Back to normal
It's great to see that the Elizabeth Tower clock face has had its cracks repaired and is back on display. It's just a shame that the...
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sandyrhodes
- Jan 22
- 1 min
The Paradise of Pink Terracotta
This is the nickname given to the Mount Street area of Mayfair following its rebuild at the end of the 1800s. It's a beautiful area...
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sandyrhodes
- Dec 30, 2021
- 1 min
Can you believe ...?!!
that this pub is so old that the famous diarist Samuel Pepys sat in it and watched the Great Fire of London as it gradually destroyed the...
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sandyrhodes
- Jun 12, 2021
- 1 min
Sensational Southwark!
Here's an image to whet your appetite for my new Southwark tour developed during lockdown. It is the ruins of Winchester Palace, the...
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sandyrhodes
- Feb 27, 2021
- 1 min
Forgotten graveyard
Turn into Redcross Way in Southwark and on the right hand side is a cemetery called Cross Bones. This was where the medieval sex workers...
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sandyrhodes
- Jan 29, 2021
- 1 min
Wouldn't it be nice ......?!
.. to be back in London enjoying views like this? One of the things I love about London is that wherever you are, there is a mix of new...
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sandyrhodes
- Aug 22, 2020
- 1 min
Southwark's only galleried inn!
It's so lovely to see the George Inn open once again. Whilst sitting in the courtyard sipping an ice cold beer and remembering the tour...
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sandyrhodes
- Feb 2, 2020
- 1 min
Buckingham Palace shopping
There is nothing to make you feel more like a Royal than using a Royal set of china. If you have been to see the George IV exhibition at...
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sandyrhodes
- Feb 2, 2020
- 1 min
It's Brexit Day at last!
Finally, after three and a half years of wrangling, the UK is to follow its own path outside the EU. And Boris demanded that the union...
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sandyrhodes
- Jan 11, 2020
- 1 min
The magnificent Southwark Cathedral
There has been a church on this site for at least one thousand years and Southwark Cathedral is the oldest building in Southwark bearing...
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sandyrhodes
- Nov 18, 2019
- 1 min
St Martin-in-the-Fields
Just around the corner from Trafalgar Square, St Martins is an enchanting place at the best of times but extra special at Christmas. Why...
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sandyrhodes
- Aug 1, 2019
- 1 min
The greatest grape vine in the world
Yes, the grape vine at Hampton Court is in the Guinness Book of World records for being the oldest and largest productive vine in the...
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sandyrhodes
- Aug 1, 2019
- 1 min
Gearing up for the summer
You can tell it's the school holidays because six scary looking dragons have arrived at Hampton Court! They were part of the 'Here be...
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sandyrhodes
- Aug 1, 2019
- 1 min
The food historians are back at Hampton Court!
They dress like the Tudor cooks and they use the same ingredients too - it looks like Robin is starting to make a cup out of sugar paste...
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sandyrhodes
- May 29, 2019
- 1 min
Annual Music Festival
The stage is being set up for the annual music festival at Hampton Court Palace. It's not too late to buy a ticket so go to...
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sandyrhodes
- May 29, 2019
- 1 min
The Royal College of Physician's museum
This 'churgeon's or surgeon's chest is just one of many fascinating medical artefacts in the College's museum. Many people don't realise...
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sandyrhodes
- Apr 3, 2019
- 1 min
Queen Victoria's palace
Buckingham Palace is open to the public between 20 July and 29 September this year and if you decide to visit, you will learn how Queen...
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sandyrhodes
- Mar 30, 2019
- 1 min
Southwark Cathedral
I have just started researching a new tour around Southwark, the area between London and the Millennium bridges, and it is so...
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sandyrhodes
- Mar 3, 2019
- 1 min
One of my favourite courtyards!
Turn into the insignificant Blue Ball Yard off St James' Street and you will find yourself in this enchanting courtyard - it used to be...
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sandyrhodes
- Feb 13, 2019
- 1 min
Happy memories of Royal Doulton
This gorgeous building is on the corner of Lambeth High Street and Black Prince Road and used to be the HQ, museum and art school of...
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