Monument

On 2 September 1666 a fire broke out in a baker’s house on Pudding Lane, London. It spread across the … More

Designing for Penguins and Paintings

One of the special exhibitions on at the V&A this year is about the influence Ove Arup had on design and … More

The V&A has an extensive permanent collection on display throughout the building. I sometimes think the permanent exhibition gets a bit … More

One of the most eminent museums of art and design hides its focus behind a name which doesn’t even mention … More

The amazing artwork in the stained glass windows of Salisbury Cathedral is only properly visible from inside, when the light from … More

People interested in the history of ‘the people’ running a state rather than despotic (or benevolent) dynasties, often point to … More

Cities and cathedrals are closely related in England. Mainly because a conurbation can only call itself a city if it … More

Wiltshire is full of history, not just ancient like Stonehenge, Woodhenge or Avebury circles, but more modern, William the Conqueror … More

A slightly longer drive north of Woodhenge, still in Wiltshire lies Avebury. It is a small village which prides itself … More

A short car journey north of Stonehenge is Woodhenge. It is far smaller in circumference and visitor levels. There is … More