Last week whilst I was doing the weekly survey I came across a moth resting in amongst the flowers…
Eltham Palace (13): Innovation and invention
Eltham Palace has a wide range of Art Deco furnishings and artworks. The Palace shows that it was at the…
A touch of India
Catching up on a present from my mum. A lovely morning at Etalier des chefs at Oxford Circus cooking Chicken…
Statues and Monuments: Richard Whittington
Sir Richard Whittington (1354-1423) was a merchant and Politician. He was a 4-time Lord Mayor of London, a Member…
Norwich Cathedral (1): The History
The origins of Norwich Cathedral date back to 1096 with the relocation of the bishop’s seat from Thetford. The site had been…
Royal Engineers Museum
Last week Keith and I took a trip to visit the Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham Kent. The Museum is…
Eltham Palace (12): The Great Hall
The only surviving part of the Medieval Palace is the Great Hall, built by King Edward IV between 1475 and…
The last entry of Samuel Pepys diaries
Samuel Pepys’s diary entry for the 31st of May 1669 records that after doing his accounts he made his way…
The Tall Ships leave Liverpool.
We are fortunate every couple of years to host the Tall Ships on the Thames riverfront at Greenwich, which is…
Statues and Monuments: King George IV
King George the fourth succeeded his father, George III, in January 1820 although he had filled the role of monarch…
