They were good payers, the Merchant Taylors: their schoolmasters got Β£30 per annum; even the ushers got Β£20.
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Sweary prof, iconoclast, and non-league football nut (Larkhall Athletic FC π). Lives in early modern London; citizen & Founder. Bossed by cats. I mean it about the swearing π€¬
They were good payers, the Merchant Taylors: their schoolmasters got Β£30 per annum; even the ushers got Β£20.
05.08.2025 13:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The National Archives have one but it's very out of date
05.08.2025 13:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Massively so!
05.08.2025 12:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Basic annual salary for a livery company clerk in 1626, Β£40. (Would have been supplemented by occasional gratuities.) Seems a lot?
05.08.2025 12:48 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Anyone else remember the days when 'love HE' was a hashtag on twitter and how could we be so naive
05.08.2025 12:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It's 1625 and the Persian Ambassador is in town
05.08.2025 11:56 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Quel surprise - Business School
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Fuck off
05.08.2025 10:33 β π 23 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1Same
05.08.2025 10:29 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Pride, allegedly. Having just had an excellent pint in the Swan the difference was all too apparent.
04.08.2025 21:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This is not a fucking "interview" with that poor dead boy. How can you think this is OK?
04.08.2025 20:32 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I was disappointed in the clarity of the images and wish I'd gone for bigger, more legible snippets
04.08.2025 20:12 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Depends on the quality of the images. I used full page pics but they were so small I wish I hadn't.
04.08.2025 19:51 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Booked! π
04.08.2025 19:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0No: but 18th is free if you are?
04.08.2025 19:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Right now!!
04.08.2025 19:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Just ππππ
04.08.2025 19:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My stupid cats would be glad to see you when I'm in France in September...
04.08.2025 19:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0It was pretty good. Β£25 and I'm full as an egg, as my sister says.
04.08.2025 19:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Even better!
04.08.2025 19:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0That's a fine (spaniel?) snoot
04.08.2025 19:29 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Lamb with pumpkin in a sauce heavy on fenugreek and coriander. Plus a nice freshly cooked nan bread π
04.08.2025 19:02 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ridiculous imo.
04.08.2025 18:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I was awake at 5am so may be hallucinating by now
04.08.2025 18:57 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A quick, over-priced pint in the Hung Drawn and Quartered and I'm now next door with a pint of Cobra waiting for a curry π
04.08.2025 18:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Yes indeed. What was wrong with the existing building??
04.08.2025 18:54 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I refuse to be ripped off for food as well as beer!
04.08.2025 18:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Also pleased to report that the big Brewdog outlet over the road is almost deserted πͺ
04.08.2025 18:36 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Re unions: none is perfect and all are hamstrung by massively overworked branch officers. I am watching the vindictive immediate sackings in the US in total horror. We may not have all the workplace protections we'd like but at least there are some...
04.08.2025 18:31 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0