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    1917. Best Picture 2020? Remembering the First World War.
    Richard Ing
    • Jan 16, 2020
    • 2 min

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

    1917. Best Picture 2020? Remembering the First World War.
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    The City of London's glorious churches.
    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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    The Favourite statue of Queen Anne?
    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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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    The Mall, London's ceremonial avenue.
    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...
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    Stonehenge. What do we really know?
    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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    Quirky London Pubs
    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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    Great sites along the River Thames
    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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