Last night

After a couple more episodes of Rising Damp I settled down to read. I say 'read', when what I actually did was mostly look at pictures. I'm working my way through a marvellous book called Lost London, which is full of old photographs of the ancient buildings which once graced the capital's streets. Some of the scenes are grim; terraced houses which were once elegant and belonged to prosperous folk were on their last legs, and had been turned into doss-houses. Another sad thing is that there were also some wonderful buildings in excellent condition, which were pulled down in the name of 'progress'. It's quite thought-provoking.