Duke’s Bar ~ Ian Fleming’s “local” & the inspiration for James Bond’s martini

A great post on London connections of Ian Fleming and James Bond

Colours of Autumn

One of the delights of the walk in Danson Park yesterday was the array of autumn colours on display. … More

A chance to get out of the office for a morning and join the local RSPB group for a walk … More

Hidden within the Victoria and Albert Museum is the most wonderful internal courtyard surrounded by buildings with fantastic decoration … More

George Peabody was born in South Danvers, Massachusetts in 1795 to a poor family, one of seven children. At … More

Isabella Somerset (nee somers) was born in London in 1851, the daughter of 3rd Earl Somers. She married Henry Somerset, … More

William Edward Forster was born in Dorset in July 1818. After completing school, he worked in the woolen manufacturing trade. … More

Ferdinand Foch was born in Tarbes in October 1851. He enlisted in the French Infantry during the Franco-Prussian war … More

John Stuart Mill (born 1806) was described by one writer as ‘the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the 19th century’. … More