Thousands of people watched Götheborg of Sweden, the world’s largest ocean-going wooden sailing ship, make a grand entrance into the Pool of London (between Tower Bridge and London Bridge) on 8th August 2022 with...
If England are playing in an international football competition, the Kirby Estate in Bermondsey (SE London) is festooned with a riot of England flags.
Historic Places / London Events
by bryanadmin · Published July 14, 2022 · Last modified August 7, 2022
The new flower meadow in the Tower of London’s moat seen at dusk.
Historic Places / Vintage Transport
by bryanadmin · Published July 2, 2022 · Last modified July 4, 2022
The Kingsway Tram Tunnel was used until the end of London’s trams in 1952, carrying trams down to the Embankment to serve the South.
Historic Places / London Events
by bryanadmin · Published June 21, 2022 · Last modified July 6, 2022
n a glorious summer’s day at the Tower of London, the Superbloom tapestry of flowers continue to weave themselves into the most magnificently coloured meadow, creating a new natural habit for wildlife.
Historic Places / London Events
by bryanadmin · Published June 18, 2022 · Last modified July 6, 2022
The flowers of Superbloom at the Tower of London start to appear. Gallery
London Events / Vintage Transport
by bryanadmin · Published June 18, 2022 · Last modified July 6, 2022
In June 2022 the Terrier Trust brought one of their steam locomotives “Poplar” to visit Poplar DLR train maintenance depot to mark it’s 150th birthday. “Poplar” is an 0-6-0 Terrier class tank engine and...
Fire Brigade / Historic Places / London Events / Memorials
by bryanadmin · Published June 11, 2022 · Last modified July 6, 2022
Highgate Cemetery is a large cemetery in North London that was built to take London’s dead when London’s churchyards could no longer cope with the expanding population. It is one of London’s “Magnificent Seven”...
Most people know there are disused stations on the London Underground, but fewer know that there are lots of stations which have disused tunnels. These once bustling spaces became redundant over time as more...
by bryanadmin · Published February 11, 2022 · Last modified July 6, 2022
Located in London’s Kensington Gardens opposite the Albert Hall, the memorial is a lavish construction of Victorian excess to remember Prince Albert, Consort of Queen Victoria. Amongst his many achievements he is probably best...
City of London / Historic Places
by bryanadmin · Published June 3, 2019 · Last modified July 6, 2022
Lloyd’s of London, known normally as just Lloyd’s, is a market for insurance and reinsurance market in the City of London and housed in an iconic building designed by Norman Foster. Whilst working in...
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