Shell Mex House Most of us would agree that the Elizabeth Tower (known more popularly by its nickname ‘Big Ben’ – actually the name of the bell), is one of the world’s most famous clocks. When it comes to iconic symbols of London, the Palace of Westminster’s time-keeper is up ...
His smile crinkled up to his dark eyes and he had gleaming white teeth. If her father saw that mop of curly black hair he would have him sent off to the barbers or got her mother to get her clippers out, like she did with her brothers. He was taller than her big brother. ‘Oh ...
A Jacobean tavern, waxwork museum and Victorian barbers | The many guises of Prince Henry’s Room Jul 2 Posted byMetro Girl The history of 17 Fleet Street, a 17th century building that survived the Great Fire of London. Prince Henry’s Room on Fleet Street dates back to the 17th century...
The shop is in the corner of a long block of flats that runs from Three Colts Lane up along Corfield Street. The following photo shows the shop, and in the first window down Corfield Street is one of the red and white striped signs that have long been the symbol for a barbers. Three...
Politics and International Relations, Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster, Wells Street, London, UK Nitasha Kaul Inequality and Human Development Program, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru, India Nisar Kannangara Corresponding aut...
This was a time when the bank of the river between the City and Westminster was being lined with palaces and grounds belonging to the nobility of the country. One of these was Simon de Montfort, the 6th Earl of Leicester, who formed an estate to the west of Somerset House. ...
In the mid-1870s, the Barbers' claim had been worked out. They reached blue ground—a layer of non-oxidised kimber- lite—named after the weathered kimberlite which was coloured yellow by 8 BARBER'S WORLD OF BIRDS AS A SPACE OF GENDER EQUALITY 297 limonite, and which ...
However, there are few tourists around. On that day, American and Filipino flags are placed beside each of these marble headstones. Today, this tranquil, park-like space, in the midst of bustlingTaguig City, is a major tourist destination. The environment here, however, is beautiful and the...
was taken to the chapel, where his coffin, draped in a Union Jack, was placed before the altar. A bunch of violets were placed on the coffin. These had been sent by Mrs Baldwin, the wife of the Prime Minister. His body was later cremated and his ashes interred in Westminster Abbey....
The London Eye and Palace of Westminster, with the Victoria Tower on the right and Elizabeth Tower on the left. Further to the left, part of Westminster Abbey can be seen, with the octagonal Chapter House: New buildings at Victoria in the foreground, with the BT Tower in the background....