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Burial Grounds of London

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In my recent wanderings around central London I have found myself in two ‘gardens’ which were formerly burial grounds, attached or unattached to churches. Each was fascinating in its own way and I have found one connection, at least, between … Continue reading

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The Foundling Hospital

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The Museum of the Foundling Hospital, London is a little known gem. If you’re in London, do go and seek it out, it is very definitely worth a visit. Established by Captain Thomas Coram in 1739, with a lot of … Continue reading

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Smell…

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…odour, perfume, scent. One’s olfactory sense isn’t the first that springs to mind when conjuring up a picture of a place or scene, but it can be one of the most powerful. During my recent visit to the Sierra de … Continue reading

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Dippy departed

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Several generations of schoolchildren have been introduced to natural history by Dippy the Dinosaur at the Natural History Museum, South Kensington. This diplodocus skeleton cast arrived at the museum in 1905, but was erected in the Hintze Hall near the … Continue reading

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Walking the walls….

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…of a town or city can be such a good way to understand the history of a place. As a child I found it most instructive in Rome to trace and walk alongside not one set of Roman walls but two … Continue reading