A Rainy Day in Kensington

 

Edwardes Square

Happy Halloween!

Japan House Gallery on Kensington High Street

Their current exhibit

Titanium Mugs

Kensington Square

A charming French cafe

Kensington Church Street

Back to Edwardes Square

Autumn at Syon

Fall colors were on glorious display today at Syon Park, the London home of the Duke of Northumberland.  Its beautiful grounds were designed by famed landscape architect Capability Brown in the 1700's.

Syon House

The Conservatory

Sculpture at the 1951 Festival of Britain

The same sculpture today at Waterloo Station.

Waterloo Station

Our train to Syon

Luna!

National Maritime Museum

Among the Royal Museums at Greenwich is the National Maritime Museum, an impressive institution focusing on Britain's nautical history.

Frigate Propeller.
22,000 propellers were manufactured at a
facility nearby during WWII.

1907 plate depicting The Lusitania.
The RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner that was
sunk by a German U-boat in May of 1915.
The tragedy, occurring 11 miles off the south coast of
Ireland, killed 1,200 passengers & crew.

Menu from RMS Viceroy of India leisure cruise.

Built in 1933, the Miss Britain III was the first boat to
exceed 100mph on salt water.

The actual stern of The Implacable (see photo above),
a ship present at the October 1805 Battle of Trafalgar.

Prince Frederick's Barge, built 1731, was rowed
by 21 oarsmen.

Ships' Badges, coats of arms designed
specifically for ships.

The Great Map

Frank Hurley's 1915 photos of
The Endurance trapped in ice.

Hurley's photos of Ernest Shakleton's legendary
Antarctic expedition were retrieved from
The Endurance just before it sank

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the Lands of
the Globe), 1573.  Considered to be the very first
modern atlas.

Pirates!

Nelson's Trafalgar Coat.
Admiral Horatio Nelson was wearing
this when he received his fatal wound
at the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar.  He died
several hours later.

The winner of an 1807 competition for the best
'Death of Nelson' painting.

1790 Guillotine Blade

Slave Ship Restraining Irons

1922 stained glass rescued from the Baltic Exchange.

Gesticulating Naval Heroes

Historic Pistols

National Maritime Museum