Tag Archives: Art

Visiting the home of Edward Adrian Wilson – a forgotten hero who died with Captain Scott of the Antarctic.

Posted on June 15, 2020 by

Every now and then I write a post not quite realising the scope it will take on, perhaps once or twice a year I investigate something and it gives me something to reflect on all year and this is what … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus Diary 45 – Paint me like one of your French girls

Posted on June 4, 2020 by

Every day since I took delivery of my little front garden bench, I have had an early morning cup of tea there.  The road is always quiet and I share my time between watching the sun rising higher in the … Continue reading →

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Plumbing the depths of despair.

Posted on March 9, 2020 by

As if being pushed under a tube train in February and attacked in the street in November isn’t bad enough I’ve recently had the only item of value stolen from my new home recently.  With not much else that can … Continue reading →

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Crop Circles, Tornados and Aliens oh my!

Posted on February 3, 2020 by

Last week I was looking for a neolithic burial tomb and some ancient stones on Googlemaps.  There are thousands of such places but most people only seem to know of Stonehenge. Whilst I was looking for my tomb and amongst … Continue reading →

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Cheers to pub signs!

Posted on January 20, 2020 by

As we near the darkest and coldest nights in the U.K. many of us will be spending at least some times in pubs.   This would have been even more the case in years gone by.   There have been … Continue reading →

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The statue of Peace in Smithfield with its secret sign of fidelity.

Posted on May 27, 2019 by

As I mentioned in passing on my post on Smithfield Market the area hasn’t just got a millennia long relationship with animal markets and executions.  It was also a place where men in Victorian times would bring their unwanted wives to … Continue reading →

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The Kazakhstan art exhibition in a disused London power station

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

Whilst out and about scouting a new walking tour in the East End of London, I had the good fortune to come across one of those hidden treasures which I still do so regularly even after all my exploration. Going … Continue reading →

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There but not there

Posted on October 3, 2018 by

Last week whilst in the Sussex town of Arundel, I unexpectedly came across a very moving art installation.  It is something I had heard about a few years ago and fleetingly throughout 2018 but for some reason had not expected … Continue reading →

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Up Close and Personal with the Greenwich Painted Hall Ceiling

Posted on September 24, 2018 by

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 →

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The Painted Hall of Greenwich – Englands Sistine Chapel

Posted on September 12, 2018 by

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 →

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