Wondering the back streets of London offers many architectural treats in store for budding history buffs to discover. Take the … More
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St Mary Abbots Parish Church, Kensington
In the heart of Kensington lies a fascinating example of neo-Gothic architecture from the renowned architect Sir George Gilbert Scott, … More
The Guildhall Art Gallery: London’s Roman Amphitheatre
The City of London is the oldest area of the capital originating as a settlement in AD43. As you can … More
A Londoner’s Landmark’s: Miss Caroline Taggart
In the second of an interview series profiling Londoners and their love of the capital, A Gentleman’s Jotter welcomes editor … More
What exactly is: a piece of ancient Egypt doing by the Thames?
If you’ve ever taken a stroll along the Embankment, you may have stumbled across this wonderful, if somewhat perplexing structure … More
What exactly is: the fountain at Piccadilly Circus?
The third installment in a new series on the blog which takes a closer look at some of London’s most … More
What exactly is: Marble Arch?
Delve into the second part of a new series on the blog which takes a closer look at some of … More
The grand old headquarters of the world’s greatest ocean liners…
If you find yourself on London’s Cockspur street (just around the corner from Trafalgar Square), you’ll be in a place … More
Collecting: First editions of Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels
I’ve always been a keen bibliophile and am especially enamoured by first editions. In my view, nothing connects a reader … More
Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton’s Merton Place
In a very small clearing (Nelson Gardens) off of a dual carriageway in Merton, South London lies the only original … More
