Tag: Holborn

• The Holborn

  

  Yesterday (22nd November) was the 4 year anniversary of my fruitless attempt to visit The Holborn Restaurant in London. It was opposite what is now Holborn tube station, and I didn’t even consider that it could have been lost to modernity. It’s now an office block, a supermarket, and a Boots. I’m still sad about…

  The Hopeful Edwardian

  November 23, 2025

  Edith Thompson

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• A ‘Futureless Paradise’ Pt. 3: A Different Fate: Alternative Reality

  A boy, the spit of Freddy when he was little, charging about the lawn of 41 Kensington Gardens with a football, Edith proudly sitting by in a lawn chair and calling out “Pass it to Uncle Percy!” Percy, not particularly inclined to sports, runs around after the child gently, and when passed the ball kicks…

  The Hopeful Edwardian

  June 6, 2022

  Writings & Scribbles

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• The Loss of a London Restaurant; or The Past is Disappearing and it makes me Sad

  Whilst spending a weekend in London, I wanted to find some locations, relating to the life and case of Edith Thompson (she’ll be a big part of this blog so you will hear more about her in due course). I was very keen to find the Holborn Restaurant. The main part, King’s Hall, is aptly…

  The Hopeful Edwardian

  January 7, 2022

  Edith Thompson, History

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