A narrow winding passage snakes behind the streets of High Holborn and is a relic of a time when the area was mostly fields. Little Turnstile, as with the other turnstile alleys in the area takes its name from the time when Lincoln Inn Fields was largely fields, and used for grazing cattle. It was…

This is a fairly new alley that came into existence in late 2017 due to a large redevelopment of several sites in close proximity to each other. The alley passes between two modern buildings, but until recently both buildings and the alley were taken up by a single occupant, a large Victorian era…

This may be called a street, but it’s undeniably alley-like in appearance, snaking around the back of shops at the junction of Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street. It’s also an alley that has one very unusual feature that is often pointed out by people who know about it to their friends, who in…

This is a pedestrianised street close to Southwark tube station that was renamed a year ago as Marion’s Way after the local resident and campaigner, Marion Marples, who died in 2019. This length of the street was pedestrianised 20 years ago when it was closed to local traffic, but still retained its…

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This is an ancient narrow alley that slips around the backs of buildings in Smithfield, and was for many years, a townhouse for Sir John Betjeman. The area was once home to an Augustinian priory, which was set up during the time of King Henry I, and which generated a sizeable chunk of its annual…

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Yes, he had a clean desk. But that was because he was throwing all the paperwork away. —Terry Pratchett, “The Fifth Elephant” Coding is easy, but programming is hard—at least, if you’re doing it right. That’s because good programmers are not just trying to solve a specific problem: they’re trying to…

Jan 25, 2025 In Rust, equatability is typically implemented using the PartialEq and Eq traits. While the default implementation works well for many use cases, there are scenarios where custom implementations are necessary. In this post, we will explore unique business cases where equatability needs…

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Continuing our beastly series of animals in London. Snakes don't always get the best press. As a consequence, we don't see them celebrated or commemorated much around town. But there are exceptions. Here are 12 places you might spot a serpent while out and about in London. 1. London Zoo As with many…

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The shopkeeper would like to begin by assuring you he never did touch one of those plants. He is not a thief and he is not a liar. He is not sure, in fact, whether you are not some kind of double agent? Sent by the Chinese, maybe? Sent by him? But, anyway, he never did take anything more than a man…

Who, Me? Welcome once again to Who, Me? The Register's reader-contributed column in which you admit to the occasional failure, and we celebrate your escapes. This week, meet a reader we don't need to Regomize because his name is Dave and he is happy for us to use it. Dave sent a tale of his time…

The road north takes us through a landscape muted by frost, the hills hazy beneath the milky winter sun. My friend Anna and I are heading for the Cairngorms in a red campervan called Rowan, which we picked up from Big Sky Campers, just across the Forth from Edinburgh. It’s an appropriate name, for…

Explore Space travel began as a struggle against gravity, a bid to overcome this fundamental law of the universe. Scientists kept building bigger and faster rockets so they could overcome the pull of the Earth and voyage into the vast unknown. But it soon became apparent that gravity is one of…

What It Means Facetious is used to describe something, such as a remark or behavior, that is meant to be humorous or funny but is sometimes instead annoying, silly, or improper. It can also be used to describe someone who is joking, often implying that they are doing so inappropriately. // The emcee…

Voices of Victorians Eric Laithwaite: shaping things to come 0 Comments Email Save Post Share ‘Astonished and somewhat terrified’ – Victorians’ reactions to the phonograph 0 commentsSave In 1877, Thomas Edison invented the phonograph – the world’s first device capable of capturing and playing back…

Sidebar #4: Quantitative Risk Revisited This is the sixth part of my series on thinking about risk, and last “sidebar” to part 1, my basic introduction to risk. It’ll make the most sense if you’ve read that piece and understand the terms risk, likelihood, and impact that I discussed there. In Part…