painters, jewellers and photographers.Open studios eventsare held twice a year, generally once before Christmas and once in summer, when the normally private studio areas are open to the public. I highly recommend visiting during this time as access is otherwise limited, although theElectric Elephan...
“Network Rail engineers had to carry out emergency pumping following the incident, but the flooding returned yesterday (28 January) and the rail operator again had to close the line between St Pancras and Farringdon in the evening.” “Thames Water said it spent the night working with Network ...
It ended with me going backwards over a table and cutting my lower back, so all in all, probably a good idea that there had been limited alcohol in the mountains and desert. I woke up the next day with sheets bloodied and head pounding, feeling very sheepish. Lobby then discovered that...
A shame that whilst the intention with the tunnels and walkways is clear, and they could have provided a creative and innovative space, what appears to have been limited maintenance and care over the years has resulted in a rather poor experience when walking to the theatre at the centre. Tf...
St Thomas’s was also the site where all new high-tech diagnostic equipment would be housed, so the long term future of the General Lying-In Hospital was starting to look rather limited. in the mid 1960s there were three local hospital’s with facilities for child birth. Lambeth and St ...
This was followed by a pumping station and the water tower. (I have also read reports that the water works opened in the 1820s on land purchased from the Dowager Marchioness of Lansdowne, and that the water tower was built in 1847). The water tower is unusual in that it did not hold...
It isn't really a castle, though it looks like one. The Castle is an old, grade II listed Victorian water pumping station that was converted and opened as a climbing centre to the public in 1995. More on its historyhere. It’s 45 metres at its tallest point and, if you wish, you...
The first section to be constructed is the 6.9km long, 7.2m internal diameter, Lee Tunnel between Beckton Sewage Treatment Works and Abbey Mills Pumping Station complex. The Lee Tunnel will intercept the storm flows currently discharging to the River Lee via the outfall at Abbey Mills. The ...
Attention to detail was not limited to the technically advanced theatres. Although the concrete construction of the building could appear to be a simple and cheap construction method, in reality great care was taken with the shuttering into which the concrete was poured. The wood used was sawn ...
"Take note of the days of limited public transport, so move your dates around to travel back from Scotland to London on 2 Jan." Relaxation & Wellness caitykinss "You need to slow down and allocate sufficient time for rest. I’d allocate a day each week where you have no plans at all...