Archive for the tag 'London'
Filed under Art, Heritage, Out & About
Duke of Wellington Statue
Before the Wellington Arch was moved to it’s present location it was topped by a controversial statue of The Duke of Wellington. When the arch was dismantled and relocated the statue was taken down and replaced by the Quadriga that now tops the arch. This left the question of what to do with [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 6th 2014
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Views from the Wellington Arch
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 4th 2014
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The Wellington Arch
The Wellington Arch and its companion Marble Arch have interesting histories. The English Heritage guidebook introduction gives a brief overview:
Usually built to commemorate a great victory, the triumphal arch was a familiar feature of the Roman world. In the 1820s, this classical model was adapted by two of the finest architects on the day: Decimus [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jan 3rd 2014
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Out & About
London 2013
Many years ago, a former work colleague organised a day trip to London. The one off trip turned into an annual event taking place in October or November. A core group of people are always present on the trips. The 2013 trip took place last Saturday and, as one of my colleagues [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Nov 19th 2013
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Udderly Ridiculous!!
Whilst on my London Eye experience I noticed this strange purple cow which I thought was a temporary children’s play area. When I got home and researched udderbelly.co.uk I realised that it was a temporary theatre! :
Underbelly is a UK based live entertainment company. We run Underbelly at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 12th 2013
