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buxton memorial fountain in the foreground, victoria tower in the background

More Neo-Gothic Splendour: the Buxton Memorial

15/12/2025 donbrown 0

In Victoria Tower Gardens, the little public park that runs from Parliament to Lambeth Bridge, stands a very ornate Victorian drinking fountain (now, sadly, disconnected […]

a view of westminster's jewel tower from college green

Westminster’s Medieval Jewel Tower

02/09/2025 donbrown 0

Well, I’m pleased that I finally got around to visiting the 14th century Jewel Tower, one of the last remnants of the old Palace of […]

The stuffaboutlondon review of 2024

01/01/2025 donbrown 0

Thanks to everyone who has visited the blog this year, passed comments, shared on Facebook or whatever. It’s been another record-breaking (for me) year, with […]

soho square black and white half timbered hut

Soho Square, Ancient and Modern(ish)

08/08/2024 donbrown 0

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 […]

bali bombing memorial london

The Bali bombing memorial, Horseguards Avenue

04/05/2024 donbrown 0

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

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 […]

Victoria’s Secret Garden – a hidden gem in Westminster

11/06/2023 donbrown 0

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

29/08/2022 donbrown 0

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 clive of india by robert tweed

The Statue of Robert Clive – ‘Clive of India’

10/04/2022 donbrown 0

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

10/10/2021 donbrown 0

WHAT: Statue of Sir Winston Churchill WHERE: Parliament Square (map) BY WHOM: Ivor Roberts-Jones WHEN: 1973