Statues and Monuments: Royal Marines

This statue was placed in St James’ Park in 1903 as a memorial to the Royal Marines who had … More

Statues and Monuments: The Monument

The Monument is located close to London Bridge and commemorates the Great Fire of London, which began on 2nd September … More

William Tyndale was born in Gloucestershire in 1494. He attended Oxford University and obtained a first degree in 1512 and … More

The afternoon at the London Anniversary Games continued with a para-athletic 200 metres for men and a Women’s 400m Hurdles. … More

On Saturday Sue and I had tickets for the first day of the London Anniversary Games, an Athletics meeting which … More

The National Submarine War Memorial is situated on the Victoria Embankment. It was unveiled in 1922 to commemorate the submariners … More

Spencer Compton was one of the longest-serving government ministers in UK history and holds the unique record of 3 times … More

During my IT downtime recently Keith and I visited the London Wetland Centre and I was fortunate enough to get … More

In the years following WWI, the Police determined a need to oversee the demonstrations in Trafalgar Square. They originally … More

On a calm, warm sunny evening earlier this week, I was fortunate to go on a guided walk of the … More