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Regular readers know I like words, and whilst I don't use them very well, the phrases we use on a day to day basis fascinate me. In the car the other day my partner and I were discussing using 'Shank's Pony' which in my parlance is walking. But what an odd phrase, nonetheless, research show this to be a Scottish original phrase relating to a certain Shank's Nag, in other words, a useless animal so much so - you would have to walk. Who or what Shanks was, the reading doesn't reveal, but its a…

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Photo of Kingston Upon Thames, Clarence Street c.1965

This is a Grade II Listed Building. "Public house. Late C19. Brick and ashlar with roughcast and painted upper floors, sham timber-framing, ashlar dressingsand gabled and hipped plain tile roof with 4 brick side wall stacks. Renaissance Revival style. 3 storeys; 3x5 windows. Facing gable has panelled plinth and second-floor sill band. On the first floor, full-width balustraded gallery with double wooden pilasters and cornice with drops. Central bow window flanked by single cross casements…

The former School for Fishermen, No.172 Boulevard, built 1914, designed by Joseph Hirst, City Architect. Now the Boulevard Centre, a community centre. Grade II Listed Building... more

Glimpse history through old images of Kingston upon Thames, London. Historically in the county of Surrey, since 1965 Kingston upon Thames has been part of Greater London. The town’s well known historic attraction is the Saxon stone, believed to have been the site of the coronation of seven Anglo-Saxon kings. Fire! 1928 In 1928, a… Continue reading Old Images of Kingston Upon Thames, London

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