Lord’s cricket ground (3): W.G.Grace

William Gilbert Grace was born in 1848 near Bristol and attended medical school there and later in London, finally qualifying … More

Lord’s cricket ground (2): The Ashes

The tour only takes in one item in the museum and that is one of the most famous sport’s trophies … More

A few weeks back, Keith and I went to Lord’s cricket ground in north London. Lord’s was for a long-time … More

These bears are found in Kensington Gardens where they sit atop a water fountain built in 1939 to commemorate the … More

After the departure of the Romans the area within the city walls was deserted, the Anglo-Saxons preferring to settle around … More

The Sundial on Tower Hill was commissioned by London Transport and unveiled in 1992. It is by John Chitty and … More

Designed by Bullied for the Southern Railway, the ‘West Country’ class locomotives were a smaller version of the ‘Merchant Navy’ … More

The Roman city wall around London was built between 190-225 AD. Although most was built from scratch it did incorporate … More

On Tower Hill, close by the Tower of London, stands the Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial to sailors from the … More

The 9F class were built for British railways in the 1950s as fast heavy freight locomotives. However they also saw … More