the holy thorn reliquary detail

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

The Statue of Winston Churchill, Parliament Square

10/10/2021 donbrown 0

WHAT: Statue of Sir Winston Churchill WHERE: Parliament Square (map) BY WHOM: Ivor Roberts-Jones WHEN: 1973

from the westminster abby tomb of thomas thynne

A dastardly murder in Pall Mall

11/09/2021 donbrown 0

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 […]

Boudicca, destroyer of London

07/09/2021 donbrown 0

WHAT: Boudicca / Boadicea and her Daughters WHERE: Westminster Embankment (map) BY WHOM: Thomas Thorneycroft WHEN: 1902