I had to dig out my copy of 'The Odyssey'. Haven't read it in about fifteen years. Kudos to Mrs Col! What was the name of the Roman leader who usurped power in the Western Roman Empire between 383 and 388, and (if I may) where did he lead his rebellion from?
Yep!! Whilst it is a very large bird of prey with a wingspan of over 5', why can't the Red Kite take prey such as a rabbit in the way that the slightly smaller Buzzard can?
Oh God, Col with a bird question...... Would it be to do with the size of their talons? If so I'm intrigued as to the nuts and bolts of the answer.
I think Sooper is nearest.......although "feet"!!!!?? The answer is that their talons are too week to lift prey as heavy as a rabbit. Fight among yourselves as to who was correct.
The Quaggy is an imprisoned river. Having learned to swim in Ladywell baths, happily been dragged around Chiesmans department store as a child, gone to school in Catford, drunk in the Fox and Ferkin I'm almost on home territory with that. I assume the other are also rivers and would guess that they are trapped in concrete as well.
Yes, they are underground rivers. The Peck originated in the Peckham/Dulwich area, The Quaggy in Greenwich/Lewisham/Bromley and the Neckinger in Southwark. Some lovely historical facts accompany London's little-known network of underground rivers, they are well worth a read as they explain the origins of many of London's place names. Over to you Stan...
Ahhh, the long-lamented 'Firkin' pubs, I used to drink at the original, The Goose & Firkin in Southwark Bridge Road, Bruce's Brewery was just behind it. Many a pint of 'Dogbolter' went down the hatch in the 80s...
Dogbolter, now there was a man's pint. Did Frankie Flame also play at the Goose? I am actually on the cover over the Beerdrop Explodes album which was photographed outside of the Fox. Happy days.
Many years ago I walked the surface route of some of the west and central London hidden rivers. Or more accurately walked from pub to pub on their routes. What part of London would you associate with the Domenican order of monks?
