A Haberdashery Shop on London Bridge: Journal of a Georgian Gentleman – Mike Rendell
The fascinating story of eighteenth century haberdasher who recorded what he ate, what he purchased, how he slept and what the weather was like in obsessive detail. He also kept newspaper cuttings and admission tickets, he copied sermons, and collected coins, shells, fossils and books.
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speaks well, good enunciation, very interesting presentation. people used to keep diaries, too. thanks!
So interesting… loved your sense of humor
Great speaker, and a fascinating glimpse into 18th century life.
I am so jealous, I can hardly type.
I never understood why the modern London Bridge is so bland. They could have easily doubled it’s width. Paying for a wider bridge could have been subsided by building the most wanted real estate on it.
This book available as ebook on amazon
Wonderful, an excellent lecture/lecturer!
Very interesting lecture…….Richard certainly liked to make notes!
Absolutely fascinating.I must get the book. I love social history. A very engaging narrative, fun as well as descriptive. What a fantastic collection of ephemera. So jealous. Thank you, I was totally absorbed in this.
Absolutely fascinating!! Thanks so much for sharing this!!
I enjoyed it so much I bought the Kindle edition of the book while the video was still playing. I think I’ll enjoy that enormously too.
This is fascinating
Fascinating and funny too! Thanks for sharing this!
Interesting point on Georgian pronunciation at 10:00 "twaylet/twilight" for toilet and "brummijam" for Birmingham. Wonder how many other curious oddities of 18thc speech have passed away unrecorded?
Many thanks for this!
I really enjoyed this, thank you!
Made Pepy’s Diary look boring. Social history is great and that was a real account of life.
oh yeah
I was engrossed in the talk from start to finish, old Richard fell on his feet alright
Fascinating stuff. Thanks for sharing.