Alex Lacey
Oliver Twist's London
A lovely new exhibition opens today in London at the Charles Dickens museum, all about his story Oliver Twist. If you haven't been to the...
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Alex Lacey
Apr 28, 20213 min
The Secret Garden near St Paul's Cathedral
One of the best things about the City of London is the amount of secret little nooks and crannies hidden down tiny alleyways and round...
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Alex Lacey
Apr 13, 20215 min
Highlights of Highgate Cemetery West and East
Highgate Cemetery is one of the loveliest sights to see in North London, with winding alleyways among a huge number of gravestones, home...
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Alex Lacey
Feb 24, 20211 min
Bhutan in Black & White
In 2019 I was lucky enough to go to the mountain kingdom of Bhutan. It is one of the most incredible countries I have ever been to, and...
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Alex Lacey
Feb 24, 20211 min
Frozen London
It's very rare that the mercury in London dips low enough to change how London looks, but in recent weeks we had a cold snap that froze...
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Alex Lacey
Dec 2, 20205 min
Walk With Me - Docklands
I have taken to going for some lovely long walks around London, through areas I know well and some I don't, and I have been really relishing
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Alex Lacey
Nov 17, 20201 min
The World In One Room
Very occasionally you have an experience that is both so overwhelmingly humbling that it takes you by surprise. I had this very...
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Alex Lacey
Nov 11, 20202 min
Remembrance In London
Every November in London, there is a stillness in the air. The advent of the autumn : the chill in the air, the russet leaves swirling...
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Alex Lacey
Nov 5, 20202 min
A Misty Morning
The first morning of lockdown arrived, and with it a chilly air and a thick blanket of fog. As if the weather had encapsulated the mood...
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Alex Lacey
Oct 28, 20203 min
The OTHER observatory
This week I ventured down to Richmond to visit the King's Observatory. Most people are aware of the observatory based in Greenwich, which...
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Alex Lacey
Sep 10, 20202 min
Barbican - a Brutalist beauty
Brutalism has proved to be very divisive - some people love the stark lines and moody functionality, others find it oppressive or ugly.
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Alex Lacey
Sep 7, 20202 min
Red Sands Sea Forts, Thames Estuary
These sea forts were built as one of 3 clusters in the Thames Estuary, with the sole purpose of shooting down enemy aircraft during WW2
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