Wednesday 30 August 2017
Victorian Monkey Tennis?
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Notes written by a manager of the Alexandra Palace, c.1880? (Haringey Museum AP1/17) These notes appear in the archives without an author...
Tuesday 24 May 2016
The Shady Side of Nottingham
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THE SHADY SIDE OF NOTTINGHAM No.IV A BALL AT A "WORKING MAN'S CLUB" (BY AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT) "The ha...
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Saturday 21 May 2016
Argyll Rooms Libel
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The Argyll Rooms was a notorious night-club in mid-Victorian London, closed in 1878 by magistrates increasingly concerned about West End pro...
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Friday 20 May 2016
Up in Smoke
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I've just finished Peter Watts' book Up in Smoke: The Failed Dreams of Battersea Power Station. Peter is a friend of mine, so perh...
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Sunday 8 May 2016
Victorian Fashion - by Jayne Shrimpton
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Long-time readers will recall that I once had a career as a historical novelist. One of the great problems was how to accurately incorporate...
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