Articles by donbrown

The Ravens of the Tower of London

04/02/2018 donbrown 0

Just about everyone knows the legend of the Tower of London ravens; that should they leave the fortress then it and, by extension, the entire […]

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The Lovely Clapham Common Bandstand

26/01/2018 donbrown 0

Oh for just a bit of the civic pride that built bandstands, and a wee bit of the sense of community that put on regular […]

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The Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey

11/01/2018 donbrown 0

Whenever I’m taking Americans around Westminster Abbey, I like to mention that when Columbus stumbled across the Americas, King Edward’s Chair (commonly known as the […]

The India Club

11/01/2018 donbrown 0

Dishoom does the ‘Indian Cafe’ experience very well indeed, and if you’re prepared to queue, serves some great tasting food and impressive cocktails. But if […]

Going ‘Behind the glass’ at the Churchill War Rooms

08/01/2018 donbrown 0

Already a huge hit with visiting Americans, the queues for the Cabinet War Rooms and Churchill Museum are only going to get longer with the […]

Chiappa “organ builders” at Eyre Street Hill in EC1.

17/12/2017 donbrown 0

Apparently they’ve been here since 1877, when this would have been the heart of London’s ‘Little Italy’, the area around Saffron Hill and the Clerkenwell […]

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Spring Offensive

24/10/2017 donbrown 0

This review dates from April 2017 and is the Clapham Omnibus production. It first appeared on the Essential Surrey website. April runs a guesthouse on […]

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Don Giovanni

24/10/2017 donbrown 0

This review dates from November 2016 and refers to the Glyndebourne Company’s production at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking. It first appeared on the Essential […]

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A Room With a View

24/10/2017 donbrown 0

This review dates from October 2016. The production was seen at the Richmond Theatre. A Room With a View is a visually interesting, but wordy […]