Category: History

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Victorian Pub Architecture

 Last weekend I found myself in the city on a quiet Sunday afternoon and there I spotted this beautiful Victorian pub. Inside Manchester United were thrashing Chelsea on the big screen, but I was really taken with the original features which have been preserved and shown off well by the landlord. The frontage is adorned with imposing bowed windows

The mosaic floor is beautifully preserved

The Hope is on Cowcross Street, Farringdon, EC1M6BH

I just love stumbling upon amazing architecture like this, and I feel so lucky to live in London surrounded by all of this history! You can read my previous post about the beautful mosaic floors at The Hackney Empire here.

 

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Highgate Cemetery – Weekend walks

I feel so privileged to live in such an amazing city. London night-life is varied and abundant, but it is easy to spend a small fortune on entertainment and so I have been trying to be more creative with my days and evenings out. Two weeks ago I visited Highgate Cemetery. It was my second visit and I still haven’t been on the tour of the West Cemetery, which I hope to go on next time. I found the East Cemetery peaceful, beautiful and very photogenic. It reminded me of the other Victorian cemetery I’ve been to, the Glasgow Necropolis.

 

There are many famous interments at the cemetery including Karl Marx and his family. This is a great afternoon outing, which will leave you with change from a fiver!

 The grave of Karl Marx, Highgate Cemetery