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3 days ago by Deborah Barlow

The corona will replace the lantern, a small, plain concrete pyramid roof above the Crossing in front of the high altar Photo: PA The addition – an architectural feature in the shape of a large crown – will complete a section of the church that has been left unfinished for centuries. The proposals f ...

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4 days ago by Walk Talk Tours

Westminser Abbey the site of the coronation is set to have a new addition added to its roof. The feature will cost £10m and is known as a corona. Confusingly, as is the way with the English language there are umpteen different meanings for the word corona. When I think of a Corona, I think of the be ...

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4 days ago by fugitive ink

When I find myself actually lingering amidst the garish neon colours and pumping Japanese techno-pop in the Oxford Street Uniqlo, whence I’d repaired to buy yet more summer-type T-shirts, just to enjoy another minute or two of air-conditioning, there can be only one explanation: Soho, like much of t ...

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5 days ago by Ruth Gledhill

In one of the most remarkable architectural projects to change the London skyline for centuries, one of the capital's oldest landmarks is to receive a new 21st century addition. In the central part of a £23 million programme, Westminster Abbey is to get a new gilded 'corona' in glass, wood and lead ...

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8 days ago by samuelcanread

Tom Phillips has apparently arranged for a way to get into Westminster Abbey for free. It sounds very Eyes-Wide-Shut-fidelio to me… [G]o through the arch at the west side of the building into Dean’s Yard where another arch leads into the cloister itself. A man in a red gown will admit you if you say ...

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8 days ago by Michelle

Happy Eighth Birthday Sasha Obama! Hope it was a big splash! President Obama is not only an exemplary politician but also a role model of a father. In a news article published in the Baltimore Sun yesterday, Barack emphasized the importance of maintaining a normal family life in his White House by m ...

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9 days ago by agtong

While passing by Westminster Abbey, this statue caught my eye. Well, it’s hard to avoid statues of important people when you are in London. You can virtually find them at every street corner. The one you see here is of Oliver Cromwell’s. For a quick history lesson, try here. Related posts: My Silhou ...

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10 days ago by Sally

Better late than never - back in May 2009 I had the priviledge of participating in a flower festival in Westminster Abbey - we finished creating this design at 2.30am - very spooky in the Abbey at night!

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10 days ago by mike

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 24: Members of the public view the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey in which King Henry VIII was throned in 1509, exactly 500 years to the day on June 24, 2009 in London, England. Since 1308, when it was commissioned by King Edward I, all but two monarchs have been crowne ...

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12 days ago by ianwilkin

Wantage, as a town, has had its ups and downs in a history stretching back to a time 6,000 years ago when travellers first started using the Ridgeway nearby. Idealy situated by this track on the edge of the Berkshire Downs and the Oxford plain, traces of the hunter gatherers flint arrowheads antlers ...

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