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Ok so I attempted a walk today, but it was sooo hot, and I don't know how, but I got seduced by a pub!πŸ™„

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Nathaniel Bentley (c. 1735–1809), commonly known as Dirty Dick, was an 18th-century merchant who owned a hardware shop and warehouse in London, and is one person who is considered as a possible inspiration for Miss Havisham in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations after he refused to wash following the death of his fiancΓ©e on their wedding day

Bentley had been quite a dandy in his youth, but following the death of his fiancΓ©e on their wedding day he refused to wash or clean and for the rest of his life lived in squalor. His house and warehouse shop became so filthy that he became a celebrity of dirt. Any letter addressed to "The Dirty Warehouse, London" would be delivered to Bentley. He stopped trading in 1804. The warehouse was later demolished.

A pub on Bishopsgate which Bentley once owned changed its name from The Old Jerusalem to Dirty Dick's, and recreated the look of Bentley's warehouse shop.

The contents, including cobwebs and dead cats, were originally a part of the cellar bar, but have now been tidied to a glass display case ( photo bottom right).

12.30 and very few people in the pub, the last time I visited Dirty Dicks was 50 years ago, and then, it still had the cobwebs and wierd stuff in every corner!. Will try and find more interesting places when the heat dies down πŸ™‚x

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Wow! That's a very interesting and informative walk/outing. We had a place out here a long time ago called Roy's Place. It was a bar and sandwich place, but finally closed. It was in the Olde Town part of my City/County. The names of the sandwiches had very interesting and funny names! :-)

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πŸ˜πŸ‘ Hope you are well today, Leah x

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Doing good! Staying here in the house and seeing if we get any rain this afternoon. You doing okay today?

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Yes fine, thank you, It is so hot here at the moment, they do say thunder storms are on the way, but who in this world believes a weather forecaster. I'd be more likely to believe Marnie22 is 29!! 😁😁x

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Yes, it's hot here, too and very sunny, so the forecasters may not be right. One day recently, they said it was suppose to rain at the hours closer to 12 noon and 1 pm, but it showed up closer to 10 am that day! Very odd how they think they know so much and they keep getting it wrong! :-)

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We had thunder storm last night in the early hours. It didn't wake me because I was awake!! Now there's a surprise πŸ˜‚

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You must have some sleep!, are you like me and toss and turn all night and then go to sleep at 5/6 a.m.

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No. Usually one hour or less due to pain. It did ease off a little this afternoon so I managed a couple of hours sleep!! I know when this happens it will come back with avengence!!

Just sleep when you can.

I took ill health retirement 2 years ago. My boss was brilliant and tried everything but in the end it had to be. It took me a long time to accept it but I know she was right. I've stayed in touch with Lindsay and my many friends from work. I'm very lucky to have a great support network of family and friends and of course all of you on here.

It's our Pearl wedding anniversary in September and I couldn't have wished for a better husband, his name's David. Our sons Mike and Ian have lovely girlfriends Alannah and Chantelle respectively. They are all fantastic!! Take care and stay safe Lynne

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It's so lovely that you have such a supportive family around you Lynne. Stay safe and try and sleep tonight, you never know you might miss Activity's competition and give somebody else a chance!!πŸ˜πŸ‘β™₯️

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Yes, I'm very lucky πŸ‘πŸ˜‰

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Are you taking my name in vain again?! 😠🌸

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Marnie, Marnie, would I do that to you !πŸ‘πŸ™„πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡πŸ˜‡xx

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Yes. You would. 😱🌸

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Marnie (29) you are my Cleopatra and I your Mark Anthony, trouble is we both ended up bleeding dead!! Xx

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Many hundreds of years ago I saw Judi Dench and Anthony Hopkins in Anthony and Cleopatra at the National Theatre. It was wonderful. I love Judi Dench! πŸ˜€πŸŒΈ

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1985sh both great actors xx

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Yes, I was at university as a 'mature student,' studying English language and literature starting in '85. I was at Southampton and it was a student trip to London. Wasn't mature then. Still not. 😁🌸

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So do I but unfortunately didnt see that production.I saw the Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman one at the NT and it was awful.The audience laughed when Antony died!I was very disappointed as I was expecting it to be excellent.

Btw my hubby works with someone called Mark Anthony.His nickname-Cleopatra☺

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Oh dear! That sounds tragic in completely the wrong way!

I do love the nickname thing! 😁🌸

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yes, good isn't it? I suppose they could have called him Caesar but Cleopatra's funnier.

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πŸ‘πŸ˜‰yes he would!! Xxxx

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I was being nice to you young lady, you better decide who's side you are on ! Look I'm mature, well, well mature!, and Marnie is a stripling 29 year old. πŸ˜‡βš˜xx

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🀣us ladies have to stick together!! At least you called me young!! You aren't a bad old stick 🀣(sorry, honest!)

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😁⚘xx

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Do you mean mature like a cheese? Even after all those showers? I am glad we haven't progressed to scratch 'n sniff over the internet! 😡🌸

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Sorry Marnie I fell asleepπŸ™‚x

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😴😴😴😴😴😴🌸

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Xx

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Lucky you!! I'm happy you got some sleep I wouldn't wish anyone to have the sort of nights I have. I actually swore tonight when I was reading and I never swear, only bloody and that's it!! It's really getting me down but I'm trying to stay positive πŸ‘πŸ˜Š

Hope you and yours are ok.

Take care and stay safe Lynne

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It's interesting to read about the history of this pub.I've walked past it often but never been inside.Thanks for sharing.

This heat is getting a bit too much now-ironic given that we should have been going to Italy tomorrow.But that's different!

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My third cold shower today!!😬xx

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Which part of Italy are you going to visit?

I usually live close to Modena (Emilia Romagna) but now I am in Tuscany at the seaside...i hope you’ll enjoy your holidays here!

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We go to Lake Garda- Garda town. We have been going there for 23 years and we love it. It suits me because it is flat so I can walk around easily. We have got to know the hotel owner and his family as well as some of the regular guests so it feels like home.Sadly we can't go this year as our flights were cancelled -and in any case, as I have just finished shielding I didn't want to risk the airports! I would have been confident to go to Italy. I keep thinking- about now we would have been landing at Verona airport!!!

Oh well- I will just have to buy a bottle of Aperol and make my own spritz!

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The Covid situation here is quite under control (at the moment🀞), but it’s better to avoid airports and flights this year. So see you next year😁!

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I hope so! I am very pleased for you , you and your country that it's under control. And hopefully it will continue to be so.

To next year!😊🍸

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Very interesting. Have you been to the Blue Posts In Soho? They have a really good band on a Sunday night called the fallen hero’s. (Well until lockdown!) Ali

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No I haven't Ali, Will definitely have a wander try it out. πŸ™‚πŸ‘xx

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Really fascinating Bazzak. πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘

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To be fair to the pub, they were very covid aware. Name and mobile number taken, hand sanitizer, only table service and no cash, just card. It sounds slightly over the top, but to be fair to them they are protecting themselves and you!. And the staff couldn't have been more friendly. Xx

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Sounds slightly ott but to be honest I'd rather have it that way.I've only been in one cafe locally that took my name and phone no.Some places don't even have a screen in front of the till.

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Hope you and hubby are well darling, I think I took on too many ladies with the posts yesterday !!πŸ˜πŸ™‰πŸ˜πŸ™‰xx

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We're fine thanks ,although he works in a factory so its not great for him at the moment!

Yes I think you probably did-but it was funny😊

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Yes, it wasπŸ˜‚πŸ€£

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Regarding being Covid aware, story in my paper, about a waiter in Paris (he was described as being "Insouciant" I had to look it up, rather a Gaelic shrug). He was serving to a table outside the restaurant, gloves and face mask, saw 4 friends going by, he then removed face mask, gave each friend a kiss on each cheek, replaced mask and went back to work!! Still better than the Celtic footballer, who went on holiday to Spain, did not tell anyone and did not isolate.

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Insouciant what a lovely word I have know idea what it means, but just the sound of it brings up pictures of Marnie!!

Marnie it's tongue in cheek !!! β™₯️

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I am not sure whether to feel complimented or offended - a situation that is familiar to me with your posts Bazzak....... πŸ™„πŸŒΈ

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Unbelievable!!! People like this do get me angry!! I'm not someone who gets angry ver often 🀬🀬

Hope you are well.

Take care and stay safe Lynne

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Hi Barry! Seduced by a pub!! Well I never!! Defo too hot for walking, I was so grateful for the aircon at work today! I like a good story about a pub's history. xx

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Do you like ghost stories?, I went to one before but they didn't open till 12, not only the ghost but Madonna, Wellington and a few others were regulars! Xx

Very interesting, I love anything history related

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I'm just surprised that you got out. I thought they might have shoved you in the cabinet as one of their curiosities......πŸ˜€πŸŒΈ

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Did you see that mummified cat ? Yuk

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Poor little puddy tat. 😌🌸

Went there many years ago and was surprised that people were invited to stick chewing gum or anything else to the wall! From your photos it certainly looks like it's been cleaned up, I'd forgotten that place until I saw your post! Brave of you, out walking in that heat yesterday! Take care

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The chewing gum thing sounds gross! 😝,🌸

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This place had to be seen to be believed, no health and hygiene guidelines in thereπŸ˜‚

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*SHUDDER* 😝🌸

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But it was an experience, you must agree 😁x

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It really was, and so dark in there you didn't know what or who you might walk into😱

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Doing any walking today Bazzak?

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Yes, but only the park now, I am back to looking after my grandson (3) . I have get the the train, pick him up bring him home, off to the park, then entertain him till I take him home at 6. I'm shattered at moment!!.πŸ™‚xx

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Grandparenting is very rewarding.,but can be exhausting I know! We've got 17, lock downs been a revelation of peace and quiet for meπŸ˜‚Take care, enjoy your time with him x

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We probably past each other in the darkness. 😁x

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Thanks for the history lesson! Good for you for escaping the heat in such an interesting place. Hope you enjoyed it!

All best,

Kathleen

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Wow! Loving your walking posts, so interesting. I’m sure you enjoyed the beer πŸ˜‰. Thank you. πŸ™‚

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Thank you. That is really interesting. I love your history walks.

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Sensible man finding an interesting pub to cool down. I thrive on thse snippets of past lives.

I'm not going outdoors until this evening when I may feel up to painting a flower trough.

Cheers xx

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How did painting the flowertrough go?

Picture of finished product please

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Sounds like that pint hurtled out of the door and took you hostage!

Loved seeing the photos and learning about the history.

Hope you enjoyed that cool ,refreshing looking beverage......

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I had two shsss

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Hello Bazzak

Very interesting and of course I was interested in what there was inside the pub as well. Was the pint any good?

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The pint (pints) were lovely Dee and the airconditioning was πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

I loved that little bit of history but I wondered what his bride die from? Wish I was there I could go for a nice pint of Boddingtons

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Good evening Barry

Just a quick message. You mentioned the other day that you had thought of going to see Hampton Court Palace by rail, I see that there is a programme at 8.00pm tonight on Channel 4.

You may have been, l am not sure? If not l thought it a good opportunity for you to do some research.

Best wishes, Tim.

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Will check it out,

Cheers Tim

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That was really interesting !

Thank you Tim

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Yes, we watched the programme, a very interesting history lesson and what an incredible building.

You could spend a month there and still not see everything that is just on the surface.

Have a wonderful day tomorrow Barry.

Best wishes, Tim.

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The place has character, I'm pleased such places were lucky to survive the war or spared from bad post war planning, where they pulled down such buildings to build brutalist concrete carbuncles .

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