London History Explored

Unmissable mechanical sound of RT and RF buses through the streets of Barking RT80 anniversary

Church of st clements oranges and lemons

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

Halloween at Balmoral Castle was an event to remember under Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria had a unique connection to Halloween, the legends, folklore, and customs. We take a look at the Halloween connection with the former Monarch, Queen

Battle of Blackheath for cornish independence

Battle of Blackheath – The 4th Kingdom of Britain

Battle of Blackheath was fought over the independence of Cornwall in 1497. 15,000 Cornish men marched 250 miles across southern England to face King Henry VII army

Gunnersbury park with a hidden rothchilds mansion

Gunnersbury Park London: Rothchilds Favourite House

Gunnersbury Park in West London, with a Rothschild Mansion at his heart, has an incredible historical back story that stretches back almost 1,000 years. The

Printed photographs from visiting the London floral tributes to Princes Diana at Kensington Palace 1997 September

London Remembers Princess Diana’s, original 1997 photographs

Taken from a film Camera in 1997, In memory to Princess Diana. The hazy muted postcard type pictures are because they are prints. Taken at

A very British affair, 3 days that took BRITAIN to WAR, September 1939

The declaration of war on Germany in 1939 was a pivotal moment in history for Great Britain, it seems it was to be the countries

6th July

1952 The Last tram journey in London arrived at New Cross Depot in South East

5th July

1954 BBC Launches daily TV News Which theme tune of the news do you most

4th July

American Independence, expatriates in London mark this occasion, fireworks attending celebrations. At Home England was

3rd July

1928 John Logie Baird demonstrates in London the first colour television transmission. 57 yrs

LONDON'S

Long History

Charles Dickens

"The parks be the lungs of London.”

Trees cover just over 20% of London’s land mass, accounting for an impressive 8.4 million trees, from urban woodlands to parks and gardens.

Just to be sure the counting is up to par, high resolution aerial photography is used to build a detailed map of the London area, that enables pinpoint accuracy in the counting of trees and their precise locations.

The city authorities have plans to increase tree cover by 10% over the next 30 years.

Street Trees
Community Gardens
Woodlands

Victorian London

Holland Park a perfect and happy Space, with woodland, Opera, House and Gardens

1000 years of Gunnersbury Park, woods, grass, Large House and Potomac Lake

Gunylda

Niece of King Canute

Gunnersbury Park

Royalty and Aristocracy

Queen Victorias Crown on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum

Russian Royalty and the Romanovs at the Queens Gallery

We can define a Botanical garden as a place that grows plants for scientific study, open to the public with proper documentation of the collections including wild origin. London is blessed with Kew Gardens, which looks after the world’s biggest botanical collections, opening its doors to the public in 1759. Kew has developed into a collecting museum, herbarium, scientific institute, library, teaching school and much more.

London's Hidden City Gardens

Take a peek inside our Wonderworld

Back of Salters company , benches areas to sit nearby.

Hidden behind walls, London's Secret Garden's offer a unique space of peace and tranquility.

“I'm leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it's not raining."

Groucho Marx

“Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.”

Samuel Jackson

“It is not the walls that make the city, but the people who live within them. The walls of London may be battered, but the spirit of the Londoner stands resolute and undismayed.”

King George VI