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Friday the 13th

Every year I receive requests from journalists who want to know where the idea of Friday the 13th being unlucky originated. So here’s a summary of the lore which surrounds this widely held super… more →

The Man on the Clapham Omnitube — 2 comments

sandycraig2013 wrote 2 months ago: Wednesday 27 March – Clapham High Street (Square F4 on the Tube map), Clapham Junction (E4), Clapham … more →

Tags: clapham high street, Clapham Junction, Clapham Junction railway station, Clapham North Station, Clapham South station, Cockfosters, colindale, Colliers Wood, the wandle

Friday the 13th — 2 comments

Dr David Clarke wrote 1 year ago: Every year I receive requests from journalists who want to know where the idea of Friday the 13th be … more →

Tags: Baker's Dozen, British Library, Chaucer, david copperfield, dickens, folklore, friday the 13th, Stocksbridge Bypass, Superstitions


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