Statues and Monuments: Union

This sculpture which stands at the entrance to the Museum of London in the Barbican is entitled ‘Union’ It depicts…

Eltham Palace (6): The Gardens

Eltham Palace is approached from the town centre across a bridge which spans the moat and leads you into…

My thanks to Craig Smith for pointing out this interesting entry in 1880 census: ‘Catherine Cudney, daughter, age 15.…

This ancient Egyptian obelisk which stands on the banks of the River Thames in Central London was a gift to…

We had debated whether to go Bough Beech Reservoir today as planned as the weather forecast wasn’t very hopeful. But by…

We sometimes look at species that are with us all year round and miss the fact that our populations are…

The Courtaulds moved into their new house in 1933 and stayed there until May 1944 when they finally decided…

Originally posted on Stephen Liddell:
Often in the shadow of Christmas due to the rampant over-commercisation, it is often forgotten that Easter…

Peter Scott was born in September 1909. His father, the Antartic explorer, Robert Falcon Scott, died when he was only…

Now it had already been a very good morning already at the Wetland Centre when the news broke of a…