London Churches: St Mary Abchurch

St Mary Abchurch Photo by Ben Rimmer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rimski/) Despite its location just off of the main thoroughfare of Cannon Street … More

Statues and Monuments: Gift Horse

The Gift Horse by Hans Haacke is currently on display on the ‘fourth plinth’ in Trafalger Square, It depicts a skeletal … More

The moat surrounding the Tower of London was originally built by Henry III as a defensive ditch rather than a … More

The Tower of London lies at the eastern end of the medieval walled city. Its foundation dates from 1066, … More

Peter Pan, the boy who would never grow up, comes from the story of the same name by the … More

Joshua Reynolds was born in July 1723 in Devon. He attended a local grammar school where he developed an … More

A few mornings ago a ‘squadron’ of Ring-necked Parakeets raided our garden feeders.

The history of All Hallows dates back to Saxon times when a small wooden church was built here by … More

I have got into a bad habit when major exhibitions occur. I don’t go initially because they will be too … More

Thomas Picton was born in Pembrokeshire in 1756. He joined the army in 1771 seeing service in West Indies, … More