Sequoia Trees
| Modern * New Forest | Giant Sequoias tower over other lifeforms with all the grandeur of a global matriarch. They are the world's...
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Isobel Akerman
Apr 12, 2023
Orchid Festival
| Modern * London | The orchid festival at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is held annually in the Princess of Wales conservatory, a...
Isobel Akerman
Jul 9, 2021
Millennium Measure
Modern * London Did you know there’s a triangular glass obelisk hidden on Northbank under millennium bridge which has the whole history...
Isobel Akerman
May 23, 2021
Torrey Canyon
| Modern * Cornwall | The Torrey Canyon Oil spill was one of the biggest environmental disasters of Modern British History. Worse still,...
Isobel Akerman
Apr 8, 2021
Punting
| Modern * Cambridge | Punting along the river Cam seems like it should date back to the ancients, but it’s only been around for the past...
Isobel Akerman
Mar 12, 2021
The Streets of Cambridge
| Modern * Cambridge | “Here was nothing formidable; I felt sure I might venture out alone” – Villette The horrific news of Sarah Everard...
Isobel Akerman
Feb 28, 2021
Highgate Cemetery
| Modern * London | Highgate Cemetery is a complete labyrinth: filled with graves, and stones, and statues, and the occasional giant head...
Isobel Akerman
Feb 14, 2021
St Bride's Church
| Modern * London | Hidden between the buildings of Fleet Street is the ultimate expression of love. A giant brick wedding cake. The...
Isobel Akerman
Jan 24, 2021
The Little Ice Age
| Medieval * Modern | As charming as the frost covered trees are, especially in the middle of lockdown, there have been plenty of...
Isobel Akerman
Jan 13, 2021
Hill Garden and Pergola
| Modern * London | Built by the wealthy Lord Leverhulme in the early 20th century as a way to spend a bit of spare cash – because we all...
Isobel Akerman
Jan 10, 2021
The Ramble
| Modern * Surrey | ‘Rambling’ is the romantic idea of walking without a destination. And as the months of lockdown stretch endlessly...
Isobel Akerman
Oct 31, 2020
Trafalgar Square
| Modern * London | Great men, Great battles, Great History makes. But what is behind the great man (aside from a better woman)? What is...
Isobel Akerman
Oct 11, 2020
Lovelace Bridges
| Modern * Surrey | Hidden in the foliage of a forest are ten bridges leading nowhere. They were built by Lord Lovelace, Lieutenant of...
Isobel Akerman
Oct 8, 2020
The Spaceship
| Modern * York | It’s been accused of being the "ugliest building in Britain". But whether you love or hate the post-war obsession with...
Isobel Akerman
Sep 16, 2020
Statue of Anteros
| Modern * London | Poor Anteros has been mistaken for his more famous brother, Eros (more commonly known by his Roman name, Cupid), for...
Isobel Akerman
Sep 16, 2020
Seaside Defences
| Modern * South Coast | The view along the costal path from Barton to Milford on Sea is too good to spend much time peering down onto...
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