You know you’re getting old when you can remember three incarnations of the same museum. Back in 1981 the basement of the V&A played host to the Boiler House display of modern design, then in…
Queen Anne of Denmark, Consort to James I decided that she needed a new hunting lodge in the latest style. The Queen’s House was built in the midst of the great Tudor palace of Greenwich. …
Business and economics are the engine that makes the western world spin and the Bank of England Museum is the place to celebrate that. Can you tell that before I was Cultural Wednesday I was…
Banksy has adorned the streets in and around the Barbican at least three times. First of all there was a tiny rat on Chiswell Street and then a couple of homage’s to Basquiat in 2017.…
Did you know that Benjamin Franklin lived in London? Did you know that you can visit the Benjamin Franklin House in London? Well, the answer to both is YES. Read on to discover how. Benjamin…
Buckingham Palace isn’t all gilded halls. Visit the Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace to the Coronation Coach. Sit in a Landau. See behind the scenes in getting the carriages road ready. What…
Back in the 80’s when the Docklands Light Railway was new, a favourite weekend outing was on the toy-town trains to see the strange new world emerging from the urban wasteland. If asked, I would…
