Greg LaingThe Bone HillPicture in your mind row after row of long neglected gravestones, moss covered, weathered by centuries of smog, damp and cold. The patina…Jan 3, 2021Jan 3, 2021
Greg LaingThe pie man of Hertford TownFootpad: A highwayman operating on foot rather than on horsebackAug 13, 2020Aug 13, 2020
Greg LaingRadical London, Clerkenwell GreenPiccadilly Circus is not a circus, you will seen neither elephants nor castles at Elephant and Castle and Covent Garden has been been…Jul 7, 2020Jul 7, 2020
Greg LaingJack O` Legs, a Hertfordshire legendAs a rule I use this blog to talk about London, or rather it`s more obscure corners, those which tend not to feature in holiday brochures…Jun 21, 2020Jun 21, 2020
Greg LaingHidden London-Charterhouse SquareTucked away just to the north of the old City of London, lies a secluded and leafy garden, known as Charterhouse Square. This is a…May 19, 2020May 19, 2020
Greg LaingSt.Giles CripplegateWhat links a late medieval parish church, the author of `Paradise Lost` and a 20th century American composer? For an answer, read on.Apr 27, 2020Apr 27, 2020
Greg LaingLovely, give me a deckchair, pint of cockles and knotted handkerchief, what more to ask for?Canary Wharf as seen from the Deptford foreshore. Towering (post)modernity, favoured by slick suited financiers and film producers in…Apr 20, 2020Apr 20, 2020