As Far as we can see the Road and a Number of Hotels were demolished and here now Stands The BIC Pictured Below.
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Monday, 18 July 2011
Sunday, 17 July 2011
Why this project?
The famous brick chimneys of Hampton Court Palace were an integral part of the 1514 design for Thomas Wolsey’s palace, a demonstration of his exceptional wealth and are the earliest of their type in England. After Henry VIII acquired Hampton Court in 1528, his new buildings added further chimneys to the palace’s impressive skyline. Today, Hampton Court still has 241 decorative brick chimneys, the largest collection in England.
Saturday, 16 July 2011
The Royal Air Tattoo
Friday, 15 July 2011
Buckingham Palace
Changing the Guard takes place at 11:30 daily from May until the end of July and on alternate days for the rest of the year, weather permitting.
Provisional Schedule for 2011
(please note that this schedule is set by the British Army and is subject to change. Please check this site prior to a visit)
July - daily
For more information about Changing the Guard visit the British Army website
The new guards arrive at the forecourt of the Palace at 11:30 from Wellington Barracks. The journey takes about 5 minutes and the soldiers are accompanied by a band. The ceremony is conducted on the Palace forecourt and takes approximately forty minutes to complete.
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Buckingham Palace Tickets
Special exhibition 2011
Buckingham Palace and State Rooms
Royal Fabergé
23 July - 3 October
The exhibition at the annual Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace brings together masterpieces by Carl Fabergé, from Imperial Easter Eggs and dazzling jewel-encrusted boxes to miniature carvings of favourite royal pets. Royal Fabergéreveals how the world’s finest collection of work by the great Russian goldsmith and jeweller has been created by successive generations of the British Royal Family.
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What's in a Name? Pickering Place London SW1
Imagine that shortly after the restoration of the Monarchy in 1660, you are standing with your back to St. James's Palace and looking north towards Piccadilly. Immediately to your left you would see Berkshire House, and to your right at the corner of Pall Mall and St. James's Street, a long low Tudor building which has now been identified as Henry V111's tennis court.
This was largely still the scene in 1698, when the Widow Bourne occupied No. 3 St James's St and opened up a grocer's shop - The Coffee Mill. Today, as in the 1690s, the sign of the Coffee Mill still hangs outside.
No. 3 remained in the hands of the Widow Bourne until her daughter, Elizabeth, was successfully wooed by William Pickering, and in 1731 Sir Thomas Hanmer, Speaker of the House of Commons, leased Pickering No. 3 to be rebuilt along with the houses in the court behind, now known as Pickering Place.
In 1734, William Pickering died and his widow Elizabeth took over the running of the business until 1737, when she handed over both the grocery and the "arms painting and heraldic furnishing" side to her sons William Junior Pickering and John Pickering.
Today the ground floor, entered from St. James's street, instantly takes you back to the days when the Pickerings weighed famous visitors on the giant weighing beams, registering their weights with quill pens in morocco-bound ledgers.
John Pickering died in 1754. With no suitable heir, his brother William took as his partner John Clarke who was distantly related, through his mother, born Mary Crabb. Clarke died in 1788, and while he had no son, his daughter, Mary, had married John Berry, a wine merchant in Exeter, and their son, George Berry, although only one year of age, had already been designated by his grandfather as heir to The Coffee Mill.
Before he died John Clarke found as a suitable "caretaker" to manage affairs, the Brownes of Westerham, a rich and prospering family of lawyers and yeomen into which John Berry's sister had married, and they agreed to look after the business until George was old enough to take over.
Thursday, 14 July 2011
Lambeth Country Show returns to Brockwell Park on the weekend of July 16 and 17, boasting a unique line-up that celebrates the very best of city and countryside.
Now in its 37th year and organised by Lambeth Council, the show has all the attractions of a traditional country fair, such as home grown vegetables, jams, chutneys, horticultural shows, sheep dog and owl displays, but with a distinctly urban South London vibe.
In 2010, the show attracted more than 180,000 people, drawn to the truly eclectic mix of free entertainment and activities for all ages.
This year sees the show split into nine zones, featuring music, art, theatre, sport and games, food, animals, horticulture and much more.
In 2010, the show attracted more than 180,000 people, drawn to the truly eclectic mix of free entertainment and activities for all ages.
This year sees the show split into nine zones, featuring music, art, theatre, sport and games, food, animals, horticulture and much more.
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
At the London Canal Museum you can see inside a narrowboat cabin, learn about the history of London's canals, about the cargoes carried, the people who lived and worked on the waterways, and the horses that pulled their boats. Peer down into the unique heritage of a huge Victorian ice well used to store ice imported from Norway and brought by ship and canal boat to be stored. This unique waterways museum is housed in a former ice warehouse built in about 1862-3 for Carlo Gatti, the famous ice cream maker, and features the history of the ice trade and ice cream as well as the canals. This is the only London museum of inland waterways and is situated at King's Cross, an accessible central London location.
12-13 New Wharf Road, London N1 9RT.
Tel: 020 7713 0836
Fax:020 7689 6679
Registered Charity No. 277484.
Tel: 020 7713 0836
Fax:020 7689 6679
Registered Charity No. 277484.
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
History of the Vaults - The London Silver Vaults
The business remained the same for several years, but with many of the original clientele being replaced by silver dealers who required secure premises for their valuable stock. This need was made more pressing by the outbreak of the Second World War.
As knowledge of the Vaults began to spread, they became a 'must' for visitors from overseas seeking quality silver at competitive prices. The rapid expansion of this business led to many more dealers renting a strong room within the now world renowned London Silver Vaults and it has been in its present format since 1953."
Monday, 11 July 2011
1964 - Clock Time
Clock Time
1964 saw a new landmark added to the front of the store – the famous Fortnum's clock, with bells from the same foundry as Big Ben. Every fifteen minutes a selection of airs is played on eighteen bells, and once an hour Messrs F&M themselves appear to check that standards are being upkept.
The London Library
The London Library has long played a central role in the intellectual life of the nation, serving generations of readers and writers throughout the country - and beyond - by lending material from its remarkable collections, and by providing a rare literary refuge in the heart of the capital. Membership is open to all.
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