Author: Clint Curtis

What Destroyed The City London?

Great Fire of London, (September 2–5, 1666), the worst fire in London’s history. It destroyed a large part of the City of London, including most of the civic buildings, old St. Paul’s Cathedral, 87 parish churches, and about 13,000 houses. Who burned London to the ground? BoudicaBoudica rallied neighboring Celtic kingdoms who had their own […]

Did Van Gogh Ever Live In London?

He lived in South London, first in Brixton and then in Oval. London was twenty times the size of any town that Van Gogh had known. He enjoyed walking its streets, taking his usual route over Westminster Bridge for a scenic commute to work. When did Vincent van Gogh live in London? The house where […]

What Did The Saxons Call London?

The Romans called the town Londinium, and this was passed down to the Saxons as Lundenwic. What was London called in Saxon times? LudenwicWhen the early Anglo-Saxons settled in the area, they established a settlement that later become known as Ludenwic. This settlement was sited 1.6 km’s from the ruins of Londinium, the Roman city […]

Can You Swim In The Sky Pool London?

Can I Swim in the Sky Pool? We’re sorry to be the bearers of bad news – the pool isn’t open to the public and only to residents living at the Embassy Gardens. Who can use the Sky Pool London? Embassy Gardens residentsThe use of the Sky pool in London is exclusively for Embassy Gardens […]