Category Archives: London

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Under Canvas?

When I first attended the Chelsea Show, almost twenty-five years ago, the Grand Pavilion was just a large, very full, canvas pavilion which smelled when it rained. Today it’s a huge hall of displays, stalls and societies under a metal … Continue reading

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London Summer Starts Here

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By tradition, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show heralds the start of the English Summer and the London ‘season’.   The Lords Test Match begins on 9th June ( late this year ), the Royal Academy Summer exhibition on 13th June, … Continue reading

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Farce at the Criterion

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Specifically ‘The Comedy about a Bank Robbery‘ by Mischief Theatre at the Criterion Theatre, London. Mischief is the team behind the Olivier award-winning comedy ‘The Play that Goes Wrong‘ which has been enjoying a protracted run at the Duchess Theatre … Continue reading

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Flower Fanatics

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Free at the National Gallery, London, is the current small exhibition of Dutch paintings of flowers. Timed to coincide with this year’s Flower Shows at Hampton Court and Chelsea you can find it in Room 1 on the left at … Continue reading

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Another Library

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Mary Seacole House is a conspicuously modern and distinctive high-rise building on Clapham High Street which houses apartments as well as a variety of public services. One of these is the new Clapham Library. Inside, past a reception desk, steps … Continue reading