George Washington – one of the greatest Englishmen who ever lived
So why does a statue of colonial rebel George Washington lord it over Trafalgar Square? And why is there also a bust of the first […]
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A History of London – free talk recording
Last week I did a Zoom talk for 40 or so people as a fundraiser for Prostate Cancer UK. Called “a history of London in […]
Prince Albert’s Mega-kitsch Memorial
Of course the damn thing is utterly absurd. Every criticism of high victoriana – over-sentimental, over-decorated, over-elaborate to the point of fussy, over size – […]
Murder in the Abbey
One of the great things about Westminster Abbey is that it is almost impossible to tire of the place. Yes, it can be a bit […]
An Elizabethan Prisoner’s Graffiti
The Tower of London, famous though it is for prisoners, had no dungeons as such: the incarcerated would be held in rooms in different buildings […]
“Exquisite Pain” in St Bart’s
The church of St Bartholomew the Great in Smithfield is one of the jewels of London. A breathtakingly beautiful architectural gem that has occupied its […]
The Chapel of St John the Evangelist
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 […]
2021 – the StuffAboutLondon year in review
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 […]
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 […]
Video: Square Stories – favourite squares in London, Oxford and Bath
Another video chat with the gang from UKToursOnline. This time we get competitive looking at “squares” – there are the London garden squares including Russell […]