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Friday, 31 August 2012
The best of the Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony - London 2012 Paralympics
The best of the Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony - London 2012 Paralympics: "The best of the Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony"
Thursday, 30 August 2012
The Cinema Museum London
The Cinema Museum’s fascinating and comprehensive collection encompasses every aspect of going to the pictures, from the architecture and fittings of cinemas themselves to the ephemeral marketing materials that promoted the films of the moment.
A glimpse of the collection on display
Museum co-founder Ronald Grant began his collection with some beautiful sets of tinted lobby cards he couldn’t bear to see being thrown out, but with the closure of cinemas around the country from the 1960s and 1970s onwards his passion for the pictures drew him into a race against time and developers to rescue the equipment and furnishings being ripped from cinema buildings. The Museum now houses more than a million photographic images, including pictures of cinemas and cinema-going; a large collection of posters and original artwork; projectors from every era, both professional and amateur; cinema staff uniforms; fixtures and fittings such as cinema seating and carpets, ashtrays and signage; and more than 17 million feet of film. A fascinating archive of printed publications includes an extensive collection of periodicals, fan magazines and trade magazines, campaign books and cinema sheet music.
BBC Sport - Paralympics: Sarah Storey wins Britain's first gold medal in London
BBC Sport - Paralympics: Sarah Storey wins Britain's first gold medal in London: "Great Britain have won their first gold medal on day one of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Track cyclist Sarah Storey cruised to victory in the women's C5 individual pursuit, after breaking her own world record in Thursday's heats."
Track cyclist Sarah Storey cruised to victory in the women's C5 individual pursuit, after breaking her own world record in Thursday's heats."
London Fire Brigade Museum
Explore the Museum
Explore the museum
Come and visit the London Fire Brigade Museum. Explore the museum’s fire station, once part of the original Southwark fire station in the 1870s and home to a unique collection of historical fire engines. Learn about why the call of ‘beer-oh’ was so important for the pumping of fire engines in the eighteenth century, how firefighters had to weather the elements on the way to a fire and how sirens replaced bells in the twentieth century.
Be a time traveller
Travel through time and discover why the Great Fire of London was so influential to the history of firefighting and why water squirts and leather buckets weren’t enough to stop the fire and gunpowder was used instead. Visit the gear room of a Victorian fire station to see how tough the job was in the 1860s when the fire brigade first became a public service in London.
World War Two room
In The World War Two room learn about the role of the fire service during the Second World War and hear the adventures of the ‘heroes with grimy faces’ working bravely to protect their city. Finally finish your adventure learning about the London Fire Brigade today and how the Brigade serves and protects the people of London.
Education and games
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Monday, 27 August 2012
Sunday, 26 August 2012
London Places To Visit Hampton Court Palace.
The flamboyant Tudor monarch, Henry VIII is most associated with this majestic Palace. He lavished money on fabulous tapestries and paintings, housed and fed a huge court and pursued a succession of wives, political power and domination over Rome. However, the elegance and romance of the palace owes much to the Baroque buildings created by Sir Christopher Wren for the joint monarchs William and Mary at the end of the 17th century.
The palace is set in 60 acres of formal gardens and more than 750 acres of parkland.
The flamboyant Tudor monarch, Henry VIII is most associated with this majestic Palace. He lavished money on fabulous tapestries and paintings, housed and fed a huge court and pursued a succession of wives, political power and domination over Rome. However, the elegance and romance of the palace owes much to the Baroque buildings created by Sir Christopher Wren for the joint monarchs William and Mary at the end of the 17th century.
The palace is set in 60 acres of formal gardens and more than 750 acres of parkland.
Happy day: Revellers perform on the family day at the Notting Hill Carnival
Ready to dance: Those at Notting Hill Carnival today will be praying the weather stays good and the rain stays away
It was a day for all the family today at the Notting Hill Carnival; this little girl on the left gives the camera a wave, whilst the man on the right has taken on an unusual costume - black paint!
Eye-catching outfits: Children get ready for the Notting Hill Carnival and are pleased to show off their dazzling costumes
Getting in the mood: This participant on the left tries to get a police officer in the mood, whilst right, Police Sergeant Siobhan Elliot dances with revellers at the Notting Hill Carnival
All smiles: A performer dances in the street during the children's day parade
Pretty in pink: These party-goers have certainly 'dressed up' for the occasion
Careful: This girl gets a helping hand to avoid her hat falling off
ions for the first time with her husband Nicolas, a mechanic, and their two daughters Lois, eight, and Martine, 12.
No wonder he's happy: This man is getting a whole lot of love from two revellers
Impressive dress: Left; A young woman wears an ancient Olympic themed costume at the children's day parade, whilst the two girls on the right are evidently pleased to be a part of the street party
Instruments are out: A child blows a vuvuzela
Packed out: Crowds descend on the Notting Hill Carnival
All About London Thanks the Daily Mail and Contributors to these wonderful pictures.
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