The Royal Gold Cup
Walk into Room 40 in the British Museum via the staircase in the entrance lobby and the first thing that hits you is this wonderful […]
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A Medieval Citole in the British Museum
Up in Room 40 of the British Museum you will find one of the most stunning bits of medieval carving to survive – a citole […]
The Cabinet Room at the Churchill War Rooms
My Instagram Live talk from today about the Cabinet Room in the Central War Rooms and how it was used in WW2. “This is the […]
Churchill War Rooms
With us all locked down it’s impossible to do tours at present, so I’ll be experimenting with some online tours. This is the first effort (at […]
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, […]
Victorian London on Film
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 […]
Wood Street Police Station
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 […]