Tag: sun
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The Design Museum
The absolute best thing of London is that all the big museums are free to enter. Whilst there are often great events, great places to eat, great people and great buildings those things will not last like the great museums. For the most part they are free, there are exhibits that will be by paid […]
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Arundel Town
Surrounding Arundel Castle is the town of Arundel. Not marred by chain stores, Nandos and grotesque new builds, the town benefits from both a civic duty to maintain the aesthetic of the town and wealth of Victorian, Georgian, Edwardian and Tudor buildings. A walk about the town will find galleries, boutique shops, fine restaurants and beautiful […]
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Town Hall, Bromley
The former town hall of Bromley, Kent, constructed in 1906. The now vacant town hall has unfortunately little prominence as the development of the A20 bypass now runs four lanes of traffic in front of the main entrance. Historic photos show the road here was much smaller, almost pedestrianised. The main entrance is barred and […]
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Knole house
The most stately of stately homes, Knole house has been the residence of Henry VIII, The Archbishop of Canterbury, and many Lords, Ladies, Counts, Earls and Dukes. Now it is managed by the National Trust and open to all who are willing to part with £3.50. This fee does not extend to the grounds which […]
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Leith Hill
Set within the Surrey hills, Leith Hill tower is on the highest point in the South of England. From the top of the tower one can see to the peaks of the South Downs 26 miles away as well as to the Shard in London, 20 miles away. The 17th century tower has become a […]
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Hockwold Hall
Hockwold Hall, Norfolk, is a former regal residence occupied by Princes, Knights, Earls and Politicians. The site is noted in the Domesday book making it almost a millennium in age. The current building was constructed in 1895 and is presently used for formal events. I visited Hockwold Hall this passed weekend for a wedding to […]
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Dartmoor
Dartmoor national park in the south west of England is an area of natural beauty that had previously been a very abundant granite mine. Throughout the park are various reservoirs with large dams. The oldest dam still standing on the park produces the Tottiford reservoir from the Trenchford Stream and built in 1861. The dam […]
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Margate.
Shoreditch by Sea, a new nickname to show how cool Margate has become. The Starring attraction to the Victorian era beach resort is The Turner Contemporary Museum, a modern development that like the bow of a ship is the direction Margate is heading (I think it sort of looks like a bow, maybe it does […]
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The Isle of Wight
My trip to the Isle of Wight.
Matt Exford 