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…the Princess Louise public house on High Holborn, London. Worth a visit to see the wonderfully preserved Victorian interior, complete with mirrors, tiles, floor mosaics and polished wooden panelling, with booths arranged around a central bar. Built in 1872, the interior was constructed … Continue reading
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At Tate Britain until 25th October this excellent exhibition of Dame Barbara Hepworth’s smaller sculptures is definitely worth a visit. It has been described by various critics as ‘ravishing’, ‘exhilarating’ and ‘exemplary’ and it is, in my humble view, worthy of … Continue reading
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‘Haymaking is general about Clapham…wheat looks well and turns colour’ recorded Gilbert White, the naturalist, as he passed through Clapham in 1788. Already the wild and marshy rural area which is now Clapham Common had been drained and, to an … Continue reading
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Monday was spent in glorious sunshine at Lord’s cricket ground in St John’s Wood. The ‘all’s right with the world’ invocation of the sound of leather on willow, the greensward and the cricket whites, is over-used in my opinion, but then…. Sitting … Continue reading
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…or The Prospect of Whitby, a Grade 2 listed public house on Wapping Wall ( turn east out of Wapping Overground, or DLR to Shadwell and an easy walk south ). If you haven’t been here, it’s worth a visit. It … Continue reading
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