What is the objective of having a war memorial? To remember the dead? To bask in the glory of sacrifice for King and country? Ex-servicemen were quoted by the Manchester… Read More
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The National Police Memorial
Seated at Cambridge Green, on the corner of The Mall and Horse Guards Road, directly outside the Old Admiralty Building.The site had previously been occupied by an air shaft on… Read More
Rhinoceros in London
The worshipful Society of Apothecaries’s Hall is filled with rhinoceros, but why? It’s probably one of the most famous and certainly one of the most influential images of an exotic… Read More
History of Mason’s Yard, Mayfair
Ormond Yard was laid out as a 200 feet square plot of land originally designed to be a stable yard and by 1740 the yard was already being called Mason’s… Read More
Henry VIII and his family jewels
The statue of Henry VIII on top of the main entrance gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital in West Smithfield is apparently the only public statue of the Tudor king in… Read More
A City surrounded by dragons
The City of London is surrounded by dragons but why? How are dragons perceived in western culture? In classical legend, dragons are associated with guarding something. For example, in Greek… Read More
The lamps are going out all over Europe
One hundred years ago Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary stated to his friend and journalist John Alfred Spender, editor of the Westminster Gazette “the lamps are going out all over… Read More
History of the Carousel
A carousel could be considered to be a key component of any fayre. But how did it the carousel come about? Horsing Around It’s believed that in 1100’s, Arabian and… Read More
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