London History Explored

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

The Beginning of the Railways in Victorian London

The London and Greenwich Railway L&GR was the first steam railway in London and opened in 1836-1838 for passengers and consisting of a track that

Gunnersbury Park with a Hidden Rothchild’s Mansion

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

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

804th Lord Mayor’s Show Procession, 692nd Lord Mayor – Bonus 2019 Pictures Inside!

We take a brief look at the 804 years of the Lord Mayor’s Show in 2019; the King came up with a cunning plan to

1973 Biba Fashion House 99 Kensington High Street

The grand art deco building contains 7 floors and opened in 1933. The Intro appears #OnThisDay 10th September https://wp.me/p9H7Q3-19D Biba fashion was based on inspirations

Kate Bush Singer song writer and producer

Kate Bush – Bexleyheath to Lewisham and beyond the early gigs and rise of a truly great Singer, Song Writer

Kate Bush, Singer, songwriter, performer, dancer & record producer

31 May

Lz-38 Zeppelin causes air raid on London 1915

30th May

1959 the first Hovercraft British Designed by Sir Christopher Cockerell is launched tested on the

29th May

Birthday of Charles II born on this day in 1630. Who also on this day

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