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The Radioactive Boy Scout

Of his exposure to radioactivity he says, “I don’t believe I took more than five years off my life.”

Dangerous Laboratories: The Radioactive Boy Scout

A guide to the alleys, courts, passages and yards of central London

I have researched over 400 byways, and on this site I present the result of my rambles. In each entry I have attempted to relay a combination of features. Historical events are, of course, high on the list and where there are tales to tell I have included sufficient detail to more than whet the appetite. Stories of yesteryear will stir the enthusiasm of most people if characterised with the right flavourings and I have highlighted the well known, the not so well known, the forgotten adventures associated with each byway, together with a description of these places in today’s world. Many of these tiny thoroughfares have associations with notable or famous people and no matter whether these are of times past or of more recent years, I have made mention as appropriate.

A guide to the alleys, courts, passages and yards of central London

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