The great fire of London was 350 years ago to commemorate the event a number of activities have taken place over the past few days.  The...

Today we look at the gallery that is hosting the exhibition in yesterday's post.  This glorious building was built by William Waldo...

Sturdy leather clogs worn by the workers of the cotton mills in the nineteenth-century Lancashire.  The iron soles could be heard clan...

Continuing our MINI adventure we took in a few more of London's iconic sights.  From St Paul's we headed off towards Bank ...

Beats taking the busy road the other side of the trees.

Tsegaye Kebede wiiner of the elite men category of the London Marathon looking good at the 24 mile mark.  His winning time was 2:06:04.

"Eat me", "drink me".....so the labels read on the cake and drink when Alice fell down the rabbit hole.  When I was i...

Looking across the Thames to Southbankwith festival hall lit up in red and blue.

I heard the clip clop of horses hooves and then saw this charming old fashion carriage drawn by two white marble horses . What a unique wa...

From the room at the top of this beautiful building with its decorative walls J M Barrie created Peter Pan and Wendy.  Perhaps as yet anot...

The fountain court at Somerset House is currently a grass meadow with 10,000 ceramic blooms. An art installation by Chilean artist Fernand...

Rain, wind and brown leaves. How can that all happen overnight?

Yesterday was the annual sky ride in London. Each year throughout Britain streets are given over to cyclists. The aim is to get more peop...

Tucked away in Embankment gardens these gates once in front of York House leading directly onto the Thames. York House was one of the mansi...

Then and now

Resting in the park

What are yours?

The building of the Bulldog Trust .

Sitting under the statue of Robert Burns in Embankment Gardens reflecting, resting or people watching.

Tucked away behind the Savoy Hotel on a little street off the Strand is a small chapel and graveyard. A little oasis not widely known abo...