#4746 Charles Dickens c1859 Can you ever have too much Dickens? The Portsmouth-born story-teller (1812) still keeps audiences transfixed...

Cowper’s Olney Residence is a stunning example of Georgian architecture, noted for its symmetrical facade and refined aesthetic. This house, built in the early 18th century, provides visitors with a window into the architectural styles of that period, reflecting the lifestyle of its literary elites.

#5040 Dorney Court Buckinghamshire A Landmark of Buckinghamshire Dorney Court, located near Eton, Berkshire, is a historical gem. This...

#4984 New Exeter 'Change From an age when retail therapy demanded money and ahem manners. the new Exeter ‘Change (Exchange) on the...

#4987 Old Blue Boar Holborn Here at scanning HQ we love an old inn! And this one, the Old Blue Boar at High Holborn, London brings that...

#4989 Old Sadler's Wells, London The birthplace of English ballet dates back to when a Plié Plié was first performed, and a stage was...

#5006 Sir John Soane's House in Lincoln's Inn Fields Sir John Soane, born 1753 in Goring Berkshire, emerged as one of Britain’s most...

#4724 Red Sea and the Land of Edom The Land of Edom is shared today between Israel & South Jordan & has a written heritage going back to...

#4969 Dacre Bridge, Cumberland Dacre Bridge, named after the delightful Dacre Beck and meaning 'trickling stream', has stood for nearly...

#5007 Star Chamber Westminster interior The medieval Star Chamber in the old Palace of Westminster heard cases of national import and...

Thomas Gray’s ‘Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard’ (1751) contemplates life & death, worldly status and natural order, & envisages the...

#4968 Cowper's Residence near Olney Bucks The Cowper & Newton Museum  in Olney, Bucks celebrates all things William Cowper (d1800), poet,...

#5017 Strawberry Hill House_Tribune Strawberry Hill House , described as ‘Horace Walpole’s little Gothic castle’, harbours triumph upon...

The burning of Newgate Gaol in June 1780 epitomised the grave violence of the Gordon Riots that year. Erupting in London on 2 June, tens...