In fact the house was shut when I visited, but the gardens were significant, consisting of 8 huge lawns that represent wealth & control as they had to be cut by scythe, by hand.
Also an area known as a wilderness, which was les...
Finally got to visit Chartwell House, the home of Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine.
The house is fascinating, you can really feel that this was a family home. But for me, and also for Churchill himself, it was the grounds that was to prove so inspirational and...
The current temporary exhibition at the British Museum is all about contemporary printmaking from the United States. Over 200 works by 70 artists including Jasper Johns, Ed Ruscha, and Andy Warhol make up this significant collection. One of the most interesting pieces...
A NOT TO BE MISSED exhibition. Incredible to see the collection of his work from the very beginning, pictures that I grew up with all in one place. Reminded me of the first time I visited the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam, and in fact some of his later works are reminis...
Went to visit the latest memorial that was unveiled by Her Majesty last week, the Iraq and Afghanistan memorial. It was sculpted by Paul Day, who is pretty much in fashion now - he did the sculpture of The Queen Mother on the Mall, the 'embracing couple' statue known c...
This was where it all started, or at least instrumental in the story of the Arts and Crafts movement. The home of William Morris and co designed by Philip Webb, it was a beautiful retreat for Morris and his wife Jane from his work in London.
