Saturday, August 31, 2019
August on diamond geezer is traditionally Local History Month. I sometimes interpret the title somewhat broadly, but generally the idea is to come up with an all-consuming safari, researched in slightly excessive detail, and then impose this on you as the month progresses. This year I've had ten attempts, alas without ever getting any further than the first post because every series proved unfeasible. But, I hope you'll agree, a good start.
• Triple Points (visiting the places where London boroughs meet)
• Postcod3s (visiting every London postcode district numbered with a three)
• Bow Down (discovering what was wiped away in 1969 to build the Bow Flyover)
• Upperdeckers (a running commentary for London double deckers running outside the capital)
• Bow Plaques (tracking down the blue plaques on my doorstep)
• Every Station (visiting all the stations in each borough in as short a time as possible)
• Bow Locals (reviewing the ten pubs closest to my home, in distance order)
• Bow Streetrunners (an A-Z of roads in my local postcode, and their past histories)
• Milestoned (tracking down the surviving milestones along London's former turnpike roads)
• ExSites (revisiting all the places in London where I've had sex)
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