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Royal Barge Gloriana bearing the Royal Coat of Arms (although it heads up the Pageant, none of the Royal family will travel in the Gloriana) With just two weeks to go till the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, things in London are happening at a great pace now with flags flying, boats being painted and routes planned out. . . . → Read More: Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant event information With less than 3 weeks to go, things are happening apace now with preparations for The Central Weekend to celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee taking place from Saturday 2 June to Tuesday 5 June 2012. Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate 60 years on the throne in June 2012 There has been a lot of hoopla and build . . . → Read More: Queen’s Diamond Jubilee  Leave a comment  events in London, events that start from London, London News, what to see when in London  diamond jubilee itinerary, queens diamond jubliee june 2012, royal barge gloriana, royal procession to st pauls diamond jubliee, spirit of chartwell diamond jubilee, thames river pageant diamond jubilee the Charing Cross – memorial of Eleanor of Castile Charing Cross Station near Trafalgar Square in Westminster has some of the more interesting and artistic platform decorations in London; a 100 metre (330 ft) long mural along the Northern line platforms was designed by David Gentleman shows scenes from the construction of the original Charing Cross, memorial of . . . → Read More: London Underground Tube Stations – Charing Cross St Michael Cornhill – A Wren Church During one of my most recent #walkabouts and on the ‘Suits & Flutes’ – Dragon & Flagon Pub Tour I came across another Wren Church, and what a beauty it is. The most amazing thing to me about most of the churches in London, with a few exceptions, is that . . . → Read More: St Michael Cornhill – Wren Church A couple of weeks ago I visited one of the most amazing and impressive churches in London, besides St Paul’s that is, (but thats a cathedral so doesn’t count! ) St Bartholomew the Great circa 1123 The church is reached via the marvellous Gatehouse, a fine example of 1559 Tudor architecture, a half-timbered house built . . . → Read More: St Bartholomew’s the Great – a church with a weighty history Albert Memorial – Kensington Gardens The Albert Memorial; a truly magnificent and astoundingly beautiful memorial is situated in Kensington Gardens just across the road from the Royal Albert Hall. Commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband, Prince Albert who died of typhoid in 1861, the memorial was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott . . . → Read More: one photo tour of London – Albert Memorial Until May 10th this wonderful sculpture that sings will be on display at Canada Square Park at Canary Wharf Aeolous – Acoustic Wind Pavilion by Luke Jerram – just beautiful Luke Jerram: Aeolous – acoustic wind pavilion Place your ear to any of the tubes on the outside . . . → Read More: Sculpture at Work – AEOLOUS One of my favourite places in the City of London has to be Leadenhall Market. I discovered this delightful place one day on a walkabout through the city. Leadenhall Market is a covered market in the City of London, located at Gracechurch Street, vechicular access via Whittington Avenue to the north and Lime Street to the . . . → Read More: Leadenhall Market Although the Queen’s official birthday is celebrated in June each year, her actual birth date is 21st April. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at the 2010 Trooping the Colour The Union flag is hoisted on government buildings and Royal Gun Salutes mark special royal occasions. On these days salutes are fired from locations in London . . . → Read More: The Queen’s Birthday Gun Salutes in London On Friday last week I took myself off to Kensington Gardens to explore. I have been before, but only as far as Kensington Palace to see the tokens of affection left for Princess Diana at the main gates. This time around I took myself farther afield to see what else there is to discover. I also . . . → Read More: discovering the delights of Kensington Gardens, London |
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