Lang rabbie remains the nom de plume of a contributor now resident in South London, with a mongrel family history straddling Ireland, Fife in Scotland, and journeyman blacksmiths in late 19th century Battersea.

By an accident of family history involving 1930s postings of the British Army, I was brought up in Nottinghamshire.

Interests include architecture, urban design, local history, economic history and economic geography, although Wikipedia contributions sometimes stray beyond this.