Enfield Rifles and the River Lea
A year or so ago we moored by Enfield lock on the River Lea, in London and explored the The Royal_Small_Arms_Factory in Enfield. Much of the factory and the workers cottages are still there, and, although slightly compromised by modern development still has a lot of interesting red brick buildings, So I was quite interested when Michael Portillo started his exploration of the 'Great Railway Journeys' in Enfield. This, ofcourse, was his old constituency before that famous defeat by Stephen Twigg in the 1997 election. This is quite an ideal TV format because essentially, Portillo simply uses the Bradshaw Guide to create a narrative, hops on a train and interviews a few historians and the like in places along the Railway line. I don't normal watch these programmes but I had the TV on while rearranging my front room to make way for a French 19th Century 'Boat' Bed. I had just watched Clare Balding cycle along Offa's Dyke, on ...
