This Week in London – ‘Pressure’, D-Day and the HMS Belfast; ‘Imagining Animals’ at the Tower; and, the story of a sextant at Greenwich…

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A helmet worn by a member of the American 101st Airborne Division killed on D-Day, a pocket-watch used to time the bombardment off Normandy, and the personal diary of Group Captain James Stagg – whose role on D-Day is captured in the upcoming film, Pressure – are among the objects on show in a new display on HMS Belfast. The display, Pressure: D-Day Decision, which opens tomorrow in a partnership between the Imperial War Museum, STUDIOCANAL and the Met Office, takes a deeper look at the events which took place on the day aboard a ship that was there. As well as Sergeant Floyd Jakob ‘Bud’ Corrington’s helmet, other highlights also include the original so-called ‘God of War memo’ on which General Dwight D Eisenhower (played by Brendan Fraser in the film) scrawled a note to Stagg (played by Andrew Scott) on the weather report he produced for 19th June (one of the only possible alternative dates for D-Day) in which he thanked “the Gods of war that we went when we did”. The display also features audiovisual content with oral testimonies from Kay Summersby (Eisenhower’s personal secretary, played by Kerry Condon in Pressure), meteorologist, George Lawrence Hogben and Group Captain James Stagg along with extracts from personal letters discovered within IWM’s collection that offer a glimpse into the hopes, fears and emotions of those on the D-Day frontlines. There’s also a chance to further explore the D-Day history of the HMS Belfast including the experiences of the 28 men who operated the ship’s guns in Y Turret as well as view a copy of the ship’s logbook and official record of its actions on 6th June, follow the path of the ammunition that powered HMS Belfast’s bombardment, and see where wounded troops were treated onboard in the Sick Bay. Runs until 11th April. Pressure opens in the UK on 9th September. Admission charge applies. For more, see https://www.iwm.org.uk/events/pressure-the-d-day-decision.

• Inspired by the menagerie of beasts once kept there, the Tower of London will host a range of extraordinary creatures brought to life using large-scale puppetry, music and movement. The work of artists Mervyn Millar and Suzy Willson, Imagining Animals will see visitors to the Tower come across a range of different animals as they explore the fortress – everything from a bear ambling across the parade grounds to a sudden flamboyance of flamingoes and a giant serpent slithering out of view. There’s also a community art installation in which people have created small birds for display representing their wishes or hopes for the future. Runs until 31st August and included in general admission. For more, see https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/whats-on/imagining-animals/.

• The story of a 19th century sextant is at the centre of a new display at the Old Royal Naval College’s visitor centre in Greenwich. The sextant, once an essential navigational tool when at sea, was among items from the Bigg-Wither Collection acquired by the Old Royal Naval College last year. As well as exploring how the sextant was made and used, the display also touches on wider stories about naval education, exploration and the people connected with Greenwich including Captain Guy Plantagenet Bigg-Wither who served in the Royal Navy before becoming Deputy Director of the first Royal Navy Staff College at Greenwich. For more, head to https://ornc.org/whats-on/visitor-centre-display-a-journey-through-the-stars/.

10 of London’s notable fountains – 7. The Sloane Square ‘Venus’ Fountain…

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The Venus Fountain in Sloane Square in London’s west was first unveiled in the early 1950s.

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Lost London – Old Slaughter’s Coffee House…

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This rather macabre monikered institution, which was located in St Martin’s Lane in Covent Garden, dates back to 1682 when it was founded by Thomas Slaughter as Slaughter’s (the “old” apparently added at a later date after another coffee house opened with the name “New Slaughters” following Thomas Slaughter’s death in 1740).

An image of Old Slaughter’s Coffee House from Ralph Rylance’s The Epicure’s Almanack (1815). PICTURE: Public Domain via Wikipedia.

Known as a location for games, particularly chess and whist, it attracted the likes of French mathematician and exile Abraham de Moivre, Benjamin Franklin and the chess player Andre Philidor.

Henry Fielding was another who frequented the coffee house early on – he nick-named the head waiter ‘Sock’ but he also became known as “Punch Spiller” for having spilled punch on his way to the guest’s table. Biographer James Boswell also attended and records Samuel Johnson as having visited.

The Green Plaque at the site of Old Slaughters. PICTURE:
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It also become something of a haven for artists with William Hogarth, Thomas Gainsborough, architect Robert Adam and sculptor Louis-Francis Rubiliac among those all cited as being patrons. Artistic gatherings at the storied establishment served as a forerunner to the creation of the Royal Academy.

The RSPCA was founded – initially as the Society for the Prevention Cruelty to Animals – at a meeting in the coffee house on 16th June 1824. A City of Westminster plaque marks the site of coffee house thanks to this connection.

The property survived until 1843 when it was demolished to allow for the widening of Cranbourn Street.

This Week in London -The Banqueting Hall reopened; new loans at The National Gallery; and, 40 years of the Freud Museum London…

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Rubens’ famous painting on the ceiling of the Banqueting House. PICTURE: Serg Bataev/Unsplash

• The Banqueting House in Whitehall has reopened following a major project upgrading the building facilities with a new display on the history of the lost Palace of Whitehall. Visitors to the building will learn about the lost palace – of which the Banqueting House is one of the last surviving parts – and see the house’s magnificent ceiling painted by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens. Included is the chance to recline underneath the ceiling on cushioned benches and in bean bags and access specially created digital content to enrich your experience. This weekend BBC Radio presenter Georgia Martin and sound engineer Rob Winter will bring their Classical DJ project to the house, featuring a soundtrack inspired by the drama of the Stuart court and the Rubens ceiling. Admission charge applies. Runs until 20th September. For more, see www.hrp.org.uk.

• Catch a glimpse of the arts scenes of Barcelona, Berlin and Paris at the beginning of the 20th century via three new loans on show at The National Gallery. Joining a collection of works by Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas and George Bellows in the gallery’s Room 45 is American artist Marsden Hartley’s abstract work – Painting No 50 (1914–15), as well as Pablo Picasso’s Portrait of Germaine (1902) – the only Blue Period work by Picasso currently on display in a London museum. Meanwhile, Monet’s Waterlilies (1905) completes a group of four of the artist’s ‘Water-Lily’ works on display in Room 46. Admission is free. For more, see nationalgallery.org.uk.

• The 40th anniversary of Freud Museum London is being marked with a new display. Opening next Wednesday, the display features items from Sigmund Freud’s collection of antiquities as well as family treasures. Runs from next Wednesday until 14th February. Admission charge applies. For more, see https://www.freud.org.uk/

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10 of London’s notable fountains – 6. The fountains of St James’s Park…

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These fountains in St James’s Park are well-known landmarks located in the middle of the lake.

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LondonLife – Outside Bank Station…

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London Explained – The Royal Standard flying above Buckingham Palace…

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You may have seen the Royal Standard flying above Buckingham Palace. What does it signify?

The Royal Standard flying above Buckingham Palace. PICTURE: David Adams

Typically the Royal Standard is flown over a royal residence only when the monarch is physically present and in residence.

But a refurbishment of Buckingham Palace has meant King Charles III and Queen Camilla have been living in Clarence House while in London and, as a result, the Royal Standard flying over both the palace and Clarence House.

The King has announced, meanwhile, that while Buckingham Palace will remain the primary venue for ceremonial and official functions, he and the Queen intend to continue to reside at Clarence House even after the completion of the renovation project next year.

Which means that the current situation will continue including flying the Royal Standard above both properties when the King is in London, and flying the Union Jack from the top of the palace flagpole when he’s not.

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Interestingly, until 1997, the Royal Standard was the only flag to ever fly above Buckingham Palace (and never at half-mast for there is always a monarch on the throne – although, there was an error following the death of King Edward VII in 1910 when it apparently did so for several hours before being was corrected).

Following public outcry after the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II ordered the Union Jack to be flown at half-mast over the palace during her funeral.

And it has since flown at half-mast on numerous occasions, including for the death of former PM Margaret Thatcher and members of the royal family including the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret as well as on other occasions of national mourning such as the terrorist bombings in London in 2005.

This Week in London – Diana memorial playground reopens; ‘Does my head look big in this?’ and an appeal for Dunwich Heath…

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• The world-famous Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground in Kensington Gardens reopened to the public this week after a £3 million renewal project. The Peter Pan-inspired playground, which was reopened on Wednesday, the National Day of Play, first opened in 2000 to commemorate the princess who had lived at nearby Kensington Palace. The free to enter playground features a brand new 17-by-12-metre galleon moored on a sandy beach, a “treehouse of dreams”, brand new water play area and a redesigned area for younger children featuring timber houses, play ships and a large sandpit. For more, head to https://www.royalparks.org.uk/visit/parks/kensington-gardens

• On Now: Does my head look BIG in this? The art of portrait caricature. This exhibition at the Cartoon Museum in Bloomsbury charts the art of portrait caricature from its origins in Renaissance Italy through its “golden age” of 18th century England to its use in the present day. Admission charge applies. Runs to 1st November. For more, see https://www.cartoonmuseum.org/whats-on-exhibitions/does-my-head-look-big-in-this-the-art-of-portrait-caricature.

• Further afield: The National Trust has launched a public appeal to restore Dunwich Heath in Suffolk after a wildfire decimated the heathland and wiped out the habitat of some of the country’s rarest species. “We are looking at total devastation of a beloved and important landscape,” said the Trust’s Director-General Hilary McGrady. “We’ve lost precious habitats, wildlife, trees, and a place where people have made memories over generations. It’s heartbreaking. But together we can and will restore Dunwich, and crucially, make it more resilient and better adapted for the climate we’re facing now, and the climate we’ll be facing in future.” The heath and the neighboring RSPB Minsmere reserve is an especially important area for birds such as nightjars, skylarks and the very rare Dartford warbler, as well as adders, lizards and slow-worms, and butterflies including the rare silver-studded blue. To help with the appeal, head to nationaltrust.org.uk/dunwich-heath-appeal.

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10 of London’s notable fountains – 5. The Great Fountain Garden, Hampton Court Palace…

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Described by Historic Royal Palaces as one of Hampton Court Palace’s “crowning glories”, the Great Fountain Garden at Hampton Court Palace was created to represent the height of Baroque fashion as exemplified at the Palace of Versailles in France.

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LondonLife – ‘Chromatic States’…

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A new free immersive experience exploring our connection to colours can be found at Outernet London in Tottenham Court Road in the West End. Created by global experience studio Pixel Artworks, Chromatic States uses colour, space, sound and shapes to explore how colour can be felt. The experience guides visitors through distinct emotional states – ‘Tension’, ‘Float’ and ‘Wonder’ – hosted in Outernet’s Now Trending and Arcade spaces. For more, head to https://www.outernet.com.

What’s in a name?…Great Ormond Street…

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Perhaps most closely associated with the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, originally, known as the Hospital for Sick Children, this street was originally laid out in the early 18th century through what was then a rural area.

Looking north-west down Great Ormond Street (the London Homeopathic Hospital is to the left and beyond that the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children). PICTURE: Courtesy of Google Maps

Located in Bloomsbury in the London Borough of Camden, the street runs north-east from Queen Square to Millman Street and was in the early 18th century known for its fine houses, a number of which still remain (Barbon Close, which runs south off the street is named for 17th century property developer Nicholas Barbon believed to have built a number in the street).

It is believed to have been named for James Butler, Duke of Ormonde (1610 and 1688), the Royalist commander in Ireland during the Civil War who was elevated to the dukedom following the restoration of King Charles II (there is an Ormond Yard in St James’s near where his residence was located.)

The hospital, meanwhile, stands on the north side of the street and was founded in 1852 (it’s famous for, among other things, the fact that Peter Pan author JM Barrie donated the copyright to the works to the hospital in 1929; it’s also famous, on a more medically-related note, for being one of the largest transplant centres in the world). The street is also home to The Royal London Homeopathic Hospital and was for about 50 years until 1906 the location of the Working Men’s College.

The street was also home to Powis House, built for William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis, but later serving as the French Embassy. This burned down in 1713, was rebuilt by the French monarchy in an ornate style and went on to serve, between 1764 and 1783, as the Spanish Embassy before being demolished around the turn of the century. The site of the mansion is reflected in the location of Powis Place, which runs to the north off Great Ormond Street today.

Famous residents included prison reformer John Howard who lived at number 23 from 1777 until his death in 1790. Lord Thurlow, Lord Chancellor, was living at number 45 in 1784 when the Great Seal was stolen from his property (forcing the hurried creation of a new one).

This Week in London – ‘Childhood in War’; ‘A Century of American Photography’; and, Monet and Renoir reunited…

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An image from the Childhood in War display. PICTURE: Courtesy IWM London

• The impact of war on children is the subject of a new exhibition opening at IWM London on Friday. Childhood in War spans the period from World War I to today when more than one in six children globally – more than 450 million – live in areas impacted by war. It features personal testimonies, interactive and hands-on experiences and items from child rights organisations including UNICEF, Right to Learn Afghanistan and War Child. Designed with both families and adult visitors in mind, highlights include a teddy bear still treasured by Holocaust survivor John Hadj, a red knitted jumper given to Jochewet Heidenstein shortly before he and her sisters departed for the UK as part of the Kindertransport at the start of World War II, a large-scale evacuee train carriage, recreations of 20th century war games and reconstructed rooms including a child’s bedroom during World War II and a Cold War-era living room and kitchen. There are also contemporary stories from places including Afghanistan, Ukraine and Sudan. Runs until 28th February, 2027. Admission is free. For more, see iwm.org.uk/events/childhood-in-war.

Arthur Leipzig, ‘Divers, East River’ (1948) © Estate of Arthur Leipzig, Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York

• More than 100 landmark works by some of the most influential photographers of the 20th century sit at the centre of Dulwich Picture Gallery’s new exhibition, Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography. The gallery’s second major photography exhibition, the display opens in the early 1900s, charts the impact of the Wall Street crash of 1929 and then turns to the rise of photographic modernism, how dramatic physical changes reshaped American cities in the mid-20th century and depictions of life on the margins before concluding with a presentation of Bruce Davidson’s renowned Subway series (1980–85). Featuring the works of some 38 artists, other highlights include Lewis Hine’s Riding the Ball High up on Empire State (1930), Dorothea Lange’s White Angel Breadline, San Francisco (1933),  Helen Levitt and Saul Leiter’s studies of street life and works by arry Winogrand, Diane Arbus and Lee Friedlander. Admission charge applies. For more, see https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, La Grenouillère (1869), © On loan from Nationalmuseum, Stockholm. Gift 1924 unknown donor through Nationalmusei Vänner

• Claude Monet’s Bathers at La Grenouillère and Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s La Grenouillère (both of which date from 1869) are being shown together in The National Gallery for the first time in 19 years ahead of the gallery major new exhibition, Renoir and Love. Painted side-by-side from a similar vantage point the gallery says the works “capture a defining moment in the birth of Impressionism” and provides a glimpse into the friendships and spirit of experimentation which will be explored in the upcoming exhibition (opening in October). The two paintings can be seen until mid-September. Admission is free. For more, see https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk.

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10 of London’s notable fountains – 4. Merchant Square Fountain Maze…

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This fountain near Paddington Basin features hundreds of water jets which are arranged in concentric circles to form the illusion of a labyrinth.

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A Moment in London’s History – The birth of Beatrix Potter…

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It was 160 years ago this month that Beatrix Potter, the creator of characters including Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck, was born in South Kensington in London.

Helen Beatrix Potter was born on 28th July, 1866 – the daughter of Rupert and Helen (and later older sister of brother Walter Bertram).

The plaque on the site of the South Kensington house where Potter was born. PICTURE: Bridgit Honoria Scott/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

The Potters, who had come from the north of England, lived in a relatively well-to-do home at 2 Bolton Gardens.

Her father was a qualified barrister but pursued instead his love for photography and art. Beatrix was thus exposed somewhat at an early age to the art world and spent most of her spare time as a child expressing herself through her drawing and painting.

As well as being taken on trips to galleries, she also accompanied her parents on holidays to Scotland and the Lake District, the latter a place she first visited in 1882 and one which became an important source of inspiration for her work.

While she’d had some earlier success in selling her pictures for use on Christmas cards, her career really took off in 1902 when The Tale of Peter Rabbit – which she had initially distributed among family and friends after being rejected by publishers – was finally picked up by Frederick Warne & Co. The initial print run of 8,000 sold out and her literary career was launched.

Warne went on to publish six of her and Potter used the profits to buy the 17th-century Hill Top Farm in Near Sawrey village in the Lake District. The publisher’s son Norman was also engaged to Potter briefly but tragically died only four weeks after she had accepted his marriage proposal.

She married a Lakes District solicitor, William Heelis, in 1913 and, having lived at the South Kensington property until that time, moved to Castle Cottage in Near Sawrey in the Lake District where she lived with him until her death in 1943.

A plaque marks the site of the property in South Kensington where she was born (the house itself was destroyed in the Blitz).

We’ll take a more in-depth look at Potter’s London connections in an upcoming post.

This Week in London – ‘Caribbean Takeover’ at the National Maritime Museum; Richard Dadd at the Royal Academy; and, British wildlife through the lens…

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• The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich hosts the annual ‘Caribbean Takeover’ – a family-friendly event celebrating Caribbean culture, history and heritage – this Saturday. The event, which marks 60 years of the Notting Hill Carnival, brings together artists, historians, performers and community groups. The day will feature live music, dance performances, talks, creative workshops and community-led displays with highlights including steel pan music and African drumming, calypso dance and limbo, performances on the Ocean Map, and interactive experiences. The event, which runs from 10am to 5pm, is free. For more, see https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum-queens-house/caribbean-takeover.

• The work of Victorian artist Richard Dadd (1817-1886) is at the centre of a new exhibition opening at the Royal Academy of Arts this Saturday. Richard Dadd: Beyond Bedlam, the first exhibition devoted to his work in more than 50 years, features around 100 oil paintings, drawings and watercolours and charts his life as a student at Royal Academy schools, his travels and the final 42 years of his life as a patient in Bethlem and Broadmoor Hospitals. Recognised early on for his skill at rendering detail, Dadd went on a tour of the eastern Mediterranean in 1842 but began experiencing delusions as the trip and, on returning to England, killed his father whom he believed to be the Egyptian god Osiris. He fled to France but was apprehended and spent the remainder of his life in hospitals – first at Clermont, north of Paris (1843-44), and then at Bethlem in Lambeth (1844-64), and finally at Broadmoor in Berkshire (1864-65). Highlights include the fairy painting Titania Sleeping (1841) and Scene from Hamlet (1840) as well as works from his time in hospitals including Contradiction. Oberon and Titania (1854-58), The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke (1855-64) and Portrait of a Young Man (1853). Runs in the The Jillian and Arthur M Sackler Wing of Galleries until 25th October. Admission charge applies. For more, see www.royalacademy.org.uk.

• On Now: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2026. Some 72 images and video from the awards have gone on show at the Horniman Museum and Gardens in South London. Highlights include Paul Hobson’s A Toad Swims Across Its Woodland Pond (Grand Prize Winner and winner in the Black & White category); Ben Lucas’ Feathery Pillow, depicting a mute swan cygnet taking a nap on its sibling’s back (The Young British Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026); Sarah Darnell’s The Fur Flew image of a pair of hares boxing (runner up in the Animal Behaviour category); Felix Belloin’s Through the Lavender showing a neighbourhood fox visiting his garden (runner up in the Animal Portraits category); Barry Webb’s Slime Moulds and a Water Droplet (winner in the Botanical Britain category). The free display can be seen until 21st February next year. For more, see horniman.ac.uk.

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10 of London’s notable fountains – 3. Jubilee Fountain…

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Unveiled to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee, this fountain can be found in New Palace Yard outside the Houses of Parliament.

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LondonLife – A Banksy at Waterloo Place…

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Where’s London’s oldest (still-in-use) police station?…Wapping Police Station

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Wapping Police Station in London’s east is the oldest still-in-use police station in London.

The riverside Wapping Police Station behind the police dock. PICTURE: mattbuck/Wikimedia Commons (licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0)

Located on Wapping High Street close to the River Thames, it is the headquarters for the Marine Policing Unit, once known as the Thames Division and prior to that the Thames River Police (which has the honour of being the world’s oldest policing unit). These days the unit is responsible for policing the 47 miles of the river between Dartford to the east and Hampton Court to the west.

The premises – which opened in 1908 (although there has apparently been a building for river police at this site since 1798) – is now a Grade II-listed building.

Designed by architect John Dixon Butler (he succeeded his father as the Metropolitan Police architect in 1895), the building at 98 Wapping High Street features a five bay street front with a central courtyard and a riverside block.

It also houses a mortuary and the Thames Police Museum which, established in 1974, has a range of exhibits including uniforms, handcuffs and cutlasses.

The title of the oldest still-in-use police station previously belonged to Penge Police Station, built in 1872, until its closure in 2010.

This Week in London – Newly discovered Tudor ring on show; Swiss art at the National Gallery; and, the story of electric travel in London…

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• A newly discovered gold signet ring bearing the signet of Queen Elizabeth I has gone on display this week at Hampton Court Palace. The ring was discovered by a metal detectorist at the site of a former royal hunting ground at Ampthill, Bedfordshire, and was purchased by Historic Royal Palaces under the terms of the Treasure Act 1996. Dated to the 1570s, it features an engraving of a phoenix rising from the flames. The phoenix emblem was first associated with Queen Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, following the publication of a poem in 1575 by Ulpian Fulwell in which she is eulogised as being like a phoenix, with her daughter Elizabeth rising from the ashes as “a worthy Queen”. It was around this time that Queen Elizabeth I adopted the phoenix emblem for herself to honour her late mother. The emblem subsequently became associated with Anne Boleyn and courtiers had it incorporated in their clothing, jewels and paintings to show loyalty to the queen. It’s thought the ring may have been lost by a courtier or supporter of the Queen. Also on display at Hampton Court is the ‘Boleyn ring’ which, found close to the home of Anne Boleyn’s cousin, is engraved with a bull’s head and arrayed with sunbeams and stars of white enamel and features religious decoration of icons of the Virgin and Child and St Catherine of Alexandria. It has been speculated it belonged to Anne’s father or brother. On display in the Tudor World exhibition in the Wolsey Rooms at Hampton Court Palace and included in palace admission. For more, see https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/.

Angelica Kauffmann, Achilles discovered among the Daughters of Lycomedes (1787–8), Oil on canvas, 103.2 x 130.8 cm, The National Gallery, London. A gift from the Barrett Collection, 2026/NG6710 PICTURE: © The National Gallery, London

• Eighteenth century Swiss artist Angelica Kauffmann’s first history painting in oils – Achilles discovered among the Daughters of Lycomedes – has been gifted to the National Gallery. The painting is one of three by Swiss artists gifted to the gallery by Dallas-based collectors Richard and Luba Barrett. The other two include Portrait of Louis Montchal by Ferdinand Hodler (1853–1918) and a landscape – Gallery Four Large Trees – by Alexandre Calame (1810–64). Kaufmann’s painting – the first of hers to enter the National Gallery’s current collection – was produced in 1787 to 1778 at the height of her success in Europe. An unusually large and fully worked preparatory picture, it was created for a final painting commissioned by Catherine the Great that is now at the Scientific-Research Museum of the Academy of Arts of Russia in St Petersburg. Kauffmann’s work can be seen in Room 37, Hodler’s in Room 44 and Calame’s in Room 39. For more, see www.nationalgallery.org.uk

• The story of electric travel is being told at the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden from next Tuesday. Electric Pioneers features a programme of events for families to explore the story of how electricity has shaped transport in London. Activities include the chance to design your own traffic light, meet costumed characters in the museum’s galleries and discover how electricity is made. Runs until 2nd September. Admission charges apply. For more see ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/summer-holidays-electric-pioneers.

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10 of London’s notable fountains – 2. Edmond J Safra Fountain Court at Somerset House…

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Located at the heart of a site that was once Royal palace and later government offices, the fountain is a relatively recent addition.

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