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Monthly Archives: September 2018
Give Peas A Chance – London loses its most seen graffiti
There aren’t many things in life that one can rely on in life and over the last few days hundreds of thousands of London commuters have had to deal with something that even puts Brexit in the shade. Namely the … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Britannia, Life, London, News, Travel
Tagged Chalfont Viaduct, Give Peas A Chance, Graffiti, Life, M25
5 Comments
Up Close and Personal with the Greenwich Painted Hall Ceiling
Two weeks ago you may have seen my post on the Painted Hall in Greenwich which is often referred to as the Sistine Chapel of England. The artwork is 300 years old however and due to age, wear and tear … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, history, Life, London, Ye Olde England Tours
Tagged Art, Conservation, Greenwich, London, Painted Hall Ceiling, Royal Navy, Sir James Thornhill
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The day we rioted as the government stole 11 days of our lives!
If you think moving the clock an hour in October is a tedious, weird thing to do that only cheats you of an hour of precious useful daylight in the evening then do spare a thought for our forebears who … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, history, Life
Tagged Calendar, church, City of London, Gregorian Calendar, holidays, Julian Calendar, Parliament, Royal Society, Time
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A holiday from hell for two Russian murderers!
I’ve been on my fair share of nightmare holidays. Sank on the Nile, cars blown up, marooned in a live mine-field… that sort of thing but even I haven’t had quite as rough a time as Ruslan Boshirov and Alexander Petrov, … Continue reading
Posted in Funny & Humour, Life, News, Travel
Tagged Alexander Petrov, James Bond, Murders, Ruslan Boshirov, Russia, Russia Today, Salisbury, Salisbury Cathedral, Sergei Skripal, Spies
5 Comments
The Painted Hall of Greenwich – Englands Sistine Chapel
Said by many to be the English equivalent of the Sistine Chapel, The Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich is one of the most spectacular and important baroque interiors in Europe. You might get some idea what … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Heritage, history, London, Photography, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours
Tagged Art, Greenwich, Painted Hall, Royal Navy, Sir James Thornhill
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The Tale of the Cursed Amethyst at the Natural History Museum in London
Whilst preparing for a tour tomorrow to the Natural History Museum in London, I thought I should do a reconnaisance sortie as well as a bit of research. The museum is a work of art and shows what value Victorians … Continue reading
How do you like your tea?
We are often labelled a nation of animal lovers, gardeners, shopkeepers, queue-ers, weather-watchers, good manners and apologising etc etc but surely there are few things that we are better known for than for our love of a good cup of tea. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Heritage, Life, News
Tagged Cup of Tea, Cuppa, drinking tea, Life, Milk or water first?, PG Tips, Tea, Tetley, Yorkshire Tea
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The Death Warrant of King Charles I
Having spent more time in Parliament recently than the Prime Minister, it has been great to spend some time studying one of the treasures of the Parliamentry archive, the Death Warrant of King Charles I. It is a little hard … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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