https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/06/06/beating-the-bounds-at-the-tower-of-london/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:12:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/06/06/beating-the-bounds-at-the-tower-of-london/#comment-19124 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:12:51 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=33957#comment-19124 i love the idea that it is a small village, with its medieval boundaries held firmly in mind. the idea of a city as a pentimento, with layers of architecture, visible, and invisible. it tickles me too that the boy scouts are now entirely cosmopolitan — with girls and asians — while maintaining the smallness.
orange juice in the crypt. indeed.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/06/06/beating-the-bounds-at-the-tower-of-london/#comment-18947 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 06:17:52 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=33957#comment-18947 A lovely post, as usual.

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