Back in 2020 the UK saw a spate of statue removals throughout the UK. Characters no longer deemed to be politically correct were consigned to the storeroom or in one case the dockside of history. I recently came across this empty plinth in Cavendish Square, and wondered who it was that had upset public opinion.… Continue reading Washing History
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Clarissa & Jenifer
The Ministry of Defense building can justly be described as imposing, but not to everyone’s tastes, becoming known as the ‘Whitehall Monster‘ It was described by architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner as a ‘monument of tiredness‘. The building was constructed between 1939 and 1959 on part of the former site of the Palace of Whitehall. It… Continue reading Clarissa & Jenifer
Shadow
One Word Sunday
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
Everyone’s trying to avoid eye contact
Six Word Saturday
Don’t mention Rabbit Pie to them
Six Word Saturday
Necessity is the mother of inVENTion
I love to find things that are not quite what they appear to be. Given that there is a rather large subterranean London, the need to allow fresh air in, or expel foul out is rather important. The following is a list of my favourite (oh you sad man) ventilation systems. The cast iron equestrian… Continue reading Necessity is the mother of inVENTion
Sticking a bottle up a lion’s arse!
Possibly one of the weirdest titles for a blog post I’ve made up in a long time, but believe it or not there’s a lot of truth in it. Having just posted on the subject of time capsules in Time Encapsulation I was browsing through some other information and I came upon this rather bizarre… Continue reading Sticking a bottle up a lion’s arse!
“We are not amused”
The phrase is often attributed to Queen Victoria and has passed into common usage to note perceived strait-laced stuffiness, bolstering the perception that Victoria was a dour woman living a melancholy life after the death of her husband Prince Albert. However, during an interview in 1976, Victoria’s granddaughter, Alice, Countess of Athlone, said that Victoria… Continue reading “We are not amused”
A LONDON MISCELLANY 