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PENNYGREEN’SLONDON

AguidetothelocationsinthePennyGreenVictorianMystery

Series

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Table of Contents

Central London ............................................................................................................ 5ReadingRoom,TheBritishMuseum,Bloomsbury......................................................................................5TheMuseumTavern,Bloomsbury.....................................................................................................................5RussellSquare,Bloomsbury..................................................................................................................................5MidlandGrandHotel,King’sCross.....................................................................................................................6EustonStation.............................................................................................................................................................6TheatreRoyal,DruryLane,CoventGarden....................................................................................................6FleetStreet....................................................................................................................................................................7YeOldeCheshireCheese,FleetStreet...............................................................................................................7Twiningsteashop,TheStrand.............................................................................................................................7StBartholomew’sHospital,WestSmithfield.................................................................................................8StGiles............................................................................................................................................................................8BowStreetPoliceStationandMagistrate’sCourt.......................................................................................9HammamTurkishBaths,JermynStreet..........................................................................................................9BurlingtonArcade,Piccadilly...............................................................................................................................9StJames’sSquare....................................................................................................................................................10EastIndiaClub,StJames’sSquare...................................................................................................................10ScotlandYard,Whitehall.....................................................................................................................................10IndiaOffice,Whitehall..........................................................................................................................................10TheRoyalAquarium,Westminster.................................................................................................................11HydePark...................................................................................................................................................................11HydeParkGate........................................................................................................................................................11KensingtonCourt,Kensington..........................................................................................................................11NaturalHistoryMuseum,SouthKensington..............................................................................................12City of London ............................................................................................................ 13CityofLondonpoliceheadquarters,OldJewry.........................................................................................13MiltonStreet.............................................................................................................................................................13ChangeAlley..............................................................................................................................................................13TowerSubway..........................................................................................................................................................14South London ............................................................................................................. 15Astley’sAmphitheatre,Lambeth......................................................................................................................15LondonNecropolisRailway,CemeteryStation,Waterloo....................................................................15TheRoyalVauxhallTavern,Lambeth............................................................................................................15StThomas’sHospital,Lambeth.........................................................................................................................15RoyalDoultonPottery,Lambeth......................................................................................................................16GonsalvaRoad,Battersea....................................................................................................................................16StMaryMagdalenChurch,Bermondsey.......................................................................................................16TheCrystalPalace,Sydenham...........................................................................................................................16WestNorwoodCemetery....................................................................................................................................17ChislehurstCaves,Chislehurst..........................................................................................................................17East London ............................................................................................................... 18CommericalStreetpolicestation.....................................................................................................................18WestIndiaDocks,IsleofDogs...........................................................................................................................18North London ............................................................................................................. 18HighgateCemetery,Highgate............................................................................................................................18

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ParliamentHill,Hampstead...............................................................................................................................18Map ........................................................................................................................... 19

The Penny Green Victorian Mystery Series ................................................................. 20Limelight.....................................................................................................................................................................20TheRookery..............................................................................................................................................................20TheMaid’sSecret....................................................................................................................................................20TheInventor.............................................................................................................................................................21CurseofthePoppy.................................................................................................................................................21TheBermondseyPoisoner..................................................................................................................................21AnUnwelcomeGuest............................................................................................................................................22

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Central London

Reading Room, The British Museum, Bloomsbury Penny,likemanyjournalistsatthetime,carriesoutherresearchinthereadingroom.It’slocatedintheBritishMuseumwhichwasfoundedintheeighteenthcentury,thecurrentbuildingwasconstructedin1854.TheiconiccircularreadingroomwaspartoftheBritishLibrarywithinthemuseumandwasinusefor140years:from1857until1997.Duringthattimeitwasalsousedafilminglocationandhasbeenreferencedinmanyworksoffiction.WhentheBritishLibrarymovedtoanewlocationin1997,thereadingroomwas

restoredandsubsequentlyusedforexhibitionspacebutithasbeenclosedsince2014.It’sbeenrecentlyannouncedthatitwillreopenanddisplaysomeofthemuseum’spermanentcollections,butit’snotclearwhenthatwillbe.

Featuresin:thewholePennyGreenseries.Canyouvisitit?YoucanadmireitfromtheoutsidewhenyouvisittheBritish

Museum.

The Museum Tavern, Bloomsbury OppositeTheBritishMuseumistheMuseumTavernwherePennyandJamesenjoyadrinktogetherfromtimetotime.It’sawell-preservedVictorianpubandmuchofthecurrentpub(includingitsname)datesbackto1855.ApubwasfirstbuiltonthissiteintheeighteenthcenturyCelebritydrinkersherearesaidtohaveincludedArthurConanDoyleandKarlMarx.

Featuresin:thewholePennyGreenseries.Canyouvisitit?Yes,goandhaveadrinkthere.

Russell Square, Bloomsbury Thissquarewaslaidoutin1804andtakesitsnamefromthesurnameoftheEarlsandDukesofBedfordwhodevelopedthearea.Manyoftheoriginalinhabitantswerewealthymeninthelegalprofession.

ThesedaysRussellSquareisapopulargreenspaceincentralLondonwithacafe,fountainandoneofLondon'sgreencabmanshelterswhichwerebuiltacrossthecitybetween1875and1914.

Featuresin:TheInventor.Canyouvisitit?Yes.

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Midland Grand Hotel, King’s Cross ThisbreathtakinglybeautifulgothicbuildingopenedastheluxuryMidlandGrandHotelatStPancrasstationinthe1870s.However,whenthetwentiethcenturyarriveditbegantofalloutoffavourwithguestsastheroomshadnobathrooms.Thehotelfellderelictinthe1980sandsatemptyformanyyearsuntilaredevelopmentandareopeningin2011.It’snowtheupmarketStPancrasRenaissanceLondonHotel.

Featuresin:Limelight.Canyouvisitit?Yes.

Euston Station Thisonceimpressiverailwaystationopenedin1837.Itwasnotableforitsbeautiful,classicallystyledGreatHallinwhichastatueofGeorgeStephenson-whotheVictorianscalled'FatherofRailways'–oncestood.AttheentrancetothestationstoodEustonArchwhichwasalarge,impressivestructurebuiltofsandstone.

Thestationwasdemolishedandredevelopedinthe1960stotheupsetofmany.ThebrokenuppiecesofEustonArchwereusedtolinethebottomofacanalinEastLondon.Anumberofthepieceswereraisedfromthecanalin2009andplansarebeingdiscussedtohavethearchrebuiltaspartofanupgradeofEustonstationin2026.

Featuresin:TheInventor,TheBermondseyPoisoner.Canyouvisitit?Theoriginalbuildingshaveallgone,butthestatueofGeorge

StephensonandthegatesfromEustonArchareondisplayattheNationalRailwayMuseuminYorkinthenorthofEngland.

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Covent Garden TheTheatreRoyalgoesbackalongway.Thefirsttheatrewasbuiltonthissiteinthe1660s,thecurrentbuildingisthefourthversionandopenedover200yearsagoin1812.TheghostsofCharlesMacklinandJoeyGrimaldi–whichworryPennyduringhervisits–aresaidtohauntthetheatre.TheVictorianslovedtheirghoststoriesasyouknow!

Featuresin:Limelight.Canyouvisitit?Yes.

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Fleet Street PublishingbeganinFleetStreetinthe1500sandbythetwentiethcenturythestreetwasthehuboftheBritishpress.Bythe1980sthenewspaperindustrywasoutgrowingtheold,crampedofficesonFleetStreetandmostpublicationsbeganleavingforlarger,moremodernpremises.Thelastjournalistsleftin2016whentheSundayPostcloseditsoffice.

FleetStreet’schurch,StBrides,retainsitsstrongassociationwithjournalism.Thejournalistsmayhavegonebutthepubsandbarstheyoncefrequentedarestillpopularwithworkersandtourists.

Featuresin:thewholePennyGreenseries.Canyouvisitit?Yes.

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street YeOldeCheshireCheesepubwasafavouritewithFleetStreetjournalistsformanyyears.Thepubisstillpopularandretainsitsseventeenthcenturycharmandcellarswhichdatefromthethirteenthcentury.Thegloomy,warren-likepubhascountedliteraryfiguressuchasCharlesDickens,ArthurConanDoyleandAlfredTennysonamongitsregulars.ManypubsinLondonliketoclaimDickenswasaregular-butinthecaseofYeOldeCheshireCheeseI'minclinedtobelieveit.

Featuresin:TheRookery.Canyouvisitit?Yes,goandhaveabeerthere.

Twinings tea shop, The Strand Thisshophasbeeninitscurrentlocationforoverthreehundredyears.ThomasTwiningwasateamerchantwhobeganservingteainhiscoffeeshopatthebeginningofthe18thcentury.TwiningsteaisabrandwhichisstillgoingstrongtodayandhasheldaRoyalWarrantsincethecompanybegansupplyingQueenVictoriawithteain1837-ithassuppliedeverymonarchsince.JaneAustenapparentlywroteinherdiarythathermothersenthertoLondontobuyTwiningstea.TwiningsisLondon’slongeststandingratepayerwiththecompanyhavingoccupiedthesamesiteonTheStrandsince1706.

Featuresin:AnUnwelcomeGuest.Canyouvisitit?Yes,goandhaveacupofteathere.

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St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield Thishospitalremainsonthesiteitwasfoundedoninthetwelfthcenturyandsomeofthecurrentbuildingsdatebacktotheeighteenthcentury.Bart’shasalong-heldreputationforteachingandresearch,buildingsforthemedicalschoolwereconstructedinthenineteenthcenturyandamongthesewasthepathologymuseum.

ThesedaysthepathologymuseumatBart’sisnowprofessionallycuratedandopentothepublic.

Featuresin:TheInventor.Canyouvisitit?Yes,checkthemuseumopeningtimesbeforeyouturnup.

St Giles StGilesRookeryoccupiedanareaofLondonwhichisnowpartofmoderndayHolborn,CoventGardenandthetheatredistrictinLondon’sWestEnd.ItwasalreadybecominganovercrowdedpovertystrickenareaintheseventeenthcenturyandbythefirsthalfofthenineteenthcenturyitwasoneoftheworstslumsinBritain.WilliamHogarthimmortalisedthearea’slawlessnessanddepravityinaseriesofetchings,oneofthebestknownbeingGinLane.BythelatenineteenthcenturyVictoriansocialreformandphilanthropyhad

gainedstrongmomentumandattemptsweremadetoclearandrebuildLondon’sslums.AreassuchasStGilesattractedmanyfromthemiddle-classeswhoeitherwishedtohelptheinhabitantsortourthepovertystrickenstreetsoutofcuriosity.Evangelicalmissionariesbeganestablishingthemselvesinslumdistrictsfromthe

1830sonwardsandbytheendofthenineteenthcenturytherewerehundredsofmissionarieshelpingslumdwellerswithpracticalneedsaswellasspiritual.ThechurchofStGiles-in-the-Fieldswasrebuiltintheeighteenthcenturyandstill

standstoday.SevenDialshasretaineditslayoutandcharacterdespitesomeredevelopment,andNealStreetisapopularshoppingstreetintheCoventGardenarea.Neal’sYard,famousfortheorganicbeautycompanywhichusesitsname,providesagoodideaofhowthenarrowcrookedstreetswouldhaveoncelooked.Althoughthesedaysthebuildingsarebrightlycolouredandhousetrendyeateriesandboutiques.

Featuresin:TheRookeryCanyouvisitit?Someofthestreetsremainbuttheareahaschanged

significantly.

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Bow Street Police Station and Magistrate’s Court Themagistrate’scourtwasestablishedin1740inwhatwasthenacrime-riddenarea.ItbecamehometoLondon’sfirstpoliceforce,theBowStreetRunnersin1749.Inthe1830sthenewMetropolitanPoliceServicebuiltastationonthesiteandanewmagistrate’scourtopenedin1881.FamousandvarieddefendantshereincludedOscarWilde,theKrayTwins,DrCrippen,BertandRussell,GeneralPinochetandEmmelineandChristabelPankhurst.Thecourtclosedin2006andthebuildingstillstandsoppositeCoventGarden’s

RoyalOperaHouse.Atthetimeofwriting,thebuildingisreportedlybeingredevelopedintoahotelandpolicemuseumbyaQatariinvestmentfirm.

Featuresin:TheRookery,AnUnwelcomeGuest.Canyouvisitit?Yes,youcanviewitfromthestreet.

Hammam Turkish Baths, Jermyn Street AvisittothebathswasnotonlyapopularpastimeforVictoriansbutanecessityforatimewhenonlytheextremelywealthyhadplumbingintheirhomes.TurkishbathswereinspiredbythosefoundinTurkey,GreeceandSpainandtheLondonversionsboastedmagnificentthemedinteriors.

TheHammamTurkishBathsopenedin1862andweresaid,foratime,tobethefinestinEurope.ThepopularityofthesefacilitiesdeclinedinthetwentiethcenturyasbathroomswereinstalledinhomesandtheHammamwascompletelydestroyedbyabomblandingonJermynStreetduringtheSecondWorldWar.

Featuresin:TheBermondseyPoisoner.Canyouvisitit?No.

Burlington Arcade, Piccadilly Thisupmarketstreetopenedin1819andwasaprecursortomoderndayshoppingmalls.Itwasgivenitsownprivatepoliceforcewhichstilllooksafterthearcadetoday:theBurlingtonBeadles.Singingandwhistlingisbannedinthearcade:ruleswhichwereestablishedwhenpickpocketsfrequentedtheplaceandbrothelsweretobefoundinitsupperchambers.

Apparentlyinthemid-nineteenthcenturyMadamParsonsranabonnetshopinthearcadewhichwasafrontforabrothelinnearbyRegentStreet.MadamParsonsfacilitatedliaisonsbetweengentlemenandtheladiesanditwasonlyafterherdeaththatMadamParsonswasdiscoveredtohavebeenaman.

Featuresin:TheInventor.Canyouvisitit?Yes.

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St James’s Square ThissquarehasbeenanexclusivelocationinLondonformostofitshistory.Laidoutintheseventeenthcentury,thesquarehasbeenhometothreeprimeministers,NancyAstor,AdaLovelace(pioneeringmathematicianandLordByron'sdaughter)andGeneralEisenhower'sUKHQintheSecondWorldWar.

Thesedaystheformerlyfashionabletownhousesareoccupiedbycorporations,includingBPandRolex,afewprivatemembersclubsandtheLondonLibrary.YoucanrentanapartmentinStJames'sSquareifyoucanafford£5,000+aweekinrent!

Featuresin:CurseofthePoppy.Canyouvisitit?Yes.

East India Club, St James’s Square Thisgentleman’sclubwasfoundedin1849principallyformenwhowereconnectedwiththeEastIndiaCompany.ItstilloccupiesthesamebuildinginStJames’sSquaretoday,havingmergedwithotherclubsovertheyears.Membershipisbynominationandelectionandopentomenonly.

Featuresin:TheInventorCanyouvisitit?Youcanviewitfromthestreet.Membersonlyifyouwanttogo

inside.

Scotland Yard, Whitehall TheoriginalheadquartersofLondon’sMetropolitanPoliceoccupiedahouseinWhitehallafterthefoundingoftheforcein1829.ThehousebackedontoastreetcalledGreatScotlandYardwhichtheheadquarterstookitsnamefrom.

Astheforcegrew,itoccupiedneighbouringbuildingsandthenmovedtoanewbuildingclosebyin1890.ScotlandYardmovedtoabuildinginVictoriainthe1960sandthenrelocatedtoWestminster–nottoofarfromitsoriginallocation–in2016.

Featuresin:thewholePennyGreenseries. Canyouvisitit?No,nottheoriginalScotlandYardbuildings.

India Office, Whitehall TheIndiaOfficewaslocatedinwhatarenowtheForeignOfficebuildingsinWhitehall.Notedfortheirarchitectureandspectacularinterior,thesegovernmentbuildingswerebuiltinthe1860sandstillhousetheForeignOfficetoday.

Featuresin:CurseofthePoppy.Canyouvisitit?Youcanviewitfromthestreetandcangoinsideonceayearin

SeptemberwhentheForeignOfficeopensitsdoorsforOpenHouseWeekend.

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The Royal Aquarium, Westminster Thisentertainmentvenuewasbuiltin1876.Theaquariumitselfnevertookoff-thewatertanksranintoproblemsanditwasastandingjokethattheaquariumnevercontainedanyfish.InabidtoattractvisitorstheaquariumputondangerousactssuchasZazelthehumancannonball(afourteenyearoldgirl)andthetightropewalker,TheGreatFarini.

AfterawhiletheRoyalAquariumdevelopedaseedyreputationandladiesof‘elasticvirtue’weresaidtofrequenttheplace.Itclosedin1902,itstheatre-managedbytheactressLillieLangtry-lasteduntil1907.

Featuresin:AnUnwelcomeGuest.Canyouvisitit?No,thebuildinghasbeendemolished.

Hyde Park KingHenryVIIIestablishedthisasahuntingparkforhimselfinthesixteenthcentury,itwaslateropenedtothepublicin1637.TheSerpentinelakewascreatedbydammingariverintheeighteenthcenturyandtheGreatExhibitionwasfamouslyhostedhereintheCrystalPalacein1851.HydeParkhasbeenapopularplaceforwalking,boatingandridingforcenturiesandthesedayshostsbigsummerconcertstoo.

Featuresin:throughouttheseries. Canyouvisitit?Yes.

Hyde Park Gate ThesearetwostreetssituatedclosetotheRoyalAlbertHallandHydePark.Theareahaslongbeenassociatedwiththewealthyandthat’sstillthecasetoday.TheyoungVirginiaWoolflivedatnumbertwenty-twoHydeParkGateandWinstonChurchillspentsomeofhislateryearsatnumbertwenty-eight,hepassedawaythereattheageofninety.

Featuresin:TheMaid’sSecret.Canyouvisitit?Yes.

Kensington Court, Kensington This1880sdevelopmentwasthefirstdomesticbuildinginBritaintobesuppliedwithelectricity.Thegeneratorroom-theElectricLightingStation-stillstandsandislistedforitsimportance.It'snowusedforofficespace.

Featuresin:TheInventor. Canyouvisitit?Youcanviewitfromthestreet.

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Natural History Museum, South Kensington Themuseum’searlycollectionswereoncepartoftheBritishMuseum.Inthe1870sworkbeganonthismagnificentbuildinginSouthKensingtontohousetheBritishMuseum’snaturalhistorycollections.TheNaturalHistoryMuseumfinallybecameindependentfromtheBritishMuseuminthe1960sandwasthefourthmostvisitedattractioninLondonin2017.

Featuresin:Limelight. Canyouvisitit?Yes.

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City of London

City of London police headquarters, Old Jewry ThispolicestationservedastheheadquartersoftheCityofLondonPolicefrom1863until2001.Thebuildingisnowusedforofficespacebutit’spopularwithJacktheRippertoursbecauseofficersinthisbuildinginvestigatedthemurderofJacktheRipper’sfourthvictim,CatherineEddowes,in1888.

Featuresin:TheInventor,CurseofthePoppy.Canyouvisitit?Youcanviewitfromthestreet.

Milton Street PennyGreenlivesinMiltonStreetinCripplegatewhichwasoneoftheareasworsthitbybombingduringtheBlitzintheSecondWorldWarandonlyafeworiginalstreetsremain.

MiltonStreetwasknownasGrubStreetintheeighteenthcenturyandfamousasahometoimpoverishedwritersatthetime.ThestreethadalongassociationwithwritersandwashometoAnthonyTrollopeamongmanyothers.

AsmallstretchofMiltonStreetremainsbutthe1960sBarbicandevelopmenthasbeenbuiltoverthebombedremains.

Featuresin:throughouttheseriesCanyouvisititthesedays?Onlythetopendofthestreet,mostofithasbeen

demolished.

Change Alley ChangeAlley,sometimesknownasExchangeAlley,isanarrowstreetintheheartoftheCityofLondon.IntheseventeenthcenturyitwashometoJonathan’sCoffeeHousewherethepricesofstocksandcommoditieswerefirstpublished–aforerunnerofthestockexchange.

Featuresin:CurseofthePoppy.Canyouvisitit?Yes.

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Tower Subway ThissubwaywasthemainrouteforcrossingtheThamesbytheTowerofLondonbeforeTowerBridgeopenedin1894.Thesubwayisanarrowirontubewhichopenedin1870andoriginallyhadasmallrailcarriageforpeopletotravelon.

Thisearlysubwaytrainfailedtomakemoneysothetunnelbecameafoottunnelandwasapparentlyadamp,echoeyclaustrophobicwalkwithahalfpennytoll.ItwasusedlittleonceTowerBridgeopenedanditclosedin1898-butit'sstillthere!It'snowusedforwatermains.

Featuresin:TheBermondseyPoisoner.Canyouvisitit?ClosetotheTowerofLondon,youcanseealittleround,brick

buildingwhichonceservedastheentrance.

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South London

Astley’s Amphitheatre, Lambeth Astley’sAmphitheatreopenedinthe1770sandwasbuiltbyPhilipAstleywhoisconsideredtobethefatherofthemoderncircus.Theamphitheatrehasfrequentlyfeaturedfictionandwasrebuiltanumberoftimesbeforefinallybeingdemolishedinthe1890s.ItwaslocatedclosetothesouthernendofWestminsterBridge,partoftoday’sStThomas’sHospitalnowstandsoverit.

Featuresin:LimelightCanyouvisitit?No,demolished.

London Necropolis Railway, Cemetery Station, Waterloo TheLondonNecropolisRailwayranfuneraltrainsfromCemeteryStation,justbehindWaterlooStation,downtoBrookwoodCemeterythirtymilesawayinSurrey.ThecemeterywasbuiltbytheLondonNecropolisCompanyinthe1850swhenthecapitalwasrunningoutofspacetoburyitsdead.Atthetimeofitsopening,Brookwoodwasthelargestcemeteryintheworld.Themournerstravelledinthepassengercarriagesandthecoffinswerecarriedin

aseparatewindowlesscarriage.CemeteryStationwasmovedtoanewbuildingwhenWaterlooStationwasexpandedin1902,therailwayceasedoperationafteritsLondonstationwasbombedintheSecondWorldWar.

Featuresin:TheRookery.Canyouvisitit?No,theoriginalstationhasbeendemolished.Youcanvisit

BrookwoodCemeteryandacommemorativepieceofrailwaytrackremainsthere.

The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Lambeth Thispubwasbuiltinthe1860sandisnowafamousgayvenue.ManyofthebuildingswhichneighbouredthepubhavesincegonebuttheTavernissettoremainthereforalongtimeyethavingbeenmadeaGradeIIlistedbuildingin2015inrecognitionofitsimportancetotheLGBTcommunityandhistory.

Featuresin:TheMaid’sSecret,TheBermondseyPoisonerCanyouvisitit?Yes,goandhaveadrinkthere.

St Thomas’s Hospital, Lambeth Foundedin1215,thehospitalmovedtoitsriversidesiteoppositetheHousesofParliamentin1871.Thebuildingshavebeenredevelopedsignificantlysincethen.AfterherexperiencesintheCrimeanWar,FlorenceNightingaleestablishedherNightingaleSchoolofTrainingfornursesatthehospitalinthe1860s.

Featuresin:Limelight.Canyouvisitit?Afewnineteenthcenturybuildingsremainandcanbeviewed

fromthestreet.TheFlorenceNightingaleMuseumisopentothepublic.

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Royal Doulton Pottery, Lambeth ThislargepotterywasestablishedonLondon’ssouthbankintheearlynineteenthcenturyandbecameamajoremployerinthearea.Someofthebuildings,includingtheshowroom,hadabeautiful,ornamentalstyledesignedtoreflecttheproductsthefactorymade.

ThefactorywastargetedbybombsintheSecondWorldWarandwasdemolishedinthe1950s.Asmallpartofthepotterycomplexstillstands,includingSouthbankHouse-itsexteriorgivesyouanideaofhowbeautifulsomeofthesebuildingswere.

Featuresin:TheBermondseyPoisoner.Canyouvisitit?Youcanviewtheremainingbuildingsfromthestreet.

Gonsalva Road, Battersea ThiswasarowofterracedhomeswhichhousedworkersforsouthLondon’sindustryandrailways.Myinterestinthestreetarosefromthediscoverythatmygreatgrandmotherandherfamilylivedthereformanyyears.TheareasufferedbombdamageduringtheSecondWorldWarandwasclearedforredevelopmentinthe1950sand60s.It’snowhometotheWestburyEstateandwouldbeunrecognisabletomyancestors.

Featuresin:TheMaid’sSecretCanyouvisitit?No.

St Mary Magdalen Church, Bermondsey Thisancientchurchhasastrikingappearance,bothinsideandout.Achurchhasbeenonthissitesincethethirteenthcenturyandthecurrentbuildingdatesfromthe1600s.

Featuresin:TheBermondseyPoisoner.Canyouvisitit?Yes.

The Crystal Palace, Sydenham ThiswasbuiltforBritain’sGreatExhibitionin1851,thefirstinternationalexhibitionofmanufacturedproducts.TheenormousglasshousewasconstructedinHydeParkand14,000exhibitorswerecontainedwithinits990,000squarefeetofspace.ThebuildingwasthreetimesthesizeofStPaul’sCathedral.

AftertheGreatExhibition,theCrystalPalacewaspainstakinglydismantledandreassembledeightmilesawayataparkinSydenham,southLondon.Itreopenedagainin1854andwasusedforvariousevents,festivalsandexhibitionsovertheyears.TheparkwasattractivelylandscapedanditslakewashometothefamousconcreteCrystalPalacedinosaurs.

CrystalPalacewasdestroyedbyfirein1936,aneventwitnessedbymyGrandfatherfromfivemilesawayonClaphamCommon.Evenatthatdistancehesaidthelightfromthefirewasbrightenoughtoreadanewspaperby.

SomeofthelandscapedgroundsofCrystalPalaceremain:includingthegrassed-

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overItalian-styleterraces,stepsandafewstatues.ThesedaystheparkisfamouslyhometotheCrystalPalacefootballteam’sgroundandtheareaitselfisnowcalledCrystalPalace.The160yearoldconcretedinosaursarestillthereandtheFriendsofCrystalPalaceDinosaurscharitylovinglykeepsaneyeonthem.TalkrumblesonofplanstorebuildtheCrystalPalacebutnothinghasbeenconfirmed.

Featuresin:TheInventor.Canyouvisitit?Youcanvisitthepark,nothingofthepalaceremains.The

dinosaursarestillthere!

West Norwood Cemetery ThisisoneofLondon's‘MagnificentSeven’cemeterieswhichtheVictoriansbuiltinthe1830s-1840swhenmanyofthechurchburialgroundswerefilledtocapacity.TherewasabriefVictorianfashionforbeinglaidtorestincatacombs:gothic,crypt-likestructureswherethecoffinsrestonshelves.Thecoffinshadtobelead-linedtopreventanyleakingof‘contaminants’.

Featuresin:AnUnwelcomeGuest.Canyouvisitit?Yes,trytheguidedtouraroundthecatacombs!

Chislehurst Caves, Chislehurst Thecavesareactuallymineswhichwerefirstexcavatedinthethirteenthcenturytominechalkandflint.Miningfinallyendedinthe1830sandleftanetworkoftunnelsbeneathsuburbansouth-eastLondoncovering22miles.

ThecaveswereusedtostoreammunitionduringtheFirstWorldWarandbecameanundergroundcityduringtheSecondWorldWarwhenthousandsoffamiliesslepttheretoescapethebombs.Duringthistimethecavesaccommodated15,000peopleandhadacinema,threecanteens,abarber,ahospitalandachapel.

Otherunlikelyusesovertheyearsincludedmushroomcultivationinthe1930sandanundergroundmusicvenueinthe1960shostingfamousartistssuchasTheRollingStones,JimiHendrix,DavidBowieandPinkFloyd.

Featuresin:TheBermondseyPoisoner.Canyouvisitit?Yes,thecavesarenowopenasatouristattraction.

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East London

Commerical Street police station ThepolicestationonCommercialStreetwasoncepartofWhitechapelHDivision.ItwasthisdivisionwhichinvestigatedfourofthefivecanonicalJacktheRippermurdersin1888(theotheronebeingintheCityofLondon).TheinvestigatingofficerswerebasedatCommercialStreetpolicestation.Thebuildingstillstandstodayandhadanextrastoreyaddedtoitintheearly1900s.Apolicestationnomore,it’snowresidentialandiscalledBurhanUddinHouse.Featuresin:CurseofthePoppy.Canyouvisitit?Youcanviewitfromthestreet.

West India Docks, Isle of Dogs ThispartofLondononceexpansivedocklandsisnowabackdropfortheCanaryWharfbusinessdistrict.Inthelatterpartofthetwentiethcentury,muchofLondon’sdocklandswereredevelopedintoofficesandexpensiveapartments.Someolderbuildingsandfeaturesofthearea’spastremainontheIsleofDogssoit’saninterestingplacetovisitandspotthem.Featuresin:AnWelcomeGuest.Canyouvisitit?Yes.

North London

Highgate Cemetery, Highgate Thiscemeterywaslaidoutinthe1830satatimewhenLondonwasrunninglowonspacetoburyitsdead.It’sfamousforitsfuneraryarchitectureandthetombsofwell-knownpeoplesuchasKarlMarx,GeorgeEliotandDouglasAdams.NeglectedaftertheSecondWorldWar,muchofthecemeteryisnowovergrownandit’safascinating,atmosphericplacewithahostofghoststoriesattachedtoit.Suchistheinterestinthecemeterythatguidedtoursareruneachday.Featuresin:Limelight.Canyouvisitit?Yes,butyou’llneedtobookaguidedtourtoseethemost

interestingbits.

Parliament Hill, Hampstead PartofHampsteadHeath,thishillhaslongbeenfamousforitsviewsoverLondon.Featuresin:Limelight,TheBermondseyPoisoner.Canyouvisitit?Yes.

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Map Toviewtheselocations,andthefictionallocationstoo,youcanviewthemonaninteractiveGooglemapofPennyGreen’sLondonhere:hyperurl.co/9llecv

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The Penny Green Victorian Mystery Series

Limelight 1883.Howdidanactressdietwice?ActressLizzieDixiedrownedintheRiverThames,sohowwasshemurderedfiveyearslaterinHighgateCemetery?

IntrepidFleetStreetreporterPennyGreenwasafriendofLizzie’sandScotlandYardneedsherhelp.DoesPennyunwittinglyholdcluestoLizzie’smysteriousdeath?PennymustworkwithInspectorJamesBlakelytoinvestigatetheworldsoftheatre,showmenandpoliticiansinsearchofthetruth.

Butwhoisfollowingher?Andwhoissendingherthreateningletters?PennyisabouttodiscoverthatLizzie’slifewasmorecomplicated,and

dangerous,thanshecouldeverhaveimagined.

The Rookery 1884.There’sakillerintheslums.WhenathiefrobsFleetStreetreporterPennyGreen,shefindsherselfcaughtupinahorrifyingmurder.

SomeoneisterrorizingtheresidentsofStGilesRookeryandScotlandYardsendsInspectorJamesBlakelytoinvestigate.Whentheserialkillerclaimsavictimoutsidetheslums,VictorianLondonissentintopanic.

CanPenny’sfriendshipwiththepeopleofStGilesuncovertheculprit?SheandJamesmustovercometheircomplicatedrelationshiptoworktogether,buteachnewmurderthreatenstoderailtheirworkforgood.

The Maid’s Secret 1884.Thetruthisrarelysimple.VictorianindustrialistAlexanderGlenvilleisamanwithmanysecrets.FleetStreetreporterPennyGreenistaskedwithworkingundercoverasamaidinhishome,buttragedystrikeswhenGlenville’sdaughterispoisoned.

Penny’sinsiderknowledgeiscrucialforScotlandYard’smurderinvestigation,butsomeoneintheGlenvillehouseholdalreadysuspectsthatshe’smorethanjustaservant.CanPennyandInspectorJamesBlakelysolvethemysterybeforePenny’scoverisblown?

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The Inventor 1884.ElectricitypioneerSimonBorthwicklightsupVictorianLondonwithastunningilluminationsdisplay–thenshootshimselfinahansomcab.

PluckyFleetStreetreporterPennyGreenwitnessestheinventor’sdeathandsuspectsthecluetohissuicideliesinamysteriousletterheleftbehind.ButcanshepersuadeInspectorJamesBlakelyofScotlandYardthatacrimehasbeencommitted?

Borthwickisn’ttheonlypersonwhodiedthatdayandPennysoonencountersashadowyworldwhichthepolicecan’tgetcloseto.Whentheintimidationbegins,Pennystartstofearforherownsafety.Jamesdoeswhathecantoprotecther,butisitenough?

Curse of the Poppy 1884.AwomandiesinaburglaryinFitzrovia.AmanismurderedinanopiumdeninLimehouse.GutsyFleetStreetreporterPennyGreensuspectsthetwodeathsareconnected,buthowcansheproveit?

TheanswermaylieinWhitehallwheretheIndiaOfficereapsthebenefitsofBritain’sopiumtrade.ButwhenInspectorJamesBlakelyofScotlandYardbeginsinvestigating,anunforeseendangerlooms.

SoonPennyisforcedtoactaloneandisputtotheultimatetestwhenherquestbecomespersonal.

The Bermondsey Poisoner 1884.AculpritisontherunafterafatalpoisoninginBermondsey.ItseemslikeasimplecaseforPennyGreentoreporton,untilaseriesofmacabrephotographsisdiscovered.

Asthepoisoningscontinue,ScotlandYardisconvincedtheyhavetheirsuspect.It’snotlongbeforethey’reoutwittedandnooneissafe.PennyandInspectorJamesBlakelymustavoidtheredherringsandtrackdownthemanipulativepoisoner.

Butcouldtherebemorethanone?

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An Unwelcome Guest 1884.SomesaytheHotelTempestaiscursed,butitsowner,MrGallo,refusestobelieveit.Whenhe’sbrutallymurderedonenight,thesuspicionfallsonhisguests.Tensuspectsintotal.AndPennyGreenisoneofthem.DoesMrGallo’smurderhaveanythingtodowiththecriminalmastermindonthe

runfromAmerica?PennyandInspectorJamesBlakelymustnegotiateaworldofcourtesans,stolenpaintingsandsecretcodestoprovePenny'sinnocenceanduncoverthetruth.

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