tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post6214370251088234749..comments2023-11-26T23:24:15.748-08:00Comments on Time Present and Time Past: The Wards of Old London: Fleet Street - Wordsmiths, Pubs, and an Unexpected GhostMark Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06621801968983662236noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-15504510695863075532017-01-12T19:56:47.682-08:002017-01-12T19:56:47.682-08:00I enjoy these posts so much, and will refer to the...I enjoy these posts so much, and will refer to them when I visit London later this year. Thank you.<br /><br />Just a side note: The Joshua Reynolds painting of "Blinking Sam" Samuel Johnson resides at the Huntington Library in my town, Pasadena (specifically San Marino, CA). I've visited it many times. The Huntington owns several giant Reynolds portraits, and is a must for visitors here.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16153103641379168907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-83327431599635348252017-01-11T02:15:10.861-08:002017-01-11T02:15:10.861-08:00When I first moved to London, I lived on one of th...When I first moved to London, I lived on one of the top floors of the Cheshire Cheese. There’re a HUNDRED ghost stories about that place (especially with the creepy cellar/crypt in the basement). The stuffed parrot on the ground floor that keeps moving overnight, for example.<br /><br />I spent half of one night in that building on my own when the other residents were at a party, and it was… creepy… Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-89974756933768547832017-01-09T03:35:52.342-08:002017-01-09T03:35:52.342-08:00Fascinating, Mark. Thank you so much - must make t...Fascinating, Mark. Thank you so much - must make these into a map and visit next time I'm in London Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644107939333274927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-23424227796847367532017-01-08T10:15:31.773-08:002017-01-08T10:15:31.773-08:00Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is one of my favourite Lon...Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is one of my favourite London pubs. I knew of the association with Dr Johnson, but not the other literary figures.April Mundayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147194554101708169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-4679124989568176022017-01-08T08:58:17.890-08:002017-01-08T08:58:17.890-08:00Mark, I have been following this series for some t...Mark, I have been following this series for some time; it's always interesting and I learn a lot from it. Among other things in this post, I was delighted to find out about the UCSB English Broadside Ballad Archive.<br /><br />Thank you for your outstanding series, it makes me want to revisit London.MGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791246609383761953noreply@blogger.com