Author Archives: londoninsight

About londoninsight

A compassionate photographer working to better her understanding of her town, her village, London.

The Foreign Office

Posted on September 5, 2013 by londoninsight

Inside Whitehall’s Foreign Office, London. Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Buildings, Interiors, Landmarks of London, London, Parliament | Tagged FCO, foreign office, george gilbert scott, parliament, viscount palmerston, whitehall, william hague | Leave a comment

TONY CONIGLIARO on the science of good taste

Posted on July 29, 2013 by londoninsight

A brief look at the genius of London mixologist maestro Tony Conigliaro Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Bars, Food and Drink, Hotels, Restaurants | Tagged 69 colebrooke row, bruno loubet, drink factory, school of life, tony conigliaro, zetter townhouse | 2 Comments

Isabella Plantation in full blooming glory.

Posted on June 21, 2013 by londoninsight

Following on from last year’s secret gardens series, ( West, Central & East, North and South regions of London) I have fulfilled a promise to myself by returning to the Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park (see ‘West‘ for the previous Isabella story), … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Gardens, Parks | Tagged isabella plantation, richmond park, still pond | 4 Comments

A visual history of the London Skyline

Posted on May 31, 2013 by londoninsight

1550 [Anton van den Wyngaerde] 1569 [Joris Hoefnagel] 1616 [Claes van Visscher] 1650 [Mattheus Merian] 1647-77 [Wenceslaus Hollar] 1700 [Frederick de Wit] 1774 [Samuel & Nathaniel Buck] 1806-7 [The Rhinebeck’ Panorama – artist unknown] 1865 1877 [Henry Dawson] 1900 … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Blitz, Buildings, Churches, Historic, Landmarks of London, London, Parliament, Photography, Thames, Uncategorized | Tagged great fire of london, london, london panorama, southwark, st paul's, thames, tower of london | 7 Comments

30 St Mary Axe: the making of a London icon

Posted on March 31, 2013 by londoninsight

A rare glimpse inside Norman Foster’s 30 St Mary Axe – a London icon in the making. Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Design, Interiors, Landmarks of London, London | Tagged 30 st mary axe, gherkin, norman foster, swiss re building | 1 Comment

PADDOCK: Cabinet War Room 2

Posted on February 27, 2013 by londoninsight

A rare and extensive glimpse inside the Paddock Cabinet War Room 2, Dollis Hill, London. Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Blitz, Buildings, Historic, Landmarks of London, London, Military Citadels, Parliament, War | Tagged blitz, cabinet war room 2, luftwaffe, paddock, winston churchill, WWII | 6 Comments

Deutsche Bank Art Collection

Posted on January 14, 2013 by londoninsight

“Art builds. Art questions. Art transcends borders. Art works.” (A philosophy by Deutsche Bank) [Turning the World Upside Down III’, 1996 by Anish Kapoor and ‘Biotin-Maleimide’, 1995 by Damien Hirst] ‘Diversity’, – it’s a word frequently used by Deutsche Bank … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anish kapoor, art collection, damien hirst, db artmag, deutsche bank london, francis bacon, keith tyson | Leave a comment

BOMPAS & PARR: An earnest discourse with Sam Bompas on all things wobbly.

Posted on December 14, 2012 by londoninsight

An insight into the weird and wonderful minds of Jellymongers Bompas & Parr. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Living, Celebration, Christmas, Design, Events, Food and Drink, For kids, Interesting Men | Tagged alexis soyer, bompas & parr, chocolate waterfall, heston blumenthal, mercedes drive thru, truvia voyage of discovery, willy wonka | Leave a comment

Secret Gardens and Hideaways of South London

Posted on November 30, 2012 by londoninsight

North and South: the great divide of our ‘united kingdom’. Southerners just love to compartmentalize Northerners as uncouth hard nuts who drink too much, whereas Northerners love to pigeonhole Southerners as softies who don’t drink enough. This North & South … Continue reading →