The “McGill Oak” Tree on Strand and the “Great Storm”
It has been estimated (by whom, I have no idea, but let’s roll with it), that London has more trees than people. That means more […]
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‘Lost Gardens of London’ at the Garden Museum
To the Garden Museum in the old St Mary at Lambeth church (burial place of William Bligh, of ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ fame), hard by […]
The Blue Bridge in St James’s Park
It’s the platform for a trillion photos – to the west is Buckingham Palace, framed by trees, and look east to see Horseguards, the London […]
Victoria’s Secret Garden – a hidden gem in Westminster
The long highway of Victoria Street has to be one of the most second rate walking routes in the whole of the city. There is […]
Duck Island Cottage – Westminster’s Swiss Chalet
It’s somehow absolutely typical of london that some of the closest neighbours to George Gilbert Scott’s huge Italianate Foreign Office building is a pair of […]
The Wondrous Pelicans of St James’s Park
Oh, a wondrous bird is the pelican!His bill holds more than his belican.He takes in his beakFood enough for a week.But I’ll be darned if […]
The Ascent of W1: the Marble Arch Mound
I actually thought it might be a good idea. It was certainly an idea worth exploring, and perhaps wacky/left field enough to work; plant a […]
Bonnington Square: Rus in Urbe with knobs on
There’s a truism that if you venture off the main street almost anywhere in London you’ll discover something new. I do this a lot, sometimes just […]
Camley Street Natural Park – King’s Cross Oasis
Having passed through the King’s Cross development quite frequently over the past few years to meet clients, I know that the changes there have been […]