Anything relating to London’s museums: updates, information and reviews
For over 100 years, this impressive building on Whitehall was at the heart of the country’s history. It was home to the War Office from 1906-1964 and then used by the Ministry of Defence from 1964-2016. Inside its walls some of the most momentous decisions in British military history were taken and many of the […]
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In 2023 London got a brand new free museum. It is all about the old city wall and is based around a genuine section of the old Roman city wall. So, I went to check it out. Despite being called ‘The City Wall At Vine Street’, the entrance can be found at 12 Jewry Street. The
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I recently went on a very interesting visit to the London Metropolitan Archives in Clerkenwell. They are a fantastic historical resource for London, totally free and accessible to visit and are packed with historical treasures. The Archives The London Metropolitan Archives are the official archives of the City of London. They have over 100km of documents,
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Last week I visited the brilliant ‘Holbein At The Tudor Court’ exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery. It was a fascinating insight into some of the characters of the day but also Holbein’s techniques of how he produced some of the most famous portraits of the 16th century. Hans Holbein the Younger Hans Holbein the Younger
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I recently paid a visit to somewhere I have walked past many many times: Keats House in Hampstead. This lovely Regency building, near the Heath, on Keats Grove, is a significant location in English literary history as the place where the Romantic poet, John Keats, lived from 1818-1820. It is where he found inspiration, fell
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