Welcome to The Commuter Consultant blog
I continue to be fascinated by the juxtaposition of the constant change in the City of London, in the form of the multitude of construction projects, alongside the relative permanence of ancient churches, Livery halls and other historic buildings.
Mixed in with all that are the traces of two millennia of occupation buried under your feet, which are occasionally rediscovered and revealed to remind us that the only constant in the history of The City of London has been change!
Site news for late of 2023.
I am finally back working from offices in The City for two days a week! There has been an exceptionally long spell of almost permanently, working from home since the dark days of 2020 and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
I still have a huge backlog of material to post from my past years of lunch-time wonderings and investigations.
Also, the pace of change in The City has not abated in my absence, with construction work continuing during the various lockdowns and future projects being still being approved.
Much has changed in the last three years with the city skyline being almost unrecognisable from before 2020.
Featured Articles
- Page: Romans in the News
Roman Britain stories appearing in the daily news. - Series: Roman City Walls – The Obscured
This series of posts set out to reveal those parts of the Roman city wall that are hidden from public view, lurking in the basements of buildings throughout the city, as well as those more readily accessible. - Series: Lost London
This series of posts focuses on exploring the surviving traces of that which is now lost in the City of London. - Post: Plantation Lane – The list of lists
After a lot of effort I finally cracked the riddle of the lists engraved into the pavement of Plantation Lane. - Series: Tall Storeys [sic]
This series follows various significant building projects around the City of London, and provides.
