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1917. Best Picture 2020? Remembering the First World War.

Richard Ing

Jan 16
2 min

1917. Best Picture 2020? Remembering the First World War.

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Richard Ing

Oct 21, 2019
3 min

The City of London's glorious churches.

St Dunstan in the East Most Londoners will know that through its long existence, the City of London has suffered great catastrophes. The ...

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The Cast Courts at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Richard Ing

Oct 21, 2019
4 min

The Cast Courts at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Trajan's Column in the Cast Courts. The Victoria and Albert Museum is a remarkable treasure house. Initially designed to show off many of...

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Richard Ing

Jan 11, 2019
5 min

The Favourite statue of Queen Anne?

Queen Anne outside St Paul's Cathedral. Outside St Paul’s Cathedral stands a statue of until very recently, one of Britain’s less well kn...

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Banqueting House. The last vestige of a forgotten Royal Palace.

Richard Ing

Apr 10, 2018
3 min

Banqueting House. The last vestige of a forgotten Royal Palace.

Inigo Jones magnificent Banqueting House on Whitehall. Note the weather vane top left. About halfway along Whitehall, opposite Horsegua...

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Charing Cross. A memorial of royal love.

Richard Ing

Mar 15, 2018
2 min

Charing Cross. A memorial of royal love.

The Victorian reproduction of the Eleanor Cross outside Charing Cross Station. When Charing Cross is mentioned, most people will tell you...

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Who was the Amesbury Archer and why is he important in the Stonehenge story?

Richard Ing

Mar 1, 2018
4 min

Who was the Amesbury Archer and why is he important in the Stonehenge story?

The enigmatic Stonehenge. Over the last week an article in the Times Newspaper reported that a recent academic, genetic study had reveale...

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Christ Church, Spitalfields. Nicholas Hawksmoor's baroque masterpiece.

Richard Ing

Feb 20, 2018
3 min

Christ Church, Spitalfields. Nicholas Hawksmoor's baroque masterpiece.

Nicholas Hawksmoor's baroque masterpiece, Christ Church, Spitalfields. The accolade, London's most important architect, would I think, be...

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Nelson's Column. Commemorating England's greatest naval hero.

Richard Ing

Feb 13, 2018
3 min

Nelson's Column. Commemorating England's greatest naval hero.

Nelson's magnificent column. Dominating the great public space of Trafalgar Square is the the great memorial to Horatio, Admiral, The Lor...

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St Bride's Church. Wells,Wren, wedding cakes and... lightning conductors?

Richard Ing

Feb 6, 2018
3 min

St Bride's Church. Wells,Wren, wedding cakes and... lightning conductors?

The famous wedding cake steeple of St Bride's Church. Hidden away on the South side of Fleet Street stands one of London's loveliest chur...

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The Churchill War Rooms:Site of Britain's Darkest Hour?

Richard Ing

Jan 26, 2018
2 min

The Churchill War Rooms:Site of Britain's Darkest Hour?

The tucked away entrance to the Churchill War Rooms. The recent release of the Winston Churchill movie, Darkest Hour has brought one of L...

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The Edith Cavell Memorial. Remembering a selfless patriot.

Richard Ing

Jan 19, 2018
2 min

The Edith Cavell Memorial. Remembering a selfless patriot.

The Edith Cavell Memorial. On a busy working day in central London, many thousands of people will walk past a very substantial monument a...

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London's smallest police station and "the lamps of HMS Victory"?

Richard Ing

Jan 12, 2018
2 min

London's smallest police station and "the lamps of HMS Victory"?

London's smallest police station with "Victory lamp". If you were to emerge from Charing Cross tube station via the exit that takes you i...

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Charles I Equestrian Statue. A riveting tale of 17th Century entrepreneurship

Richard Ing

Jan 8, 2018
2 min

Charles I Equestrian Statue. A riveting tale of 17th Century entrepreneurship

At the very top of Whitehall, at the junction with Trafalgar Square, stands the oldest example in England of an equestrian statue. It com...

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Richard Ing

Jan 4, 2018
2 min

The Mall, London's ceremonial avenue.

Stretching majestically between Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace is the broad ceremonial avenue known as The Mall. This is the cent...

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Richard Ing

Nov 1, 2017
7 min

Stonehenge. What do we really know?

Although Stonehenge's origins go back at least 5000 years and human activity in the locality stretches even further back, perhaps another...

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Richard Ing

Jun 21, 2017
6 min

Quirky London Pubs

At the last count there were around 7000 pubs in London. Of course all of them are individual and have their own style.

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Richard Ing

May 8, 2017
5 min

Great sites along the River Thames

At 215 miles long and neatly dividing London between North and South, the River Thames is the silvery thread that provides continuity for a

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Ing Tours

Guided Tours of London & England

1917. Best Picture 2020? Remembering the First World War.

The City of London's glorious churches.

The Cast Courts at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The Favourite statue of Queen Anne?

Banqueting House. The last vestige of a forgotten Royal Palace.

Charing Cross. A memorial of royal love.

Who was the Amesbury Archer and why is he important in the Stonehenge story?

Christ Church, Spitalfields. Nicholas Hawksmoor's baroque masterpiece.

Nelson's Column. Commemorating England's greatest naval hero.

St Bride's Church. Wells,Wren, wedding cakes and... lightning conductors?

The Churchill War Rooms:Site of Britain's Darkest Hour?

The Edith Cavell Memorial. Remembering a selfless patriot.

London's smallest police station and "the lamps of HMS Victory"?

Charles I Equestrian Statue. A riveting tale of 17th Century entrepreneurship

The Mall, London's ceremonial avenue.

Stonehenge. What do we really know?

Quirky London Pubs

Great sites along the River Thames