The Building where the Lewis Carroll Society Committee Meet.

There is an article in the London Evening Standard about the building where we hold our Committee meetings. I avoid the 'Homes and Property' section of newspapers and magazines so it was a friend who spotted it.


"Playing cards are painted on to the ceiling of the Queen of Hearts meeting room and there are White Rabbit-shaped chairs for the boss in the smaller White Queen rooms, which open up into a bright 40-seat conference suite."

A remarkable space to hold a meeting.

Lewis Carroll Reference - David Starkey 'Henry VIII - Peronalities and Politics'

I'm reading the David Starkey book at the moment and saw him speak on the weekend about Henry VIII as 'the first Brexiteer'. I got a signed copy of one of his early books and it is great. I love intelligent, gossipy and analytical writing. There is a Lewis Carroll reference early on one page 7.

"Henry could not simply say, like the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland, 'off with his head'. Instead, the accused had to be condemned by due process of law. Trials, of course, were rigged. But rigging took much effort and could go embarrassingly wrong."

A great view of History.