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WEBSpanning 400 years, this exhibition follows women on their journeys to becoming professional artists. 10am to 6pm. Pimlico. Closing soon Sun, 13th October. £10 Memory and Remedy. London-based multidisciplinary artist Carey Bennett depicts vivid recollections of everyday brands through the method of screen-printing. 10am to 6pm.
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Things to do in London tomorrow - ianVisits
WEBRegular Events - tomorrow. £11.55 Anatomy of the North Wing Conservation Tours. Join Barts Heritage for a Conservation Tour of the North Wing of St Bartholomew's Hospital. Explore the hospital’s rich history, and the architecture and people involved in the craftsmanship of the James Gibbs Great Hall. The tour will also take in the ...
Beautiful videos from the driver’s eye view of Britain ... - ianVisits
WEBPublished 20 March 2022 By Ian Mansfield Transport News. National Rail has set up an incredibly relaxing “tv channel” on YouTube that constantly shows train drivers’ view of some delightful train trips across the UK. Coupled with soft slow music it’s at times a dreamy experience. It bills itself as a livestream, which I will note unless ...
What's on in London Today - ianVisits
WEB1pm to 9pm. Southwark. Closes tomorrow. Free Absolut Warhol: The Other Half. This exhibition features the works of five diverse artists from various creative disciplines, who have been given the opportunity to showcase their work in the Saatchi Gallery. 10am to 6pm. Chelsea. Closing soon Sun, 6th October.
Things to do this weekend in London (5th-6th October) - ianVisits
WEBEthical Matters: Public Art and Resistance in the City. £10.00. Anthropologist Rafael Schacter explores public art showing us why graffiti demands our urgent attention as a form of expression that challenges power. 3pm to 4:30pm. Holborn. The best free and cheap events in London this weekend, including exhibitions, one-off events, heritage ...
Everything you (probably) didn’t know about… Trafalgar Square
WEBApr 18, 2018 — The towering centrepiece of Trafalgar Square, it stands 169 ft 3 in (51.6 m) tall, with the much larger than life, 18ft 1in (5.5 m) statue of Admiral Nelson at the top. Charles Barry, who designed the National Gallery and took over the layout of Trafalgar Square after Nash died, didn’t want Nelson’s Column to be here at all.
England’s oldest Lych-Gate found in South London - ianVisits
WEBNov 11, 2012 — The idea of the lychgate started around the 7th Century although most examples date from around the 15th century – the plague century. However, what is said to be one of the oldest surviving gates was erected in the 13th century, and this ancient relic can be found in South London, at Beckenham Junction marking the …
Ealing’s derelict Twyford Abbey could be restored - ianVisits
WEBApr 6, 2022 — Ealing’s derelict Twyford Abbey could be restored. A sealed off park near Hanger Lane that contains the historic and derelict Twyford Abbey could be opened up to the public under plans currently being consulted on. There’s been a manor on the site for around 1,000 years, but in the early 19th-century, the site was purchased by Thomas Willan ...
London’s Alleys: Artillery Passage, E1 - ianVisits
WEBOct 22, 2018 — London’s Alleys: Artillery Passage, E1. This narrow picturesque alley in Spitalfields looks old and is indeed old, far older than it looks. It follows an ancient line that runs along the southern boundary of the old St Mary Spital priory, and the northern side of the Wodeland pastures. St Mary Spital was the site of the largest infirmary in ...