Category Archives: Historical
Victoria and Albert Museum – London’s Best Places to Visit
Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London, UK. The Museum was established in 1852, following the enormous success of the Great Exhibition the previous year. Its founding principle was to make works of art available to all, to educate working people and to inspire British designers and manufacturers.
V & A Museum, South Kensington, London
The Museum was established in 1852, following the enormous success of the Great Exhibition the previous year. Its founding principle was to make works of art available to all, to educate working people and to inspire British designers and manufacturers. Continue reading
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St Thomas’s Hospital – London’s Best Places to Visit
St. Thomas’s Hospital, London, UK, is one of London’s most fascinating places to visit, especially the herb garrett and operating theatre. Continue reading
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Kensington Palace – London’s Best Places to Visit
Kensington Palace – One of London’s Best Places to Visit. Kensington Palace is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. Continue reading
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Royal London Hospital – London’s Best Places to Visit
The Royal London Hospital – London’s Best Places to Visit
The hospital was founded in September 1740 and was originally named The London Infirmary. The name changed to The London Hospital in 1748 and then to The Royal London Hospital on its 250th anniversary in 1990. Continue reading
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Buckingham Palace – London’s Best Historic Places
Buckingham Palace has been the official main residence of the British monarch since the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. Continue reading
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Apsley House – London’s best Places
Apsley House, also known as Number One, London, is the former London townhouse of the Dukes of Wellington.
Apsley House in 1829 by TH Shepherd. The main gateway to Hyde Park can be glimpsed on the left.
It stands alone at Hyde Park Corner, on the south-east corner of Hyde Park, facing south towards the busy traffic roundabout in the centre of which stands the Wellington Arch. Continue reading
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