Domestic rubble (for a change)
Good end to a hectic week….
I spent yesterday afternoon with Shadow Minister for London Bob Neill MP looking at the proposed World Heritage site in Bromley where Darwin did much of his research.
One of the best things about living in London is discovering interesting places where you’d least expect them. In the space of two hours we saw Darwin’s bog – where he studied carniverous plants, Wilberforce’s Oak tree where William Wilberforce declared war on the slave trade. the remains of a 2,000 year old hill fort and a wonderful medievel tile kiln only discovered relatively recently when someone fell into it!
It takes a trained eye to see these embankments for what they were – the ancient ramparts of a 2,000 year old hill fort.
Some of the tiles still have the finger prints of the men who made them imprinted on the surfaces.
Follwed an eventful day with a splendid evening at the National Theatre – The Pitmen Painters is a very entertaining play, and superbly acted.