Symbols & Secrets

Yuko Mohri in Concert – what’s the background to the exhibition?

One evening last week, I was looking at the church from the vantage point of Gilbert Bridge … And then a little later from the terrace … … and started wondering why there were so many street lamps in such a relatively small space .

As you travel down the escalator at the Walbrook entrance to Bank Underground Station you will encounter a rather remarkable sight … The 24 illuminated panels on display are a tribute to the Roman life that once flourished in this location, most notably,…

This resembles a country estate.

This sign on London Wall a few weeks ago indicated a major change to the area around St Paul’s Cathedral … The St Paul’s Gyratory Transformation Project is a major £19m scheme by the City of London Corporation to replace a 1970s traffic system with pedest…

Before visiting the exhibition, I thought I would do a bit of research and found some really interesting information on the National Justice Museum website.

What better way to start a blog with a poem to make you smile.

My parents are at rest in Hampstead Cemetery and so I visit occasionally but have never really taken a long look around.

I couldn’t think of a unifying theme for the blog this week so it’s going to be a collection of items from my various wanderings and travels.

I noticed that the roof viewpoint at New Change was open again, so I thought I’d take a look.

A few weeks ago I wrote about visiting the wonderful Guildhall Art Gallery to see some old friends such as La Ghirlandata and The Wounded Cavalier.

We were delighted to get a special invitation to visit the London Glassblowing studio to celebrate Peter Layton’s 50 years of creating wonderful works of art.

I had a bit of a problem accessing my blog account yesterday so I needed a last minute fix.

If you want to step out of the fearsome heat there are two exhibitions to delight you, both being part of the Project a Black Planet Season.

I’ve put on a ‘bit’ of weight lately and have been told that consistently walking 10,000 steps a day helps weight loss and general health.