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Now I don’t generally work on London Marathon day (“the noise! and the people!”), but this year found me doing a tour of an almost empty Tower of London, the castle echoing to the cheers of thousands of onlookers who were watching the runners go over Tower Bridge.
And it was fortunate that I did. Because this was also the day of the ‘Tudor Pull’, and I was right on...
Today anglers sit by Mount Pond on Clapham Common, fishing for the carp that patrol its waters. They’re joined by the occasional heron, and ducks and geese nest on the little island in the pond’s centre. It’s a typical urban park scene, but it is also the place where Benjamin Franklin conducted one of his most famous experiments.
Franklin lived in London between 175...
I mean, if an evening holds the prospect of beer, cheese, a bit of history and a spot or two of art*, then it would take a very strong soul to resist.
(*PR firms please note – perm any two of these four and I’ll be beating the door down at your event.)
So it is that we find ourselves in
At a confluence of footpaths in the NE corner of Hyde Park, not too far from Marble Arch, is a circular mosaic that marks the spot (perhaps) of what became known as the Reformers’ Tree.
The monument, by sculptor Harry Gray (who was also responsible for the st...
These last few weeks I’ve spent quite a bit of time in the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) prepping for a tour for a small group. And the more I’ve been there, the more I like the place.
This was the world’s first portrait gallery, opening in 1856 and the first item in the collection – “NPG1” – was