate with the other groups. Of Irish extraction, fully one half of the Costermongers have been in the trade for many generations and refer to many of the other street-folk as the illegitimates."

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London's Costermongers: 5 - The Ancient Calling of Costermongers
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In 1862, Henry Mayhew published his magnificent survey: London Labour and the London Poor.He now defines for us the differtent types of Street-Folk to be found in London. Of these, the costermongers are a special breed, or even distinct race, who seldom associate with the other groups. Of Irish extraction, fully one half of the Costermongers have been in the trade for many generations and refer to many of the other street-folk as the illegitimates."

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Pepys in 1663

August was a mixed month for Pepys. His wife fights with everyone but he enjoys a most satisfactory third towzing of the compliant Mrs lane! He invents the folding ruler and finds his reputation growing but finds himself becoming crazed fo neatness. The miserable summer ended with a great frost.

August Part 1
August Part 2
July Part 1
July Part 2
June Part 1
June Part 2

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1914
Tuesday March 10, The Suffreagette Mary Richardson, weildng a meat cleaver, badly damaged the Rokeby Venus by Velasquez in the National Gallery.

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