"Our Time of Troubles... commenced with the catastrophic events of the year of 1914... Our civilization has just begun to recover." - Arnold Toynbee

Thursday, February 2, 2017

London V: Research Oddities, the Metropolitan Tabernacle and the Imperial War Museum with Friends

 In the Queue at the Kew Archives!


  What was the magic word to open this book?



 Crossing the Thames





 Another lovely fry-up...
 The old WWII "Keep Calm" slogan...

 The Metropolitan Tabernacle, church begun by Charles Spurgeon




 Big gun in front of the Imperial War Museum


  A fun shot with shells talker than the kids!
The majestic Spitfire


 Rocket











 Huddled in a bomb shelter...
 Costa Moca...
 My new residence in Kew, Richnond - Leyborne Lodge







 The Royal family visited Leyborne in 1905 and American officers stayed during the Second World War. Amazing stories of the bombs coming down!


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