Month: May 2017

Percy and Mary Shelley took possession of their new home at Marlow in March 1817. So this year is the bicentenary of their summer in Marlow. Albion House in West Street was to be their home for a year although at the time they intended to stay longer having purchased a 21 year lease. They employed […]

Letter in The Times today NEW LONDON BRIDGE Sir, Whatever the case for a Garden Bridge (News, Apr 29, leading article, Apr 29; letters May 1), a better idea might be a reconstruction of the medieval Old London Bridge. Surmounted by rows of shops, it would produce a stream of rental income. Its picturesque appearance, […]