Statues and Monuments: Union

This sculpture which stands at the entrance to the Museum of London in the Barbican is entitled ‘Union’ It depicts … More

Eltham Palace (6): The Gardens

Eltham Palace is approached from the town centre across a bridge which spans the moat and leads you into … More

This ancient Egyptian obelisk which stands on the banks of the River Thames in Central London was a gift to … More

The Courtaulds moved into their new house in 1933 and stayed there until May 1944 when they finally decided … More

Peter Scott was born in September 1909. His father, the Antartic explorer, Robert Falcon Scott, died when he was only … More

Now it had already been a very good morning already at the Wetland Centre when the news broke of a … More

A free day and a chance to get out and do some birdwatching. Keith had been to the wetland centre … More

In the early 1930’s, Stephen and Virginia Courtauld were looking for land on the edge of London to build a … More

The snows of the weekend have vanished and it is something like spring weather again! So week 3 of the … More

In February 1810, the Peninsular war was not going well. France controlled most of Spain and the Spanish government had … More