tag:unusuallondon.blog.co.uk,2009-11-07:/The London we don't usually seeMokoFeed2009-11-07T18:39:05+01:00tag:unusuallondon.blog.co.uk,2007-02-25:/2007/02/25/the_london_necropolis_railway_station~1800589/#c2887857Usksider2007-02-25T06:50:56+01:002007-02-25T06:50:56+01:00What a brilliant idea: bloody clever those Victorians you know. <br> <br> I rather fancy the idea of making my final journey by choo choo to the bone-yard...tag:unusuallondon.blog.co.uk,2007-02-23:/2007/02/23/all_hallows_by_the_tower~1792304/#c2878097skip24682007-02-23T19:24:06+01:002007-02-23T19:24:06+01:00Amazing ! For a short time I taught at a private School. The school chapel was/is The Chapel of All Hallows ! Our son David and Fiona were married there in the early nineties. It brought the good fortune as they now have four children, twin boys and two girls.tag:unusuallondon.blog.co.uk,2007-02-21:/2007/02/20/an_unusal_lamp~1773789/#c2863219BillOddy2007-02-21T21:34:13+01:002007-02-21T21:34:13+01:00I'd have thought there would be a lot more methane in London than that! Do you have a "solid" fuel picture as well? No then again I don't need to see that! :)tag:unusuallondon.blog.co.uk,2007-02-20:/2007/02/20/an_unusal_lamp~1773789/#c2853326layreader18102007-02-20T17:55:31+01:002007-02-20T17:55:31+01:00B) Stop giving them beans :))tag:unusuallondon.blog.co.uk,2007-02-20:/2007/02/20/an_unusal_lamp~1773789/#c28528792007-02-20T17:02:07+01:002007-02-20T17:02:07+01:00That's very interesting. I would have one lamp permanently lit around my house., lotta methane gas with 3 dawgs around...tag:unusuallondon.blog.co.uk,2007-02-19:/2007/02/19/sir_richard_francis_burton_s_resting_pla~1768154/#c28464192007-02-19T19:33:22+01:002007-02-19T19:33:22+01:00a lil creepy that tent thingy...tag:unusuallondon.blog.co.uk,2007-02-19:/2007/02/19/sir_richard_francis_burton_s_resting_pla~1768154/#c2846059BillOddy2007-02-19T18:47:09+01:002007-02-19T18:47:09+01:00Richard Burton made loads of films... <br> <br> ... darn wrong one (it's been a busy day so far)tag:unusuallondon.blog.co.uk,2007-02-19:/2007/02/19/sir_richard_francis_burton_s_resting_pla~1768154/#c2845681deleted user2007-02-19T18:00:30+01:002007-02-19T18:00:30+01:00Most of his texts are online and there is a good Society dedicated to him:<br> <br> http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~garsonkw/burton.html<br> <br> The Wikipedia article shows a close up of the plaque which unfortunately I can't read in your otherwise very good photograph. A truly amazing man. I can't think of anyone larger than life that could play him in a film. tag:unusuallondon.blog.co.uk,2007-02-19:/2007/02/19/sir_richard_francis_burton_s_resting_pla~1768154/#c2845601layreader18102007-02-19T17:50:17+01:002007-02-19T17:50:17+01:00B) Yes I'm surprised they haven't made a film of his life.tag:unusuallondon.blog.co.uk,2007-02-19:/2007/02/19/sir_richard_francis_burton_s_resting_pla~1768154/#c2845585layreader18102007-02-19T17:48:59+01:002007-02-19T17:48:59+01:00B) After seeing the Karma Sutra and The Arabian Nights maybe she thought it was dangerous as well :)tag:unusuallondon.blog.co.uk,2007-02-19:/2007/02/19/sir_richard_francis_burton_s_resting_pla~1768154/#c2845444normalguy2007-02-19T17:32:39+01:002007-02-19T17:32:39+01:00what an incredible mantag:unusuallondon.blog.co.uk,2007-02-19:/2007/02/19/sir_richard_francis_burton_s_resting_pla~1768154/#c2845259deleted user2007-02-19T17:13:09+01:002007-02-19T17:13:09+01:00Fascinating man, I read his biography recently. His wife destroyed most of his papers and unfinished works thinking them too rude for the public.