Statues and Memorials in London: Paternoster

The Paternoster statue was erected in Paternoster Sq, adjacent to St Paul’s Cathedral, following its redevelopment in the 1970s. It … More

Statues and Memorials in London: William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck

William (also known as George) Bentinck (1802-1848) was the second son of the 4th Duke of Portland. After he had … More

After a morning meeting in Blackheath I head off to Greenwich Peninsular Ecology Park to search for dragonflies and to … More

Back to the weekly butterfly and dragonfly survey of the patch. Its a beautiful day and so am hopeful for … More

Cavendish Square is home to some interesting sculptures. Not far from the soap statue of the Duke of Cumberland is … More

Prince William, Duke of Cumberland was born in 1721.The third son of King George II he joined the army in … More

After the Pavilion we visited one of the new stands and the Cricket school. Unfortunately due to an event taking … More

https://flic.kr/p/fRQpdC photo by David Pinkney (https://www.flickr.com/photos/dave_pinkney/) The next stop on our tour was the Pavilion. For some reason we were … More

James Greathead was born in Grahamstown, South Africa in 1820. He came to England in 1859 and trained as a … More

William Gilbert Grace was born in 1848 near Bristol and attended medical school there and later in London, finally qualifying … More