Monthly Archives: March 2014
14th Century Londoners were killed by the plague and buried in Charterhouse Square near the Barbican
Fourteenth century London was characterized by the presence of a plague amongst the population, known as the Black Death, which killed one in every three people living in London. In London two emergency burial grounds were dug outside the walls of the City, one at East Smithfield and one in Farringdon. In recent years excavations […]
London’s great distracted band together to subdue and project emotional pain and emptiness
Many people come to London in order to distract themselves from the emotional void and pain they feel inside of themselves. London is the right place to come to be distracted, it is full of people who want to meet others who want to be distracted, and full of distractions. It is one great big […]
Londoners are distracted
Londoners are distracted, they are not so much interested in people, than the things made by people, places that people build, sounds that people make, food that peope produce, art, money, sex. London is one great big twenty-four hour distraction, a one million course meal in a restaurant with a menu of delights. People come […]
Life of the London Lodger: the stresses of finding a place to rent in London
For many people living in London, those who cannot or chose not to buy or get a mortgage to purchase a house, then their existence, their sense of belonging is precarious, and usually challenged on a yearly basis, as the one year contract they have with their landlord comes up for renewal. In some cases […]
London’s skyline is going to be transformed in the next ten years
London’s skyline has been constantly evolving, but the next ten years is going to witness an unprecedented level of change. Over 200 tall buildings, from 20 storeys to much greater heights, are currently consented or proposed. The Guardian has an interactive graphic showing how London’s skyline is going to be transformed by the erection of […]
Which tree is most common in London?
Platanus Plane is the most popular tree in London. The ten most popular trees in London are: 1 Platanus Plane 2 Tilia Lime 3 Acer Maple 4 Prunus Cherry 5 Carpinus Hornbeam 6 Betula Birch 7 Sorbus Rowan / Whitebeam 8 Quercus Oak 9 Broadleaf (other) 10 Magnolia Magnolia A recent report on trees in London […]
Algerians’ experience of London
Algeria has long been a contested land, usually contested by colonial powers who wanted to take advantage of the trading that could be secured by establishing ports along the Mediterranean coast. Between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries Moors, Spaniards and the Ottoman Empire fought each other to establish trading posts along the Mediterranean coast. In […]
Why is London’s most expensive street turning into a slum?
The London housing bubble: investment and speculation London’s house prices have risen because financiers and bankers, within and beyond London, have invested in London either to keep their money safe or speculatively expecting the market to pay good dividends. Investment With increasing demand for housing and a strong economy attracting people into it, the […]
In London, Somali children throw themselves in front of trains to obliterate the pain of their lives
In London Somali children, who are sent alone by their parents to live in the Big Smoke, throw themselves in front of trains and attempts other forms of suicide, to deal with the pain of life. Somali parents living in Somalia were concerned about the future of their children, given the experience of permanent conflict between groups […]
Ravish London 