Author: CWGLA

Westminster News

It all started with a Tea Dance

It all started with a Tea Dance …  Bringing back and making memories … Silver Sunday has become a national campaign tackling loneliness that affects

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Association News

Visit to Freemason’s Hall

In May, the membership of the City of Westminster Guide Lecturers Association was treated to an extraordinary tour of an extraordinary building – the Freemasons’

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History

Faithful friends remembered

Tucked away in a corner of Hyde Park is a patch of green scattered with tiny headstones, a place where well-to-do Victorians commemorated joyful times in the park with their beloved pets Cherry, Spot and dear old Topsy

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Portrait of Chopin and house in St James's Place with blue plaque
History

Chopin’s London triumphs

On November 16 1848, Chopin ‘played like an angel’ at Guildhall, yet this performance was to be the composer’s final public appearance Chopin was feeling

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The Old Horse Guards from St James's Park c.1749 by Canaletto, 1697-1768
History

Canaletto’s London stage set

An Italian artist better known for his depictions of Venice, Canaletto also painted more than 50 English river and cityscapes during his many years living in London

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Architectural impression of the new north entrance to the National Portrait Gallery
History

A new look for the nation’s family album

Across the capital, art galleries and museums have been silent since March, but the National Portrait Gallery will now remain closed for a further three years, beyond the COVID lockdown, while it undergoes a major revamp

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