westminster abbey

The Oldest Man in the World: the 152 year old Thomas Parr

22/08/2026 donbrown 0

Among the graves of kings and queens in Westminster Abbey, the memorials to military heroes of the 18th century, and close by the burials and […]

David Hockney’s Westminster Abbey Stained Glass

15/06/2026 donbrown 0

On the day that the artist David Hockney died I was in Westminster Abbey pointing out, as I always do, the stained glass window that […]

Death victorious – the Nightingale Monument in Westminster Abbey

06/02/2026 donbrown 0

Westminster Abbey can be seen as many things. It’s a Royal Chapel, the place of coronations, weddings, funerals and burials; a National Church, where services […]

A History of London – free talk recording

27/11/2023 donbrown 0

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 […]

Murder in the Abbey: the death of Robert Hawle

15/07/2023 donbrown 0

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 […]

The Apple Store’s Victorian Mosaics

10/04/2023 donbrown 0

Halfway up Regent Street, just before you get to Oxford Circus, is one of central London’s Apple Stores, purveyors of high tech electronic goods to […]