Earlier this month the London Museum announced that it will be opening in West Smithfield on November 28, and as a local resident I was keen to take up the membership offer and “ join the Flock.” The Museum’s icon is a pigeon … The first edition of the Flock and Key newsletter is now … Continue reading “London Museum welcomes its Flock”
I wondered why Tesco in West Smithfield closed last week when it was just across the road from the London Museum, due to open on November 28. Nearby a souvenir shop full of Paddington Bears and Harry Potter is already waiting for the crowds, estimated at 2-3 million a year. The explanation is that the … Continue reading “New office scheme planned near London Museum. What’s next?”
On July 16 1546 Anne Askew was burnt at the stake outside the gatehouse of St Bartholomew the Great in West Smithfield. West Smithfield today In a modest ceremony just 480 years on, the Reverend Taylor Wilton-Morgan blessed a memorial to a woman who refused to compromise her beliefs despite being tortured on the rack … Continue reading “A memorial to Anne Askew in West Smithfield”