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The brutal truth of Oranges and Lemons Say the Bells of St Clement’s
Theories abound to the meaning behind the words in the nursery rhyme ‘Oranges and Lemons’. You can hear the bells of the Church of St Clement, in the Borough of Westminster, but what of the altogether darker thoughts behind the rhyme. St Clement’s Danes RAF church Where is the Church
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London’s Fast Azuma Trains
London Mainline Trains and Stations As you review the page you may be mistaken to play spot the difference, many of the trains are based on the Hitachi A-train design. Great Western Railway and it’s new Hitachi Trains The Great Western Railway company operates from London, South West and theWest
When the Eiffel Tower came to London: L’Oréal’s Lancôme
L’Oréal’s Lancôme brought French luxury to the main hall of London’s St Pancras International Station in 2019 in the form of a Pink Eiffel Tower. The illuminated Eiffel Tower stood next to the Lancôme pop-up shop which was this years sponsor. The 36-Foot Eiffel Tower has been built using 1500
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The Sex Pistols first Gig November 6th 1975 listed as Support Band on the Flyer
The legendary British Punk Band, The Sex Pistols, played their first Gig at St Martin’s School of Art on the Charing Cross Road. The gig
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LONDON'S LEGENDARY TRANSPORT
19th August 1897 London Electric Cab Company appeared on London roads
1919 Afghanistan was given its independence
1897 London Electric Cab Company
1899 electric taxis started to go into decline
The one before the Routemaster: The legendary AEC Regent III RT and RF buses
The world of London RT & RF Buses Take a peek inside the world of vintage RT London Buses, entered service 80 years ago this
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LONDON'S GREEN SPACES
The Best Parks, Hiden Gardens & Botanical Gardens in London
Blitz Bombsite became Goldsmiths’ Garden in the heart of the City of London
There is a quaint hidden garden tucked away next to a medieval church site of St John Zachary in the City of London called the Goldsmiths’ Garden. The garden is opposite Goldsmiths’ Grand Hall buildings in Foster Lane, sitting on the corner of Gresham Street. The Great Fire of London
LONDON art
Seven Ages of Man 22 foot totem pole sculpture inspired by shakespeare
William Shakespeare’s play ‘7 ages of man’ is the inspiration for this 22-foot high cast aluminium Sculpture, on Queen Victoria Street, Blackfriars by Artist Richard Kindersley The seven ages of man according to William Shakespeare in his play ‘As You Like It’, Act 2 Scene 7 ‘All the world’s a
LONDON HISTORY
1st Bomb to fall on the City of London – Salters Company
Salters Company is one of the 12th great Livery Companies, celebrated a 100 yr milestone 1918-2018 in support of science and education. Its history goes back further, getting its license
Charlie Chaplin – the ban and his return to his birth Town London in 1952
When Charlie Chaplin was banned from returning to America and his trip to Birth Town London, 1952 Chaplin came to London on 23rd September 1952, to promote his film “Limelight” which
Heathrow an Exhibition – 1929 The Great West Aerodrome University West London
Heathrow The Journey Exhibition As early as 1929 the Great West Aerodrome was a small airfield, South East of a Hamlet called Heathrow. Commercial flights started around 1933. In 1946
What is the Lord Mayor’s Show Procession, The 692nd Lord Mayor – published Pictures!
The Lord Mayors show was the Kings idea; King John he came up with a cunning plan to request the Lord Mayor march each year to pledge loyalty to the
