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Tower of London (2)

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

Tower of London

Tower of London (1)

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

Tower of London

Statues and Monuments: Peter Pan

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

Peter Pan, statues and memorials in London

Statues and Monuments: Sir Joshua Reynolds

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

Joshua Reynolds, St Paul's Cathedral, statues and memorials in London

Invasion of the Parakeets

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

Ring-Necked Parakeet

London Churches: All Hallows by the Tower

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

All Hallows by the Tower

The Celts at the British Museum

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

British Museum, Celts

Statues and Monuments: Lt-Gen Sir Thomas Picton.

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

statues and memorials in London, Thomas Picton

Statues and Monuments: Major-General Andrew Hay

  Andrew Hay was born in 1762 and enlisted in the army as an ensign at the age of 17. … More

Major-General Andrew Hay, St Paul's Cathedral, statues and memorials in London

Naturelog: 15th January

Popped into Greenwich Peninsular ecology park for an hour this morning. One of the volunteers diredted me to the Alder … More

Coot, Greenwich Ecology Park, Moorhen, Tarn

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