Category Archives: Historic London

Eating in Georgian London: How to Buy Meat and Poultry, Sample Menus and Much Much More

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Susanna

It’s time for another exciting installment from The London Adviser and Guide!  Today we will learn how to purchase meat and poultry in Georgian London. To break up the text, I’m inserting images of course settings from various cookbooks from … Continue reading →

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Buying Bread and Milk in 18th and 19th Century London

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Susanna

“The cry of ‘Milk’ or the rattle of the milk-pail, will never cease to be heard in our streets. There can be no reservoirs of milk, no pipes through which it flows into the houses. The more extensive the great … Continue reading →

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In Search of Almack’s

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Susanna

The other evening, I was browsing through old books and periodicals, when I stumbled across an article on Almack’s in “The Illustrated London News,” 1843.  The text was hopelessly blurred and had run off the edge of the scanner. I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Getting Taxed to Death in Georgian London, Finding a Good Water Company and Emptying Your Privy

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Susanna

I’m sorry the blog has been silent for the last several days. I’ve been  partying in Phoenix with my writer friend Tina Whittle to celebrate the release of her new book from Poisoned Pen Press titled Darker Than Any Shadow. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in The London Adviser and Guide (Georgian) | 6 Comments

Ladies’ Prison Associations – Women in Newgate Prison 1812 – 1827

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Susanna

The other day I came across an interesting book concerning the reform of the women’s wards at Newgate Prison as started by the Quaker reformer Elizabeth Fry and the Ladies’ Prison Association. This book led me on an interesting thread through … Continue reading →

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