Michelin House & Bibendum restaurant
In anticipation of Dunlop losing control of the tyre market with the loss of patent protection, Michelin Tyre Company Ltd commissioned the building of Michelin House as their first permanent British … Continue reading
The Freemasons Arms ~ the birthplace of football?
The Freemasons Arms, in Covent Garden, claims a unique place in soccer history – that it was here in 1863 that the Football Association was founded. This claim is debatible as some … Continue reading
Banqueting House ~ the surviving portion of the Palace of Westminster c.1622
The Palace of Whitehall was the primary home of the Monarch from 1530 until 1698. In 1698 the Palace (except for the Banqueting House) was destroyed by fire. Prior to … Continue reading
Down House ~ home of Charles Darwin & his research.
Down House was the home of the Victorian scientist, Charles Darwin (1809–82) from 1842 until his death 40 years later. Situated in the rural Kent village of Downe, but still … Continue reading
St. Stephen Walbrook ~ a Christopher Wren church of significance.
By the second century A.D., the Roman Temple of Mithras stood here on the banks of a steam. A Saxon church was built on the foundations to convert this heathen site to … Continue reading
Bushy Park ~ the 2nd largest Royal Park
Certainly not a park that always comes to mind when thinking of Royal London Parks, but Bushy Park, at 1,100 acres (445 hectares) is the second largest Royal park in … Continue reading