Images of the Royal Observatory, National Maritime Museum and the Cutty Sark in Greenwich, London. November 2013. “The Royal Observatory Greenwich is the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian of the World. It is also home to London’s only planetarium, the Harrison timekeepers and the UK’s largest refracting telescope. The observatory was […]
Images of Holland Park, the Royal Albert Hall and the Albert Memorial in London. May 2013. “Holland Park has 22.5 hectares of gardens and contained within is the Kyoto Garden; a Japanese garden donated by the Chamber of Commerce of Kyoto in 1991. “It is spread across what used to be the grounds of Cope […]
Images of Westminster Abbey in London. November 2012. “Westminster Abbey is steeped in more than a thousand years of history. Benedictine monks first came to this site in the middle of the tenth century, establishing a tradition of daily worship which continues to this day. “The Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066 and […]
Images of Brompton Cemetery in London. April 2012. “Brompton Cemetery is located near Earl’s Court in South West London. Established by Act of Parliament, it opened in 1840 and was originally known as the West of London and Westminster Cemetery. “Consecrated by the Bishop of London in June 1840, it is one of Britain’s oldest […]