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- Many of the stories of those who served in WW2 are capable of inducing in those of us who have never had to face such […] The post “Carve their names with pride”: the SOE Memorial first appeared on Stuff About London.
- Sir John Soane (1753-1837), most famously the architect of the Bank of England and Dulwich Picture Gallery, was the son of a bricklayer who rose […] The post Glorious Chaos: Sir John Soane’s Museum first appeared on Stuff About London.
- Should you want to feel godlike, the entire capital spread out beneath your glorious presence, then the place to go is The London Centre, in […] The post The New London Model: Towering over the City first appeared on Stuff About London.
- As usual, it started with a bit of googling to research something completely different, but when an interesting rabbit hole appears it seems remiss not […] The post Rabbit holes, hangings and John Rocque’s Map of London first appeared on Stuff About London.
- A visit to HMS Belfast on a chilly, late January Tuesday gave me the ship almost to myself, the first time I’d visited this floating […] The post The Last of the WW2 Big Ships – HMS Belfast first appeared on Stuff About London.
- Less than 40 minutes on the fast service from Euston gets you to Bletchley (now part of Milton Keynes). It is a journey that would […] The post Days Out – Bletchley Park, Home of the WW2 Codebreakers first appeared on Stuff About London.