New on Hathi, Magic in modern London (1925). A serious Folk-lore Society study of enduring superstitions and related lore in London.

Such a pity no-one ever did the same for Stoke. Though here you can see a variety of items suggesting at least relic folk-beliefs circa 1900. The two carved owls atop on the side-posts, the green-man like faces on the wrought iron flanking the door, the four mirrors in the window, and the spread eagle (or possibly a mythic bird, as it seems to have a peacock’s head) above all. Actually it might even be a large duck.