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
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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