On the south side of the River Thames there is a walkway.  The first building I went in was City Hall since some, like Belfast or Glasgow are pretty cool and open.  Others are not. There was a very small amount of London’s City Hall open to the public and the building itself is new […]

Tower Bridge combined both a bascule and suspension bridge was  built 1886 – 1894. A bascule bridge has two sections with counter weights that opens to allow large ships passage. It opens nearly 1000 times a year and prior to it’s electrification and hydraulic system in 1976 it used 20 tons of coal per week […]

That’s all it’s called.   With 311 steps, it is 202 feet tall because it is 202 feet from the base to where the Great Fire of London started in 1666 (the King’s baker’s shop, Thomas Farynor’s in Pudding Lane)  is located near where the Great Fire of 1666 destroyed between 70,000 to 100,000 homes after […]

I’m a big fan of Sir Author Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington who directed the forces that beat Napoleon.  I’ve mentioned that by reading these posts readers might find places that they would like to visit or would like to avoid.  This house and it’s massive collection of art & memorabilia is very much worth […]