The Chapel of St John the Evangelist 28/12/2021 donbrown 0 One of the loveliest and most peaceful spaces in London is literally in the centre of one of the busiest. The Tower of London gets […] Share this:EmailThreadsBlueskyMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditLike this:Like Loading...
2021 – the StuffAboutLondon year in review 21/12/2021 donbrown 0 Thanks very much for following the blog this year, and for coming on the virtual tours (and the handful of real life walks) that have […] Share this:EmailThreadsBlueskyMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditLike this:Like Loading...
National Covid Memorial Wall 22/11/2021 donbrown 0 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 […] Share this:EmailThreadsBlueskyMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditLike this:Like Loading...
The Holy Thorn Reliquary in the British Museum 15/11/2021 donbrown 0 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 […] Share this:EmailThreadsBlueskyMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditLike this:Like Loading...
The statue of William IV, Greenwich 14/11/2021 donbrown 0 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 […] Share this:EmailThreadsBlueskyMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditLike this:Like Loading...
The New WW2 Gallery at the Imperial War Museum 04/11/2021 donbrown 0 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 […] Share this:EmailThreadsBlueskyMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditLike this:Like Loading...
The House Where Churchill Died 01/11/2021 donbrown 0 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 […] Share this:EmailThreadsBlueskyMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Some recent reading – London books 29/10/2021 donbrown 0 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 […] Share this:EmailThreadsBlueskyMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Ghost stories! Spooky London tales for Hallowe’en 29/10/2021 donbrown 0 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 […] Share this:EmailThreadsBlueskyMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Why Do We Go “Up” to London? 19/10/2021 donbrown 0 “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. […] Share this:EmailThreadsBlueskyMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditLike this:Like Loading...
