As some of you will know we are hoping to move from our cottage (which is actually 2 cottages that have been joined. I went to the bank today and took out the deeds that have been in safe deposit there for many years. They are totally fascinating, some dating back to 1829 on some sort of vellum. The parties to the deal then could not write and just made their mark. Seeing the history of the cottages and the old maps is fascinating - and the fact that it cost about a fiver!
Army horses loose on London streets