This was the object that I photographed as I was leaving Kensington Gardens. Well done to MTG for guessing correctly and to Sean and JHL for getting close
Wikipedia states:
The Albert Memorial is situated in Kensington Gardens, London, England, directly to the north of the Royal Albert Hall. It was commissioned by Queen [...]
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12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 24th 2010
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Departure
As I left Kensington Gardens I photographed one last thing which is behind this fence. Do you know what it was?
24 Comments CherryPie on Feb 23rd 2010
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PhotoHunt – Cuddly
Spot the stowaway making sure he didn’t get left behind after my recent visit to Kent. Some of you might remember he is a rescued “Room Bear”.
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
32 Comments CherryPie on Feb 19th 2010
We are now leaving the Palace to take a walk through the gardens towards the Round Pond, which you can see from an upstairs window just beyond the statue of Queen Victoria. On the way there I really must show you the sunken garden:
The Sunken Garden was laid out during the reign of Edward VII [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Feb 18th 2010
From the guidebook:
Queen Mary’s Gallery was originally furnished with fine lacquered chairs, tables and cabinets and 154 pieces of Chinese and Japanese porcelain. The key surviving features of the room are the two ornamental mirrors of Vauxhall plate glass, supplied by Gerrit Jensen, with magnificent carve and gilt surrounds by Grinling Gibbons.
The book then [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Feb 17th 2010
This room is 96ft long and was built in 1695 for William III and originally furnished with green velvet hangings and white damask curtains. It was intended to house the finest pictures from the Royal Collection here.
The King’s Gallery has been refurbished following the decorative scheme devised for George I. In 1725, the [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Feb 16th 2010
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100 Photos 4 :: Wildlife
14 Comments CherryPie on Feb 15th 2010
