Launde Abbey: The Chapel

Some pictures of the 12th / 13th-century chapel at Launde Abbey. A wonderfully peaceful and calm place to sit and … More

Launde Abbey: The History

Launde Abbey, south of Oakham in Leicestershire, was founded in 1119 as a priory for a group of Augustinian Black Canons. Over … More

When Keith and I recently visited Rochester Cathedral we took the opportunity to visit the exhibition space in the crypt. … More

The highlight of the remaining Tudor State apartments is undoubtedly the Great Hall. Next to the Great Hall is the … More

Connected to the main courtyard by a short passage is a smaller courtyard around which are situated the Kitchens … More

St Olave’s church no longer exists and today is an open space in Silver St in the city of London. … More

Built around 1480 as part of the reordering of the Great Hall, the façade of the Tower facing the courtyard … More

Tower Green is an open space to the west of the White Tower. It is bordered on the south and … More

The name of this area of London between the city and Ludgate Hill derives from the arrival in 1517 of … More

There is evidence of the storage of royal treasures at the Tower since the 11th century. It is likely that … More