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The may not have been an Old Scotland Yard but there was a Scotland Yard at 4 Whitehall Place. http://www.historybytheyard.co.uk/scotland_yard.htm

Claire | 11.12.13 - 8:01 a.m. | #

The may not have been an Old Scotland Yard but there was a Scotland Yard at 4 Whitehall Place. http://www.historybytheyard.co.uk/scotland_yard.htm

Claire | 11.12.13 - 8:01 a.m. | #

Indeed - the original Metropolitan Police headquarters was off Great Scotland Yard and became know as just "Scotland Yard". No need to refer to an old one until there was a new one, and then no need to refer to the old one when everyone had moved to the (old) new on

I wonder how people differentiated the two New Scotland Yards when they were moving from one to the other...

Andrew | 11.12.13 - 8:20 a.m. | #

So what's the one used now, in Victoria Street? New new Scotland Yard!

Stephen | 11.12.13 - 8:58 a.m. | #

Not keen on the reliefs on the Battle of Britain memorial. The faces are rather goggle-eyed and caricatured, and the way the material has been handled makes the whole thing look like it's been cast out of something rather unpleasant and smelly. Obviously, these comments are not meant as a criticism of those the monument commemorates...

Baldassaro | 11.12.13 - 9:30 a.m. | #

No history on the RS Hispaniola's website, but a minute or two of searching shows that it was a ferry, too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Maid_of_Ashton

Alan Burkitt-Gray | 11.12.13 - 9:55 a.m. | #

Tattershall Castle has two historical distinctions. She, together with two others, were the last paddle steamers in regular daily passenger service in the UK. The youngest, Lincoln Castle, (and the only one of the trio to have been scrapped) outlasted the other two by four years, operating until 1978 alongside a retired Isle of Wight ferry (a rare paddle-diesel). The ferry service itself ceased in 1981 when the Humber Bridge opened.

The actual castle's place in recent history results from the plans of its owners to rip out the fireplaces and export them to America. The outcry over this led to the Preservation of Ancient Monuments Act of 1913, from which English Heritage and the legal prtection ("listing") of buildings originated.

timbo | 11.12.13 - 10:53 a.m. | #

According to the statue itself, there is no E in Thornycroft.

I can't speak for the website which apparently really does have a page devoted to Sir Joseph "Bagalgette", though.

swirlythingy | Homepage | 11.12.13 - 12:46 p.m. | #

As regards the Battle of Britain Memorial, my impression of this went up considerably when I went on a guided walk and the guide pointed out how one of the crew on the anti-aircraft battery could be seen blowing a kiss at one of the female munitions workers in the adjoining panel.
I like little details like that.

RogerW | 11.12.13 - 4:16 p.m. | #

Hi DG, Have you visited the Winter Shuffle festival at St Clement's Hospital in Bow Road shufflefestival.com (5-15th December)? When I visited there were some art school performance artist types to avoid, but some interesting art & fascinating peek into former mental health hospital, closed since 2006. I'm always amazed that you find out about non-standard events and I'd love to know what you make of this.

Zoe | 11.12.13 - 9:57 p.m. | #

Whoops - just seen the shuffle festival on your sidebar - I should have known you'd be in the know on this too!

Zoe | 11.12.13 - 9:59 p.m. | #











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