National Covid Memorial Wall
Along the Albert Embankment wall of St Thomas’ Hospital, directly over the Thames to the Houses of Parliament is an incredible piece of public guerrilla […]
The Holy Thorn Reliquary in the British Museum
A bit more medieval from the British Museum (read all about a 700 year old citole here), but this time we’re not in my favourite […]
The statue of William IV, Greenwich
WHAT: Statue of William IV WHERE: Greenwich Park (map) BY WHOM: Samuel Nixon WHEN: 1844 Poor old William IV. The last of the Hanoverian kings […]
The New WW2 Gallery at the Imperial War Museum
To the new Second World War gallery at the Imperial War Museum. And it’s really rather good. The previous WW2 ‘experience’ in the museum focussed […]
The House Where Churchill Died
Hyde Park Gate is a cul de sac off the Kensington Road, a stone’s throw from the Albert Hall and Albert Memorial. It’s a mix […]
Some recent reading – London books
One thing that I always meant to do, but have never actually got around to doing, is to put up lists of favourite or recommended […]
Ghost stories! Spooky London tales for Hallowe’en
Another free online talk for you. Me and the rest of the gang at UKToursOnline did one of our ‘chats’ yesterday evening where we talked […]
Going Up to London
“When are you next up in town?” I ask my colleague who lives in the north of England. “Down,” she says, “Look at the map. […]
The Statue of Winston Churchill, Parliament Square
WHAT: Statue of Sir Winston Churchill WHERE: Parliament Square (map) BY WHOM: Ivor Roberts-Jones WHEN: 1973
A dastardly murder in Pall Mall
If you’ve never been to Westminster Abbey (or it’s ages since you last visited), now is the perfect time to go. The absence of foreign […]