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- Hornor’s Panorama by CabbieBlog on Nov 3, 2009
A panorama of modern London, taken from the Golden Gallery of St. Paul’s Cathedral The United States Capitol Building, Taj Mahal and Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore all have their admirers, but for CabbieBlog standing head and shoulders above the...
- Old Father Thames by CabbieBlog on Oct 30, 2009
As I hope CabbieBlog highlights, there’s so much of and so many things in London, but only one river. When, at the start of Three Men in a Boat, George says, “Let’s go up the river!” nobody says, “What river?” Ray Davies felt no need...
- Goodbye Piccadilly by CabbieBlog on Oct 6, 2009
When was the last time you had your inside leg measured? Or for that matter you were asked rather discreetly “and what side does Sir dress?” One of the last bastions of sartorial elegance is hanging up its tape measure for the last time at the en...
- An Open House by CabbieBlog on Sep 18, 2009
Art can be expressed in many ways; painting, drawing, sculpture, but none have the visual impact more than architecture. Done badly it can blight people’s lives and ruin neighbourhoods. One only has to look at some of the housing estates designed i...
- American takes flight by CabbieBlog on Sep 11, 2009
On this day when America is in our thoughts, I am returning to the security of their embassy in Grosvenor Square and their proposed move to Battersea south of the river. In the late 1950s the Duke of Westminster agreed to allow the United States to...
- A Phoenix Arises by CabbieBlog on Aug 27, 2009
As part of a CabbieBlog series with the imaginative title “The Buildings of London” the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, to give it its full title, is emerging like a phoenix from the old Middle...
