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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 […]
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Christie’s is the world’s oldest fine art auctioneer and has sold fine art, furniture, jewellery and wine since 1766, when James Christie conducted the very first sale in London. Since […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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