1940-1949
The Following article by Matthew Sweet appeared in the Observer Magazine on 30th October 2011. It's certainly a fascinating read for anyone interested in the history of The Savoy (and other London hotels) and experiences on the Strand during the second world war.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2011/oct/30/sex-politics-spying-londons...
Composed by Michael Caines, runner-up of the Cosmo Davenport-Hines Poetry Prize.
Your three islands
You lose your language in the church:
A stillness island, traffic-bordered. Read more »
I found this aerial Hotel Metropole postcard on a stamps auction website. It dates the postcard 1948. The Strand may be found in the top right hand corner.
Old London Street Scene (1899) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-5Ts_i164c Read more »
It is such an interesting area. I became familiar with part of it through worshipping at St. Martin's since 1946 when in London, and then regularly from 1952, and from working at 13 King Street from 1958 to the early 70s. We used to joke that we should print on our letter heading a taxi address - Moss Bros. Read more »
Photograph of Zoology laboratory with Professor Mackinnon at King’s College London during World War Two
King's College London Archives (Ref: K/PH6/4/20), 6 October 1943, black and white photograph taken by Hulton Press Ltd for ‘Picture Post’, depicting Prof Doris L Mackinnon, Professor of Zoology, talking to a student in the Zoology Hons. Laboratory.
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Photograph of students in the Women’s Common Room at King’s College London during World War Two
King's College London Archives (Ref: K/PH6/4/5), 6 October 1943, black and white photograph taken by Hulton Press Ltd for ‘Picture Post’, showing female students studying in the Women’s Common Room.
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Photograph of Sheila Harris on a bicycle, from issue of ‘The Illustrated’ women's magazine
King's College London Archives (Ref: K/PBN/1/4), 26 June 1948, black and white photograph of Sheila Harris on a bicycle in London.
Click here to find out more about Sheila Harris.
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Photograph of Sheila Harris having lunch at cafe, from issue of ‘The Illustrated’ women's magazine
King's College London Archives (Ref: K/PBN/1/4), 26 June 1948, black and white photograph of Sheila Harris having lunch at a café on the embankment under Charing Cross Bridge.
Click here to find out more about Sheila Harris.
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