Friday, 27 April 2012

Thursday, 26 April 2012

Tuesday, 3 April 2012

The Ascot Race by an Anonymous Painter




A entrancing painting of the race at Ascot. No date given - from the clothing and carriages perhaps the late 18th century?

Monday, 12 March 2012

The Crystal Palace Meets The Ancient World

An artisan working on an Egyptian figure in the reconstituted Crystal Palace, moved from Hyde Park after the Great Exhibition of 1851. From "The Passion of Former Days"

Thursday, 9 February 2012

The Abandoned Strand Tube Station Entrance

The abandoned entrance to what was the Strand Station -- which appears to have been on the old Hampstead Line (now forming part of the Northern Line). Shown on this old Tube map.

Friday, 20 January 2012

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Extreme Compound Words - Finnish Edition


Finnish vies with any language for the length of its compound nouns. This is the "tourist service centre" - "lohjan matkailupalvelukeskus"