Comments on: Things to see in London, late September 2009 http://airminded.org/2009/08/13/things-to-see-in-london-late-september-2009/ Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:27:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Airminded · Shuttleworth Collection http://airminded.org/2009/08/13/things-to-see-in-london-late-september-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-130420 Airminded · Shuttleworth Collection Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:26:52 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2348#comment-130420 [...] was London, where I stayed for most of a week (thanks, Jakob and Sarah, for putting me up!) I had big plans, but ended up spending most of my time at British Library Newspapers doing research for an article. [...] [...] was London, where I stayed for most of a week (thanks, Jakob and Sarah, for putting me up!) I had big plans, but ended up spending most of my time at British Library Newspapers doing research for an article. [...]

]]> By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2009/08/13/things-to-see-in-london-late-september-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-111490 Brett Holman Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:20:20 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2348#comment-111490 Too much to see! At this rate I'll be too busy sightseeing to remember the flight home :) Too much to see! At this rate I’ll be too busy sightseeing to remember the flight home :)

]]> By: Jakob http://airminded.org/2009/08/13/things-to-see-in-london-late-september-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-111093 Jakob Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:56:43 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2348#comment-111093 I was wondering whether a trip to the 11 Group sector room at Uxbridge might be possible, but I don't know whether they're still open to the public; I haven't been able to get any response to my emails. I was wondering whether a trip to the 11 Group sector room at Uxbridge might be possible, but I don’t know whether they’re still open to the public; I haven’t been able to get any response to my emails.

]]> By: Chris Williams http://airminded.org/2009/08/13/things-to-see-in-london-late-september-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-111083 Chris Williams Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:08:05 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2348#comment-111083 Not London, but the other day I accidentally saw XH558 doing its stuff overhead from a boat off Bournemouth. How cool was that? There's a Vulcan fixture list here: http://www.vulcantothesky.org/FlightOperations.asp Also, how about checking out some Sub-Brit stuff, like: http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/k/kingsway/index.html Not London, but the other day I accidentally saw XH558 doing its stuff overhead from a boat off Bournemouth. How cool was that? There’s a Vulcan fixture list here:
http://www.vulcantothesky.org/FlightOperations.asp

Also, how about checking out some Sub-Brit stuff, like:
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/k/kingsway/index.html

]]> By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2009/08/13/things-to-see-in-london-late-september-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-110781 Brett Holman Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:06:17 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2348#comment-110781 Thanks, pureweevil and JDK! Of those I've only seen <a href="http://airminded.org/2007/10/03/embankment-and-strand/" rel="nofollow">Bomber Harris and St Clement Danes</a> (but forgot to bring a bucket of red paint and didn't go inside) and the <a href="http://airminded.org/2007/07/30/science-museum/" rel="nofollow">Science Museum</a> (most impressive). So there's a lot to choose from! Thanks, pureweevil and JDK! Of those I’ve only seen Bomber Harris and St Clement Danes (but forgot to bring a bucket of red paint and didn’t go inside) and the Science Museum (most impressive). So there’s a lot to choose from!

]]> By: JDK http://airminded.org/2009/08/13/things-to-see-in-london-late-september-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-110462 JDK Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:29:02 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2348#comment-110462 Good list. I'd recommend the Battle of Britain Monument on the Thames - it went up in 2005, and you may have seen it, but worth a revisit anyhow. www.bbm.org.uk And it's near the memorial to Sir Joseph Bazalgette - saving London from its own efflient. Thumbs up on the Globe, a must-do for us in London. You have managed to drop between the last show dates at Old Warden and Duxford, but we might be able to hook you up with some people to get some insights beyond the average - let's discuss over coffee! Certainly you need to see the Shuttleworth Collection and the Airship Sheds at Cardington even on a non-show day. Maddingley is the American cemetery mentioned earlier. http://www.madingleyamericancemetery.info/ In the odd claims to fame dept, I managed to pick up the only live American there once. Did you get to the Soane Collection? www.soane.org Like the Pitt Rivers museum in Oxford, it's a museum of a museum and both are real period pieces. A pilgrimage to the National Aeronautics Collection in the top of the Science Museum is worthwhile, IMHO, more historic original or rare aircraft as a percentage than anywhere outside the Smithsonian... Just a few thoughts... Good list.

I’d recommend the Battle of Britain Monument on the Thames – it went up in 2005, and you may have seen it, but worth a revisit anyhow. http://www.bbm.org.uk

And it’s near the memorial to Sir Joseph Bazalgette – saving London from its own efflient.

Thumbs up on the Globe, a must-do for us in London.

You have managed to drop between the last show dates at Old Warden and Duxford, but we might be able to hook you up with some people to get some insights beyond the average – let’s discuss over coffee! Certainly you need to see the Shuttleworth Collection and the Airship Sheds at Cardington even on a non-show day.

Maddingley is the American cemetery mentioned earlier. http://www.madingleyamericancemetery.info/ In the odd claims to fame dept, I managed to pick up the only live American there once.

Did you get to the Soane Collection? http://www.soane.org Like the Pitt Rivers museum in Oxford, it’s a museum of a museum and both are real period pieces.

A pilgrimage to the National Aeronautics Collection in the top of the Science Museum is worthwhile, IMHO, more historic original or rare aircraft as a percentage than anywhere outside the Smithsonian…

Just a few thoughts…

]]> By: pureweevil http://airminded.org/2009/08/13/things-to-see-in-london-late-september-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-110440 pureweevil Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:45:36 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2348#comment-110440 Top recommendations (if you haven't done these already): The memorial plaque (commemorating the 1943 disaster) at Bethnal Green tube station. Flowers are still tied to the railings and there's a local campaign for a proper memorial. http://www.stairwaytoheavenmemorial.org/index.html RAF St Clement Danes Church (complete with bomb damage and controversial Harris statue.) The atmospheric Dennis Severs House Museum. Small but definitely worth the entry fee. http://www.dennissevershouse.co.uk/# London Transport Museum in Covent Garden: good exhibit on the history of the Tube. The National Army Museum: there's an English Civil War theme weekend on 5-6th Sept. Excellent grisly medical exhibits at the Hunterian Museum. http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums Various guided walks at http://www.greencitywalks.com/ Top recommendations (if you haven’t done these already):
The memorial plaque (commemorating the 1943 disaster) at Bethnal Green tube station. Flowers are still tied to the railings and there’s a local campaign for a proper memorial. http://www.stairwaytoheavenmemorial.org/index.html

RAF St Clement Danes Church (complete with bomb damage and controversial Harris statue.)

The atmospheric Dennis Severs House Museum. Small but definitely worth the entry fee. http://www.dennissevershouse.co.uk/#

London Transport Museum in Covent Garden: good exhibit on the history of the Tube.

The National Army Museum: there’s an English Civil War theme weekend on 5-6th Sept.

Excellent grisly medical exhibits at the Hunterian Museum.
http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums

Various guided walks at http://www.greencitywalks.com/

]]> By: Nicholas Waller http://airminded.org/2009/08/13/things-to-see-in-london-late-september-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-110116 Nicholas Waller Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:18:35 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2348#comment-110116 The forward guns on the Belfast, by the way, are targeted on Scratchwood Motorway Services Station on the M1. The forward guns on the Belfast, by the way, are targeted on Scratchwood Motorway Services Station on the M1.

]]> By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2009/08/13/things-to-see-in-london-late-september-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-110113 Brett Holman Sat, 15 Aug 2009 09:03:11 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2348#comment-110113 I'm not really a foodie, Bob, but I do try to eat at least once a day. So I might check it out! I’m not really a foodie, Bob, but I do try to eat at least once a day. So I might check it out!

]]> By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2009/08/13/things-to-see-in-london-late-september-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-110112 Brett Holman Sat, 15 Aug 2009 09:00:14 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2348#comment-110112 Yep, did <a href="http://airminded.org/2007/12/06/to-greenwich-and-back-again/" rel="nofollow">Greenwich</a> too! I was in London for two months' worth of Sundays and did manage to see quite a bit, despite missing obvious things like the Tower ... Yep, did Greenwich too! I was in London for two months’ worth of Sundays and did manage to see quite a bit, despite missing obvious things like the Tower …

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