Category: Archeology

1. The Re-opening of the Guildhall Art Gallery - A Hidden Gem in the City of London

   Posted on 9:30am Sunday 18th Jan 2015

   The Guildhall Art Gallery has just re-opened following its first rehang since the present building opened in 1999. The gallery is one of London’s hidden gems, it's a relatively small, intimate space compared to some of the more well known art galleries, but it offers is a remarkable collection of Victorian and Pre Raphaelite paintings. I was delighted to be invited to the press launch prior to the gallery opening to the public.

2. Mrs Mallowan's Wallingford aka Agatha Christie

   Posted on 10:00am Thursday 11th Dec 2014

   Mrs Mallowan, aka Agatha Christie, lived in Wallingford, Oxfordshire for many years and is buried in nearby Cholsey. In my quest to visit the key locations associated with the world's best selling author of all time, I made a visit to the town to discover its Christie connections.

3. Crime and Cream Teas at the Agatha Christie Festival Part 2

   Posted on 8:00am Tuesday 14th Oct 2014

    

   Agatha Christie Mile Plaque - Torquay

   Crime and Cream Teas Part II features more about my recent trip to the Agatha Christie Festival in her home town of Torquay. In Part I I wrote about my visit to Greenway, Agatha's holiday home but in this blog I am focusing on some of the other things I did.

4. Rotherhithe to Tower Bridge - A Walk Along the Thames Pathway Part 2

   Posted on 9:00am Tuesday 18th Mar 2014

   In Part Two of this blog I continue my journey via the Thames Path to Tower Bridge and on the way saw the remains of Edward III's Manor House and explored the fascinating area known as Horselydown as well as taking in some fabulous views of the London skyline. 

5. Guest Blog about Postman Park for the Cemetery Club

   Posted on 9:00am Monday 17th Feb 2014

   I really enjoy the Cemetery Club's blog as it's full of atmospheric photos and fascinating stories and it's a great reference point for anyone wanting to know more about our magnificent cemeteries so I was delighted to be invited by Sheldon Goodman, one half of the Cemetery Club and a Westminster Guide student, to write a guest blog about one of my favourite graveyards in London.
   

   I’ve written about "Postman Park" my favourite place in the City of London, it's a delightful small park near St Paul’s Cathedral best known for Watts Memorial of Heroic Self Sacrifice but it's also a former graveyard.

   If you like this you might like to hear me being interviewed for London Undone's podcast about Postman Park.

   The author of this blog is a qualified City of London and City of Westminster Tour Guide who leads guided walks combining world famous landmarks with hidden treasures often missed by the crowds.

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6. Spitalfields Charnel House � Suitable for the Squeamish

   Posted on 8:45am Sunday 21st Jul 2013

   

   Lying beneath a glass pavement close to Spitalfields Market is a charnel house, an amazing reminder of the area’s medieval past. It’s located in a sunken courtyard accessed by steps and is only occasionally open to the public.