Palace of Whitehall: History

On Monday I heard a very interesting lecture on the history of the Palace of Whitehall, which reminded me of … More

Roman Wall

One of the iconic and most visited places in London is the Tower. The earliest part of the structure that … More

Bush House is a large imposing building in Kingsway, near the Strand in central London. It is named after its … More

Sue and I recently spent 2 weeks in Cheshire and one of the places we visited was the City of … More

Next month will mark the 80th anniversary of the death of Grace Darling Grace Darling was born in Bamburgh in … More

The first was about a visit to Oxford when she met up with Lewis Carroll, writer of Alice in … More

I was reminded the other day of a wonderful story about Queen Victoria. When she was still quite young she … More

After I had left Regent’s Park last Tuesday, I needed to cross the Regent’s Canal in order to catch a … More

A virtual walk on Heygo with guide Ian in the lovely city of Warwick brought back memories of visiting the … More

The first castle in York was built following the Norman Conquest in 1068. However, it was badly damaged following a … More