The moat surrounding the Tower of London was originally built by Henry III as a defensive ditch rather than a … More
Category: 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
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
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
Invasion of the Parakeets
A few mornings ago a ‘squadron’ of Ring-necked Parakeets raided our garden feeders.
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
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
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 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
Naturelog: 15th January
Popped into Greenwich Peninsular ecology park for an hour this morning. One of the volunteers diredted me to the Alder … More