The reign of Elizabeth I brought London to a level of great wealth, power, and influence as the undisputed center of England's Renaissance culture. This was the time of Shakespeare (and the Globe Theatre) and the beginnings of overseas trading companies such as theMuscovy Company. With the ...
Historically, Mincing Lane was known for spice and tea trading and was also apparently the centre of the opium trade in London as well as hosting businesses connected to the slave trade. The Clothworkers Companyis located in Dunster Court, just off Mincing Lane – the current building, which ...
although rather than being hauled up before the Mayor, today it is the City of London Corporation Trading Standards team that manage this, and the sale of ale is still on their agenda as they have aweb page dedicated to the Pub trade within the City of London and “Was your pint a sho...
The name goes back to the 14th century but Poplar wasn’t an independent parish until the 19th century (before which it was a hamlet of Stepney). Poplar is now part of the Borough of Tower Hamlets. The medieval village of Poplar was centred on Poplar High Street and the East India Comp...
The idea was to make the art a small but integral part of the company’s DNA and because of that we do not spend extravagantly. It’s very cost effective, – if you’d given the job of making the walls for the last 30 years to a designer, decorator or architect it would have ...
Ian is passionate about social mobility and very much supports the Lord- Lieutenant’s policy of building bridges for a fairer London. Ian is the chair and co – founder of the Alumni Association of his old school , Robert Clack in Dagenham. The alumni association of the school has over 13...
By the 1840s ice was being shipped in from Norway and from the Wenham Lake Ice Company in Massachusetts and was brought into the heart of London on the Regent’s Canal. I own a copy of The Complete Confectioner or, the Whole Art of Confectionary Made Easy by Frederick Nutt (1815 and ...
Taking just a small section of central London, between Blackfriars and Tower Bridges, there are the following sewer overflows on the north bank of the Thames: Fleet Main Line Sewer Paul’s Pier Goswell Street London Bridge Beer Lane Iron Gate When I check the map whilst writing this post, ...
“The role of the cards is to give some tangible treasure to collect while exploring the lost churches. Like trading cards or Pokemon the challenge is – can you collect them all? In every participating church you will be able to pick up that church’s card along with a pack of five ra...
241 East London Liquor Company British • $$ - $$$ Closed now 206 Plume Wine Bar European • $$ - $$$ Closed now Best nearby City of London From its ancient past as a Roman trading outpost to its 21st century status as the wealthiest square mile in the world, the financial...