The afternoon at the London Anniversary Games continued with a para-athletic 200 metres for men and a Women’s 400m Hurdles. … More
Category: London
Anniversary Games (1)
On Saturday Sue and I had tickets for the first day of the London Anniversary Games, an Athletics meeting which … More
Statues and Monuments: National Submarine War Memorial
The National Submarine War Memorial is situated on the Victoria Embankment. It was unveiled in 1922 to commemorate the submariners … More
Statues and monuments: Spencer Compton
Spencer Compton was one of the longest-serving government ministers in UK history and holds the unique record of 3 times … More
Water Vole
During my IT downtime recently Keith and I visited the London Wetland Centre and I was fortunate enough to get … More
A one-man Police Station?
In the years following WWI, the Police determined a need to oversee the demonstrations in Trafalgar Square. They originally … More
The Temple
On a calm, warm sunny evening earlier this week, I was fortunate to go on a guided walk of the … More
Sights of London: Nelsons Column
(first posted in April 2013) Nelson’s column is found in Trafalgar Square in the centre of London. It was built … More
Silver Y Moth
Last week whilst I was doing the weekly survey I came across a moth resting in amongst the flowers … More
Eltham Palace (13): Innovation and invention
Eltham Palace has a wide range of Art Deco furnishings and artworks. The Palace shows that it was at the … More