Charlotte Brontë was born on 21st April 1816 in Thornton, West Yorkshire. She was the eldest of the three Brontë sisters whose novels have become classics of English literature. Charlotte Bronte used the pen name Currer Bell to publish her work, her most famous novel being Jane Eyre published in 1847. Her later works include Villette and Shirley. Charlotte … More Charlotte Bronte – 21/4/1816 to 31/3/1855
Trafalgar Square by Juliamaud Trafalgar Square is a site of significant historic and cultural value. John Nash developed the area in 1812 as “a cultural space, open to the public.” In keeping with Nash’s vision that the area should be a public cultural space, the area was redeveloped and reopened in 2003 with improvements to the … More Trafalgar Square – a cultural space for the public
Trafalgar Square by Juliamaud Trafalgar Square was officially named in 1830 and is a site of significant historic and cultural value. Until the early 18th century most of the area was used as stabling for Whitehall Palace. John Nash developed the area as an “open square in the Kings Mews opposite Charing Cross” in 1812 as part … More Trafalgar Square – a cultural space for the public
Chingford Day on Saturday July 12, 1952, was in its sixth year, attracting thousands of local people and a global entertainment megastar – Walt Disney. Details of the visit can be found at http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/indepth/features/9115320.HISTORY__The_day_Disney_came_to_town/ Walt Disney was visiting Britain when he learnt about Chingford’s model railway in Ridgeway Park. He was fascinated by trains and had constructed … More In 1952 the Chingford Festival had a special visitor arrive from out of town……
This Christmas Mrs Claus had a mission. To repair the “Naughty or Nice” list before Santa found out. Background The elves had been playing on the computer and Rude Elf had accidently deleted some of Santa’s “Naughty or Nice” list. Mrs Claus set about repairing it, by sending teams of elves to find the missing … More Mission accomplished!
Well done, Lina Munro for correctly identifying that the statue (quiz question 2) can be found in St James Square. The statue in the question is the creation of Italian artist Aron Demetz. http://gazelliarthouse.com/uk/artists-view/283-ARON-DEMETZ Aron Demetz, is quoted in Culture24 as saying the “wooden cores represent a rare spirituality in a digital age.” http://www.culture24.org.uk/art/art441712 … More We have our first winner!
Agatha Christie used characteristics from several old ladies she’d visited as a child to create the inquisitive Miss Jane Marple of St. Mary Mead. She described the character as being like one of her grandmother’s friends. Miss Marple has appeared in twelve novels, and twenty short stories, including Christie’s last published novel, Sleeping Murder. Miss Jane Marple appears … More Agatha Christie – Miss Jane Marple
Raymond Chandler was born on July 23 in 1888. Raymond Chandler is best known for the character of Philip Marlowe. This tough but extremely ethical “private eye,” was the main character throughout most of his works. Although born in America, Raymond Chandler spent most of his early life in England. After studying in London, he travelled to France … More Birthday of the author of the Philip Marlowe detective stories
Agatha Christies first novel was The Mysterious Affair at Styles. The method of death in The Mysterious Affair at Styles is poison and was so well described that Agatha received an unprecedented honour for a writer of fiction – a review in the Pharmaceutical Journal. The Mysterious Affair at Styles was also the first to … More Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot
Agatha Christie, the queen of crime was born in 1890. She is the best selling female author in the world – second only to Shakespeare and The Bible. Two of her recurring detectives, Poirot and Miss Marple, have become watchwords in quality crime fiction. During her long career, Agatha wrote 80 crime novels and short … More Agatha Christie – the Queen of Crime