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A New Zealand Holiday Journey 1912
Original Locomotive Themed Stained GlassWindow, Dunedin Railway Station, opened in1906. This window is believed to be the workof the London trained  Robert Henry Fraser.[Image from my own...
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A Pair of Chinese Gilt Wood Carved Panels
Panel OneEver the 'eclectic collector', I have now owned these two antique 15½ x 9 inch Chinese decoratively carved gilt-wood panels for just over ten years, having been purchased at an antiques fair....
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The Death of King George III, January 1820
His Majesty King George III in his prime,as painted by Allan Ramsay, 1762.[source : Wikipedia Commons]This blog, which forms part of a new 'trilogy' of Royal deaths, specifically looks at the death of...
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A Cabinet of Curiosities - A 1930's Hand Held Calculator
The "Baby Calculator", Manufactured bythe Calculator Machine Company, Chicago, USA, 1939[From my own collection]Continuing my occasional "Cabinet of Curiosities" theme, today's curiosity proves that...
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Carlton House London - A Background to this Great House
Carlton House, London A view of the North Front facing Pall Malland showing the elegant Corinthian styled Porte-Cochère"At domus interior regali splendida luxu Instruitur" [From "The Æneid" by Virgil,...
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(2) Carlton House London - A Virtual Tour of the Entrance Rooms.
Detail of the Ionic Columns and Decorationin the Entrance to the Great HallContinuing our series on Carlton House, we now commence our actual 'virtual tour' of this great house. Should you not have...
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(3) Carlton House London - A Virtual Tour of the State Apartments on the...
An enlargement of part of a watercolour of theCircular Dining Room by Charles Wild, 1819.The full image appears further down this page.[Source : Wikipedia Commons]This is a continuation of our fully...
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Exploring a 1795 Scottish Sampler
A Scottish sampler worked byMarion Craig, Parish of Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 1795[From my own collection]This is a companion piece to accompany my blog on the 1833 Scottish sampler which is also...
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(4) Carlton House London - A Virtual Tour of the Prince's Private Apartments...
A corner of the Blue Velvet RoomThis is a continuation of our fully guided 'virtual tour' of Carlton House, London. Should you not have read the earlier instalments in this series, please commence from...
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ANZAC Day Remembrance 25th April 2013
New Zealand troops marching through Whitehall Londontowards Trafalgar Square during The Victory Marchon the 3rd May 1919. All these buildings survived WorldWar Two bombs and are still extant today....
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(5) Carlton House London - A Virtual Tour of the Staircase, Gallery and Upper...
Sultan Tipu astride his HorseThis is a continuation of our fully guided 'virtual tour' of Carlton House, London. Should you not have read the earlier instalments in this series, please commence from...
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(6) Carlton House London- A Virtual Tour of the East Range of State...
An alcove in the Gothic Dining Room showingthe Heraldic Shields and display of silver-gilt plateThis is a continuation of our fully guided 'virtual tour' of Carlton House, London. Should you not have...
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Iconic "Kingston Flyer" Steam Train For Sale (Again....)
The "Kingston Flyer" at full regulator,circa 1975[Credit : New Zealand Railways Publicity]The iconic Kingston Flyer Steam Train, track, rail corridor, ancilliary equipment and buildings have again been...
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(7) Carlton House London - A Virtual Tour of the West Range of State...
"The King at Home, Carlton House", 1825-26This is a continuation of our fully guided 'virtual tour' of Carlton House, London. Should you not have read the earlier instalments in this series, please...
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So What Do You Think of New Zealand?
Lake Ada, Milford Sound, Fiordland, New ZealandFor almost 150 years practically the first question asked of visitors to these fair isles has always been "So what do you think of New Zealand?" By and...
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(8) Carlton House London - Demolition and Disbursement
The North Court and Frontage of Carlton House London facing Pall Mall. Eight of the pillars you can see at left were 'recycled'.From an engraving by T. Malton, 1800.[Source : The Royalty Society]This...
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The Saga of Southland's Wooden Railway 1864 - 1867
"Crampton" type locomotive "Oreti" departing Invercargill Railway Station on the "Great Northern Railway" to Makarewa in 1864.The sleepers - and the rails - are wooden.[From a painting by W.W. Stewart]...
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Remembering The 1901 Royal Visit to Auckland, New Zealand
"Welcome" : Flags and the Royal Coat of Arms atop the Landing Arch on the Queen Street Wharf, Auckland.[Photographer RA Cook]This is a companion piece to my previous blog relating to the visit of [the...
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The Euston Arch - Shall It Rise Again?
The Imposing Euston Arch, built in 1837 as the Grand Entrance to Euston Railway Station London A recent Blog by 'Melbourneblogger' on the historic London Bridge of 1831, which had been taken down stone...
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The Death of King George IV, 26 June 1830
"A Voluptuary Under the Horrors of Digestion" -A cartoon of the Prince which alludes to hislove of good food and wine, as drawn byJames Gillray, 1792.[Source : Wikipedia]This two part blog, which forms...
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