Join me on a tour of Turner’s House London. JMW Turner was a watercolour painter. Not your nice genteel watercolours but swirling, expressive, explosions of feeling. He was a Londoner, born in Covent Garden the…
Welcome to the regal world of Buckingham Palace! Visiting the Buckingham Palace State Rooms is to step into realm of royal opulence. Immerse yourself in history as you explore the grandeur of the State Rooms.…
Imagine a castle bristling with crenellations, now paint it white and add some gilding. Welcome to a tour inside Strawberry Hill House, a gothic pleasure dome built by Horace Walpole overlooking the Thames at Twickenham.…
Who was Emery Walker and why should you visit his house? Was the question that sprang to my mind when a visit to Emery Walker’s house was suggested. Turns out that he was William Morris’s…
Visiting the Temple the Church London is like stepping into a different world. One minute you are on the busy Strand and then you duck through an arch and immediately the bustle of the 21…
How lucky to be a woman in twenty first century. Sure we still don’t get paid the same and are still subject to unwanted advances but those are moving in the right direction. Most important…
The Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square was built with William IV in mind, but funds ran out and it stood empty for 150 years. Now a new work of art takes up residence every two…
