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Big Ben falls silent …

15/02/2017 by a3traveller

The most famous peal of bells in the world is falling silent this year. That unique sound, created by a cracked bell called Big Ben will go mute whilst much needed restoration takes place. Work is scheduled to take place on The Great Clock within the Queen Elizabeth Tower early this year – part of a three year restoration project. The programme of works will cost £29m and will involve repairs to the clock’s hands, mechanism and pendulum. Big Ben (the […]

Categories: Art & Culture, Historic Heritage, London • Tags: Augustus Pugin, Big Ben, Charles Barry, Great Britain, Houses of Parliament, London, Palace of Westminster, Queen Elizabeth Tower, UK

VE day – Victory in Europe

08/04/2015 by a3traveller

The nation will be returning to the 40’s this May to celebrate VE Day – Victory in Europe Day: Friday 8th being a day of remembrance, Saturday 9th – one of celebration – and Sunday 10th, a day for thanksgiving. At the heart of the festivities will be St James’s Park, London’s oldest park and for me, it’s most delightful. For this most special of celebrations, I thought a few relatively unknown facts about this beautiful oasis of calm in the […]

Categories: Art & Culture, Historic Heritage, London, Nature, UK • Tags: Buckingham Palace, Charles II, England, Houses of Parliament, John Nash, London, Palace of Westminster, pelicans, Queen Victoria Memorial, Royal Parks, St James's Palace, St James's Park, The Memorial Gardens, Travel, UK, VE Day, Victoria in Europe Celebrations, Virgin Money London Marathon

HP: The Passion for Brown Sauce

07/01/2015 by a3traveller

The British are falling out of love with brown sauce according to the newspapers this weekend, citing a Mintel report indicating a drop of 19 per cent in sales last year. Can this be true, I wondered? My brain swiftly went into panic mode. It’s my fault. I haven’t bought HP Sauce since, well, I don’t recall ever buying it actually. But the odd, rare sausage sandwich with dollops of brown sauce has been known to raise my spirits and […]

Categories: Europe, Food & Gastronomy • Tags: Bacon Sandwiches, Brown Sauce, Edwin Samson Moore, Frederick Gibson Garton, Heinz, Houses of Parliament, HP Sauce, Midlands Vinegar Company, Mintel Report, Sausage sandwiches, The Hound, Tom Parker Bowles

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Big Ben falls silent …

VE day – Victory in Europe

HP: The Passion for Brown Sauce