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going2see: March 2015
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Monday, 23 March 2015. The Shard or the Sky Garden? There was a huge buzz when the View from the Shard opened just over two years ago. At the top of the tallest building in Western Europe, it was the place to go for proposals, birthdays, and other special occasions or just for a never-before-seen view of London. So how do they compare? Height-wise, the Sky Garden is on the 35. The Sky Garden (left) is more of a social space – a place to linger. The open-air terrace, which faces south, and the t...There i...
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going2see: The London Loop – from High Barnet to Cockfosters
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Sunday, 31 May 2015. The London Loop – from High Barnet to Cockfosters. This weekend’s free Walk London Spring into Summer excursions saw us with a group of enthusiastic walkers making the trek across the top section of the London Loop – a 150-mile walking path around the outskirts of the capital. The three and a half mile ramble saw us passing woods, Georgian houses and the site of a 15. The last part of our walk took us along the south side of Monken Hadley Common. This was granted to parishioners ...
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going2see: April 2015
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Thursday, 30 April 2015. Clandon Park House gutted by fire. Very sad news about the devastating blaze at Clandon Park House, in Surrey (above, before the fire) . According to the National Trust, the flames that began in the basement have left the 18. C stately home ‘a shell’ after most of the roof, lintel, ceilings and floors collapsed. There is still no access for staff, and all planned events have been cancelled. The National Trust has launched a public appeal to assist Clandon Park House. https:/ ...
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Vintage Hat Making - Classes. Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2016 is going to be a creative and successful year for you all. I have got some exciting plans for the year ahead - a new travel-inspired craft book, a project with The Imperial War Museum in Manchester and lots of making and motoring in Bambi! For the time being I'll continue to blog on mobilemakerytour.blogspot.com. Look forward to meeting you sometime soon! Join me on my crafting adventure! To follow my adventures. CLICK ON THIS LINK BELOW.
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going2see: May 2015
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Sunday, 31 May 2015. The London Loop – from High Barnet to Cockfosters. This weekend’s free Walk London Spring into Summer excursions saw us with a group of enthusiastic walkers making the trek across the top section of the London Loop – a 150-mile walking path around the outskirts of the capital. The three and a half mile ramble saw us passing woods, Georgian houses and the site of a 15. The last part of our walk took us along the south side of Monken Hadley Common. This was granted to parishioners ...
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going2see: June 2015
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Thursday, 25 June 2015. A tropical retreat on London's Oxford Street. For the second year running, John Lewis has created a public garden on the roof terrace of its flagship Oxford Street store. Last year there were lots of cottage garden plants – this year’s ‘Summer Retreat’ has a distinctly Caribbean feel. The first thing you see as you walk out across the grass is a palm tree festooned with signs for Barbados, St Lucia, Jamaica and Tobago, and decorated with realistic-looking parrots. Hugh Chesterman,...
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going2see: A tropical retreat on London's Oxford Street
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Thursday, 25 June 2015. A tropical retreat on London's Oxford Street. For the second year running, John Lewis has created a public garden on the roof terrace of its flagship Oxford Street store. Last year there were lots of cottage garden plants – this year’s ‘Summer Retreat’ has a distinctly Caribbean feel. The first thing you see as you walk out across the grass is a palm tree festooned with signs for Barbados, St Lucia, Jamaica and Tobago, and decorated with realistic-looking parrots. Ten things you m...
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going2see: Ten things you may not know about the Magna Carta
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Sunday, 14 June 2015. Ten things you may not know about the Magna Carta. John was a tyrant, John was a tartar. John put his name to the great big charter. Every baron from Thames to Tweed. Followed the road to Runnymede. Hugh Chesterman, b. 1884). Runnymede is currently in the news with celebrations being held to remember the signing of the Magna Carta 800 years ago, on June 15. To mark this anniversary,. 3 It was revised by later monarchs and entered the statute books in 1297. 6The slices in the bottom ...
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going2see: February 2015
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Monday, 23 February 2015. This month saw the 175th anniversary of the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. They tied the knot in the Chapel. Royal of St James’s Palace in London and went on to have nine children and forty grandchildren, who married into many of the royal families of Europe. Prince Albert introduced German traditions that continue today - what would Christmas be without the tree? Labels: 175th wedding anniversary. German royal heritage route. The event is ...
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going2see: Major redevelopment for London's Garden Museum
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Thursday, 28 May 2015. Major redevelopment for London's Garden Museum. The Garden Museum, set up in 1977 in the abandoned ancient church of St Mary at Lambeth, is preparing for a major makeover. The museum is unique, celebrating the art, design and history of gardens, with temporary exhibitions about horticulture, a permanent display of paintings, tools and historic artefacts and an education centre. The redevelopment will mean the closure of the museum from late summer until early 2017. The London Loop ...
