Articles tagged with "places of interest"
Places of Interest
By Chris | October 9th, 2007 |
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With centuries of history behind it London has more than its share of monuments, statues, unique looking buildings and structures that give the city its character. They’re not all old... [Read this entry]
Cleopatra’s Needle
By Chris | September 26th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
London, Paris and New York all share a similar landmark, an ancient Egyptian obelisk presented to their countries by the rulers of Egypt in the 19th century, the ones in... [Read this entry]
Leadenhall Market
By Chris | September 25th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
If you’re around the Liverpool Street or Monument areas of the City of London its worth taking a walk along Gracechurch Street to have a look at the site of... [Read this entry]
The Monument
By Chris | September 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
In 1666 in a fire started around midnight in the bakery of Thomas Farriner in Pudding Lane, close to London Bridge. The Great Fire of London went on to destroy... [Read this entry]
Places of Interest in London
By Chris | September 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
London has hundreds of unique buildings, monuments, structures and places to explore, and visitors to the city will never be short of new sights to go and see during their... [Read this entry]
The Old Operating Theatre-London
By Chris | April 10th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
If you’re ever unfortunate enough to have to under go a major operation at least be thankful its going to be in the 21st century and that medical techniques are... [Read this entry]
Greenwich Heritage Centre
By Chris | April 10th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The Greenwich Heritage Centre is on the site of the old Royal Arsenal armaments factory in Woolwich on the south bank of the Thames in the east of London. It... [Read this entry]
The Thames Barrier
By Chris | April 5th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The River Thames snakes its way through the heart of London and is a tidal river for about half of its 200 mile length. It flows eastwards into the Thames... [Read this entry]
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
By Chris | January 18th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
On the south bank of the River Thames between Southwark and Blackfriars bridges is the reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, where many of Shakespeare’s plays were first performed. The original... [Read this entry]
