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The Bomb Damage maps

20/03/2019 donbrown 0

During the war the London County Council surveyors chronicled the devastation caused by enemy bombing on the capital. Hand colouring street level OS maps, they plotted the buildings […]

London Buses

12/12/2018 donbrown 0

I’ve done a book review for the London Society on a new collection of writing about London buses and the bus network called ‘Bus Fare‘. […]

Up on the Roof – the Walkie Talkie’s Sky Garden

01/12/2018 donbrown 0

I’ve tried hard to like the Walkie Talkie, Rafael Vinoly’s skyscraper at 20 Fenchurch Street, but so far I’ve been unsuccessful. The thing dominates the […]

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 […]