…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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..and well worth a visit. A fine house and museum, open to the public, but way off the usual tourist radar, is Two Temple Place. A stone’s throw from Temple tube station ( District and Circle Lines ) the house … Continue reading
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Earlier this week I spent some very happy hours at the British Museum. It is years since I went to the BM and, while age may have withered me, it has certainly not staled her infinite variety. Her immediate surroundings haven’t … Continue reading
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