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Hounslow Heath was originally part of the Forest of Middlesex, extending as far west as Heathrow, and south to Bushy… READ MORE
Eelbrook (variously also spelt as Hillebrook, Hellbrook, etc) Common in Fulham was open marshy land for centuries, Fulham people grazed… READ MORE
“From the most distant part of the metropolis they can ride in the omnibus, for sixpence, to the Hippodrome…’ “As… READ MORE
NB: Update to this post (July 2020): since this was published the application for the controversial Waterworks Festival was refused… READ MORE
November 11th – long before Armistice Day, this was a date associated with the asserting of common rights… Known as… READ MORE
“Memorandum that in ye yeares of our Lord 1614 and 1615 we had many troubles and suites concerning our common… READ MORE
“Before this time the inhabitants of the towns about London, ‘Iseldon’, Hoxton, Shoresditch, and others, had so inclosed the common… READ MORE
In the middle ages, Neat House Fields was an open space, lying to the rear of and around modern Victoria… READ MORE
Enfield Chase was an ancient royal hunting ground some nine miles outside London to the north. Its many acres comprised… READ MORE
Wanstead Flats is the southernmost portion of Epping Forest in Wanstead, East London. Epping Forest itself is a a remnant of the once extensive… READ MORE
"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
~ Rogers Hornsby
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