“Carve their names with pride”: the SOE Memorial
Many of the stories of those who served in WW2 are capable of inducing in those of us who have never had to face such […]
Month: February 2024
Glorious Chaos: Sir John Soane’s Museum
Sir John Soane (1753-1837), most famously the architect of the Bank of England and Dulwich Picture Gallery, was the son of a bricklayer who rose […]
The New London Model: Towering over the City
Should you want to feel godlike, the entire capital spread out beneath your glorious presence, then the place to go is The London Centre, in […]
Rabbit holes, hangings and John Rocque’s Map of London
As usual, it started with a bit of googling to research something completely different, but when an interesting rabbit hole appears it seems remiss not […]