Gebelein Man – a 5,500 year old murder mystery
One of the oldest pieces in the museum is not stone or porcelain or metal, but an actual human being – someone who walked around […]
Month: March 2016
A stroll along the South Bank
Some snaps from a walk past the National Theatre and RFH yesterday afternoon
Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty
Review of the production at Woking Theatre in February 2016. Published in Essential Surrey. Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty is a breathtaking visual feast from start […]
London Postcodes – more exciting than you think
Postcodes! Now there’s a topic to get the blood racing. It was sparked by seeing the sign above, with “W14” tagged onto the original street sign. […]
The Lewis Chess Pieces in the British Museum
One of the most famous of the early medieval exhibits from the museum is the Lewis chessmen. 93 separate pieces, in a variety of sizes, […]
Tang Grave Figures
The Tang dynasty – 618AD to 907AD – was one of the golden ages of China. We’re often a bit unspecific about the dates of […]