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planxty Says: Perhaps the most recognisable monument in Stepney, and certainly the longest standing, is the Parish Church of St. Dunstan. Indeed, how it is still standing after the German Blitz of World War Two devestated the surrounding area, is in itself a miracle.There has been a...
Cockles and Mussels, alive alive oh.
planxty Says: The title of this tip refers to a very famous Dublin song called Molly Malone, much loved by Irish rugby supporters.It is also highly relevant to this tip, which refers to Tubby Isaac's seafood stall in Aldgate. This is something of an East End institution, the original...
planxty Says: You may have read my other tip on walking the towpath of the Regents Canal, and if you walk to the end of it you will come to the delightful Limehouse Basin. Now a somewhat swanky (and expensive) mooring for pleasure craft, and surrounded by luxury homes, it nevertheless has...
planxty Says: People tend to forget, or the overseas visitor may not even know, that London has quite an extensive canal system. The Regents Canal, which joins the River Thames to the Grand Union Canal system, runs quite near where I live. I do like to take a walk along there. The walk...
planxty Says: Right beside the Town of Ramsgate pub in Wapping High Street is the "street" knonw as Wapping Old Stairs. Although is is only about three feet wide, it has it's own street sign.This was the alley which led to Execution Dock, the place of execution for all sorts of criminals,...
Pirates, executions and Captain Blood
planxty Says: If you are in the vicinity of Wapping (an easy walk from Tower Bridge and the Tower of London), you could do worse that pop into the Town of Ramsgate pub for a drink or a bite to eat. It is a pleasant pub (under new management as of January 2005) with a nice beer garden out...
planxty Says: The picture shows a large mural on the gable of a house in Cable Street, London E1, which was completed in 1993 (I remember it being done!)The mural commemorates the "Battle of Cable Street" in 1936. Sir Oswald Moseley and his Blackshirts planned a march through the East...
Are you a friend of "Friends".
planxty Says: Personally, I'm not a big fan of the TV show "Friends", but for those of you who are this might be of interest.I have it on good authority that the characters Ross and Emily got married in a church in London, well, here it is!I remember at the time of the filming it caused...
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If you are in the vicinity of Wapping (an easy walk from Tower Bridge and the Tower of London), you could do worse that pop into the Town of Ramsgate pub for a...
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It is actually quite difficult to define the boundaries of Stepney, although I am sure there is some government Department who could tell you. Having lived in the general area for over 20 years now, I...
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