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Tucked away in Panton Street is a little gem of a 19th century public house, which isn’t easy to find even when the approaches to Leicester Square aren’t blocked by scaffolding and plastic sheeting. The Tom Cribb, named for the famous … Continue reading
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It already seems so long ago that I was enjoying the flamenco in Jerez. This is, in part, because of the apparent dislocation in time when travelling from one country and one home to another, but it’s also because so … Continue reading
…to the lonely sea and sky. Not so lonely, however, in the National Maritime Museum’s Neptune Court on a half-term Thursday which was thronging with children of all ages. It is some years since I visited this museum and since my … Continue reading
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It’s difficult now to believe that such a fine building as the current Somerset House was built as government offices, but it was built in the days when government offices were important places of patronage and organisation. The Admiralty and … Continue reading
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Is the title of a new exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich ( Greenwich Maritime on the DLR ) which runs until 28th March and is worth a visit. The famous diarist lived through one of the most turbulent … Continue reading
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