Soho Square, Ancient and Modern(ish)
There is an ancient hut in the centre of Soho Square, a half-timbered affair with beams that sag and bow. It gives the impression of […]
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The Bali bombing memorial, Horseguards Avenue
On 12 October 2002, Islamist suicide bombers detonated a large car bomb and a device in a backpack in nightclubs in the popular tourist location […]
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 […]
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 […]
Queen Anne’s Gate: Higgledy-Piggledy in SW1
Apparently the expression “higgledy-piggledy” is not much known in the US; my use of the phrase to an American tour group as we passed a […]
The Statue of Robert Clive – ‘Clive of India’
WHAT: Statue of Robert Clive WHERE: Clive Steps, King Charles Street, Whitehall (map) BY WHOM: Robert Tweed WHEN: 1912
The Statue of Winston Churchill, Parliament Square
WHAT: Statue of Sir Winston Churchill WHERE: Parliament Square (map) BY WHOM: Ivor Roberts-Jones WHEN: 1973
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 […]
Statues: the Edith Cavell Memorial
WHAT: Edith Cavell Memorial: WHERE: St Martin’s Place (map) BY WHOM: Sir George Frampton WHEN: 1920