St Katharine's Dock

Walking London to Walsingham Day 1

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December 9th 2023
It is Saturday May 6th 2023 and I am aboard a train bound for London. My fellow passengers are mainly families and groups of friends going to celebrate the coronation of King Charles. I however once we spill out onto the platform at Kings Cross station head to the heart of the old city just a stones throw from London Bridge and the monument to the Great Fire of 1666, to the church of St Magnus the ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more