Once the London home of the Marquises of Hertford, Hertford House stands in the peaceful Georgian Manchester Square, just north of the bustle of Oxford Street (the nearest tube station is Bond Street, Central and Jubilee lines). Built around 1776, at the … Continue reading
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June 18th 2015 is the bicentennial anniversary of the battle of Waterloo. What better time to pay a return visit to Apsley House, the London home of the Duke of Wellington? Worth visiting at any time of year, Apsley House … Continue reading
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… is the title of the Singer Sargent exhibition currently showing at the National Portrait Gallery. I attended on a blustery Monday morning, amid tourists and pensioners, though the crowds weren’t too pressing. And it’s a most appropriate title. Unlike … Continue reading
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…. is the name of a newly opened exhibition at the Imperial War Museum ( North Lambeth tube, Bakerloo line ) which I visited yesterday. Up on the third level, it shows off the museum’s collection of Second World War clothing, … Continue reading
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Given the time of year I thought a visit to a number of, newly cleaned, churches might be in order this week. My first was Christchurch, Spitalfields, Hawksmoor’s chunky masterpiece (take the Central line to Liverpool Street station, cross Broadgate and head towards … Continue reading
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