Archive for the tag 'London'
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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
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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
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Hungerford Bridge from the Eye
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 9th 2013
