St George and the Suffragette

Back in the 1700's the area of Bloomsbury was growing rapidly. An act was passed in 1711 to build 50 new churches in the area. Six eventuated. Among them St Georges, shown here. In 1913 the funeral of Emily Davison, the suffragette killed by the King's horse at the Epsom Derby,was held here.

Pushkin House

Pushkin's House the centre for Russian Culture in London. A town house with a grand entrance.

My posts may be a little erratic over the next week as I am travelling and finding internet connection a bit of a problem.

Open House - Foreign Office

My visit to the Foreign and Commonweatlh Offices during Open House weekend so impressed me that I will bring you several photos in the next week or two. Refurbished in the 1970's it is really very grand.
This hall known as the Durbar Court originally had no ceiling. Granite floors and coloumns, marble statues, you could be forgiven for thinking you were in another country.
The first reception held in this magnificent court was in 1867 for the Sultan of Turkey.

Open House London 2010

Open House London has established itself in recent years as one of the capital's most popular events. A celebration of the diversity of the London's architecture, the event allows free access to many buildings normally closed to the public.

Open House London 2010 takes this place later this month on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September, with over 700 buildings participating. A good number of these sites have a link to the collections of the Wellcome Library or to the History of Science and Medicine in general, but we’ll take this opportunity to flag up fellow members of the London Museums of Health and Medicine network which are taking part (details of which are available from their website), the Pioneer Health Centre in Peckham (who we have discussed on this Blog before) and the Royal Society (celebrating its 350th anniversary this year).

And last but by no means least, the Gibbs Building, the headquarters of the Wellcome Trust (shown above) will also be accessible on the Saturday of Open House London weekend.

For more details, see the Open House London website.

Open House

Open House London has established itself in recent years as one of the city’s most popular events. A celebration of the diversity of the capital’s buildings, the event allows free access to many buildings normally closed to the public.

Open House 2009 takes this place this weekend – 18th and 19th September – with over 700 buildings participating. A good number of these sites have a link to the collections of the Wellcome Library or to History of Medicine in general, but we’ll take this opportunity to flag up fellow members of the (London Museums of Health and Medicine network which are taking part), and the opportunity to view the Pioneer Health Centre in Peckham (built in the 1930s, converted to private dwellings in 2000, and the subject of a previous post on this Blog).