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- Above the Cannon Street doorway of the FT's Bracken House is a remarkable astrological clock featuring the face of Winston Churchill. The post Brendan Bracken and the Churchill Clock first appeared on Stuff About London.
- Viewed purely on the facts and figures, the Thames is not one of the great rivers of the world. At around 215 miles (345km) long […] The post A Journey to the Source of the Thames first appeared on Stuff About London.
- Back up into the sky, this time with a trip up the neighbour of ‘The Beast’, The Lookout on the 50th floor of number 8 […] The post Up On the Roof (one more time) from The Lookout first appeared on Stuff About London.
- At the top end of Strand opposite the Royal Courts of Justice is Devereux Court. Step off the main road along there and you enter […] The post A lot more than the Da Vinci Code: Temple Church first appeared on Stuff About London.
- This is a wonderful, scholarly and fun read, an exploration of history and of landscape, as author and archeologist Duncan Mackay follows the Boudiccan uprising […] The post Book Review: Echolands: A Journey in Search of Boudica first appeared on Stuff About London.
- All you need to know to catch the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace (whether or not you go with Alice). The post Guards! Guards! (And the changing thereof) first appeared on Stuff About London.