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Victorian London on Film

02/05/2015 donbrown 0

The very first moving pictures of London were taken by the cinematographic pioneer William Friese-Green in January 1889. He filmed Apsley Gate near Hyde Park […]

The Rosetta Stone – the key to understanding ancient Egypt

01/05/2015 donbrown 0

It’s a very dull piece of a granite-like stone, and the stuff that’s carved on it isn’t hugely interesting either – it’s to do with […]

Camley Street Natural Park – King’s Cross Oasis

24/04/2015 donbrown 0

Having passed through the King’s Cross development quite frequently over the past few years to meet clients, I know that the changes there have been […]

Magna Carta – did she die in vain?

07/04/2015 donbrown 0

To the British Library for their excellent Magna Carta – Law, Liberty, Legacy Exhbition* Although 800 years old, the two copies of the Magna Carta […]

Wood Street Architecture

20/02/2015 donbrown 0

Stand with your back to the City of London police HQ in Wood Street and you can see the collision of old and new in […]

Wood Street Police Station

20/02/2015 donbrown 0

So I’m researching a short blog post on the architecture of Wood Street in the City of London, and Mr Google presents me with an […]

Caravaggio – The Supper at Emmaus

20/02/2015 donbrown 0

Caravaggio: The Supper at Emmaus: 1601 We’re looking at the painting of a scene described in the gospel of St Luke. The story is that […]

Leonardo da Vinci – The Virgin of the Rocks

18/02/2015 donbrown 0

PREVIOUS: BOTTICELLI, VENUS AND MARS Leonardo da Vinci: The Virgin of the Rocks: Late 1400s, early 1500s There’s some imprecision about the date, which I’ll come to […]

Titian – Bacchus and Ariadne

18/02/2015 donbrown 0

PREVIOUS: HOLBEIN – THE AMBASSADORS Titian: Bacchus and Ariadne:1520-23 After the static pictures we’ve just seen, this one explodes with life, as the god Bacchus leaps […]

No. 1 Poultry – Sir James Stirling’s PoMo

09/02/2015 donbrown 2

If you want to build anything in the City of London there are three hurdles to be overcome – first you have to be allowed […]

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