The coat of arms is supported by cannons and what must be cannonballs (despite appearing to have finger holes like those used in ten-pin ...
Our photo shows one of the wood blocks and also a short piece of railway track, not mentioned in any of the inscriptions. We visited dur...
In 2022 Pavlos Clifton, Head of Development at Bywater Properties published an interesting page about the design of this memorial. This p...
The crucifixion sculpture was created by Cecil Thomas and installed as part of the post war reconstruction (1955-8). A square carved pa...
In our photo you can see the Latin text on the frieze to the arcade. The statue faces the building and backs the Thames, and the camera. ...
From Exploring London: "... a stone (actually baked brick) upon which is inscribed cuneiform writing. ... which comes from a Zigurrat in ...
This church dates from the 12th century. From the church's website: "It has been altered, enlarged and restored many times and probably r...
The quoted text comes at the end of Chapter 13 of 'Little Dorrit' by Charles Dickens, the 'him' being Arthur Clennam. The Victorian Socie...
We learnt about this basement fireplace at Atlas Obscura. On our first visit we were told the space was not currently accessible to the ...
Cars, cars, grrr, impossible to take photos of the building that also show the planters, positioned on the steps. These planters caught ...
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