The Romans built a stone fort in the NW corner of the Londinium settlement. Work appears to have commenced around … More
Category: History
Staffordshire Hoard
Folded golden Cross Photo from Portable Antiquities scheme (https://www.flickr.com/photos/finds/) A long lunch break during a meeting in Birmingham last Saturday … More
Statues and Memorials in London: Speke Memorial
John Hanning Speke was an army officer who in December 1856 joined the expedition led by Richard Burton to find … More
A Guided Tour Inside The Houses Of Parliament
Originally posted on Stephen Liddell:
The last year or so I have probably visited Parliament a dozen times but always from…
850: Lord Nelson
Lord Nelson was the first of its class (LN class) to be built to a design of Richard Maunsell for … More
The Roman amphitheatre in London
It had been long known that London had an amphitheatre but its location was unknown and it was not until … More
Statues and Memorials in London: Charles James Fox
Charles James Fox was one of the great figures of British 18th century politics. Born in London in 1749, the … More
The man who never lived and will never die
This is the title of an exhibition currently running at the Museum of London on Sherlock Holmes. Entering into the … More
Tower Bridge 120th Aniiversary
This year marks the 120th Anniversary of the opening of Tower Bridge. In the late 19th century, the city authorities … More
Statues and Memorials in London: Memorial to the Women of World War II
This monument which stands in Whitehall to the North of the Cenotaph was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in 2005. … More
