VISIT TO THE HOUSES OF DR SAMUEL JOHNSON AND BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
London Studies 24th January 2014

U3A London Studies and the Routemaster Bus |
By sheer coincidence (or was it arranged?) the same bus took us back to Benjamin Franklin's House by the side of Charing Cross with the same conductor, this time with a different driver who had been featured in a TV documentary about the buses. Our Routemaster followed on behind one of the new TfL buses also with entry by the platform at the back.
Our Own Personal Routemaster |
We had an excellent guide for Dr Johnson's House and an interactive tour with an actress dressed in period costume for the Benjamin Franklin House.
Our Guide |
To find out more about this extraordinary 18th Century man, click on the link below:-
After nine years of work, Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language
was published in 1755
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese |
A short walk took us to Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Pub which is one of a number of pubs in London to have been rebuilt shortly after the Great Fire of 1666. There has been a pub at this location since 1538.
House from the back |
House from Craven Street |
You can find out more from the link below:-
You will find all of the photographs from this excellent day out HERE.
Thanks, once again, to Lynn and Brian for their excellent organisation for a perfect day!