St Lawrence Jewry St Lawrence Jewry is so called because the original twelfth century church stood on the eastern side of the City, then...
The weather vane depicts a grid-iron, the instrument used for the torture which led to the martyrdom of St Lawrence. The shaft supportin...
From the back you can see that the screen is made up of (sculptural) bundles of papers, the Schutzpasses. Unveiled by the Queen. Amongst...
Having already identified four (see Rifle Brigade) we are always interested in who modelled for soldiers on war memorials. At Great War F...
From English Heritage: "The plaque was unveiled on 13 June, 41 years after the bomb fell. Stolen in 1987, it was replaced with an English...
English Heritage Madame Marie Tussaud, 1761 - 1850, artist in wax, lived here, 1838 - 1839.
Westminster Walking posted about a "Souvenir of Madame Tussaud's" from the 1930s. And Londonist has some weird photos of the effects of t...
For other armillary spheres see Wolff.
The poetry is from "Auguries of Innocence" by William Blake.For other armillary spheres see Wolff.
London County Council John F. Sartorius, c1775 - c1830, sporting painter, lived here, 1807 - 1812.
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