by Janet Seaward | Sep 8, 2014 | book research, historical, history, London, trains
When the railway began to forge its way across the length and width of England, during the early parts of the 19th century, it was received with every emotion and expletive. But there was no way to stop it; in the name of progress the railway cut its way from...
by Janet Seaward | Aug 7, 2014 | historical, historical novels, London, Uncategorized
Hammersmith was first known as Hamersmyth, perhaps due to the words ‘ham’ meaning village and ‘hythe’ meaning by the harbour; but it could have been more literally derived from hammer and smithy, relating to a place where metal work was done....
