Caroline
@carolinelondon.bsky.social
London history, places of interest, random historical things.
Author of (currently neglected) Caroline's Miscellany: https://carolineld.blogspot.com
Author of (currently neglected) Caroline's Miscellany: https://carolineld.blogspot.com
Colour on Albert Bridge
Albert Bridge in colour
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
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December 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Colour on Albert Bridge
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The Millbank Estate and Millbank Penitentiary. From a notorious prison to an early 20th century housing estate, explored in my blog post at alondoninheritance.com/london-build...
December 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The Millbank Estate and Millbank Penitentiary. From a notorious prison to an early 20th century housing estate, explored in my blog post at alondoninheritance.com/london-build...
A fantastic little milestone, but where is it?
All is explained...
All is explained...
A long way from home - in Bronte country
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
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December 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A fantastic little milestone, but where is it?
All is explained...
All is explained...
This week's blog post: Battle Abbey's old, old stones
Weathered and worn: Battle Abbey's stones
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
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November 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This week's blog post: Battle Abbey's old, old stones
A dramatic entrance!
An extraordinary entrance
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
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November 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A dramatic entrance!
A look at the posters in everyone's favourite ghost station - and why they keep changing
Aldwych Station posters: truth or lie?
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
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November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
A look at the posters in everyone's favourite ghost station - and why they keep changing
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Discover 100 European railway stations! London is well represented...
Railway stations! A hundred of them!
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
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October 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Discover 100 European railway stations! London is well represented...
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2 years ago I worked on a project to restore a 1920s WHS railway station bookstall. It was in pieces & in a bad state. A colleague & I found old photos of it in the WHS archive at @themerl.bsky.social which helped the restoration work. Look at it now👇 Full story www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
September 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
2 years ago I worked on a project to restore a 1920s WHS railway station bookstall. It was in pieces & in a bad state. A colleague & I found old photos of it in the WHS archive at @themerl.bsky.social which helped the restoration work. Look at it now👇 Full story www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Looking for something quirky or unusual to do in London? I've updated my page of suggestions!
Unusual London visits
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
carolineld.blogspot.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Looking for something quirky or unusual to do in London? I've updated my page of suggestions!
Discover 100 European railway stations! London is well represented...
Railway stations! A hundred of them!
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
carolineld.blogspot.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Discover 100 European railway stations! London is well represented...
Reposted by Caroline
This week's post is a fun postbox curiosity!
PostBoxTree
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
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July 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
This week's post is a fun postbox curiosity!
This week's post is a fun postbox curiosity!
PostBoxTree
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
carolineld.blogspot.com
July 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
This week's post is a fun postbox curiosity!
Ghost signs for the Palais de Danse survived until 2012!
July 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Ghost signs for the Palais de Danse survived until 2012!
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Jul 1930: Ovaltine ad
«OVALTINE' Served COLD»
«OVALTINE' Served COLD»
July 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Jul 1930: Ovaltine ad
«OVALTINE' Served COLD»
«OVALTINE' Served COLD»
This may be the perfect weather to read about a Bedouin tent in West London!
(Spoiler: not a real tent)
(Spoiler: not a real tent)
A Bedouin tent in West London
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
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July 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This may be the perfect weather to read about a Bedouin tent in West London!
(Spoiler: not a real tent)
(Spoiler: not a real tent)
Reposted by Caroline
On this day in 1947 the Central Line extended from North Acton to Greenford, opening three new stations designed by architect Brian Lewis. Originally drawn up before WWII, the stations were not completed until afterwards, by which time Lewis had returned to his native Australia
June 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
On this day in 1947 the Central Line extended from North Acton to Greenford, opening three new stations designed by architect Brian Lewis. Originally drawn up before WWII, the stations were not completed until afterwards, by which time Lewis had returned to his native Australia
Did you try my 'where in London' photo quiz? If so, the answers are here!
Mysterious metalwork quiz: answers
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
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June 30, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Did you try my 'where in London' photo quiz? If so, the answers are here!
Distract yourself from the heat with a London photo quiz!
Mysterious metalwork quiz: where was I?
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
carolineld.blogspot.com
June 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Distract yourself from the heat with a London photo quiz!
Fancy a little picture quiz? Try to identify these London places!
Mysterious metalwork quiz: where was I?
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
carolineld.blogspot.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Fancy a little picture quiz? Try to identify these London places!
Five bits of London metalwork - can you identify where they are?
Mysterious metalwork quiz: where was I?
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
carolineld.blogspot.com
June 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Five bits of London metalwork - can you identify where they are?
This week's blog post found a lion at Waterloo Station. Next week's is coming tomorrow...
Surprise lion!
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
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June 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This week's blog post found a lion at Waterloo Station. Next week's is coming tomorrow...
Chester has a new statue!
Chester's newest statue: Thomas Brassey
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
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June 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Chester has a new statue!
My latest post is a brief history of road surfaces!
Wooden paving in Paris
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
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May 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
My latest post is a brief history of road surfaces!
Reposted by Caroline
This week's blog post has animals galore!
An abundance of animals
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
carolineld.blogspot.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This week's blog post has animals galore!
This week's blog post has animals galore!
An abundance of animals
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park
carolineld.blogspot.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This week's blog post has animals galore!