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Footsteps of Our Founders Video Links
For the Girl Guiding/ Girl Scouting World Centre's 30th Birthday in March 2021, my daughter and I made a total of five videos...

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Apr 9, 20211 min read


The Old Curiosity Shop in the shadow of new LSE Building
London School of Economics's new Marshall Building is situated next to not one, but two, Grade II listed properties, The Royal College of...

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Mar 20, 20212 min read


Plaques of a Colour?
Having spent a lot of January discussing commemorative plaque schemes in conjunction with virtual tours and related projects got me...

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Jan 30, 20212 min read


Thank You and Info for Participants of the Green or Blue-Which one to Pursue? Virtual Tour 14.1.21
What an amazing response and discussion to this evening's Virtual Tour about Commemorative Plaque options for Agnes Baden-Powell, the...

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Jan 14, 20211 min read


A Cathedral of Sewage/ Eine Kathedrale des Abwassers
A few weeks ago, I took advantage of an Open Day to see this masterpiece of Victorian Engineering, the Crossness Pumping Station, in all...

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Nov 5, 20203 min read


The Printers' Cathedral and Journalists' Church (English/ deutsch)
St. Bride's in Fleet Street possesses a wealth of history and links with several diverse groups. It is known as the Printers' Cathedral...

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Oct 18, 20203 min read


Netsuke and Exiled Authors (English/deutsch)
If the name Edmund de Waal sounds familiar to you, it may well be because you read his "The Hare with the Amber Eyes" with a bookclub...

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Oct 6, 20203 min read


Permanent Londoners: Kensal Green (English/deutsch)
Kensal Green Cemetery is an early-Victorian cemetery of great historic value. It is the oldest of the 'Magnificant Seven', large,...

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Oct 3, 20203 min read


The Mary Ward Settlement: Building with a Social Purpose (English/deutsch)
During the Open House Weekend events, I went on an "Edwardian Art and Architecture in Holborn and Bloomsbury" Walk offered by the Art...

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Sep 29, 20203 min read


Rolling Stones Open Flagship Store
The Rolling Stones just opened their new, flagship store at No. 9 Carnaby Street. Known as RS No.9, it will feature exclusive...

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Sep 11, 20201 min read


Biking is Booming!
Around the world sales and usage of bikes for transport and exercise are exploding. It’s the perfect storm of solutions to congested...

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Jun 8, 20201 min read


(Best of) Banksy Tunnel Graffiti
Leake Street a.k.a. "the Banksy Tunnel" underneath Waterloo Station showcases an ever-changing (it literally changes all the time)...

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Jun 8, 20201 min read


My Favourite Markets: Columbia Road Flower Market
Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Market is closed until further notice. Located in the East End close to Spitalfields Market and Brick...

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Jun 8, 20201 min read
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