18 May 1554: William Thomas #translator is hanged, drawn, quartered at Tyburn for encompassing the death of Mary I of #England (BM) He’d already botched suicide by stabbing himself in the Tower of #London on 25 Feb.
We've been in London, doing a few London things. The other day, we went to Kew Gardens. We visited the Temperate (as in climate) House and Kew Palace, but spent most of the day walking around admiring their trees.
I’m in London this week. In Victoria Park in Hackney the greenery is reaching its peak. The verdant nature of these boldly planted and laid out parks is key to providing the ‘lungs of London’.
You can read more about the Park in the ALT below…
New research out of #London, Ont.’s #WesternUniversity is shedding light on a potential cure for #ALS, in which the targeting of the interaction between two proteins can halt or fully reverse the disease’s progression.
According to a news release from Western University on Monday, a team of researchers, led by Dr. #MichaelStrong, have discovered a potential path toward a cure for #AmyotrophicLateralSclerosis, also known as ALS
13 May 1619: on the day of Queen Anne's funeral, Edward Herbert 1st baron Herbert of Cherbury leaves #London#otd with instructions to "renew the oath of alliances" between the Kings of #France & #England. (National Trust images, Powis Castle: what a dresser)
13 May 1603: After 5 years in solitary in the Tower of #London, William Weston #Jesuit takes the offer of exile & is released #otd In the Tower he'd suffered insomnia, headaches & growing blindness. Died as Rector of St Alban's English College Valladolid on 14/15 Apr 1615 (BM)
On my way to #London and might have some time for a late lunch on Thursday (~14:00 to 15:30) if somebody wants to meet. I'll be somewhere between Conway Hall and LHR then, if that helps…
after a very meh early afternoon of boring non-photogenic locations, managed to get to trellick tower just time for the sun to just briefly poke out #photography#london
My only in-person walking tour for 2024 is in Stoke Newington on Saturday, 24 August.
I am excited to get back on the street to introduce guests to the wonderful ghost signs in the area that I first started documenting and researching these remnants of advertising past.