A Medieval Citole in the British Museum

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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

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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 […]

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Churchill War Rooms

04/04/2020 donbrown 0

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 […]

London’s newest castle: The US Embassy, Nine Elms

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Don’t call it a moat. Let’s be clear about that from the start; it’s not a moat – it’s a lake. Well, that’s according to […]

Richmond’s Blue Plaques

22/03/2020 donbrown 2

After last month’s stroll past some of the more prominent plaques in Putney, another piece, this time on the residents of Richmond upon Thames. This […]

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Scientists’ Corner, Westminster Abbey

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You’ve almost certainly heard of Poets’ Corner, the spot within Westminster Abbey given over to the commemoration of the nation’s authors, poets and playwrights. Amongst […]

The Soho grave of Theodore I, King of Corsica

05/03/2020 donbrown 1

St Anne’s churchyard is a small patch of open ground at the Shaftesbury Avenue end of Wardour Street, Soho. Once the hang out of druggies […]

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Farm Street Church, Mayfair – a gothic wonder

02/03/2020 donbrown 0

The Victorians loved the medieval. The ‘gothic revival’ actually started earlier – in the late 1700s/early 1800s as a reaction to classicism – but it […]

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London’s Green Parakeets

17/02/2020 donbrown 1

Perhaps 15 years ago, I was sat by the river in East Molesey, just past Hampton Court. Across the water the trees on the opposite […]

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Review – Matthew Bourne’s ‘The Red Shoes’

12/02/2020 donbrown 0

This review appeared on the Essential Surrey website in February 2020. I’m in serious danger of becoming a fanboy for Matthew Bourne’s ‘New Adventures’ company. […]