78-year-old Ben Smart enjoys a yard of ale in an old custom to celebrate Christmas at the Whitefriars Glassworks, Wealdstone, Middlesex, where he has worked for over 30 years (1954)
Early at Sir Wm. Pen’s, and there before Mr. Turner did reconcile the business of the purveyance between us two. Then to Whitehall to my Lord’s, and dined with him, and so to Whitefriars and saw “The Spanish Curate,” in which I had no great content. So home, and
Somewhat bizarrely, I'd never actually heard of 'Whitefriars Gate' - in Coventry - before a couple of days ago!😲 Through many previous visits to the city, I thought I'd possibly photographed most of the historic - allegedly haunted - locations the area had to offer... but, 'not
I collect Whitefriars glass from the 1980's, my eyes nearly popped out of my head when I spotted this lilac coloured bark vase, it's one of the rarest colours to find. I didn't haggle at the £10 price tag. The last one to sell at auction made £150. I can't stop smiling 😁
After dinner to Whitehall Chappell with Mr. Child, and there did hear Captain Cooke and his boy make a trial of an Anthem against tomorrow, which was brave musique.
Then by water to Whitefriars to the Play-house, and there saw
Magpie Alley between Bouverie and Whitefriars Street has a hidden treasure, of a 700-year-old crypt displayed in a glass case. This is the only remains of the Whitefriars Monastery hidden beneath a house, where the vault was used as a coal cellar.
Premier Daniel Andrews says he's concerned about the prevalence of vaping in Victorian schools, after two teenagers from Whitefriars College were hospitalised.
RACGP Victoria chair Anita Munoz says many underestimate just how toxic of a substance nicotine really is. #9News
Whitefriars Avenue in Wealdstone has been cordoned off by police this evening after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed outside a school harrowonline.org/2024/05/15/har…
