Tuesday, July 11, 2006

64.29% vote for Aeroplane Jelly song

Matthew in Sydney ran a survey amongst his friends, of which I am one, and the results showed that:
64.29% of people ARE in favour of changing the national anthem from the bloody boring Advance Australia Bloody Fair to the Aeroplane Jelly song! This must be the best survey result ever!
Too bloody right!

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

a grocer in kensal town

I've been investigating my mother's mother's family history.

On Monday I found out via the 1901 Census that my great-grandparents had a grocery shop in Kensal Town, on Southam St.

Today, using a really old copy of the A to Z, and Google Maps, and flickr, I found some indications of what the place looks like now.

Southam St, Kensal Town on Google Maps Southam is the street between Adair and Golborne.
Kensal Town photos on flickr
Booth Poverty Map Charles Booth did a survey of the 'life and labour of the people in London, the Poverty Map is from 1898-1899.