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If you walk along Westminster Bridge Road, not far from Waterloo Station, you will pass by an unusual looking building, one that very much stands out from its neighbours. It goes overlooked by many but this is one of the only surviving remnants of one of the strangest chapters in London’s history. Built in 1900, […]
The London Necropolis Railway and A Visit To Brookwood Cemetery Read More »
If you have ever walked along the Southern edge of Kensington Gardens, you will have not been able to miss The Albert Memorial. An exuberant Victorian display of commemoration, it has got to be the most elaborate memorial, to one man, in all of London. It depicts a 14ft statue of Prince Albert, seated in
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Greenwich is one of London’s four UNESCO world heritage sites, along with the Tower of London, the Palace of Westminster/Westminster Abbey and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. It is one of the most historically significant places in the city and boasts some of its best vistas. At the heart of this historic enclave you
A Visit To The Queen’s House: Classic And Pioneering Read More »
London is one of the world’s greenest cities. It has its famous sweeping parks, but also so many smaller, green oases tucked away in the metropolis. I, naturally, spend a lot of time in these gardens, as they often have fascinating histories. I recently started noticing these wooden posts dotted around the flower beds. They
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Australia House is one of the buildings I have talked about for years now on my Hidden Strand: Power, Wealth and Empire tour. I had never however been lucky enough to see inside, until very recently. It is the Australian High Commission, i.e. the Australian diplomatic mission in the UK. It is not an embassy,
Australia House And Its Hidden 900 Year Old well Read More »