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London Stone
Trip No.12 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Marker Stone
Country: England (Greater London)
Visited: Yes on 20th Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 2 Access 5
London Stone submitted by Thorgrim on 1st Apr 2004. Once considered to be the guardian of the City and the place where all distances from London were measured, the London Stone now sits almost forgotten in a little glass box set into the wall of 111, Cannon Street opposite the Underground Station at TQ326809. Very difficult to photograph because of the internal light and glass. It is very low to the pavement and I put my compact digital to the glass and hoped for the best!
The Stone is a fragment of oolithic limestone and must have been brou...
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Log Text: New case looks better than the old one. Little offerings by some besuited neopagan were a nice touch
Mithras Temple (London)
Trip No.12 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: England (Greater London)
Visited: Yes on 20th Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 5
Mithras Temple (London) submitted by dodomad on 8th Nov 2017. Situated on the site of Bloomberg’s new European headquarters, this new cultural hub showcases the ancient temple, a selection of the remarkable Roman artefacts found during the recent excavations, and a series of contemporary art commissions responding to one of the UK’s most significant archaeological sites.
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Log Text: Hats off to Bloomberg for this vastly improved setting of the temple. It is free, the display of finds in informative, and the temple looks so much better now! We visited here and immediately went to the Museum of London to see the finds from the original excavation.
Museum of London
Trip No.12 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Greater London)
Visited: Yes on 20th Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Museum of London submitted by Thorgrim on 31st Mar 2004. Entrance to the Museum of London from the high walk of London Wall near the Barbican.
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Log Text: My second favorite museum in London. I notice something new every time. This time it was the sketch for the 1814 Panorama, and a new appreciation for the Mithras sculptures.
Cleopatra's Needle (London)
Trip No.12 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Marker Stone
Country: England (Greater London)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Cleopatra's Needle (London) submitted by Thorgrim on 26th Mar 2006. The oldest man-made object in London can be seen on the Embankment. Its height makes our homegrown standing stones look quite stunted. See main site page for more information
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Log Text: One does wonder how much longer any inscriptions will be visible.
British Museum
Trip No.12 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Greater London)
Visited: Yes on 20th Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
British Museum submitted by Thorgrim on 1st Apr 2004. The greatest portal to the treasures of the ancient world.
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Log Text: Tied with the west coast of Vancouver Island in my mind for the greatest place on planet Earth. I have spent dozens of hours here over the years, and still more to learn every time I come back.