Last night

I felt bored by the time I arrived home, so spent some time reading more of the Walford, this time about Greenwich, Lee and Lewisham. There were some really interesting bits, such as a description of Greenwich Fair in the 1840s. Other parts of it were strange. The Victorians had a different concept of 'scholarly research' than we have nowadays. At one point Walford waxes lyrical with such ridiculous notions as Anne Boleyn wandering around Greenwich Park sniffing hawthorn blossom, and then supposing what she must have been thinking. Walford frequently states things as 'facts', which are actually based on someone else's suppositions. Nevertheless he is a very engaging writer, and a thoroughly good read.