Sir Walter Ralegh

Sir Walter Ralegh, alongside Sir Francis Drake, are the two best-known explorers of the Elizabethan era. Sunday marks the 399th … More

Charterhouse : The History

A few months back I had the opportunity to visit the Charterhouse in London. The land on which it stands … More

Apart from the old operating theatre, the herb garret has been converted into a museum of medicine since the 17th … More

It is possible that the Herb Garret existed in the attic of St Thomas’s Church as early as 1703. It … More

Arthur Philip was born in London in 1738. He attended the Greenwich Hospital School and in 1753 joined a whaling boat. … More

All that remains of St Martins is the road that was named after it just north of St Paul’s Cathedral. … More

Some more photographs of the magnificent Fitzrovia Chapel in central London.

Originally posted on Stephen Liddell:
Famously many of the iron and steel railings in the U.K. were removed and melted down…

I do love marble and here are some photographs of some of the great variety of types of marble found … More

The Fitzrovia chapel, as it is known today, is from the outside an unassuming brick building in the middle of a … More