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From Mud, Through Blood, To The Green Fields Beyond – The Royal Tank Regiment Memorial
The streets of central London, and Whitehall in particular, are scattered with memorials to the various branches of the Armed Forces. Halfway along Whitehall Place there's a rather special one - a group of five strong-jawed soldiers in berets representing the Royal Tank Regiment. The Royal Tank Regiment Memorial Statue was unveiled by their Colonel In Chief, the Queen herself, on 13 June 2000. Created by sculptor George Henry Paulin it features the five crew members of a Comet tank, the model introduced towards the end of World War II and which saw service right through until 1958. The Regiment itself was formed in 1917 - this fact is … [Read More...]
Recent Posts
Northern Ballet’s The Great Gatsby – A Review
Forget the film of the same name which is attracting a lot of attention at the moment - the Gatsby … [Read More...]
All Star Productions’ Phantom @ The Olde Rose & Crown – A Review
Currently on stage in Walthamstow's dedicated theatre space. upstairs at the Olde Rose & Crown … [Read More...]
Inside The Dulwich Street Art Festival @ 265 Lordship Lane
As I mentioned on the Londoneer last week, street artists from London and beyond have been … [Read More...]
Rescuing The Reputation Of Spain’s Sparkling Wine @ Richard Bigg’s Copa De Cava
Richard Bigg, the man behind London's Camino tapas restaurants and the award-winning Bar Pepito (the … [Read More...]
London Sights
London’s Most Colourful Pop-Up – Greenwich’s Movement Cafe
Alight at Greenwich National Rail station or its equivalent DLR stop and you'll find yourself next … [Read More...]
Greenwich’s Painted Hall – More Restoration Work Completed
One of the buildings that forms part of Greenwich's Old Royal Naval College contains some of the … [Read More...]
A New Look For Kensington Palace Gardens
Kensington Palace Gardens have been given a whole new look: a face lift, you could say. Last year a … [Read More...]
The Surprising Delights of Grosvenor Gardens
If you've not visited recently you won't know that the area around Victoria station looks rather … [Read More...]
Arts & Culture
These Shining Lives @ The Park Theatre – A Review
Opening the first season at London’s brand spanking new North London performance space, the Park Theatre in Finsbury Park, is a new production of Melanie Marnich’s 2008 play, These Shining Lives. Directed by Loveday Ingram, These Shining Lives is a story about the women workers of Westclox who were responsible for painting the glow-in-the-dark dials [...]
Mockingbirds, Manners & Music Make Up Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s 2013 Season
Opening tonight at the theatre which boasts the most unusual ceiling in London – the stars – is Timothy Sheader production of To Kill A Mockingbird, which kicks off the exciting 2013 season at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. Based on the Harper Lee story that explores issues around race and inequality in 1930s [...]
Food & Drink
Ahoy Me Hearties! It’s Beer Mutiny @ The Craft Beer Social Club
The buzz around London’s renewed ability to brew its own beer has not abated in the slightest, so it should come as no surprise that there’s another celebration of craft beer coming to London next month – Beer Mutiny, which runs from Wednesday 19 June to Sunday 23 June. Organised by the The Craft Beer [...]
Maison Lillet’s Twisted Vesper Cocktail Competition @ Brasserie Zedel
Sometimes I’m reminded how much of a privilege it is to be the editor of the Londoneer – at the decadent hour of twelve-o-clock yesterday lunchtime I was invited by French aperitif maker Maison Lillet to sample some cocktails and to watch their competition to find the mixologist most capable of creating a variation on [...]
