The 1825 report is strange as it refers to a pub with the same name, but being in a different, but nearby, location. It is an unusual name for there to be two pubs of the same name, although they were close, so probably had the same association with local Swiss watch makers. An i...
A second wave, which lasted eight hours and involved another 400 bombers, arrived from 8pm striking Millwall, commercial docks at Tilbury and Thameshaven, and the heavily populated slums of the East End in localities including Silvertown, Canning Town, East Ham, Poplar, Stratford, Wapping, and...
Ideally located in a beautiful tree lined avenue seven minutes walk from Hyde Park.The Athena Hotel is the perfect choice for holiday makers, business executives and shoppers... more BOOK NOW Based on 120 reviews Beaver Hotel 57-59 Philbeach Gardens, Kensington & Chelsea, SW5 9ED, London,...
The original Monopoly game was a US invention, and its migration to the UK happened when the board game makers John Waddington licensed the game for UK sale. The game required UK locations, and the story is that the Managing Director of the company, Victor Watson, along with his secretary,...
Ideally located in a beautiful tree lined avenue seven minutes walk from Hyde Park.The Athena Hotel is the perfect choice for holiday makers, business executives and shoppers... more BOOK NOW Based on 120 reviews Beaver Hotel 57-59 Philbeach Gardens, Kensington & Chelsea, SW5 9ED, London,...
Richard was finally released for the exorbitant ransom of 150,000 silver marks and when he arrived back in England, Marshal returned to his side, joining the King as he dealt with the fallout, both in England and France, from John’s treachery (John, meanwhile, was back in his brother’...
He apprenticed with several noted jewellery and silver makers in New Jersey and New York City beginning in 1880. Lawrence started his first business in Newark in 1889, and moved it to New York City in 1894. Some of Lawrence’s distinctive silver work was produced by Newark's Lebkuecher ...
Steve McQueen is one of the most important artists, film-makers and screenwriters working today. Over the last 25 years McQueen has been influential in expanding the way in which artists work with film. He has been the author of some of the most seminal works of moving image designed for ...
Widely regarded as one of twentieth century Britain's foremost decorative map makers, Leslie MacDonald Gill (or Max Gill as he was also known), was an equally talented graphic designer, artist and architect. This unusual depiction of the British Isles has allowed Gill to represent the ...
Five Collection is a brand new platform, launching at the Collect International Art Fair 2022. It was conceived by five contemporary makers all determined to shine a spotlight on the craft of contemporary silversmithing and metalwork. Zoë Wilson,Samar, 2021 ...