Tag: london history
Camlet Moat – London’s Camelot
Camlet Moat is a quadrangular moated enclosure monument known as ‘London’s Camelot’ near the summit of Ferny Hill, located in the Trent Country Park in the London Borough of Barnet.
London’s House of the Dead – St Bride’s Charnel House
St Bride’s Church in Fleet Street is a distinctive sight on London's skyline, designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1672 after the precursor was destroyed during the Great Fire of London.
‘Murder map’ reveals medieval London’s meanest streets
Shot with an arrow during a student street brawl. Beaten to death for littering with eel skins. Stabbed by a lover with a fish-gutting knife. Shanked by a sore loser after late-night backgammon.