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Category Archives: Science and Engineering
An old plan of Piccadilly Circus Underground Station.
I’m away on a 2-week tour in the near future and so this shorter than usual post is just to help fill the gap before, during or after I come back. The incredible print below is of Piccadilly Circus Underground … Continue reading
Posted in London, Science and Engineering, Travel
Tagged Drawings, London, London Transport, London Underground, Maps, Piccadilly Circus, Plans
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Walking Londons Canals…. the Paddington Basin
Having created a new London Canals Walking Tour with Ye Olde England Tours I thought it was a good excuse to make good use of some of the many photos I took whilst working out my new tour. As mentioned in … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Britannia, Heritage, Life, London, Science and Engineering, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours
Tagged Canals, London, Paddington, Paddington Basin, Travel, walking tours
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The Robocops of Kinshasa
Central Africa might not be your first guess when it comes to thinking of robocops but for the last 5 years or so in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been using them in increasing numbers in … Continue reading
Posted in Life, News, Science and Engineering
Tagged Africa, Cars, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, Life, Police, Robocop, Robots
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The famous farting lamp of London
Last week I wrote on The Great Stink of 1868. By chance todays post is on a related subject. Many people will be aware that in the Victorian age, much of London was lit with gas lamps and in deed … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, London, Science and Engineering
Tagged Carting Lane, Joseph Webb, London, Sewage lamp, Sewers, The Savoy, Webb Patent Sewer Gas Lamp
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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
Petrichor – The sweet smell of falling rain.
It’s a sensation most of us familiar with though if you’re living in much of the Northern Hemisphere then like me, it might not be one you’ve been familiar with recently. The sweet smell of rain or Petrichor. The … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Science and Engineering
Tagged Biology, Heatwave, Life, Petrichor, Rain, Smell
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All about driverless cars!
Today (or yesterday when you read this), I was taking a walk outside Parliament and I had the opportunity to jump in a driverless car! More about that later but it made me think of how in just a few years, … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, London, News, Popular Culture, Science and Engineering, Travel
Tagged Automated Cars, Cars, Driverless Cars, Pods
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2,000 years on Bath Abbey is set to use the famous hot water that the Romans did!
Long before the Romans, it was the ancient Celts who lived across the British Isles who first noticed the hot waters spewing forth from deep beneath the the surface of the Earth, In fact, they used to pray there. When … Continue reading
Posted in geography, history, Science and Engineering, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours
Tagged Bath, Bath Abbey, Bath and Stonehenge, Energy, Green Issues, Renewable Energy, Roman Baths
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RAF Icons of the Jet-Age
Concluding my short series of blog posts on iconic RAF planes to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force we finally reach the period that most of us are best familiar with. The age of the jet engine. … Continue reading
Posted in history, Science and Engineering
Tagged Aviation, BAE, Falklands War, Harrier, RAF, RAF100, Royal Air Force, Sea Harrier, Vulcan Bomber, war
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