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One of the most popular museums on London is Tate Modern. It is located at Bankside and was opened in 2000 and is visited by approximately 6 million visitors per year. What is most striking was that the building was originally built in 2 stages in 1947 and 1963 as a power station. https://www.tate.org.uk/about-us/history-tate/history-tate-modern The […]

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Photography-Christmas

Its only 9 days to go till 25th December and the preparations are getting very intense. During a recent visited London there was an opportunity to take a few photos. First the West End Bond Street These are views of St Paul’s Cathedral The front of St Paul’s. Although it looks like a […]

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Voter Advisory from Victoria and Albert Museum

The election on 12 December 2019 is correctly dominating debate in the UK. A recent visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum included many exhibits that can be interpreted through the same kaleidoscope of events Firstly the politicians and broadcasters target the typical voter- the family man with a wife and child. They do not […]

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Books, Dear Boy, Books

This is to rephrase that classic quote “Events dear boy Events”, from the MacMillan era after the invasion of Suez in 1956. There is much debate as to who actually said this first. Despite that uncertainty in the interim it has become folk lore. The other is that actors should avoid working with children and […]

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Photography-Swirl to Crack on

Getting inspired to take photographs is quite challenging- yet if can come from any where or when. This is a blown glass bowl that we have had for years. Appreciated but gently ignored day to day Then for what ever reason a disaster strikes and the bowl is damaged One is left with […]

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Imperial War Museum-Things to discuss

I hope you’ll appreciate that there are no photographs from the Holocaust Gallery of the Imperial War Museum London to accompany this piece. Partly it is the ruling from the Imperial War Museum and also because the images themselves are quite disturbing. The gallery was only recently revamped and shows how the Holocaust developed from […]