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Peter Berthoud
Jun 12, 2011
Champion the Wonder Pub
The Champion, that fine Sam Smith's pub on Wells Street, is well known for its excellent stained glass. This little pub, near the eastern...
Peter Berthoud
Jun 3, 2011
London's Venerable Facilities for Gentlemen
I posted on issues associated with Pimlico's new high-tech pissoir the other day. In that post I mentioned two far older examples of...
Peter Berthoud
May 30, 2011
A Bigger Splash in Tachbrook Street
Coming out of Pimlico Station cross-legged folk might find themselves drawn to this new addition to the street scape. On closer...
Peter Berthoud
Apr 5, 2011
A Woodwork Teacher Who Sculpted Diana for The Green Park
This enormous Portland stone panel commemorates one of Charles Dickens' many London homes. It stands on the Marylebone Road. There is...
Peter Berthoud
Mar 30, 2011
A Cottage with a Sinister Past
This is the entrance to "Duck Keeper's Cottage" in St James's Park, London. Duck Keepers really did live here once but their story can...
Peter Berthoud
Mar 28, 2011
Pet Cemetary in Hyde Park
The little pet cemetery at Victoria Gate in Hyde Park, London, didn’t so much officially open in 1880 but rather it evolved from then,...
Peter Berthoud
Mar 27, 2011
K2 Uncovered!
This is Giles Gilbert Scott’s wooden prototype of his classic K2 design telephone box. It is the very one that won the 1924 competition...
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