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Looking at history via objects, signs and places
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Croydon’s Victorian Sainsbury’s – The Store
https://the-last-of-the-past.blog/2024/02/20/croydons-victorian-sainsburys-the-store/
Published: February 20, 2024 19:28
Inside a South Croydon bar are the remarkable remains of life before the modern conveniences of plastic bags, nectar cards and self-service checkouts. In the late 19th century, Croydon was one of the fastest growing towns in the London area, making it…
Medieval Wall Paintings : St.Boltoph’s, West Sussex
https://the-last-of-the-past.blog/2024/02/07/medieval-wall-paintings-st-boltophs-west-sussex/
Published: February 7, 2024 22:33
In the tiny West Sussex village of Hardham is St.Boltoph’s church, and from the outside it is a whitewashed, modest building, presiding over its graveyard and idyllic pastures. As you enter through the heavy oak door, you are confronted by dramatic…
‘Healthy Recreation and Training of Character’, The Time and Talents Settlement
Published: December 30, 2023 19:37
On one of my many ghost-sign hunts, I encountered the bold frieze of the Time and Talents Settlement on Bermondsey Street in South London. With the word settlement, I was expecting some sort of artistic commune, theatre company or charity for destitute…
Mr John J Royle and the Self-pouring Teapot
https://the-last-of-the-past.blog/2023/11/20/mr-john-j-royle-and-the-self-pouring-teapot/
Published: November 20, 2023 19:27
On a stroll around Smithfield Market, I turned the corner of Snow Hill to find the beautifully preserved shop front of ‘John J.Royle of Manchester’ on Cock Lane. Cock Lane Before I talk about Mr.Royle let us address the cockerel in the room. I naively…
Bermondsey Leather
https://the-last-of-the-past.blog/2023/10/23/the-art-of-connection/
Published: October 23, 2023 18:22
I did not know until recently that Bermondsey, in Southwark, was once the home of London’s thriving leather trade, and there are a few scattered remnants that serve as a reminder of a booming, yet grisly, industry that employed hundreds of people across…