Bradshaw’s Hand Book, The West, District III, Kensington Park & Holland Park, (No.29)
Another beautiful afternoon and a few hours of quiet enjoyment. Today Mr Bradshaw encouraged me to visit Kensington Park and Holland Park.
Bradshaw’s Hand Book, The West, District III, Hyde Park (no.28)
It was a beautiful afternoon in London and Mr Bradshaw took me to Hyde Park. I was going to follow a strict schedule but the day was a gift and I just enjoyed it!
Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, The West, District III, Piccadilly and the Haymarket (no.27)
‘..Piccadilly is shown in a map of London of the time of Queen Elizabeth as a rudely defined road out of the town..and a windmill to the east..’, the memory of which is preserved in ‘Windmill Street’.
Bradshaw’s Hand Book, The West, Berkeley Square (no.26)
‘..Berkeley Street leads to the aristocratic Berkeley Square…’
The Shotley Peninsular
It was a fine day to explore the Shotley Peninsular,starting just under the Orwell Bridge on the A12 east of Ipswich.
Helmingham Hall & Classic and Vintage Cars
The Tollemache family came to England from Avranches, Normandy, around the time of the Norman invasion, establishing a family home at Bentley, near Ipswich. (Simon talks of the church in Bentley here.) The name was ‘Talemache’ which apparently meant ‘cup … Continued